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[yamanaka]

[There's some quiet page flipping, followed by the crackle of a small fire and the sound of the wind in the background. It's eerily quiet for someone who's supposed to be outside, though

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Dictated

[inmylight_comdr]

[Okay, so ... she and Ino didn't exactly part on the best of terms, but between the time and the lingering pain from the room changes, Kat's willing to forget that for now. Ino's question was a very good one, but Kat doesn't have to think long on it before answering.]

What keeps me going is the thought that one day, this place will get sick of me and put me back where I belong; fighting for Reach and mankind. [She's resolute; there's no question or hesitance in her tone, but she has to sigh and pause before the next bit.]

When I'm not sure what to do, I take up a project. [See; nearly finished jetpacks, Falcon, stocked armory, etc, etc, etc ...]

written forever!

[yamanaka]

[Pffft. She's surprised to hear from her, but hey, as long as she's being civil, Ino will keep it that way too, now that she's calmer]

A project?

Dictated forever :3

[inmylight_comdr]

[She's had too much strife to deal with just from visitnig her head space. She's not voluntarily going to add to it.]

Something to take my mind off current things, something familiar, usually something that will help out the castle at large in the long run. It helps if it's a bit of a challenge.

:D <3

[yamanaka]

Building something, you mean.

[A pause]

And what if it doesn't? Put you back, I mean.

Dictated

[jamesholmes]

[Here Ino have a gruffer then usual voice coming through, because guess whose going through that exact feeling himself?]

What keeps me going? The simple fact that out there somewhere is the answer to all of this, why now, why here, why who I care for. And that I would, never be allowed to live it down by that person if they were here and saw what I did. [Which is the only reason why he is only brooding in his room, wrinkled clothes and all.]

As for the ice cream, an ice cream truck appeared in the lobby earlier this morning, with flavors named and modeled after the residents at the castle.

written forever!

[yamanaka]

Do you really think there is an answer? One that someone here will find someday?

[a pause .... well, no weirder than pound cake day, she guesses] Are they any good?

[jamesholmes]

There is always an answer, no matter how hidden, no matter how secret it appears to be at first, there is always one. Even if it takes years, there always is, so yes I do believe there is an answer to all of this. [Because not having one at the end of all of this would crush him.]

It, depends on whose you taste. Some I would avoid merely because of the flavor, others, because of the aftertaste. But there is enough good flavors to enjoy them.

[yamanaka]

How many years should it take? What if after ten years, there's still nothing? Twenty? [She can't even imagine being here for that long, but ...]

That's ... good, I guess. Any terrible ones to watch out for?

dictated forever

[ofthefaintsmile]

Remember that it could always be worse.

written forevaaaaa

[yamanaka]

I guess that's a good way of looking at it.

y u no speak Teresa is lazy

[ofthefaintsmile]

You could always be dead.

LMFAO god teresa lern2read

[yamanaka]

Unfortunately, having a life doesn't always mean you know what to do with it.

written

[foolreversed]

[he has no idea why he's bothering with this: he normally doesn't answer these sorts of things. But maybe he just feels like a chatty Cathy tonight or maybe he's letting his guard slip now that all the Inaba teens are gone. It happens]

promises
obligations
fear of dying [scribbled out to the point where it's completely and utterly unreadable]
knowing that ive got nothing left to lose or anything better to do anyway

written back foreverrr

[yamanaka]

[hehe. IT'S ALL GOOD, ADACHI]

Nothing left to lose, really?

[foolreversed]

yeah
well
aside from my life and 5 senses
those are all in tact
but disregarding those
pretty sure the castle took the only thing i had left

[and even that he's beginning to wonder if he really lost all that much there]

[yamanaka]

I'm sure you have more to your name than that.

[heliotroping]

I remember what drove me in the first place. The memories of those before me, of those I've met, and those I will meet...

I know it sounds cheesy, but it's that simple thought that really helps me.

[yamanaka]

Before you? Like ... your ancestors?

[heliotroping]

Well... Mostly my mother and father, and their friends.

[yamanaka]

Right.

But what happens when all you have to drive you anymore is memories alone?