So I started college about a month ago, and I was really busy, and then just when I started to settle in and have time again my computer died. That's my excuse for not being around for a while.

This is the other thing: I know I said I wanted to do the whole self-thread thing with mary_onmy_mind, and I was really liking Schreber's friendship with Shesta, but I ( Read more... )

I heard from Shesta.

He's alive-- clearly. Apparently there was another portal out of the City. He doesn't know where he is, but he is alive.

It's something, anyway.

It ended.

It ended, it fell apart, it died.

We killed it.

Killed them.

Five million

five million

who'll never know why

and Shesta, who'll never know either

I killed them all.

To Melinda, Miss Branigan, and my alternate:

I would like to suggest we meet at my alternate's house this evening, since he and Miss Branigan will be there already and Mel is familiar with it.

Shesta and I should be there a little after nine o'clock.

EDIT THE THIRD AND MOST IMPORTANT.
If you have a character who is going on this expedition, comment here and tell me so. My impression is that it's both Schrebers, Sarah, nice!John, Mel, and possibly Triv. But please confirm this ( Read more... )

I think I know a way.

John will not have to be killed, or replaced, or physically harmed. The city will not have to be evacuated. Hopefully.

I may even have found a way to take some of the machines' functions out of John's control. They would still depend on his power, of course. He'll still need to be replaced eventually ( Read more... )

Schreber looks haggard and exhausted, but lately that's almost normal for him.

He's given up even trying to sleep, because ever since he visited his alternate-- and met Sarah Branigan-- it's all nightmares, the kind

(where he opens the door and she's lying there dead and pools of blood and bright spirals everywhere, and she sits up anyway and ( Read more... )

So.

Mel and Kip and Nai and I have thought up the RP Chat Drinking Game.

(We have agreed to quietly ignore that most of us are underage let the kiddies, as in us, drink something else.)

If I’ve missed something, or you want to add something, go right ahead.

( Take a shot if: )

I don't usually pay much attention to these, but this one seemed particularly interesting.


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Anyone who's walking past Schreber's room and will hear rustling and creaking noises. And no, he doesn't have company.

( Not exactly. )