paradisa

[ it's a few hours after james' announcement that ashley finally makes her own. her voice is carefully controlled, not exactly cold, but lacking much of the warmth and teasing she normally has. ]

If anyone needs me, I'm going to be outside trying to see if I can pull up a few trees.

[ she's not even kidding about that. ]

[ later, she adds a filter against kids, people she knows can't take her in a fight, and people she thinks might try to stop her. ]

Okay so... I need someone who's not afraid of a good fight. Preferably someone who can take a few super-human hits and bounce back. Kinda need to get some of this energy out. So... anyone up for something?

[ ooc: if you're unsure about the filter, feel free to assume your character can see it. she's definitely not perfect at this. ]

panicswitched

You know... I never thought I'd say this... but I am so glad to be fully-powered again. Way to start reshaping my ideas on "normal," Castle.

[ for better or worse, she's enjoying being nearly unkillable again. ]

[ there are also filters:

[ helen magnus ]

Hey... You okay?

[ maladict ]

So... coffee and storytime? [ and a request but that will come later. ]

[ nikola tesla ]

Got a question for you.

[ nora diniro ]

...How much do you like storytime?

panicswitched

[ there's heavy breathing at first, as though ashley's running. she's got her journal open, but every so often there's a break in communication, where she's either shut the journal or tossed it aside. ]

I don't know how you got on board, but I said I was going to kill you for hurting everyone, right? So I lied. I don't want--

[ she pauses as she stops running. she glances around and ducks into another room. ]

I'm gonna destroy them. [ she sounds almost sane. ] They aren't giving me back what they gave me the first time. I won't let her catch me--

[ oh but she's following and ashley whips around. ]

No. Get away. Leave me alone! I didn't do it! You made me do it! You drugged me and you made me!

[ a sob gets caught in her throat before wrenching itself out. pounding footsteps can be heard as she runs and then the sound of her slamming into something hard. probably a wall. she picks herself up and runs again. ]

It hurts. [ almost a whimper. but hurting is good. if she hurts, that means she can die here. she can be killed before she hurts anyone. well, anyone other than miss bluff-face-liar-pants. ]

Stop saying I did it! I didn't ask to kill anyone! Leave me alone!

[ and then she shuts the journal this time, to wait until she's a little calmer to open it again. ]

[ ooc: response times will vary, as she's running, action or journal replies welcome! ]

panicswitched

[ for those who haven't seen ashley in a few days -- which is most people, as she's been avoiding nearly everyone lately -- the fact that she's addressing the journals is likely a slight surprise. but fear not. her tantrum is only beginning. her voice is dripping with sarcasm here and those who know her well might be able to hear how her tone wavers. ]

Thanks, Castle. Really. You've outdone yourself with this one. It's beautiful, such a nice welcome back for me. Just when I think I might be okay trying to talk to someone, you have to remind me of things I'd rather not. Thanks, really. I owe you one.

If anyone needs me, I think I'll be hanging out somewhere else for the rest of the month. I'm done with these warm welcomes.

[ Filtered to Helen Magnus ]

[ she pauses for a while here, knowing she needs to do this, but unsure of how to even begin. ]

I'm not mad at you. For the record.

[ Filtered to Galadriel ]

...So about that game night. [ she owes galadriel an apology anyway. ]

panicswitched

Okay so... I've been spending a little time outside my normal activities -- fyi I think it's a little impossible to burn this place down. [ because that's totally comforting, ashley. ]

So I was wondering something. How many of you actually cook? Do a lot of you guys just wish up your meals or raid the cabinets? I'm starting to think I might need to employ a good teacher or bribe someone to do my cooking for me. Or I could just hike out to town every time I want to eat.

Just wondering what the rest of you do. And I'm totally not in the kitchen right now, fyi.

[ she lies. she's totally in the kitchen. but she's not responsible for the charred remains of that plate of fries on the table.

...cough. ]

panicswitched

So... I've been seeing a lot of pies lately. Don't really think anyone could eat this many -- or that there's enough of us to eat all of them, or that anyone would want to after Valentine's Day -- so I have a proposition for you guys.

Who wants to have a pie throwing contest? I'll be outside with a bunch of pies if anyone wants to see who can smash the most pies into someone's face. If you want to bring your own, go for it. Soft pies only. No rocks or other hard things. I'll play mediator if I have to.

If that doesn't work, I'll probably just be throwing pies at trees or something. Oh! Or I could have people toss pies and see if I can catch them. [ ashley, teleporting is cheating. ] I need more practice with this stupid ability anyway.

Either way, I'll be outside entertaining myself if anyone wants to throw pies at me. [ she really doesn't care. this is the best use of castle-given pies as far as she's concerned. ]

panicswitched

I feel like I should just make a blanket apology for everything I do here. Someone's always gonna be annoyed. [ usually she'll end up being annoyed at herself. ] So yeah, let's just pretend last month didn't happen, okay?

On that note, I didn't really appreciate being old. I like being me. [ mostly. there's also the issue that death aside, she'll never be old. this is just an extra reminder that her afterlife is awful and she's annoyed with everything. ]

Unrelated, what's the outside world like? Outside the castle, whatever anyone else knows. I've been outside a little, but I don't know a whole lot. So. Who wants to be my informant?

[ locked from james watson and helen magnus ]

Aside from that... how many people have special powers, abilities, whatever? How did you find out about them and how do you deal with them?

[ she's going to take a walk around the castle though today and at some point can be found in a hallway staring from one end to the other like she wants to do something but doesn't know quite how or if she should. ]

panicswitched

[ this is ashley magnus. this is ashley magnus swallowing her pride. mark your calendars, paradisa. this will likely never happen again.

she sounds on edge, but it's a different kind of on-edge than the kind when she last used the journal like this. today she's just got the tone of someone about to do something she'd rather not do but knows she needs to do. ]

Okay, so... Hi. Name's Ashley [ which just confirms for a lot of people what exactly her identity is ~~thanks, james~~. ] and I'm really new still. I know I met a lot of you whackos -- [ ...did she really just say that? well, she never really had much of a brain-to-mouth filter... ] -- playing Twenty Questions or just by interrogation and I know I came off a bit... harsh. I should apologize for that. So... I'm sorry.

[ someone should really check if she's sick ~~or discover that she's eaten dark chocolate today~~. ]

Um, if anyone wants to chat, I promise I won't bite your head off. I'm just... gonna go down to the kitchen.

[ aaand she's done with the public feed at the moment, before she makes a fool of herself.

Nikola Tesla ]

Okay, so... [ inhale sharply. mark your calendar, tesla. ] I still don't like you, but I have a question. How long has it been since I... y'know, kicked it? [ smooth, ashley, smooth. ] I think I might owe you something, too.

[ Katniss Everdeen ]

Do you mind if I come to the shooting range sooner than I said last time? I think I need to go kill something fake. [ before she kills something real. ]

[ an hour or so later she's going to make a fool of herself anyway. the public feed opens up again and she's got a question for the lot of you. ]

Why do I have the sudden urge to go find animals. Like normal cats or dogs. There's not anything different about them! They're not abnormals! Why do I want them?

panicswitched

[ so ashley's been here for just a little bit, but in that time a lot of questions have surfaced. she's ignoring the ones that matter and focusing on the little book. journal thing. really? is this all she gets?

well, the first thing she really does is take her hair down. she likes it much better down than up anyway and now it feels like less like the cabal still have her in their grasp. considering she has her thoughts to herself now and is moving about the lobby under her own power, she's assuming this means she's free.

for various values of "free."

eventually, she pries open the journal, flipping through it as she starts talking to the air around her and wandering the first floor. her tone of voice is condescending, as though she knows someone's listening and wants them to know she's not pleased. ]

So... considering I really don't want to go back the way I came, I propose we play a game. Just me and you, whoever you are. [ she's betting whoever owns this place is getting a kick out of watching her through whatever security system they have and if it's somehow the cabal, she is well-prepared to rip into them for this. ]

'I Spy' or 'Twenty Questions.' Your choice. Go.

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