[text/action/videro] An Invitation x2/MARIGOLD MADNESS!

[notvitiligo]

[text]
Since the Powers That Be have decided that they want to give us all cavities and diabetes, I am keeping a big pot of stew going at Beaumont for anyone who needs emergency food that is not candy. If I am not there, Bulbasaur or one of the robots will be in charge of it. Do not worry, they are all sanitary. It is free to use so do not avoid it if you do not have food. There are severe health consequences to eating only sugar, which I guess the people in charge do not care about.

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Also if there is anybody that needs a place to stay, Beaumont has a lot of rooms open. It is by the lake on the northwest side, and is pretty convenient as far as being close to places. There are some robots here that do the housekeeping stuff. Also you will get a lot of free snacks because I bake a lot. I guess that is not much of a benefit right now but there you go. Pets are OK.

[action/video]

[Hi, Ladygarden residents. Do you like your reality TV to have normally linefaced girls curled up on the ground and crying in the middle of nowhere? Because the Vine has decided that is the hot new thing in entertainment. (The more perceptive viewers might notice she seems less opaque around the edges than usual.)

[After a moment, she notices the mirror broadcasting her. She makes a few awkward attempts to turn it off, then lets her arm flop to the ground.]

Fine. I give up.

Comments

[fionna_time]

But even the queen can't take them all away.

Right?

[notvitiligo]

I don't really think she's in charge of that. If she were, we wouldn't lose couples like that.

You know, I was pretty alone before I came here. I didn't really realize it. But now that I've had friends like this... going back to the way it was is hard.

[fionna_time]

Yeah, I could see how that is. I didn't like losing my friends either. It hurt pretty bad.

...

I never thought of that. How often does that happen?

[notvitiligo]

Often enough. You see it on the Vine.

The worst part is... I don't want to forget them. I don't want to go back and have it all be a dream.

[histrionic]

I agree. I am tempted. Perhaps I could destroy a little more.

They don't clear my head--I wish they had that power--but they destroy the flowers, if that's what you mean.

[fionna_time]

I'm not on the vine as much I should be, probably my own fault.

Did you try writing it down, so you don't forget? I'm sure they mean a lot to you. Besides, who says you'll leave anytime soon?

[notvitiligo]

We can't all play Big Brother...

Can't take anything with you if you're going back.

[notvitiligo]

[She opens her mouth to reply, then stops and thinks for a moment.]

Probably not the best plan, all things considered. [This applies to both Kuja's suggestion, and her own ideas.]

The flowers. That... makes sense. Wow, I'm really losing it lately. I should stay in. Except that'd probably make me crazy, too.

[fionna_time]

Huh? Brother?

Why not?

[notvitiligo]

...I guess you never had that in Lit class. It just means someone that spies on people all the time.

I wish I knew... it'd be a way to understand something about what's going on. But that's just how it is when you go back: it's right when you left, like nothing changed.

[She frowns] Like none of this happened.

[fionna_time]

[Oh yeah, class. School. That...place Fionna only heard about].

I can't imagine going back and not remembering this place. It taught me so much, and made me meet someone I wanna always protect and be with.

Do you think that will happen to you?

[notvitiligo]

It happens to everyone. You can't help it.

[fionna_time]

Sometimes people come back though.

Makes me wonder why we go through all this in the first place, if the queen will just make us forget everything when we leave.

[reverentresistance]

I hope so too, yes.

Good luck.

[histrionic]

I've been exercising restraint.

[And she has, too.]

Yes, the flowers. I tired of them, so I took action.

It makes little difference here, whether we stay out or in. It's much the same.

action

[loveswaffles]

Give what?

action;

[spacejumping]

You sure you should be doing that>

[swordthrowing]

Hm. Even so, you seem...distressed by your situation. [And also not totally solid, what.] Do you need help?

[notvitiligo]

That's assuming she has any control over it. Maybe she just took over the place.

[notvitiligo]

Probably professional help, right now...

If you know a way to get me back to Beaumont, that'd be good. I'd like to at least be able to hug Bulbasaur while I'm being a pathetic wreck.

[notvitiligo]

You too.

[notvitiligo]

And I, at least, appreciate it. Uh, on behalf of the people that like it here.

I'd probably be egging you on, otherwise...

[She sighs, shaking her head.] I'm coming to the conclusion that nothing we do here makes any difference. Even if you build stuff, it'll all go away later.

[notvitiligo]

[She rolls over listlessly.]

Oh. Hey. Do you still feel like killing people?

[notvitiligo]

What else should I be doing? What else can I do?

[fionna_time]

Well why would you make anyone forget about this place to begin? That's just stupid.