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[boggarted.livejournal.com]

What-


This is impossible! This is unfair. You're tellling me I can't- [The writing cuts off aburptly and ends in a large splotch of ink.]

Ridiculous. Utterly...


Is this Paradisa's work?


Mahaado's ideas! He must be right, or at least what I'm THINKING must be right, Paradisa is-

[Again the ink cuts off, somewhat more violently. Below that is a series of words, all crossed out, and a few incredibly angry scribbles and false starts.]



.. ugh. I KNEW this place wasn't-

[And again. The ink not only cuts off violently, it turns a deep crimson, like blood.]




.. bugger.

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[trialbyillusion.livejournal.com]

... Something wrong, Remus?

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

Paradisa. It.... ...

.. is .. more complicated than I had previously imagined.


There is something I keep trying to write. When I do, the pen breaks. Dictation also does not work. The journal simply will not record it.

[trialbyillusion.livejournal.com]

Is it really?

Now that's a real shame. Have you tried writing with a different pen?

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

You know exactly what I'm talking about, I'm sure.


Now bugger off.

[trialbyillusion.livejournal.com]

I don't know what gives you that idea.

Done.

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

Sarcasm has the unfortunate side effect of implying that the speaker somehow knows something the listener doesn't.

[trialbyillusion.livejournal.com]

I suppose it does. Those cursed side effects. If only there was some sort of preventative to keep that from happening when sarcasm is involved.

Ah, but I'm obligated to say nothing under the condition of "buggering off".

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

.. Zexion.. take your sarcasm elsewhere. I honestly don't care.

[trialbyillusion.livejournal.com]

If only I were capable of being discouraged by such a lack of interest.

Have you tried tricking the journal into writing your message?

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

[trialbyillusion.livejournal.com]

Then you're not trying hard enough. Anything is possible with effort.

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

[There is just a wash of red ink. It looks almost exactly like blood.

Written far down and to the right in tiny, cramped handwriting:]

[trialbyillusion.livejournal.com]

The name is very appropriate, isn't it? Paradisa. A lovely name. A name you might expect in a city, really, except the sea should tag on at the end, pronounced literally at the forehand, and with an eye where the why is.


No, I think you're right. This is more than most would bother with.

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

[trialbyillusion.livejournal.com]

Only proving/to a point.

Good.

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

[morethansteel.livejournal.com]

R-Remus!? A-Are you okay?

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

...? Oh. Did th- oh. It LOOKS bad, doesn't it. I'm alright. It's red ink, not blood. I think Paradisa simply enjoys toying with me.

[morethansteel.livejournal.com]

Y-yeah, it does look bad...

T-toying...? I think it enjoys toying with us all...

[magus-of-fealty.livejournal.com]

Remus. You alarm me. We were cut off suddenly. What troubles you?

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

It's not-

I wish it were something I could explain, but I'm simply... unable. It's alright, though. It's just that this journal seems determined to thwart me in publicly sharing my theories about this place.

[magus-of-fealty.livejournal.com]

.....

We must speak of this sometime. I must warn Lord Pharaoh of the Castle's--


{Recorded:}

Ngh--! Ahn...

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

[magus-of-fealty.livejournal.com]

{Written shakily,}

Remus--

-

I fear I may have overstepped--it's simply vertigo, but--

I may need a moment ---

[amber-flare.livejournal.com]

Remus? What's wrong?

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

Cagalli..? No, it's- nothing's wrong.. I'm fine, I promise. It's more the journal, actually.

[amber-flare.livejournal.com]

You're sure? This hardly seems fine to me...

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

[amber-flare.livejournal.com]

It takes things from them. I know that muc-- why is the ink red? Is that blood?!

((OOC: Remus needs to respond to the thread about the masquerade. I had Lacus-mun make it since I was lazy busy.))

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

[amber-flare.livejournal.com]

Now you've lost me. Maybe we should talk face to face? That might clear things up for me... maybe.

That's a relief. Next time tell some one before they think the worst about things like that. [scribbled grumpy face]

(OOC: I'm thinking it's replies to the entry, since there's four of them and all. No need to worry. :D I've just been neglecting threads. T_T That stops today. *firm nod*))

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

[amber-flare.livejournal.com]

((OOC: XD Have a good nap. Aw, poor Remus; Cagalli's worried now. X3))

[akuma-shield.livejournal.com]

Are you having problems too? I noticed the castle quickly destroyed what Mahaado and I were speaking of.

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

...! You too?! So I'm not the only one... you probably came to the same conclusion I did.

It's like Pa-

[Violent jot of the ink, which again suddenly turns crimson.]

[akuma-shield.livejournal.com]

Yes, I believe I did...This castle {words cut off and below is some irritated scribbling in attempts to force the pen to work}

I was able to write of this matter before. {ink blob} has changed it's mind.

I understand what you're saying, I'd say give up trying to talk...Not about this matter through these journals anyway.

[boggarted.livejournal.com]

[akuma-shield.livejournal.com]

Yes, I think so.

This seems to be the same problem I'm having now. Ink is spilling out every time I try.

I don't know what the castle would do to someone who tried to talk about...this matter in person. I'd be willing to try, but there is a risk to the listener, so I'm ruling that out.

I honestly don't know what reasons it has, but the fact that half of the things it has taken has been memories says something to me...It's like Mahaado said {horrible ink mess}

{journal writes down the sound of an exasperated sigh}

[vorpaldance.livejournal.com]

Paradisa is what?

[boggarted.livejournal.com]