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It’s been a while since I used this journal for actual conversation, not just to let you all know I’m still gracing the castle with my presence. My absence has no excuse other than the fact that I simply don’t read the journal much lately. Why? Because it’s ridiculously boring.

Let’s take an objective look at the past, oh, twenty pages in here. The vast majority of them consist of background noise and the odd observational statement or question. “He left.” “This place is nice.” “I’m in a castle.” How is this, in any way, satisfactory public communication? Stop being irresponsible with your journals; know where they are and when they're open.

I’m not demanding that you all entertain me –– trust me, I remember the endless rhetorical questions and attempts at philosophical debate and it wasn’t always entertaining. I’m merely saying you’re all very poor for conversation, and the last real interesting thing was when Adam Monroe riled you all up enough to get more than a few lines out of you. For a castle of adventurers, heroes, and people who are special examples of their home worlds, you are all remarkably quiet.

Are we all suffering from a bout of lethargy? Discuss.

I expect quality answers, now.

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Maybe a lot of people's rooms got cable television.

What's the difference between cable television and normal television?

Mostly with cable you get more stuff to watch.

I don't see the point of needing more, but then again, I rarely use televisions.

Maybe people have better things to do than write in their diaries like little girls.

Oh, I wouldn't stand it if the journal turned into the insipid day-to-day activities of Paradisa's most boring residents. Half of them don't seem to do much but sit around. I'm just looking for something interesting. It shouldn't take much.

I'd think so, since you were the one bitching about other people's bitching, huh?

I guess violence really does solve everything~

Not everything, but it certainly does liven up an evening.

Generally I only share when I feel I have something constructive to add. I must agree that the general level of intelligent discussion has been lacking recently. It's a shame, really. There must be some brilliant minds here.

I completely agree with being constructive and not writing or making noise for the sake of it, but the amount of potential being wasted is atrocious. With all the brilliant minds and powers here, you would think they could collaborate to best this place time and time again, but apparently not.

Well, to begin with, of all the adventurers and heroes who are here, precious few of them seem to be able to work together. Or they're so convinced that no one else can ever understand them that they don't even try.

What I do know is that however this place functions, it's so alien to how everything works in my own world that it's taken me quite a long time to get a good grasp on it. After all, it's unwise to assume anything here.

A pity. Someday they'll regret not learning to work alongside others.

I simply wonder how much of what we do is based on assumption. There's no way out, don't bother looking, the castle has limitless control, don't question it... the list could go on.

Dwarven Vow #1: Let's all work together for a peaceful world. It's not something my closest friends will be forgetting anytime soon.

I don't know that the joke joke translates to your language, but they say that when you assume, you're only making a donkey out of both of us.

That joke makes no sense. What does a donkey have to do with it?

Ah, I suspected it might not translate. A play on words, that's all.

I hardly think lethargy has to do with it - it more likely stems from the fact that people do not like to be wrong. With the endless amount of dimensions with different rules and regulations present, I imagine anyone can be disproved in debate or discussion.

That, and I imagine there is quite a bit of conversation under filters that only a few people may see.

It was a rhetorical question. It's fairly obvious that lethargy has little to do with it.

But why cower from discussion? To my knowledge, no one here has ever been brutalized or wounded over a discussion. And who knows? Perhaps someone has ideas that would benefit us all.

My apologies.

If by that you mean physically, perhaps not. However, most people are more sensitive than they are beneficial. I agree entirely, it's likely that collaborating with others would lead to a much more informed population, at the very least.

I laugh at the idea that so many people prepared to leap up and fight invading monsters get bashful at the idea of conversation.

[written in a different handwriting than ~~his~~ her normal forever]

Oh but princess, I thought you wouldn't be interested in the land of sugar and gluttony where the day is saved by a pink marshmallow creampuff.

I'm not.

I'm interested in a functioning society. We do have a system of law and justice in the Fire Nation for a reason.

Lucky you.

Lucky me? That's a poor comeback. I agree. Lucky, lucky me.

The quiet...?

[a small pause for thought.]

It could be because the questions that usually come up are met with answers like "the castle did it" or something of the sort, and then those questions fall to the side because no one-- well, to my knowledge, nobody has figured it out, yet. And then people really do start blaming the castle.

As for intelligent discussion, I don't think I've been here long enough to figure out the answer to that. Maybe it's because most people aren't used to being kidnapped to castles and being expected to participate in a public forum, like the journals seem to have made..?

I understand it's difficult to come up with an answer more complicated than "the castle did it." But why did the castle do it? We're constantly being tested by this place.

After this cross-country trip I expected someone to come back with something interesting, or a discussion on what was found. It didn't meet my expectations.

Was the idea of someone behind all of this ruled out completely?

Maybe they didn't go far enough to find anything worth discussing? I mean, the landscape does stretch on for a ways, and they were all on foot, weren't they?

A lack of discourse ...? Perhaps castle residents are simply looking for answers to the questions they have already asked. I, for one, would not wish to repeat myself incessantly!

You should've come to the pool while I was levitating the water... that may not have been impressive to someone like you, but it was at least interesting.

I must say that I agree with your sentiments. As stated in the Rigveda, "Lethargy can prove fatal for life."

From what I have observed, this lack of enthusiasm the residents of Paradisa are experiencing is due to a lack anything worthwhile that takes hold of one's attention and demands instant, if not constant, assiduity; coupled with the lack of effort being put towards finding a means to remove oneself from this place. Such efforts, if at all present, are lacking.

Dear diary,

Today was another wonderful day. I painted my nails and listened to music which, like, totally got me. I think Marsha called me fat, but she's the fat one, not me. I wish Brad the quarterback would ask me to the prom. Only you understand me, diary. ♥ ♥

Well excuuuuuuse me, Princess.

You've got a point, though. Maybe it's the summer heat?

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late I know but I couldn't help myself .___.