neverplaysfair | Game 050 [Voice/Action]

[ While leaving out a mug of coffee, mostly-filled, might seem to be a weird thing to do in remembrance, regardless it's what Joshua does as he goes about cleaning the downstairs floor of his house, the space previously known as Kat's Kradle.

Without any real reason to keep more than the cooking area clean, he hadn't. Dust coats many of the tables and forms sometimes-impressive piles in the corners. Today, despite the rain, Joshua has the front door of House 38 wide open, and he can occasionally be seen sweeping piles of dirt outside.

It's rather cold, but Joshua doesn't seem to mind it. At least it's keeping him from working up a sweat. It's a bit late for a new year cleaning, but at least he's getting around to it at all, right?

Every so often he takes breaks to check on his journal, which he left the following question on earlier in the day: ]

How many of you learned things here that you're not looking forward to having to learn again when you go back to your own worlds? Your own death might be the obvious one, but I mean things like, say, some truth about your world, or friends, or family as well. Anything you'll need to find out again if you forget this place.

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Is it? Hearing that someone dies is quite different from watching it happen.

... That's awfully specific, isn't it?

I'd imagine it's not as uncommon as you might think.

Speaking from experience? Or, is it merely an example?

I suppose you could call it experience, if listening to others speak of such things for years can be called that.

I suppose so, especially in this place. ... You meet many interesting people here.

People your own world could never shape with experiences your own world could never produce. There's a lot of knowledge to be gained here.

Ah? You sound like you've been here for a while now.

Nearly two and a half years. And how long have you been here?

Although it's felt like a while, it's still obviously nothing compared to your time here. ... It's been about two months now.

Two months when I first arrived seemed much longer than two months after two years.

I suppose I can see that. ... Time begins to stretch on if you begin to wait something, as you may be waiting to leave.

It may also be the unfamiliarity. Eventually one settles into a routine, and that makes the day pass without notice.

In that case, time would begin to go faster and faster, wouldn't it? Seemingly.

Until there's a break in the monotony, perhaps. I can only judge how fast it's gotten after two and a half years, after all.

The curses don't keep you entertained?

That depends on what they are. Some are worse than others, and yet there are those which are almost not even worth mention.

Though I do admit they at least keep this place from being entirely stale.

Ah? What about the last one, where others fell in love with others? Were you uneffected?

I can't say it didn't influence me, but it was not an experience I regret. And you?

Luckily, I was unaffected. ... Or maybe I should say unluckily.

Something you wanted to experience?

It's more or less.... I dislike boredom.

[ Joshua giggles. She's a kindred spirit in that much, at least. ]

Those around you weren't entertainment enough?

It isn't specifically that. ... In fact, there was a stray cat I found not too long ago that provided more than enough entertainment for myself. Though, I wouldn't wish for him to come here, either.

Then what?

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