one hundred and forty-one:

[queendramabitch.livejournal.com]

[two weeks to the day after her suicide pact with the Monarch, Lucy wakes up in her room. Like her other returns to life, she's laid out on her bed, still wearing the clothes she died in; there's a bullet hole in her shirt and blood on it, but of course no more wound, aside from a brand-new scar. She's starting to rack up a collection of those.

She comes back with a start, her eyes flying open as she sucks in a sharp breath, and her hands jerk where they're folded across her stomach. She looks around at the ceiling for a moment, registering where she is as her last living memory--the hallway tilting, whirling, and blurring away--fades to become just that, a memory. She pulls in one breath, two. Her chest doesn't hurt any more. The Monarch was good; she died almost instantly. The pain hadn't lasted long... not like her last death, when she'd been torn apart by a monster and her scarred head tossed out into the castle lobby...

Her hands jerk again, but she makes no move to get up]

✿ sixteen:

[maims.livejournal.com]

[ backdated before sunset: guess who's sitting in the garden? though few buds have already blossomed, the deadman absently folds a chain of stems into a small floral crown; flips through the journal and scoffs derisively before speaking up. ]

All those snot-nosed, smelly, bedwetting little fucks...
Quit whining over something that's better off not being real anyway.

[written]

[imaginates.livejournal.com]

Great power or your favorite hobby? You have to pick one or the other, so which one would it be? Honestly, I'd love to have both. What can you do with power? It can be wielded as protection, but power is usually associated with destroying things, isn't it? I definitely think of myself as a builder. I like to create things for fun, whether it's a sketch of my own hand, or a pyramid of cream packages. I also look at it this way; power is responsibility, and your hobby is something you use to unwind. I guess it depends on the person you kind of are. Would you rather get ahead or stay where you are and be comfortable?

To be honest, I started off being deep because I wanted to lead into something, but I'm not sure how to do it smoothly now. For the people who obsessively read through the journals, let me save you time.

- I went home again for about a year. Yeah, if I keep skipping ahead like this, I'll be middle-aged before you know it.
- My loss changed! I think I remember someone telling me to get myself knocked out to make it happen, and that's exactly what happened. Who knew, huh? Anyway, so that means I got my art back. Jilly, you and me are going to collaborate.
- Abel, I think it was? I gotta apologize on Larfleeze's behalf. I owe you one! Beer? An hour long prayer?
- I was supposed to mention all of this a while ago, but got sidetracked. Yeah, I decided to post it now at this unholy hour, 3am.

- Since my art's back, I want to take advantage of it before I slip on a banana peel, get knocked out, and wake up with it gone again. Anyone willing to model for me? It's just for practice and fun, so I'd give you the finished product of your portrait for free. I'm cool with nudes, and I'm cool with the shy people wearing togas. It's all up to you!

[And here, he switches to voice!] Uh, wow, this is getting to be a boring entry. Let's make this more interactive.

Ask me anything. Seriously. I'll answer any question.

(no subject)

[fearthebtrfly.livejournal.com]

[A few minutes after Lucy awakens, this idiot opens his eyes and takes a HUUUUUUUUUGE gasping breath of air as he sits up in his bed.]

FUCK!!

He flails around a minute until he figures out where he is. Once he calms down, he flashes back on what happened two weeks ago... Lucy falling down dead... the bullet hovering in front of his face.


The twisted fucker who shot him without even having the decency to introduce himself....

He picks up the journal and writes a filter... hoping like hell that it works.]
( The asshole who killed me )



[that being said, he lays back and just stares at the ceiling. That was an unpleasant experience overall... one that he's not in any rush to repeat...]

015- Pushing the Sky

[jammin-with-ed.livejournal.com]

[Edward is asleep in Rorschach's room again. He found her in the library and brought her back to his room where she'd be safe, like he'd been doing for a while now.

She stirs and rolls over... and out of the cot. Waking up with a start, she stretches. But... something's different this morning. Her muscles are stiffer... and why does her chest feel heavy? She looks down and lets out a SHRIEK as she discovers that she's aged about ten years overnight]

WHAT HAPPENED TO EDWARD?!

((ooc: LOSS START!))

(no subject)

[cloakand_danger]

Today, what seemed to be a wingless angel came to my room searching for the Pope. I found it disconcerting, but that's something I've gotten used to. It may be more disconcerting still how quickly I fell back into commanding him, despite not having run into the angels I'm accustomed to almost since arrival. I really have been here too long.

For anyone who cares, I'm back in room 1206 until the outpost project gets underway. It's not really giving up, I'm just waiting for a better strategic position to become available.

I miss Kieran. It's astonishing how quickly I got used to having a child, especially since I never expected to have the chance, after Martel's death. The most disturbing thing about this castle is its manipulation of intelligent beings, including the ones it seems to create. I wonder if perhaps he wasn't created by the castle at all, but somehow pulled from some other timeline. People have come from different versions of my world before, it's not unthinkable.

...I didn't intend to say all of that. I think something's wrong.

((ooc: Loss start!))

Green is the new ...

[http://users.livejournal.com/_fredless/]

[there is the muffled fumbling of the not quite awake yet. Which for anyone that knows her is odd enough in itself. If there is anything that fending for you life for five years teaches you, it's how to greet the day fast. But no, there is definitely some fumbling. A bit of tugging. Oh, and a few words not quite heard under her breath]

...if anyone needs me, I'll be in my room. Just for a bit, till I sort this out.

((OOC: LOSS START!. Fred is dressed as a Lornette, and try as she might it just won't come off. Not that, or the green paint!))

024 bullets fired

[machineish.livejournal.com]

[The Pope is not in his room.

The Pope is missing on his scans of the castle grounds, town streets and surrounding areas.

This is not good.

So everyone in the castle, from the first floor to the top of the towers, you will be getting a knock on the door from one insistent, blank-facing stalkerbot.]

Requesting you open the door immediately, a search must be performed within for His Holiness.

Failure to comply may be viewed as an act of aggression against the Vatican, and appropriate action will be taken.

:003

[devilmarked.livejournal.com]

[ he was boredly staring at the journal, being generally annoyed because he can. staring at his wrist that was all nicely healed up, thank you demon blood. he's still pretty annoyed that the kid is gone, he was kinda adorable but he isn't going to voice that. pfft. he doesn't speak about these things

anyway he kept up that annoyed glaring at his wrist until... well...

BLOOD EVERYWHERE, okay not everywhere just his wrist and his shirt...

--woah that is a lot of blood on the page...

oh shit ]

...

What the fuck?

≫ 002

[bogusmagic.livejournal.com]

( Private )

Is there a library in the city?

(no subject)

[luv8vul.livejournal.com]

Has anybody figured out the cause of the spontaneous bleeding in town? 

My own investigations haven't turned up anything, other than it's been varied between blood from the nose and the eyes, it seems to be solely within the town, and has affected both residents of the castle and the city, as long as they were in town at the time. In other words, I know as much as anybody else with a journal.

It's not much to work with.

(no subject)

[save-the-souls.livejournal.com]

( Miss Reno Browne )

My condolences go out to anyone....who lost a child earlier this week.

[And Allen can be found sitting on the ledge of the roof, looking down. He needed some air and some time to clear his head from everything going on. Timcanpy is sitting on his shoulder. He's still got his small wings, and they are occasionally stretching and fluttering in the wind. You might catch him muttering to himself]

It's been a month now, this is getting ridiculous.

[OOC: Some people demanded it BLAME JESSE AND NITA AND MAYBE JONESY, so loss continued sdflkdsfkj open or over the journal post o/ ]

zwei

[rocketeering.livejournal.com]

( Private )

[ carefully written, since he's kind of hoarse right now ]

Everyone's been so helpful; I hate to bog you down with more questions. But I can't help but be curious.

Does anyone here know a person named Edward Elric? Or...

[ there's a hesitant pause with a spot of ink gathering on the page before he continues writing ]

Noah, maybe?

Eighth shot at trucking outta here [as ever, recorded. Roy's just lazy.]

[eatshootsnleves.livejournal.com]

Right, so I figured everyone was busy last week. Who's coming to scout outpost sites? We're hunting for a good space along the border, so I figure we can cover the ground in sections- don't plan on making it in one long trip. Anybody who feels like putting together your own, just mark off your team's space on Raine's map so we don't overlap.

And don't try to pull it off alone. Heh. We don't need to have to rescue any more jackasses.

[A branch snaps, underfoot.]

Oh, and it'll be moving fast, so don't bring half your bedroom. That's you, Brainy, I'm not hauling any mainframes.

Hey, Doc, think we can hitch a ride again?

[Filter: Donna, Dick, Kory, Wally]
Donna thought it might be fun if we took a daytrip. Just dawn to dusk, see how much ground we cover.

Friday?
[/Filter]


[Roy's out in the woods today, stepping through the underbrush and not bothering to stay quiet. Nothing like the great outdoors. It's even nice weather, for once.]

001

[theotherbeth.livejournal.com]

Oh... my god.

[There's a woman standing in the lobby, journal in one hand and a wide-eyed expression on her face. All these men around? And not she-men, REAL men? Yeah, she can't tell if they're real or if she's dreaming.]

FREAKS OF NATURE part 2

[heirdom]

( Room filter. )

⇒ 24

[whatialways_do]

( [Jo] )

[Max is down at the Lux doing her job behind the bar, and generally bored, unless Eliot came out because he needed something counted. Which she still finds absolutely hilarious.

Feel free to bother]

[edited in later:]

( [Alec] )

Night 015;

[wiseassly.livejournal.com]

Ugh.... Ow, ow. Seriously, what's with this thing?

[Wisely makes a small sound of frustration, rubbing his temple and pausing in the hallway to massage it. He sniffles too, wiping his nose on the back of a sleeve--guess who's been giving himself nosebleeds, too?

He'll he staggering just a little as he leans more against the wall, Demon Eye acting up--and then his forehead starts bleeding too]

Nnh...not again...!


[[ooc; THE NOSEBLEEDS HAVE MOVED INTO THE CASTLE. So this means that should you choose, anyone anywhere inside the whole place can get one! Wisely himself is just toting around the castle wiping his forehead and nose so feel free to run into him♥ this is more of a head's up for people

so yeah THE NOSEBLEEDS HAVE MOVED INTO THE CASTLE.]]

(no subject)

[magdawaldescu.livejournal.com]

So I'll... er...  be staying in for a vhile, if zat's all right vit everyone. Zere's a little too much, er, blood out zere right now for me to feel entirely comfortable around ze rest of hyou.

Mr. Doctor, sir, if you need me for furzer study, I'm in 1009.

(no subject)

[hardcoreinblack.livejournal.com]

Hey hey! Where'd all those little kids go? Luki saw a bunch of them around but then POOF! They've all disappeared now! Are they hiding? If it's hide and seek Luki wants to play t -

[a droplet of blood appears on the journal page]

- Huh? Oh ew! Luki's got a nosebleed! Gross, that's so dumb. Luki wasn't even in a fight!