[Alice seems much more confident and relaxed than in previous entries; the 'lost and frightened' act has been abandoned as dull.]

I never understood the appeal of summer camps. To children, anyway; the appeal to parents is clear enough. I was always under the impression that summer holidays were the one time to avoid being herded around an ( Read more... )

I was wondering. I know there's usually a curfew, but could there be an hour one night for stargazing if people want to do it and somebody wants to supervise?

Somewhere away from the camp, so it's properly dark, I mean. I don't know about everyone else but it's going to be a long time before I'm anywhere with so little light pollution, and... ( Read more... )

I've been here almost ten days now.

In that time... [She sighs.] I know I was lucky not to be down there. I just don't feel it. I'm a little....numb.

I've been told that it'll be better if I don't try to rationalise, and...I can understand that. If I don't tell myself it's all in my head now, it won't be so hard to accept it's not, later.

But it' ( Read more... )

[The video feed cuts in on Alice sobbing softly. Her eyes are red, her cheeks are wet - she's been crying for a while. She opens her mouth and tries to speak, but the words stutter out before she can say anything coherent.]

I'm sorry - I'm sorry, I just -

[The video goes black. Alice reappears ten seconds later, marginally more composed but still ( Read more... )

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