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Tweak says, "Shake it, baby!"

Neil Perry (had_not_lived) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2014-08-05 21:25:00

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:4th wall, bonnie bennett, damon salvatore, neil perry (au), piper halliwell, tenma, zatanna zatara

♕ |[ Day 283 ]| Video;
[It's been a while since Neil addressed the Network, but here he is, folks, wide-eyed and eager.]

Is this a Visitors' Day? I thought it might be, because there are so many new people, and they haven't said anything about new inmates. I wasn't really sure if you had them here.

If there's anyone here from the City-- or anyone who visited the City, too, or from home, if anyone's come that far-- I'd like to say hello. My name is Neil, I used to run the bookshop called Bilton and Scaggs and I put on plays, from time to time.

[He grins.]

Or if you're new, and you'd like to say hello, that's great too! I hope you enjoy your visit. I know it's an odd place, but it's nice. And if it's anything like this used to be in the City, it shouldn't be long.

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	cast_a_pebble 2014-08-09 01:55 pm UTC (link)
	[ Little, considering hum. ] If you don't my asking, why did these beings in charge bring you in in the first place? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-08-09 02:41 pm UTC (link)
	They didn't, exactly, I don't think. It was the City itself, it was curious. [He pauses, draws a rather unsteady breath. There hasn't been enough time to get over it. There never will be enough time. The City became his home, and he had to leave it.] But-- well, honestly, I can't say I understand all of it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cast_a_pebble 2014-08-09 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	[ Reki'd be damned if that didn't feel like hitting close to home when it came to a Haibane being "born" in Grie. But Reki's not so lost in her own musings that she fails to pick up on Neil's sign of discomfort. ] I think that's how I feel about Marina. [ Topic change? ] Ah-- about that bookstore you mentioned; do you run one here, too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-08-09 06:33 pm UTC (link)
	I don't-- I mean, we haven't been here too long, so I haven't even thought about doing anything like that. Plus we don't have to pay rent. I do kind of miss it, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cast_a_pebble 2014-08-10 08:42 am UTC (link)
	[ Heh. ] Now it's a thought, isn't it? I think, money aside, it would be nice to go to a place with books that isn't the library. It's nice to have a person to ask about what's good -- bots don't do that so well. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-08-10 03:13 pm UTC (link)
	Well, that's true. I don't know where I'd get the books, though-- I only had a handful of my own when I got here, and the Wardens still haven't given them back to me. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

cast_a_pebble
2014-08-11 01:24 pm UTC (link)

[ Reki hums pensively, trying to recall what she's learned and heard around from friends. ] If I recall correctly, Wardens are all about rehab' points, right? Like, why not request for a collection from the kiosk -- books that encourage culture and good behavior. There's the added benefit of personal interaction, too.

[ Her idea's vague, but the intention's there. People talking about books, and having a good time and such. ]

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	had_not_lived 2014-08-13 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	I've been thinking about... well, something like that. [It's a bit more complicated; he's reluctant to spend any of his mysterious brownie points on anything but getting his things from the City back. And-- well, starting a new chapter of the Society, it's a little too soon for that.] They do seem to encourage all kinds of clubs and classes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cast_a_pebble 2014-08-14 02:14 pm UTC (link)
	Mm! Something to pass the time and to keep ourselves behaved. [ Relatively. ] So-- what kind of plays did you put on? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-08-16 01:21 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, different things. I'm partial to Shakespeare. Comedies, not tragedies. The last one we put on was a City original, my best friend wrote it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cast_a_pebble 2014-08-18 04:59 pm UTC (link)
	[ Reki can probably credit her painter memories for somehow feeling that the name rings a bell. A play quickly comes to mind -- ] Like, Much Ado About Nothing? But, hey, what's that original about? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-08-25 02:20 am UTC (link)
	It was a little like one of the Shakespeare plays, but it was set in the City, with people from different worlds trying to get along and figure out their lives. I had a copy with me, but it was in with the other books and the Wardens haven't given it back yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cast_a_pebble 2014-08-25 04:23 pm UTC (link)
	Heh. I hope the Wardens pick up the pace and get your books back to you -- I'd like to be around should you come to get a play together! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	had_not_lived 2014-08-26 11:25 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks! (Reply to this) (Parent)

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