[If anyone's looking for Anya, she's sitting on the roof, looking out over all of Paradisa. She's got her journal open on her lap, but it's a while before she writes anything.]This place is called "Paradisa," which sounds a lot like Paradise. Does anyone actually find it so idyllic here to deserve such a title? It's hardly a beautiful utopia here. ( Read more... )

[Anya is muttering to herself as she flips through books in the library. She opened her journal to write something, but then she forgot to actually follow through, and now it's just sitting there, open.]

Stupid research. Why couldn't the castle kidnap Giles or something? "Stirling City's Great Dilemma." I'm sure you'll be more helpful than the ( Read more... )

So, how would one go about getting a job around here?

I have experience in retail and vengeance, though I'm much more interested in and qualified for a career in the former than the latter right now.

[...there's also the small problem of Anya not being able to touch money, but she'll find a way to cross that bridge eventually, she's sure.]

[Anya's been settling in for a while now, and she feels it's time to bring up an important issue that's been weighing on her mind. Namely, wishing.]

So, this place will give you whatever you ask for, right? All you have to do is wish for it? And everyone just does this without questioning or worrying their wishes will get misinterpreted?

[She ( Read more... )

[All of a sudden, a high pitched scream comes out of the journal.]

What happened to the money?

[Anyone who happens to walk into Anya's room will see her holding some candy paper money with chocolate coins spilled onto her bed. She'd asked the castle for it, thinking some nice cash would make her feel better about not being home. But the moment ( Read more... )

[Anya turns the corner and nearly runs smack into a big stone wall. Oh. That's not her apartment. It's not the ruins of her former shop. It's not even Xander's apartment or Buffy's house or any of those familiar places in which she's lived in the past. It's some giant... castle. She'd guess that it's not even Earth. Not the Earth of her dimension, ( Read more... )

[still feeling quite let down by all of her 'children', Anya's decided to leave them notes, "helpful" notes, and she's also making some appointments at the Okami Salon]

( Stylists at the Okami )

You know it's really, really typical of this place, but no one thinks about that, do they.

They just rush off into the mouth of a frog, getting bitten and not thinking anything of it.

It's ridiculous.

Though, it's not like they know better. None of them are as smart as I thought they'd be. Honestly, you work your whole life to make sure that ( Read more... )

Well... that's typical.

Need something done and both of those girls have just up and vanished.

You know, when I was their age, I had a lot more respect for people.

[long sigh and some tsking]

So is anyone here that can, at the very least, help me out with something?

[she might be a bit slower, but, all in all, Anya is feeling good! setting out cut-up melons, plates of sliced carrots and celery (plus that small bowl of ranch dip), grapes (in case you just want a little something), a small wicker basket (complete with an opened napkin set inside) filled with off-brand potato chips (none of them are whole), some ( Read more... )