rose: fight the throes of boredom

[fluthlu]

[Rose is bored. Bored, and cramped. She isn't used to living around so many other people, and it's gone from interesting to irritating very quickly. So for the past few days, she's been spending as much time as possible up on the roof, enjoying the one good thing she's found about this place - the wishes. The castle gave her a violin, and

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[fluthlu]

[She catches him in the corner of her eye, but doesn't look over just yet.]

Hi.

[fluthlu]

You flatter me, John. I was just warming up.

[Still not looking directly at him, but he can probably see her smiling just a tad.]

[fluthlu]

[Well in that case... She plays for just another minute before slowing to a stop and cutting the song off. Finally, she glances over at John.]

How have you been lately?

[fluthlu]

Nothing worth noting.

[She puts the violin back in its case and straightens out her dress.]

A bit too much of nothing, actually.

[fluthlu]

... Very true. I'm sorry if it seemed at all like I was belittling your negative experiences here. It seems that I've gotten lucky, as I've done nothing but sit idly for two and a half months now.

[fluthlu]

I noticed that during last month's little trip, though I myself was condemned to rest and relaxation aboard the cruise liner. But I am anxious to see what the castle has planned next.

[fluthlu]

"Anxious" doesn't necessarily mean it's an experience I'm looking forward to. I simply mean that after hearing about the castle's numerous past shenanigans, as one might call them, lengthy periods of inactivity become all the more disconcerting.

[fluthlu]

Particularly since its antics seem to range from incredibly silly, to life threatening.