Quest 084
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It's funny, I suppose, how being stuck in bed for the better part of a week gives one plenty of time to think. And goodness knows there have been plenty of things to think about, too, between everything that's happened and everything that's happening and everything that's going to happen sooner or later.
I've been finding myself focusing on thoughts of family a great deal lately. Some of it, I'm sure, comes from the Mother's Day holiday we just had recently; some of it comes from being sick, which always makes me think of Mother and home and wanting to be taken care of. I spoke with Sam about it, too, for a while, and about responsibility and homes and all sorts of things like that. And he's right--if one stays here long enough, eventually one makes enough friends that it starts feeling like a home. It might not be home--that's reserved for that place you've come from, of course, and the place you're going back to someday--but it's a home, with people you love and people who love you.
I suppose, in a way, that means I have two families now, doesn't it? Which means twice the worry, but twice the love, as well. And I don't think I'd want it any other way.
I'm feeling much better today; all that rest, much as I disliked having to lie around doing nothing for so many days under threat of being carried against my will to the hospital, really did help. So I'm well enough now, I think, that I can start making some notes. The past may be the past, and I may be feeling much better now than I used to be, but that doesn't mean that all the danger is gone just because I've had a few days of freedom from thinking about it. I still need to be careful, and I still need to remember that I can't let my guard down. I can't make myself sick again from worrying over it, but...well. I have to stick with it, and do what I can to keep myself safe. That's what matters.
Teleportation at Random
-Salt Grains (easily bought)
-Dried Mistletoe (in the process of drying)
-Smooth Rounded Stone of Unusual Color (...need to work on it)
-Magic Wand (ready whenever I need it)
-Mortar and Pestle for Grinding
Procedures
-Create mixture of ingredients
-Rub stone in mixture
-Kiss stone (?)
...All right, honestly, how is it that the only time kissing ever comes up is when it's due to a curse or a spell? Really, now, how many times has this been? First the frog, then Sam as the statue, then that awful mistletoe curse, and now a stone. It's enough to make one silly enough to want to dream up elaborate plans, just to kiss someone and not have it be due to magic. Fortunately, I refuse to behave in such a terribly silly way. I have too many more important things to do, and it'd be undignified, anyway.
Though it'd be much easier if some people weren't so frustratingly charming.
Mm. But, in any case, I'm getting off-subject, and if there's one thing I've learned about magic, it's that letting one's concentration break only leads to catastrophe. So I'll have to clear my head and get back to focusing on that.
The remaining question is, where am I going to get a stone...
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[Filtered from Alexis Hargreaves | Blue's Codes | Unhackable]
Well, let's see. Two days ago there was a day in which nothing got done, and then yesterday was a curse in which everyone seemed to be trying to make up for lost time? Rather clever, how that all works out. Still, I'm glad I wasn't cursed yesterday. I've had my fill of days where I feel time is working against me and I need to rush around getting everything done in the course of twenty-four hours; besides, it would've been dreadful, having to try to make myself stay in bed and rest anyway.
Today seems to be a perfectly normal day, though, and I'm glad for it. I've started getting little things done again, and I even managed to go outside for a bit and feel some sunshine on my face. That was a nice change; it's just not the same, only being able to see it through a window.
And lest I forget, to everyone who's been putting up with me for the past few days--I really do appreciate it, and thank you for it. I know I can be rather...tedious, at times, and it was very kind of you to be so patient in looking after me. Please start letting me out of the house again.
Mm. The ballet is tonight and tomorrow, and Blue's swing dancing competition will be coming up sometime in the future--Neil, we'll have to find a time and place to practice--and then of course the play is still coming up fast. And now that the weather's getting warm again, there are plenty more things I want to get done, like working on some of my resolutions from a few months ago! I hope things stay quiet around the City for a while, now; with so many nice things to look forward to, it'd...really be a shame, to mar it all with more bad things.
...Oh, and, er, just out of curiosity...what sort of color is "unusual" for a stone, I wonder?
It's funny, I suppose, how being stuck in bed for the better part of a week gives one plenty of time to think. And goodness knows there have been plenty of things to think about, too, between everything that's happened and everything that's happening and everything that's going to happen sooner or later.
I've been finding myself focusing on thoughts of family a great deal lately. Some of it, I'm sure, comes from the Mother's Day holiday we just had recently; some of it comes from being sick, which always makes me think of Mother and home and wanting to be taken care of. I spoke with Sam about it, too, for a while, and about responsibility and homes and all sorts of things like that. And he's right--if one stays here long enough, eventually one makes enough friends that it starts feeling like a home. It might not be home--that's reserved for that place you've come from, of course, and the place you're going back to someday--but it's a home, with people you love and people who love you.
I suppose, in a way, that means I have two families now, doesn't it? Which means twice the worry, but twice the love, as well. And I don't think I'd want it any other way.
I'm feeling much better today; all that rest, much as I disliked having to lie around doing nothing for so many days under threat of being carried against my will to the hospital, really did help. So I'm well enough now, I think, that I can start making some notes. The past may be the past, and I may be feeling much better now than I used to be, but that doesn't mean that all the danger is gone just because I've had a few days of freedom from thinking about it. I still need to be careful, and I still need to remember that I can't let my guard down. I can't make myself sick again from worrying over it, but...well. I have to stick with it, and do what I can to keep myself safe. That's what matters.
Teleportation at Random
-Salt Grains (easily bought)
-Dried Mistletoe (in the process of drying)
-Smooth Rounded Stone of Unusual Color (...need to work on it)
-Magic Wand (ready whenever I need it)
-Mortar and Pestle for Grinding
Procedures
-Create mixture of ingredients
-Rub stone in mixture
-Kiss stone (?)
...All right, honestly, how is it that the only time kissing ever comes up is when it's due to a curse or a spell? Really, now, how many times has this been? First the frog, then Sam as the statue, then that awful mistletoe curse, and now a stone. It's enough to make one silly enough to want to dream up elaborate plans, just to kiss someone and not have it be due to magic. Fortunately, I refuse to behave in such a terribly silly way. I have too many more important things to do, and it'd be undignified, anyway.
Though it'd be much easier if some people weren't so frustratingly charming.
Mm. But, in any case, I'm getting off-subject, and if there's one thing I've learned about magic, it's that letting one's concentration break only leads to catastrophe. So I'll have to clear my head and get back to focusing on that.
The remaining question is, where am I going to get a stone...
[/Private]
[Filtered from Alexis Hargreaves | Blue's Codes | Unhackable]
Well, let's see. Two days ago there was a day in which nothing got done, and then yesterday was a curse in which everyone seemed to be trying to make up for lost time? Rather clever, how that all works out. Still, I'm glad I wasn't cursed yesterday. I've had my fill of days where I feel time is working against me and I need to rush around getting everything done in the course of twenty-four hours; besides, it would've been dreadful, having to try to make myself stay in bed and rest anyway.
Today seems to be a perfectly normal day, though, and I'm glad for it. I've started getting little things done again, and I even managed to go outside for a bit and feel some sunshine on my face. That was a nice change; it's just not the same, only being able to see it through a window.
And lest I forget, to everyone who's been putting up with me for the past few days--I really do appreciate it, and thank you for it. I know I can be rather...tedious, at times, and it was very kind of you to be so patient in looking after me. Please start letting me out of the house again.
Mm. The ballet is tonight and tomorrow, and Blue's swing dancing competition will be coming up sometime in the future--Neil, we'll have to find a time and place to practice--and then of course the play is still coming up fast. And now that the weather's getting warm again, there are plenty more things I want to get done, like working on some of my resolutions from a few months ago! I hope things stay quiet around the City for a while, now; with so many nice things to look forward to, it'd...really be a shame, to mar it all with more bad things.
...Oh, and, er, just out of curiosity...what sort of color is "unusual" for a stone, I wonder?