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[fatespoken]

What determines when we're meant to leave? Would you call it something as fanciful as destiny? Logically speaking, it's apparently arbitrary. I've asked myself this question time and time again: why does someone enter the city, stay a month, and then leave on their 32nd day? Why can someone stay for three years and never seem to leave?

Everyone is

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[never_very_good]

Don't think anyone's figured that one out.

[fatespoken]

I doubt anyone will, but I guess that keeps the mystery going, huh?

[never_very_good]

Guess so.

Been quiet. [You, Amory, not the City. It's sort of a question, even if it doesn't sound like one.]

[fatespoken]

It's that time of year. Hibernation.

private;

[7thborn]

[Let's pretend this is before Harry's departure. But she is still closing herself off from most people for similar reasons, hence the filter.]

You know what's odd? This past week makes you the person I've known the longest, here.

[fatespoken]

Maybe we're reaching the end of something. The start of a new cycle.

Does seem strange, though.

[7thborn]

Can't let myself bother with maybes, Amory. They always turn out to be disappointing.

[fatespoken]

Aren't you dismal today. Missing Claire?

[shifts]

Try going out for milk.

[fatespoken]

Are you referring to the cats?

[shifts]

What? No. To leaving.

[fatespoken]

What does that have to do with milk?

Unless you're proposing a random event.

[eiremagic]

I better not get orders for blood pudding.

[fatespoken]

I'm pretty sure they realize that was a joke.

At least, I hope.

[eiremagic]

You give them that much credit?

[fatespoken]

No orders, except from that cowboy up there. Then again, he's a cowboy. Eating snakes, rats, and cats-- that's par for the course, I suppose.

[lovelydragoon]

A cat?

[fatespoken]

Two ears, two eyes, fur?

[lovelydragoon]

[A slight giggle.] I know what they are. I was just wondering why you're giving them away.

[fatespoken]

One of my cats reproduced and created an unfortunate problem for me.