Quest 156
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Sam's alive. He's alive.
I haven't stopped smiling yet.
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Silly as it sounds, it almost feels as though a dark cloud has lifted from over the City, doesn't it? And not just because yesterday's curse is over, though that undoubtedly has quite a bit to do with it. Of course, after so much anger and grumpiness yesterday, just about anything would seem bright and cheerful in comparison, but there's plenty more to be cheerful about than simply the end of a curse. It's a beautiful day in a brand new year, and it won't be so very long before it's spring again, either, what with how quickly time flies by around here!
A few months ago, as September was coming to an end, I remember saying that counting down the minutes until October was rather like watching a terrible storm coming from over the horizon. And for the first time in months, it really does feel as though that terrible storm has finally blown over, and blue skies have come back again to stay. And of course, things always go back and forth when one lives in the City, and of course there will be more troubles ahead--there always are, aren't there?--but for right now, today, it's all just as it should be.
Seven days into the new year, and already they've been absolutely full of surprises--whether those surprises were as great as the chance to see old friends again, or as simple as, say, being struck by a snowball while out for a walk. And sometimes the surprises are...things you never dreamed would happen, never dreamed were even possible, and yet they did and they are. Those tend to be the most marvelous surprises of all, really, and the ones that ought to be treasured when they do come around.
Perhaps it's tempting fate a bit, saying I'm in such a good mood that I don't think anything could ruin it today. But days like this come so few and far between that really, all I want to do is enjoy it while it lasts.
Did you ever manage to find a set of skates for yourself, Cain?
[OOC: So. What do you get when you take one dead best friend, send him home, and bring him back alive, courtesy of Robot Heaven? A veritable explosion of happy, in Rosella's case. It'll wear off eventually, but as for today? She is wired.]
Sam's alive. He's alive.
I haven't stopped smiling yet.
[/Private]
Silly as it sounds, it almost feels as though a dark cloud has lifted from over the City, doesn't it? And not just because yesterday's curse is over, though that undoubtedly has quite a bit to do with it. Of course, after so much anger and grumpiness yesterday, just about anything would seem bright and cheerful in comparison, but there's plenty more to be cheerful about than simply the end of a curse. It's a beautiful day in a brand new year, and it won't be so very long before it's spring again, either, what with how quickly time flies by around here!
A few months ago, as September was coming to an end, I remember saying that counting down the minutes until October was rather like watching a terrible storm coming from over the horizon. And for the first time in months, it really does feel as though that terrible storm has finally blown over, and blue skies have come back again to stay. And of course, things always go back and forth when one lives in the City, and of course there will be more troubles ahead--there always are, aren't there?--but for right now, today, it's all just as it should be.
Seven days into the new year, and already they've been absolutely full of surprises--whether those surprises were as great as the chance to see old friends again, or as simple as, say, being struck by a snowball while out for a walk. And sometimes the surprises are...things you never dreamed would happen, never dreamed were even possible, and yet they did and they are. Those tend to be the most marvelous surprises of all, really, and the ones that ought to be treasured when they do come around.
Perhaps it's tempting fate a bit, saying I'm in such a good mood that I don't think anything could ruin it today. But days like this come so few and far between that really, all I want to do is enjoy it while it lasts.
Did you ever manage to find a set of skates for yourself, Cain?
[OOC: So. What do you get when you take one dead best friend, send him home, and bring him back alive, courtesy of Robot Heaven? A veritable explosion of happy, in Rosella's case. It'll wear off eventually, but as for today? She is wired.]