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{ dictated as he's walking; while he maintains that smirky tone of voice, he also sounds completely exhausted for once }

Is it just me, or has the collective level of violence in the castle gone up the past couple of weeks? And is this because you people lack anything productive to do, or is it just cabin fever going around?

You should at least consider yourselves lucky that the library's such a quick healer. It was quite the mess in there this morning~

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Yes. Thank you, idiots of Paradisa, for making me wait.
~~I can't believe it... Goddamn castle...~~

Kagami; "Mirror" in Japanese. Makes sense.
Nataku; Also the name of a Chinese trickster god. If I remember correctly there are a couple stories that say something about him having no soul. Also explains a lot.
Murphy; Any relation to the song? Still looking for lyrics.

Guess Ruby was right.
I should probably start looking... There are enough nuts in the castle to jump at the opportunity, but if that's the case, I probably wouldn't want blood from them anyway. Guess I'll have to look through my options...

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Cabin fever's a bitch.

And it spreads like the plague.

I imagine soon they'll move onto cannibalism, and it'll all be downhill from there.

Really? I'd consider it an improvement, at this point.

Which bodes ill for your views of the situation~

Although I suppose the people would be put to good use. Being a food source seems a lot more helpful than half of what goes on around here.

Then again, there's food in the kitchen, and people can entertain, when they're made to. Food can't.

Point taken.

Speaking of entertaining, weren't you the cause of all those little incidents in the library the day before yesterday?

I thought only a few people knew. Yeah, that was me.

It would seem that the observational skills of the castle went down as the violence went up. But I spend too much time analyzing this thing to really judge.

Neat trick~ Some sort of mind control?

That it is. I'd show you, but I'm reasonably sure you're not on my floor or anywhere near it.

Hm~ I believe I got the gist of it already, but thank you for the thoughtfulness anyway.

It does seem like it has...But it's still better than how it used to be, I think.

I'll never understand how violence equates to solving everything to some people.

Better or worse, it's still a hindrance for the rest of us.

Well, until they can learn important skills such as, say, diplomacy, I guess we might be stuck with the violence for a while.

Agreed.

...Oh, we're going to be stuck for a long while.

Also agreed.

The best we can do is just be careful of ourselves for now. I'd hate to slip into the bellicose masses for not trying alternative methods of problem-solving beforehand.

I have to say: It's nice to see another person with some sense around here.

Nothing better to do.
That, and their reactions are rather amusing, if predictable.

Well, at least you're honest. I'll give you that.

But surely there must be something better to do than shiving people in hallways for kicks. Seems kind of tactless, if you ask me.

We use violence as a means to achieve other things, not just "for kicks."
That being said, the things to be achieved are, of late, often desired for the indirect purpose of entertainment.

I say it's a combination of the two.

Shame about the library but good to know it heals quickly.

How are you doing Zelman? You sound ... more tired now.

People need something to do around here other than kill each other, I'm thinking.

Eh... Yeah. Rest isn't going so well for me. I'm taking a leaf out of Ruby's book and have decided to blame the castle for that one.

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{ pen taps }

So Rose, just how much do you know about vampires, anyway?

Hobbies. Or maybe someone could start classes so people could learn something new. That's always interesting.

Sorry to hear that. Sounds like a good idea - blaming the castle. I would have for my last episode but it was actually someone else's fault. Imagine that.

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Where I'm from they're just stor- ...

Anyway. Um, let's see ... they suck blood, stake through the heart ... not too keen with garlic or sunlight.

Can't remember what else at the moment. Why?

Well we haven't had a 'zombie crisis' for quite some time. All those ties people used to pull themselves together are loosening, weakening, letting go. Not to mention people can't live without conflict. It's against the nature of...well..nature in general to be able to live in peace. If there is no outside grievance people will create their own.

I still think it's a shame I missed that one.

And it makes me kind of glad my very existence defies most natural laws.

it was VERY entertaining.

hmm, I'd agree with you but.... I don't. I'm designed to be able to go curl up somewhere and chill for a few years and avoid all of... all of this but it's infinitely more boring.

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Cabin Fever was a terrible movie.

But, back on topic; there is a distinct lack of organized activities in this castle, and disorganized humans, or creatures with similar behavioral patters, equate to chaos.

Perhaps they should start sports teams or book clubs or something of that type before the clinic staff goes on strike.