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[balancethebooks.livejournal.com]

[someone can't sleep. so, for all you other insomniacs in the castle? a puzzle starts appearing carefully in the journal, line by line. he's using a ruler, and everything]

( OOC cut for image )

Relief (voice)

[englishbookman.livejournal.com]

[Wes is extremely happy to be human again]

I hope I am never forced to repeat that experience. I know that I won't forget it soon.

Making Strides

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

[someone is in a much better mind this morning. Maybe it's some sleep. Maybe it's just thinking things through. Maybe it just is. She glances outside her window to the pretty fall day]

I'm going for a walk, if anyone would like to come along.

Log 076: Colorful

[ruin-mania.livejournal.com]

[written]

Two years ago, autumn was like every other day in Paradisa, or so I've heard - sunny skies, green grass, and virtually no change in temperature. Nor was there any rain or snow to contend with, and the trees looked the same in December as in June. It must have been more difficult to keep track of time passing with constant weather. During this time, the barrier was more literally a barrier - about a day's walk out from the castle, one would run into a physical force that would prevent them from going any further.

Shortly after my arrival around Christmas, on January the first, the barrier changed dramatically - it now blocked only powers, and the wider world beyond including the mountains became visible. At that time, the entire area out to where the powers become limited now from the original barrier was a dead zone. It also became apparent that the seasons were changing in Paradisa - there was snow, rain for the entire month of April, an overabundance of flowers in May, and in the autumn the leaves changed colors brillinatly but normally and stayed on the trees for quite some time before falling to the ground all at once.

Late that year but before the snows set in, a group of us were investigating the landmark called the Pillar Fields when a switch I found reversed the powered and depowered areas; that is to say, the area that was formerly the Dead Zone became powered and what is currently the barrier, which had had powers before, was altered into a dead zone. From that time forward, the barriers have been in their current state; the passage of the seasons has also altered slightly since then. Rather than constant rains in April, we had a deluge followed by a month of swamps. Rather than vibrant natural colors of autumn leaves, we have this current trend of odd lights accompanying the color change.

I suppose the question I'd like to ask is this: first, will the seasonal changes be the same if the dead zone is not tampered with again? And second, is there anyone for whom either of the autumnal changes are standard?

Wave #33

[just-the-pilot.livejournal.com]

( Crew of Serenity )

[And then Wash, already in swim trunks and one of his brighter shirts, is doing just that, heading down to the kitchen for a few things to supplement what he plans on asking the Castle for, Herbert the Compy trailing along after him.

Once actually in the room, he starts directing ghosts, asking for a table and beach chairs and food and some beach balls and assorted other things they need for a party - and a map of the Castle, for when they get started deciding where they want to end up moving.

If no one shows up after a while, he'll take to knocking on doors, but for now, he's making the most of the room.]

Morning Ritual

[aristhax.livejournal.com]

[morning,the current day]
[Ax is decidely more at home outside, in the gardens, than inside the castle itself. Although there are certain things that keep him coming back inside. He cannot bring himself to stray too far from the kitchen and all its delicious food. At the moment, he's performing his daily ritual.]

< From the water that gave birth to us  [He dips his right forehoof into the duck pond,the only body of water close by].< From the grass that feeds us  [He crushes a bit of grass under his hoof]. For the freedom that unites us [He spreads his arms wide] We rise to the stars [All four of his eyes gaze toward the rising sun]. Freedom is my only cause. Duty to the people, my only guide. Obedience to my prince, my only glory. The destruction of my enemies, my most solemn vow. I, Aximili Esgarrouth-Istill, Andalite cadet, offer my life >  [He raises his tail blade to his throat, contemplating his life, as he does every morning, and how well he is obeying his duties.]

A ride (Uther,open action)

[kingpendragon.livejournal.com]

[Uther is pleased by the excellent horses out in the stables. They are obviously well-bred and quite up to the standards a man like himself would expect. The tack is a bit different than what he is used to, but it is still easy to deal with, and easy to get started. It is relaxing and restful to be doing something familiar, something he's accustomed to. He usually does not venture out without guards, but that's not an option here. At least, the ride does give him time to clear his head and think a bit, without getting himself drunk again.]

♐ thirty-fifth shot

[yeahihidmypants]

( Clark Kent )

(no subject)

[purely-sin.livejournal.com]

[Dis boy is sleeping, and quite soundly at that, in what would appear to be a very comfortable fashion if it wasn't...

Well, right in the middle of a castle hallway.

He doesn't appear to be sick or injured, or even much bothered by the public setting, leaning back against a wall. No belongings, or anything in particular on him, though he might accidentally have ended up in front of a door or otherwise in the way.

Might be kind of hard to wake him up though :)]

-46

[enjoythe_ride]

[Bela is ... bored.

She doesn't want to be bored and isn't going to complain about being bored, but when she IS in fact, bored she ... tends to case people. She's not planning on stealing anything quite yet -- she has a job and she lives in a magical castle -- but that doesn't mean she doesn't like to know her options if she did decide to do just that.

She's sitting in the lobby, one leg crossed in front of her, humming to herself as she flips through the journal, and watching people out of the corner of her eye, making note of their habits, information, what have you, under a private filter.

She might go down to the shooting range later. But for now, she's just going to sit a while.]


[Open like an open thing.]

29

[hammerismywhat.livejournal.com]

Filtered to Billy

You. Me. Outside. Now. Don't make me break your door down and drag you out of your pathetic evilly sciency lab thingy or whatever.

/Filter



Filtered to Penny

Don't worry, I'll defend your honor! [Nope, not really thinking to give her any sort of reference to what exactly he's talking about.]

/Filter

☾ 39

[herwaltz.livejournal.com]

[Things with the Meta were reaching their climax, and Moonbay has no idea what's going on with her friends right now. Up until the wee hours of the morning waiting, she had finally gone to sleep after nearly falling out of her chair drifting off. So now, she's sitting by her open journal once more, hoping for some news of something.

That is, until there's a knock at her door.]

Oi, open up. It's me.

Irivne?

[She stands up and makes her way over to the door, opening it once she gets there. He's holding something akin to a coffee maker. Only it looks severely damaged.] What's up?

This needs fixing. [He shoves it at her before walking in and looking around.]

Um, okay? Can't this wait? I'm sti--

[Her cuts her off.] No, it can't.

[Eyes landing on the open journal, he walks over and promptly shuts it.]

( Room Filter )

(no subject)

[haplessing.livejournal.com]

[ she kinda... hesitantly speaks into the journal after wavering for a moment. since she's still not used to this... and just. asking things to everyone. ]

Um... Hi. I'm kind of -- well, really new and I was wondering... how long does it take for people to learn what the castle took from them? Is there like a.... general timespan or is just one of those things that you figure out as you go along?

[ pause ]

And what's most commonly taken? I know they range from different things, but is there a majority of something that people lose?

Ah. Thanks.

• 015

[embattles.livejournal.com]

So...Back to that hobby thing I thought of getting awhile back. I guess it kind of failed? As I am hobbyless and it's been brought to my attention that I've been kind of boring.

[Her tone suggests that this person is totally an idiot, and that she's not even remotely boring, but she does spend a lot of nights being actually bored]

So besides talking into these things, and bothering other people, how do you guys pass the time? You don't have a lot of places to go, so I'm sure that...Doesn't help with the boredom factor.

Castle induced 'fun' doesn't count, either.

(no subject)

[lilium-parvum.livejournal.com]

( OOC cut for big )

Hmmm... that doesn't look right.

( OOC cut for big )

No, that isn't right either.

( OOC cut for big )

Still wrong! If I could find Giovanni or Heine they'd be able to fix it....

(no subject)

[newleveloflazy.livejournal.com]

[Someone has decided that passing out on the dinning room table in full armor is a good idea. What a wonderful place to catch some z's! And look, those five plates of his are totally clean too.

Why don't you wake him up? Worried about a time paradox if someone has already managed it? Oh, don't be! He just fell asleep again after they bothered him anyway.]

♛ 7

[emit.livejournal.com]

[Walking down the hall, Kallen's got a basket of laundry in her arms filled to the brim and then some. She's currently in the Ashford Academy uniform she arrived in, since that's the last clean outfit in her possession. A sigh is recorded by the journal (buried in the laundry), and she continues her trek to the laundry room.

Procrastination isn't a good thing, folks.]

[OOC: She can be found anywhere from floor ten to fourteen, stairwells and laundry room included. Want to pick up something she dropped? Or maybe just walk with her. Open for just about anything.]

☽ 011

[lunarlocks.livejournal.com]

( Private )

[pen taps here before this is dictated]

...Has anyone here ever seen space before? Up close, I mean. Not through a telescope, but through a spaceship window, or something similar. Is it really limitless? How many planets are there? I toured a space simulator back home, but that's obviously not the same.

⚜ 022. the sky reflected in my eyes

[sinfully-pure.livejournal.com]

[ dictated during this. Someone is practically panicking and his voice is on edge ]

I... My twin... He isn't waking up... It's rather abnormal behavior for him... Not to mention, he fell asleep in a hallway...

Does anyone know any reasons for this? Or any way to resolve it? Does the castle normally make people fall asleep? Also... would it be wise to move him? I'd rather him not stay asleep in the middle of a hallway...

Any help would be most welcome...

Lady Sylvanas Windrunner rolls 16 (1-100).

[oftheforsaken.livejournal.com]

[filtered to those who know her & away from known enemies, those who will go against her warning just to be an insufferable catalyst, as well as Alleria Windrunner herself.]

[Sylvanas will be marking a page right about now, and proceed to dictate in a low, harsh tone.]

Despite anything you may hear from this, speak nothing of my presence in this world.

I need no interference from any of you.

x06

[pullsheavendown.livejournal.com]

So...I was curious. Lately, if you look outside, the leaves are sort of...bright? And weird colors.

Is that normal? I don't remember any autumns before, but I don't think it's normal.

[For those out and about and nosy, Roxas is chilling in the lobby this afternoon, kicking back and preparing to feel really dumb if it turns out LED leaves are actually quite common.]

There are 168 hours in a week

[onlyanapple.livejournal.com]

[Today, residents can find a poster slapped into their journal. Not just in their journal, oh no, this poster will also be ALL OVER THE CASTLE]



[And yes, there are little signs with that oh-so happy looking book leading from the castle, and into the town. From there the signs will lead anyone following them through nasty backalleys to a bookshop in town, which really does look steadfastly CLOSED. But that's not going to stop you from going inside right?]

[[ooc:Feel free to use this as an open post for the bookshop too. Make Crowley's trolling efforts worthwhile :3]]

(no subject)

[huntersdaughter]

Who: Jo Harvelle & Sam Winchester
What: Taking the risk of seeing if there's something between them to eventually get screwed up later.
When: Wednesday the 29th, into the morning of the 30th.
Where: Sam's room.
Rating: Hard-R, but I do put up a warning before it gets to that point along with a word to look for if you want to skip it, by doing a control+F.

( A rare moment of Sam referring to himself in the third person. )

➹.1

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

Ah --!

[The last thing Alleria knew was holding tightly to her lover's hand as they leapt through a rift, to escape the crumbling world of Draenor.

Well, at least they survived.

Anyone in the forest near the castle might see a lithe, blonde figure suddenly appear, her green clothing dirty with dust and blood, pointed ears rising high above her head. She looks around for a moment, confused. There are trees all around and, over there on the ground for some reason, a book.]

By the Light ... Turalyon?

[Upon realizing that she is alone, and seeing no point to continue asking questions to the air, Alleria Windrunner, Ranger-Captain of Silvermoon, begins to head for the safety of the trees to regroup.]


[ooc. EXTREMELY OPEN! make with the journal talky-talk before she walks away, see her wandering around outside, mistake her for another blonde elf lady ... ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING, GOGOGO]

Fifteen cups of tea

[call-me-hatter.livejournal.com]

[There's a Hatter on the roof, watching the leaves change color below. There's been a lot of talk over how mad it is, but for some reason, they remind him of home.

It could have something to do with how mad Wonderland is as a whole.

It's a given that there's a cup of tea beside him, though at the moment, he's paying more attention to the hat he's juggling idly, flicking it out and then catching it as it boomerangs back to him, occasionally even going past the edge of the roof.

Chances it's only a matter of time before he's running downstairs after it? Increasing by the minute.]

[open!]

(no subject)

[setmyalarm.livejournal.com]

[There's few random lines here. He was thinking about attempting to draw some leaves but decided not to. He also happens to be in the library with books about trees if anyone wants to bother the dead guy there]

Do the trees do this every year during fall?

• 016

[takethehead.livejournal.com]

[The entire entry is written]

COLD...

COLD MEANS SNOW...WILL THAT HAPPEN SOON?

[Someone has never seen it before, and this is suddenly of the utmost importance]

007

[gottaknockhard.livejournal.com]

[After numerous suggestions to leave the castle before it does something else, Spike is walking through the building's halls, like he expects them to cave in at any moment. But they're still all pristine and perfect, and wouldn't it figure that it's quiet when he's there. He pulls out a cigarette, and the journal too, just for kicks. -- You're never really alone.]

They pretty much whitewash everything, don't they?

[Maybe he's drunk and doesn't know it. He finds a nice comfy place to lean along the wall, not really sure which floor he ended up on; they're all the same to him. Then something floats at the edge of his vision and he stiffens before he finally recognizes it. Ghosts. Funny stuff.]

I wonder why they got the short end of the stick to clean up after us. [From his tone, he doesn't really care. Not until it turns into someone he knows. Now that'd be embarrassing.] Probably shouldn't ask.


ooc: open! but... moving! I'm sorry, so busy :( I'll be as fast as I can

(no subject)

[thenewbat.livejournal.com]

[IN A HALLWAY SOMEWHERE Terry is trying to be badass and take his impaient dog outside and dictate into the journal at the same time]

Ace, slow down!

I've been here since December first. That means I'll have been here a year in three months. I'm not sure if I should celebrate or just pretend I haven't been around that long in the first place- Woah! [A recorded bark and then a bang as said dog jerks on the leash and, thanks to his lack of depth perception, makes Terry run into a wall.]

SLAG! I swear... I thought you were supposed to like me by now, Wondermutt. No one had better have saw that...