Clockwork Skies - Today
(A journal entry titled "Today." It has no date.)
Today I am going to use the journal. Father says I should talk about my day here. I think he means every day I think something Important has happened. A lot of Important things happened today and because I have not written in here yet and because that will Disappoint Father I will go ahead and write it down. Also because it might disappoint Reginald who is already so disappointed it might be create a Catastrophic Imbalance if he were to be disappointed any further. It is Hard To Know with him these days. Also I will write it down in case it is not possible to do so later.
Today was a high of 76 degrees in direct sunlight, 68 in the shade, and 58 at night. There was Zero precipitation. The sky was moderately cloudy fading to mostly cloudy in the evening. I could see Eighteen of my favorite constellations with some work. I brushed my teeth Three times and went to the bathroom Five times becuase there is so much fresh water here and it is hard to not drink it. Also dinner was very good, and so was breakfast and lunch, but not as good as dinner because there was Chicken at dinner and that is my favorite kind of Poultry.
Today I saw Black Sails and I tried not to cry in front of everyone because I was so scared, so instead I shouted a lot and tried to think of What Duncan Would Do. The Black Sails had damaged another airship that had crashed in the woods and I was sent with Sarah and other people to repair it because that is What I Do. But really my job on the Expedition is to Watch so I Watched Tristan run into a lot of Black Sails and try to die, and because I could not catch up with him because of the Mk. 7 leg I just tried not to cry again. I think Tristan wants to die and I think that is very selfish because Reginald needs him so very much, and because I would be sad, though I think perhaps that is me being sefish too. Duncan was very mad and Shouted A Lot.
Today I went to fix the downed airship and when I bent down to look at the Engine Tank my Mk. 7 leg siezed up and I put my hand in Glow and now I am going to die in about five months but some months before that I will lose my mind so everything is Coming Up Roses.
Today I went to a party and met a Famous Woman who is probably from Meridian but I cannot remember her face or name. She put out chocolate and told me people behaved like Mathematics sometimes though so I think she is probably a Friend. I also met another Famous Woman who wore all black and told me she knew a girl who did Mechanical Adjustments and had lots of machines so maybe I will have a date, but I sort of hope not because I think dates are probably Really Complicated.
Today I caught an arrow because it was going to hurt Sarah but the Mk.1 took the brunt of it and I do not think she saw me fixing it later with the #7 so that is Probably All Right. She is very happy to not be in Meridian and I do not understand that and worry I am a Bad Friend because I do not understand. She has smiled at me 44% more than Average today because she is worried I will die. Duncan is worried to and I know because his eyebrows meet when he looks at me and they usually do not because Duncan is not really worried about me now that I am out of the Hospital.
Today I watched Tabitha and Wolfgang fight but I am not sure why, though Wolfgang did hit Reginald for Some Reason. I did not want to cry in front of either of them so instead I tried very hard to see if there was anything I could do but of course that sort of thing is a job for Someone Else so instead I told Wolfgang and Tabitha it would be All Right.
Today I watched Reginald smile. That is Eighteen times since the Seraphim Crashed and the Second time this Month so maybe those muscles are no longer atrophied. Also I saw him kill a lot of things with the sword that I made for him and I wonder if he had not come to teach me to fight years ago at school if he would be dead now because the Tensile Strength would not have been increased. But I do not like to think like that and it is Useless anyway.
Today I sat at the table and talked with Her for an hour and I could actually see her lips move as she talked. Father would be Proud of that too I think.
Today I was in 45% more pain than yesterday and expect that number to increase Geometrically as more of my blood vessels become poisoned. The Necrosis advanced 3% today which is also Unfortunate. I cannot seem to think as quickly as I could yesterday. I am not worried about today.
Today I am going to use the journal. Father says I should talk about my day here. I think he means every day I think something Important has happened. A lot of Important things happened today and because I have not written in here yet and because that will Disappoint Father I will go ahead and write it down. Also because it might disappoint Reginald who is already so disappointed it might be create a Catastrophic Imbalance if he were to be disappointed any further. It is Hard To Know with him these days. Also I will write it down in case it is not possible to do so later.
Today was a high of 76 degrees in direct sunlight, 68 in the shade, and 58 at night. There was Zero precipitation. The sky was moderately cloudy fading to mostly cloudy in the evening. I could see Eighteen of my favorite constellations with some work. I brushed my teeth Three times and went to the bathroom Five times becuase there is so much fresh water here and it is hard to not drink it. Also dinner was very good, and so was breakfast and lunch, but not as good as dinner because there was Chicken at dinner and that is my favorite kind of Poultry.
Today I saw Black Sails and I tried not to cry in front of everyone because I was so scared, so instead I shouted a lot and tried to think of What Duncan Would Do. The Black Sails had damaged another airship that had crashed in the woods and I was sent with Sarah and other people to repair it because that is What I Do. But really my job on the Expedition is to Watch so I Watched Tristan run into a lot of Black Sails and try to die, and because I could not catch up with him because of the Mk. 7 leg I just tried not to cry again. I think Tristan wants to die and I think that is very selfish because Reginald needs him so very much, and because I would be sad, though I think perhaps that is me being sefish too. Duncan was very mad and Shouted A Lot.
Today I went to fix the downed airship and when I bent down to look at the Engine Tank my Mk. 7 leg siezed up and I put my hand in Glow and now I am going to die in about five months but some months before that I will lose my mind so everything is Coming Up Roses.
Today I went to a party and met a Famous Woman who is probably from Meridian but I cannot remember her face or name. She put out chocolate and told me people behaved like Mathematics sometimes though so I think she is probably a Friend. I also met another Famous Woman who wore all black and told me she knew a girl who did Mechanical Adjustments and had lots of machines so maybe I will have a date, but I sort of hope not because I think dates are probably Really Complicated.
Today I caught an arrow because it was going to hurt Sarah but the Mk.1 took the brunt of it and I do not think she saw me fixing it later with the #7 so that is Probably All Right. She is very happy to not be in Meridian and I do not understand that and worry I am a Bad Friend because I do not understand. She has smiled at me 44% more than Average today because she is worried I will die. Duncan is worried to and I know because his eyebrows meet when he looks at me and they usually do not because Duncan is not really worried about me now that I am out of the Hospital.
Today I watched Tabitha and Wolfgang fight but I am not sure why, though Wolfgang did hit Reginald for Some Reason. I did not want to cry in front of either of them so instead I tried very hard to see if there was anything I could do but of course that sort of thing is a job for Someone Else so instead I told Wolfgang and Tabitha it would be All Right.
Today I watched Reginald smile. That is Eighteen times since the Seraphim Crashed and the Second time this Month so maybe those muscles are no longer atrophied. Also I saw him kill a lot of things with the sword that I made for him and I wonder if he had not come to teach me to fight years ago at school if he would be dead now because the Tensile Strength would not have been increased. But I do not like to think like that and it is Useless anyway.
Today I sat at the table and talked with Her for an hour and I could actually see her lips move as she talked. Father would be Proud of that too I think.
Today I was in 45% more pain than yesterday and expect that number to increase Geometrically as more of my blood vessels become poisoned. The Necrosis advanced 3% today which is also Unfortunate. I cannot seem to think as quickly as I could yesterday. I am not worried about today.