03 | audio | day 87

[intelligently]

I've been here for fourteen days. I'm sure that a lot of you have been here for longer. I'm also certain that this might not matter with what's going on now but you might be surprised. I know that with what's going on I'd like to not think about it for at least a few hours. Right now I'd rather be shopping, or having lunch with my friend.

[ Even reading something, or being in school. Shocking, she knows ]

What would you rather do? Or what do you miss doing.

[ Maybe she's going somewhere with this ]

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[aucella]

[After the rough introduction to the town, Lara has been laid up in the clinic for a day. Wounds had shown beginning signs of infection and Lara didn't want to chance it so - a mini-vacation.

She recognizes Lydia's voice though and is bored enough to respond.]

I miss school.

[University was so wonderful compared to the shitstorm that is her life now.]

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

I miss having a bigger selection of books. And having decent restaurants to go to.

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[intraining]

[ is this even a question i mean really ]

My computer.

[ a beat, and then she realizes how that just came out and WHOA OKAY HOLD ON. ]

I mean I miss my computer. I'd rather be doing just about anything else that isn't here but the thing I miss is that.

[ yeah. ]

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[intelligently]

I suppose that would be better than this.

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[intelligently]

I wouldn't mind having a book at all. [ And double yes to that food ]

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[intelligently]

[ ... Well she did get what you meant (or would assume what she thinks is what you meant) but clarification is always nice ]

It has a lot of options. [ Games. Google. Books. Videos. Etc etc ] I suppose computers go with a lot of things that could be missed, or at least recent technology.

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[recognize_an_opportunity]

The library has a selection, but it's minimal. Eventually, we'll all run out of things to read.

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[hexappeal]

[She leans in, almost eagerly.] About twice what you've been. I think I'd rather be back at work; I was on my way to a gig when I was brought here.

[intelligently]

It's a shame no one writes.

Where is the library?

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[intelligently]

What kind of gig?

[recognize_an_opportunity]

Kinda near the fountain. It looks like it used to be a school, or something.

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[hexappeal]

I'm a magician. [Lazy jazzhands!]

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[intraining]

Kind of weird trying to deal with a world that's somehow forgotten about the whole media age.

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[aucella]

A lot better.

[It's grim but there's some fondness there. She was going to start grad school shortly after the trip to Hell Yamatai, but that's been...postponed indefinitely.]

My frien - Sam would always make sure I was socialized.

[By 'socialized' we mean way too much clubbing.]

Miss her too.

[intelligently]

Schools don't have the worst selections, at least.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

They don't have the best selection, either. Most of the novels I've found have been pretty terrible.

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[intelligently]

That could be useful. [ She's just commenting, not asking. BUT FOR THE FUTURE ] What sort of magic?

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[intelligently]

Or it never existed. [ Just think about it, and look around. This place is ridiculous ]

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[intelligently]

I know what that's like. [ Even if her and Allison didn't really 'socialise' but if they did it would be Lydia taking her ]

What did you do? At school.

[intelligently]

That's because they are terrible. The teacher claims they have a message but they're just a badly written book.

[recognize_an_opportunity]

You sound like you have a specific book in mind. One you didn't like in school, maybe.

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[hexappeal]

I suppose it could. [By which she means that yes, yes it could. That's as detailed as she'll be about it, however.] I dabble in most kinds, aside from small scale. I'm the second fastest escape artist in the multiverse, next to Mister Miracle.

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[intraining]

So you're calling different universe entirely here or just some kind of parallel one?

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[intelligently]

[ She would make a joke about how this is a slow escape, but she won't ]

I guess you're good then. [ Obviously ] What's your name?

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[intelligently]

I couldn't say, but it's possible. Or we're in the past. [ You know, just to continue the crazy theories ] Another universe might be more plausible, though.