attempt number nineteen ♓ (dictated)

[autophoenix]

What's the longest somebody's gone without getting smacked by a loss on top of a loss in this place, anyway? I just came up on month five and already I have this feeling like the other shoe is waiting to drop. And, no offense to anyone with especially bad luck, but I'm kind of hoping it isn't bomb-like when it finally does

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written forever

[queendramabitch]

I've been here three and a half years, and I've only experienced one loss.

likewise

[autophoenix]

It wasn't really bad or anything to make up for not having others, was it?

[powerlusts]

I've been here for about the same time and haven't had another loss.

[autophoenix]

Guess that makes us the lucky ones, huh?

[powerlusts]

So far, at least.

[autophoenix]

Right, this is the part where I knock on wood and hope I didn't just blow our streak.

( girls )

[supertorso]

I'll bring cookies.

( girls )

[autophoenix]

Have I mentioned lately that you're my hero?

( girls )

[supertorso]

Not lately, no. It's good to hear, though.

( girls )

[autophoenix]

We're all gonna meet up in Cassie's room -- you know where that's at, right? She moved in beside me.

written;

[haruno]

You and me both.

written forever;

[autophoenix]

Might wanna keep an eye on the replies here, then. Apparently, results are varied.

[haruno]

So I've been hearing. I wonder why that is, when you get down to it, or if it changes from stay to stay here in Paradisa. I see Lucy's had only one in three years, and someone else one in two?

If it's all luck, that still seems a little too lucky. Makes me wonder what it is the losses accomplish, both the permanent for as long as you're here (this time around) ones and the temporary ones.

[autophoenix]

It's kind of worrying, you know? Like if losses are some weird kind of magical punishment for something, then do we really want to be the people who are apparently not doing things wrong enough to skate by? I don't know. Maybe I'm overthinking it. But it is worth thinking about -- and maybe talking to Flora at Mineas.

[nurse_boy]

Hello, Claire.

... I don't really know if I've had a loss loss. You know, the kind where the castle targets just you. But, uh, once someone made me think I was a--mmm--a security guard, and then I ate one of those candy heart thingamies. One of those. And then--well.

[he's not even going to mention being an Apostle, because he's fairly sure she doesn't know about it still]

[autophoenix]

Hey, Rory. [ there's a smile in her voice. ] How long have you been here now, anyway? Not having a loss where you get targeted is pretty lucky.

[nurse_boy]

Ummmm ... [a big sigh as he thinks] Getting on a year now, I suppose. Blimey.

[he hadn't realized it'd been that long]

And far as losses go, anyway ... I don't even know what mine is.

[hasn't given much thought to that in a long time, either]

[autophoenix]

You really don't even know what yours is? After a whole year? [ damn. ] ... I guess I wouldn't know mine if he weren't here.