Hello, Harrowhark. Claude and I will be in the library tonight. It'll be a futile effort should we try to search for information that may be relevant to us, more likely than not, but never say never, right?
Is it safe to assume that you'll be with Mollymauk and Lup this week, too?
Is it safe to assume that you'll be with Mollymauk and Lup this week, too?
Yes. The simulation room. I believe Cloud and Emet-Selch will be with us as well.
Take care, Hope.
Take care, Hope.
I see that Lup is very persuasive.
You and yours as well.
You and yours as well.
Networking is a powerful skill.
[ there's a short delay before he sends a second message. ]
I don't mean to sound dramatic, but... if we both survive to see tomorrow, could I speak with you? It's nothing dire, I promise--I just feel as though we haven't had much of a chance to do so since we arrived, outside of passing comments and pleasantries.
[ there's a short delay before he sends a second message. ]
I don't mean to sound dramatic, but... if we both survive to see tomorrow, could I speak with you? It's nothing dire, I promise--I just feel as though we haven't had much of a chance to do so since we arrived, outside of passing comments and pleasantries.
[ ...well. it's friday, and they're both alive, if the invoice is to be believed. it's probably a little later in the morning when hope returns to the guest rooms, and it's with a sort of trepidation that he knocks on harrow's door. ]
Harrowhark? It's Hope. Are you there?
Harrowhark? It's Hope. Are you there?
[she will open her door. welcome to her room full of bones; it's very creepy in here.]
...I'm alive and well, but I did have a dream. I suppose we already knew the simulation room was related.
...I'm alive and well, but I did have a dream. I suppose we already knew the simulation room was related.
[ this would unsettle him much more if he wasn't already kind of acquainted with harrow. it's fine. ]
... I see. [ beat ] We didn't end up in the library, by the way. We were in the cemetery instead.
[ LOOKS AWAY... ]
... I see. [ beat ] We didn't end up in the library, by the way. We were in the cemetery instead.
[ LOOKS AWAY... ]
No, not this time. We...were above ground. [ ... ] We got the sense that there would be a lot of people in the library, so we decided to find an alternate location.
I'm not entirely sure why Claude decided there.
I'm not entirely sure why Claude decided there.
Well, it would make sense to me. In the morning, if anyone else was buried, you could help them.
Did you happen to see Rupert?
Did you happen to see Rupert?
[ he nods after thinking about harrow's logic for a moment, but... ]
Rupert...? No, why? Did you see him in your dream?
Rupert...? No, why? Did you see him in your dream?
...No. The dream was about a barber who was killing people and turning them into meat pies. But Rupert apparently woke up buried today.
[ he. does not comment on the dream just yet. that is very much a later problem. ]
...That might disprove my theory about the buried people being a hint toward Clementine and her intolerance for zombies, then.
...That might disprove my theory about the buried people being a hint toward Clementine and her intolerance for zombies, then.
crawls back in here like the zombies theyre talking about
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highestheim
2022-06-30 04:13 pm (UTC)(link)
One more thing to keep in mind about the underlying secrets of this place.
[ . . . ]
Your room is very unique. [ beat ] It suits you.
[ ?????? ]
[ . . . ]
Your room is very unique. [ beat ] It suits you.
[ ?????? ]
Oh. Thank you...is it not quite what I'm used to, but the decor is pleasing.
What do you mean, not quite used to? [ beat ] Ah, do you mean you're not used to staying in a single room for long stays?
It is a bit more...ornate than what I am accustomed to.
I would argue that your taste in general is rather ornate...
[ he probably wants to say something closer to "quirky" or "eccentric" or "bony" but he is a very nice man. ]
But that's the whole idea behind the designs of these rooms, isn't it? That it's a reflection of our... not so much ideal comforts, but something trying to approximate it.
[ he probably wants to say something closer to "quirky" or "eccentric" or "bony" but he is a very nice man. ]
But that's the whole idea behind the designs of these rooms, isn't it? That it's a reflection of our... not so much ideal comforts, but something trying to approximate it.
Good evening, Harrowhark. You probably don't need to be reminded, but in the case that we lose sense of time within our memories: it's Thursday.
Claude and I are in his room following the events of this afternoon. We realize this is hardly an ideal situation, with only each other to be able to confirm our whereabouts... but he insisted, and I couldn't find it in me to say no in his state.
Is it safe to assume you and Lup are doing something similar with Mollymauk tonight?
Claude and I are in his room following the events of this afternoon. We realize this is hardly an ideal situation, with only each other to be able to confirm our whereabouts... but he insisted, and I couldn't find it in me to say no in his state.
Is it safe to assume you and Lup are doing something similar with Mollymauk tonight?
Don't be silly. Both of you are trustworthy. Make sure he rests well.
We will be in the library. I will let you know if anything strange occurred in the morning. Stay safe, both of you.
We will be in the library. I will let you know if anything strange occurred in the morning. Stay safe, both of you.
It still bears repeating, again, for the sake of consistency. Once again, I am thankful for your trust.
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a full thirty seconds later: ]
:)
[ ...
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a full thirty seconds later: ]
:)
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