Nineteen Purple Files

[proudambassador]

I suppose I should be glad my house, it was still here, when I got out of the infernal case. And I suppose I should be glad that I have no pets, because they would have starved

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[andcountry]

Who says you weren't missed?

[proudambassador]

Me. See the writing? That is mine.

But there is dust on the floor, and everything is in order. I am lead to think that no one came by or noticed, hm? Do you say differently?

[andcountry]

I missed you.

But, you know how it is. You can not see a person for several weeks and then suddenly run into them again. You could have been worried and they'd simply laugh and say, "oh yeah, I got like five new jobs and decided not to say anything about it over the journals."

Blame the flippant people, I say.

[proudambassador]

That, I did not expect.

The flippant, yes. It is good to have someone to blame, no? Very good.

Myself, I have been trapped for however long it was. And you? What have you been doing?

[reckless_rebel]

That's one way of looking at things.

[proudambassador]

Yes. Yes it is. That is why they are being looked at like that, no?

[weaver_girl]

I thought I hadn't seen you come by in an awfully long while. I'm glad to see that you're all right.

smudge is intentional on my part.

[proudambassador]

No, you had not.

But perhaps I was a little hasty. A little. Only a smudge. It is good to see that you are as well.

[weaver_girl]

Maybe just a bit.

Were you asleep in your house? Wouldn't Housekeeping have noticed, in the very least?

I'll make sure to call on you a bit more often from now on, though.

[proudambassador]

Perhaps they did, and thought nothing of it, hm?

This, I will appreciate.

[its_me_hooray]

I'm glad you're okay, my one and only brother! I actually got out of the Clinic recently. Some monster thingie gave quite a fight a week or so ago and... oh! I should give you the full details in person! That'd be a super idea!

Let me clean that up. Can I keep the sand, actually? I think I'll bring a jar.

[proudambassador]

[Long pause of thought.]

...Yes. You can keep the sand, and you can come tell me the details. Fighting, I know little of, but do come over.

[its_me_hooray]

You got it! You'll love this story! It's heroic, daring, dangerous, and it involves saving a lady! I get chills just thinking about that day, ooh!

I'm coming over now, if that's okay!

[proudambassador]

Saving a lady as well, hm? And did she reward you for this?

Yes, yes. The sooner the sand is gone, the better.

[burntorangesky]

I am rather afraid I did not realize you were missing; but I only just returned myself after being away for, I am given to understand, an entire month.

I hope you were not adversely affected by your experience. Waking in a pile of sand is never pleasant.

[proudambassador]

Fred. You know, it could be said that I did not miss you. But that is only because I think that what I saw, it was yours.

Then again, you cannot miss anyone when you are not thinking, hm? So I did not miss anyone.

[burntorangesky]

[Pentaps.] I see. Perhaps you could tell me what you thought of it, at some point.

I suppose not. Have you any notion of how long were you asleep?

[proudambassador]

The first thought, it is easy to say. It was nice to see a world that was not so Earther-like. But more, yes, it can wait.

No. The days, they go by.