4th Movement

Oct 22, 2010 13:42

...When I first arrived here, I was warned of the sorts of terrible things that happen in this town on an apparently regular basis.  I must say, however, I was quite unprepared for the sheer magnitude of actually living through such an event.  Tell me - does the town often resort to exterminating the populace wholesale, or is this simply a ( Read more... )

good opera fodder though, 18th century sensibilities, event: better dead, this is horrifying

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weiss_tank October 22 2010, 17:59:26 UTC
Sometimes...I mean, this town does a lot of things but sometimes it's this severe.

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laughedatbygod October 22 2010, 18:59:56 UTC
I see.

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weiss_tank October 22 2010, 19:01:18 UTC
Just keep your head down and out of their way and you should be fine.

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laughedatbygod October 22 2010, 19:44:22 UTC
Well, I'm hardly capable of fighting back. I hadn't intended to provoke them.

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seniorfilia October 22 2010, 18:14:59 UTC
I don't know...

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laughedatbygod October 22 2010, 18:59:37 UTC
At least remaining at home and minding one's own business seems to be a viable means of survival. Though I do wonder for how long that will remain true.

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rescue_siren October 22 2010, 20:26:22 UTC
I truly, truly hope not. The home should be the one place you feel safe, but even staying indoors offers little reassurance.

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laughedatbygod October 22 2010, 20:34:52 UTC
Yes, I've gathered as much. It seems there is little we can do to escape if they set their minds to it.

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rescue_siren October 22 2010, 20:39:26 UTC
Have you run into any trouble? I've only heard the calls, myself...

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laughedatbygod October 22 2010, 20:50:07 UTC
I have been doing my best to remain as uninvolved as possible. None of the men in those strange suits have yet seen fit to intrude in my home, thank goodness.

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rogue_pineapple October 22 2010, 23:30:39 UTC
I've done worse, actually.

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laughedatbygod October 23 2010, 03:36:38 UTC
Is that so?

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rogue_pineapple October 23 2010, 04:51:30 UTC
Mass murder, and I'm called a "psychopath". Yet when the town does it, oh well, that's alright.

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laughedatbygod October 23 2010, 04:55:31 UTC
I don't recall saying I approved of the actions of the town.

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courting_glory October 23 2010, 01:19:32 UTC
It is entirely worse than I imagined. I honestly don't know what they expect to accomplish by all this....

It's really hard for me to imagine that silly colony that France and England were squabbling over causing all of this. Even with Russia's help.

[It is good opera fodder though....]

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laughedatbygod October 23 2010, 03:24:06 UTC
Have you managed to uncover anything?

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