PARABOLICAL GRAFFITI

How safe is it to take a walk at night here? I feel like walking but it is rather late.

Some help, if you would, maybe? I've been informed by an ugly as hell creature. Demon? ..individual that this board was the place to come to find out exactly what just happened to me, and why I'm in LA?

Sometimes I wonder if it would be bad for my whole Redemption to off a few of those hippie witch types that come in and out of the shop all the time. They have no idea what the world is and I think it'd do us all a favour.

Decided it'd be a bad plan, Still I hated the sixties. Full of them. Did have Jim Morrison though. He was allowed be a hippie.

[ooc: And Ruby is Truth Spelled as per Sam and Anya's cunning plan. I think it will last over a day correct me guys if I'm wrong before wearing off. Its not a publicised thing but might not be too hard to figure out she's being more blunt than usual!]

Man, Christmas was awesome. I'm never making fudge with anyone else again, but it was fun this time. I think we probably should have stopped when the blender and a whole bottle of rum got involved, but that logic was beyond us by the time we got there.

Still, the apartment complex still stands, and the headache and sugar overload are finally over. Milkshakes are an activity that should only be undertaken sober. Anyone want runny fudge made with rum?

Happy holidays. Yeah, yeah, I know.. it's late. Arm feels a lot better now. Spent a lot of time designing some new shirts for work. And shopping, too. And cleaning. Ohh, and having a new hot tub put in at my place. That's gonna be fun. And looking for a computer expert, no luck yet, but I will Happy Yule. Christmas. Hanukkah. Kwanzaa. Whatever the occasion. This place really isn't all that bad. It's actually good. Sometimes. I guess. Although the Vamp Santa thing still has me in giggles from time to time

Well then it's Christmas Eve, interesting. Well if anything good comes from me ending up here, it means I don't need to go to church and listen to that pompous priest go on and on about our sins.

Even if I do miss my parents. But I guess its better for them, everyone that I'm here, away from them.

So...merry Christmas, I guess.

Not sure what I'm supposed to do now
Should I keep being evil, or just pretend to be the bad guy
I still miss Mark

Could we not do that again.. please? I like a family reunion as much as the next guy, but come on. Not when they keep trying to kill you. Thanks, Dad. Those things really hurt. I hope I never see those daggers again Really gave me something to remember you by. Delusional prick, blind as a bat, so glad you're gone At least my home smells nice once again.

Surprised I wasn't visited from my VP back in Chicago. Or by Neff, my old platoon sergeant. I sort of miss him. He had good lessons at the academy. But not as much as I missed one guy. I just wish my cousin could have stayed until the 25th was over. Really not fair. But, oh well.. that's just how it is. I'm not forgetting him in any case. At least I got to see him. And hugs, we actually hugged, I had missed that most of all. I'm going to remember your every word, Mark.

It would be even better if we got some snow this time around. Seeing him reminded me of it. I had these snowmobiles. They were fun. Could ride all over, even on the lake in Wisconsin. And making snowballs, snowmen, snowladies. New York was good at this time too. Ahh well, back to business as usual. Should probably focus on the computer plans. Or maybe I'll just take a break and go out for a while. Or I could plan a party. Been a while since I went to one of those.

I remember a time when stuffed animals made better security blankets than swords. That seems like it was really long ago. Although Feigenbaum is still pretty comforting.

[Filtered; Xander, Anya, Tara, Kendra]
When the insanity of not real people showing up stops, you guys wanna go do something? Catch a movie? Or movie night in? Just anything?
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In two days it will be the twenty-fourth. Future Xander said I'm going to die in two days. I just thought I'd point out that one of the 'end of the world' things is happening in 48 hours, unless I'm getting dates wrong.

[Filtered; Ruby]
Apparently you went missing again. Did those people come back? Are you okay?

I don't like this.
She wouldn't just...
Something has happened.

Has anyone seen or spoken to Ruby over the last couple of days?

I saw my cousin. I really saw him.. it almost makes up for my crazy dad, my batty aunt, and the creepy kid. It.. Hell with it, of course it makes up for it. For anything. Hadn't seen Mark in over eight years. I actually saw him, talked with him! This is so good, so awesome and.. good. Not sure I can even describe how I feel It's amazing. I just wish he wasn't a ghost. That he could really stay. I know it won't happen, though. But whatever.. I'll take what I can get. Too bad Elaine wasn't here for this. I think she'd like him. He's funny.

Guess I better check Walmart for some air fresheners. Maybe I'll get lucky and find a good deal.. no one should have to work in a home with that smell. Though I must confess, I'm partly avoiding going back, on the chance that I might be attacked there again. Wonder who I'll see next. Maybe my nanny from when I was six, she was cool. Or Teddy from the academy.. or my friends Sgt. Neff or Buher. Or maybe it will be someone coming after me yet again with a knife. I hope not, I would rather avoid that... but even so, there's no way to avoid that bad stuff anyway. They can touch us. I'd jump for joy if I saw Marky again, though. Maybe I'll take pictures. Hope that works. Hey, there's an idea? If you see one, I don't know if since it's solid.. maybe snap a few pics. See if it shows up. Then frame it if it does. The good ones, not.. the bad ones. Only the good ones.

I've heard of bad families, but.. damn. Never thought my foster dad would be trying to kill me in my own car. Fucking psycho. At least it wasn't on an altar this time My car stinks of brandy. Hypocrytical, self-righteous, religious fanatic dumbasses think they know it all, they're all crazy and stuid and wrong, like to see anybody in my shoes and THEN they can say they know me

Oh! And night before that, someone talked about love and then just took it away afterward. Anybody figure out what all this is? Or why? Is it like therapy or something? The PTB or the SP do this, or someone else? Because I gotta say, I didn't make any appointment. This is like Dr. Phil.. on crack. Why am I hearing trumpets right now

It isn't always the same ghost. Tonight it was someone new.

Just in case that sheds new light on any of this.

[Sam]

Just tell me someday you'll maybe let me explain and listen, Maybe. Just give me maybe?. Not saying believe it, just I need to know that I'm not trying for nothing here.
Lilith can't be right

My room stinks of lavender. And seeing that old bat isn't helping things at all

What. The. Fuck.

Anyone who was visited, none of your visitors touched you, right? Like they couldn't grab you and take you somewhere? They just talk?

So it hasn't even been a few days after vampire Santa and the other night we found a dead blood drained "elf" still in costume and everything. Working a case at a Santa's village is just creepy. Strangest case I've had all year. Seriously guys, is there something in the water? Or a full moon? What?

I suppose I should also start looking for occupation. However, unlike Gwen, I do not have any skills that would be deemed useful in this time period. I don't suppose they pay one to sit around and read all day.

I will take a page from Merlin's book and introduce myself. My name is Morgana and is a pleasure to make all of your acquaintance. Take that, Arthur Pendragon

[Gwen]

Are you free at the moment? I would like to talk with you, in person, if you have the time.

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I need to find work. Though it is difficult when they ask about 'previous employment' and they laugh at your response.

Vampire Santa. It's wrong on so many levels. I had to dust a Santa. My inner child is sad. Who turns Santa into a vampire anyway?

Like a lot of other things, the weather is crazy in California. L.A.'s a big change from San Francisco.

Not that I'm homesick or anything.

Also, my favorite beer is actually available here, so at least there's that. If anyone's bored, I'm obviously pretty bored myself, and that just can't happen. I'm up for about anything, but I'd mostly just like to find someone who doesn't blatantly cheat at pool to have some beer and play a game with.

Some lady wished me a 'Merry Christmas' and then handed me a pamphlet on Jesus and God and salvation. Then she went on about how good God is, sending Jesus down to earth.

Really? Cause I'm still convinced if God exists he is an asshole, or he just has a very, sadistic sense of humor. Makes me wonder if he lets us suffer because he is simply bored.

[Ruby]

Are you still up for teaching me how to knife fight?

[Sam]

You offered to teach me how to use a gun earlier? Are you still up for that? I'd understand if it was weird for you.

[Faith]

Are there still going to be lessons at the Hyperion in fighting?

You know I realized we don't do this often enough, show a genuine interest in each other's lives. So this is how I'm going to rectify that.

How is everyone today?

You know, having a knife held to your throat is really not fun for anyone. Just when you thought Walmart was safe. Then again, it's L.A., and night isn't always the best time, especially in a section of the lot that's not well lit. Still.. it could have been worse. Least it wasn't a bunch of troops with guns and other weapons again. Didn't really hurt, though. Just a bit of a poke. It was a bit tense for a moment. That mugger really wasn't playing around. He really wanted to cut me, and all for a game system But it's fine now. He's alive too, so it all works out.

The thing works quite nicely, especially on those flat-screen HD television sets. Not sure it'd look well on the regular TVs. Another funny thing about that amnesia thing, not once did I go to a fancy, five star restaurant. All fast food and microwave dinners. Of course, I go to the good places now. But then.. well. I liked KFC. Mmm, fried chicken. I like fried chicken now. Best I had, though, was Popeye's Chicken. Damn, that's good! Love chicken. I'd probably eat it every night. I can't believe how many Popeye's there are here. Guarantee you'd run across a few. Google search turned up at six to eight branches in this city. Can't really blame them, chicken is really good.

whose ever fault this is fix it

Wow.. noticed something at Walmart. Walmart is the antichrist.. oh wait, no it isn't But they have a new game system. Playstation 3! Seems it's been available since November 17th. Heard it was number one bestseller in just 24 hours after the release. Going to find out why very soon. Just didn't notice it there during all this hectic stuff taking place recently, since I only went to home and work. Very expensive, though. Like four to five hundred dollars, give or take. There's been violence over it. You know how crime-ridden this city can be. Robberies, thefts, beatings. Probably even deaths. Used to be that people killed over their deities, beliefs, revenge, or a piece of land. Now it's over games. Sucky. Damn, how far man has fallen

I'm planning to go get it from Wallyworld tonight. No way I could have afforded it as a low-paid scrub/orderly for Dr. Petersen. But as a CEO of my own company? Ohhh, Hell yes, I am SO going to get that! I hear it looks really great on a big HD-screen TV set. Maybe I'll get it after having some drinks at a bar. Or before. Whatever comes first. Who knows, maybe I'll even invite some of my friends over to play with it too. I think they'd like that.

Who here thinks that carrying guns to a bank, outside or not, is stupid with a side of crazy?

Please, raise your hand.

Higher powers can take their damn war and shove it. My mind ain't for playing with.

... I don't even know where to begin. They took our minds and twisted them, but I can't say that without sounding hypocritical What they did. Just.. what happened. I think we are exactly who we're supposed to be right now. Pftt, as if we need outside help in seeing how it could be otherwise.

I was in a hospital. I had a crappy home and TV. And car! And had a BOSS too. Over me. So glad I have my company back. And my last name was Salvatore? Please. I know that being born in Rome and living here now sorta makes me an Italian-American, but come on. I thought things. Believed things. I actually believed in God, praised Him, went to church a lot. Excuse me wile I hurl. Times like this when I wish I could get drunk. Oh! And I have my nice clothes back too. And my maids and butlers. We all have our lives back and that's a good thing.

It's funny, though.. one little part of it. I am glad I am no longer in the dark about why I don't get poisoned, or why I was seeing things in other people's eyes, or why I was like an encyclopedia when I talked to a patient about history. Is it bad that I still want to visit them a while longer But I just love it when people I'm not supposed to see or talk to, they just come along and see me anyway, when I'm at a vulnerable stage. Sounds like a villain move, and it really says something about a person when they're an alleged good guy. Really, it's great. So glad I could be the tail end of your jokes. Not as funny as a certain joke by the future guys, but whatever.

Don't you just hate it when shampoo gets in your eyes while taking a shower? I mean, you're washing your hair. And it somehow gets in your eye and makes it hard to see until you wipe it. I'm told that it really stings. Does it? I mean, I guess it should.

But it happened to me. And it didn't hurt at all. No sting. No burning in the pupils. I just wiped it with a towel, no problem. And it's really hard to resist temptation when showering alone, I must really, really fight to resit that, it's wrong

So...apparently I'm not who I think I am and there's some sort of weird amnesia thing going on.

Hi, I'm Clary, and apparently they focused on the wrong generations when the Star Wars movies were made.

Something trippy is going on. I didn't forget anything, I know who I am. Damien Ignacius Salvatore. But it seems that some people know me.. even though I never met them in my life. And apparently, I have "humble servants." Really. What, like a maid or butler, like in a mansion? Ohh, I wish. But working on a hospital paycheck only gets me so far. Couldn't even afford a maid if I wanted to.. or a big TV. The one I got doesn't even work all the time. But I guess that's life. Any one of us can end up homeless if we aren't careful. Just guess I need to watch my little spending I do already. And maybe have faith that I'll make it each month. I have so far. But you never know.

Also.. err, I should confess. I can do it here or go to a confessional booth that I've been to a couple times. I swore today. This van almost ran me over, then flipped his finger at me. I said a cuss word and with "God". I think the muffler started smoking, though it wasn't before. So, what is the penalty for profanity? Certain number of hail mary's? Restitution, fasting? I know it was wrong. Maybe I haven't gone enough, maybe I need to go on Wednesdays as well as Sunday. Lord, please forgive me I also had this weird feeling. I don't mean the pet shop.. tho that's weird, the cats hissed at me. But.. a couple guys at my work. One is Jake, the night shift janitor. And Mark, my boss. It's not so much THEM. It's their names. They sound familiar for some reason, but I just can't remember why. Like deja vu or whatever.

[Added several minutes later]
Oh! Right, in case I forget, but it's around that time. Sorry. Happy Thanksgiving! Hope all is well with your families. Eat up, drink, be merry, give thanks, and tell each other what you're thankful for. For me.. it's being alive. Having a job. Seeing patients make it. Having my parents here to share time with when they visit.

Does anyone know where a good shelter is? I'm not particularly familiar of this area and the sun burns!

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?

WHY IS NO ONE TELLING PEOPLE WHO THEY REALLY ARE?

[ WOLFRAM AND HART BITCH ]

I want my family back. All of them. Now.

I've been thinking about some things lately.. sorta like anniversaries of events here. A year and a month ago, there was almost the Apocalypse. Not "an", I mean the big one with a capital A, like the kind that you hear about in advanced courses for Sunday School. It was so damn close. But it ended. They were stopped. That was very good, it was awesome knowing that it could be stopped. Cycles were cool though, and that skinny guy liked taking stuff apart and putting it together again. Something about screwdrivers. That one guy kept oiling up my couch, damn Horseman And now a year later and then some, we're still here. The city was saved anyway. The resurrections were cool too. Elaine was really amazing

And a year ago, nearly exactly a year.. there was this girl named Christina. She was around for a while. Spoke with her quite a bit on the boards, though I did meet her once for coffee in person. It's strange. We were both so much alike. Never got sick, animals get weird, odd dreams, not easily scared, lots of similar stuff. I have this crazy hunch we were related in some way, maybe I should have just laid it all out there with her instead of making useless small talk I don't know, I tend to think on the past at times. Of course maybe that's because I also happened to own a museum back home. Also thought of other stuff. And.. well, heck with it, I'm gonna try to go out since it's been a while. I'm heading over to the Lux for some strong drinks. I'll buy anyone a drink if they wish to join me. Except Bart, though it's illegal for him to drink anyway, but I bet he has a fake ID somehow

So this Muggle thing called speed dating? Anyone care to elaborate?

THERE WERE TOYS OF HIM!!!!  MISTER J!!! ON HALLOW'EEN

AND THEY COULD WALK AND TALK AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE ALL PROUD OF ME!!!

 This city is the best ever!

Ooh and Bats and Mini Bats. Want more cookies?. I am in the GREATEST MOOD!

You know this, the toys, the silly little games.

How long is it gonna be before you AI people let loose what you really can and end this. Or are you getting too used to living the lie around here? I know some of you are really good at that whole living a lie thing but just cause they're in charge doesn't mean you all have to follow like sheep.

The power you people have and you still let this happen?

Well.. hmm. This is very odd, even for here. Halloween is usually my favorite holiday of the year. Not sure what to think of it at this point. I was passing by those bins at my work, and I'd swear some of the toys were trying to get out of them. There was banging on the inside. Honestly, you can't make stuff like that up. I don't know how else to say it.

And now that I'm home. Some stuffed animals tried to chase me! The action figures tried to surround me too. It's kinda cute. Sort of. In that weird way. Luckily, I managed to get out of the room and seal the doors shut. So that's good for now. Though I'm sort of stuck in my bedroom for now.. not sure what else around here has a mind of its own.

I think I'll be going out for drinks again. But... I've been reading some books on the side. I noticed two specific drinks spoken of, butterbeer and firewhiskey. I hear they're quite good. Especially firewhiskey. Now, anyone that has had it... are they stronger than the most alcoholic drink? I'm a bit curious about that. I have a extremely slightly high resistance to the normal stuff, so I'm interested in a little experimentation, maybe see how much it takes to get me plastered.

I also have an important question for anyone that arrived here. Hypothetical, really. But still of importance.. sort of. There's a few buddies that are curious too. And by buddies, I mean just myself Not "new" arrivals per se, just.. secondary arrivals. Like, you were here before, then got sent back, and now you're back here again. The question, it's something like this.

1. You were someplace in your world, then poof. You're here.
2. Spend time here. Then you go back.
3. Poof again, and here you are once more.

It's more along the lines of 1 and 2. I don't need exact details of dates and places. But.. say you're some place in your world... let's say it's K-Mart. Then you showed up here. When you got sent back, were you exactly back in the spot you were the first time? Or perhaps the return spot is a bit farther in distance.. like inside your home or something. I mean, I don't think the PTB would just have sent you back in the middle of the street or anything like that. At least, I hope not I'm just wondering, hypothetically, if returnees are deposited in exactly the same place and day that they had previously left.

OMG Someone is STALKING ME!!! Like really...I keep getting these WAY creepy letters and that is so...

They're totally gonna want to cut me up like that guy wanted to with Cordy that one time...and make some kind of...eww.

Spikey you have to help me! You owe me!