20 ... attempting to create normal. again.

[brdskllwarrior]

Comments

[lilblackdevil]

[oh, it's that...doll thingamabob. She moves closer to take a look]

Need help?

[brdskllwarrior]

[7 somehow pasted her foot the page and is trying to peel it off, gives Erica a small smile and slightly defeated look]

Yes, actually I think I might. [She looks down at some of the LA pictures that were already securely pasted in] 4 made it all look so easy.

[lilblackdevil]

[have an incredulous look when she notices the stuck foot. WHAT DO. Pull? Cut? IS HER STUFFING GOING TO DROP OUT]

...yeah? I guess I can hold them in place for you.

[brdskllwarrior]

[Just a little paste keeping the page from leaving 7's metal foot, more of an annoyance, really. NO DANGER OF STUFFING GOING ANYHWERE XD]

If you could just hold down that corner there, I think that would do it ... [Her instinct is to go ballistic on the darn thing, but she doesn't want to hurt any of the pictures. Awkward stitchpunk is awkward.]

[lilblackdevil]

[so she does! The stuck foot still draws her attention, though she isn't commenting on it]

[brdskllwarrior]

[With the page weighted down, she's able to yank her foot free. The paper tears a little, but it's just a small spot and 7's already covering it with one of the pictures.]

Thank you! [She smooths it out, and then stands back and looks at it thoughtfully. This particular one is a mess of black scribbles that may have possibly been a two big figures with a little figure in between, or maybe a stand of trees, or books ... it was really up to the observer.]

[lilblackdevil]

No problem.

[falls into silence again as she examines the picture, wondering what it is] Did you draw this?

[brdskllwarrior]

No, that was done by ... by my child, 13. [Her voice is soft and gentle, and sad. Then, she adds as an offside to ease the pain,] The castle seems to like its lessons in taking nothing for granted, doesn't it?

[lilblackdevil]

Yeah. Although I'm more inclined to believe it just likes to mess with people.

[brdskllwarrior]

Maybe ... yes.

[There's a thoughtful silence here as she thinks back on everything the castle has put her through so far] What do you think will happen next? I guess there's no way of knowing, is there?

[lilblackdevil]

Probably not. There doesn't seem to be a pattern to the stuff the castle does. [except for the "making lives horrible" part]

[brdskllwarrior]

[Gives a small smile] Well, at least it keeps things interesting, right?

[lilblackdevil]

Yeah. It isn't so bad most of the time.

[brdskllwarrior]

[Quietly,] I know I'm glad to be here, instead of home.

[lilblackdevil]

That isn't a common sentiment, but I've heard of it. [won't ask unless she's willing to tell]