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[the sound of Billy's front door closing, and a short sigh]

...Well.
I guess it lasted longer than I thought it would, at least.

[fridge door sound, hiss and pop of a can opening]

--Speaking of things that last longer than I thought it would...are we ever going back to the Castle?
Not that I'm eager to or anything, of course.

It's just that... well.

[staring forlornly at where a certain mad-scientist laboratory should be]

...Anyone else end up somewhere that is juuuust different enough from home to be really unsettling?

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[encryptedlock]

[He laughs ruefully.]

I got a cash-only condo in Riverside under a fake name.

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

[thinks about that]

Guess that could be preferable to the Castle?

[encryptedlock]

That's not why.

Think about it. We're all on the same level here. Nobody's going to come at me faster than a speeding bullet or get pissed off and toss a fireball in my direction. Why the hell wouldn't I want it to stay this way?

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

[bitter laugh]

Okay. I will not argue you there.

[encryptedlock]

Course, I miss having a decent level of technology, but I still wouldn't mind if it stayed like this.

[Having all his BFFs be human really doesn't hurt, either.]

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the technology's kind of...[makes a gesture on the other side of the journal]

I mean, I guess I could start over and rebuild the things I had, but...

[he hasn't even thought about the his friends being human factor yet]

[encryptedlock]

At least there's a real Internet?

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

...Not that we can find anyone real to talk to on there. Everyone I know is either listed as offline, or has been 'away' all week.

[sadly perusing his buddy list at the present moment, actually]

[encryptedlock]

Well, that's not as big of a deal for me.

Be nice if I could get a flight home, though.

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

We're still in a cage. Though, I guess I do have to admit that it's better than the Castle-shaped one.

[encryptedlock]

Bigger, too. And more ways to pass the time.

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

I dunno. Without the tech, and without a job, I'm pretty bored.

[encryptedlock]

Oh, come on. There are a million things to do here. You're probably not trying hard enough.

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

[Billy, your curmudgeon is showing...]

Like what?

[encryptedlock]

Go watch Blue Planet on the IMAX, go surfing in Malibu, visit one of the ten different major theme parks or fifty museums, go bug homeless people in the park, steal some cars, hell, you name it!

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

...Guess I could hit up a few more of those museums.

[...and maybe the stealing cars thing]

[encryptedlock]

And don't forget the clubbing!

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

Uh...I think I can live with forgetting that.

[encryptedlock]

Well, suit yourself. But the nightlife at the castle is nothing to write home about.

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I guess I'm just more of a, um...day-life person. Or something.

[yes, he's aware of how little sense that made, thank you]

[encryptedlock]

Well, and I'm more of a city person than a castle person, I guess.

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

Cities are great. I've always lived in a city.

...I'm just used to having, uh, projects to work on all time.

[encryptedlock]

You know what "occupation" the castle gave me?

Fugitive from the government. Now that's nostalgia.

[need-to-rule-it.livejournal.com]

...Wow.

That's...poignant.

[encryptedlock]

[He sounds awfully proud of himself.]

Never had that as my official job before. I like it. Straightforward.