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[anunluckypenny]

Crazy week, huh?  People dying, people coming back to life for a day, the network turning into a weird version of The Sun.  I'm not a fan of gossip.  What people do, who they do it with--that's all their business, no one else's.  

I'm even less a fan of murder, but I'm sure the police will take care of that.

Coming back to life, though... that's really something.  I ended up running around the garden most of the day.  Maybe this doesn't make sense, but being alive seems to make everything brighter.  Things taste better, flowers smell better, running is more fun.  I never would've guessed that I'd actually miss getting my heart rate up and needing to breathe.  It was a nice day, but being like this--being dead, I mean--isn't bad.  It's way better than not being in the City would be, and I still get to do the things I care about and meet people.

[Her voice takes on a gloomier tone that is very unlike Penny.]

Jenny went home.  I checked the Hall and there she was.  I'll definitely miss her.  I didn't know her for very long, but she's always so sweet and cheerful, and she's pretty much the only person I've ever had a serious conversation about freeing the animals in the zoo with. 

She said I could be part of her family, too--that I'd make a good sister.  I've never had anyone invite me into her family before.  Having a family...

[There's a brief pause, a sniff, and then, with forced brightness:]

So!  Charlie, Sophie--shopping tomorrow, right?

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[charring]

Absolutely, Penny. I can meet you guys there. I have work in the morning but I can be there around...two-ish?

[anunluckypenny]

Two-ish sounds fantastic! This should be fun.

Thanks for letting me come along, by the way.

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[dr_conscience]

Even by the City's standards, it's been eventful.

[Gosh, where to even start? So much going on in one post.]

I'm sorry to hear that your friend left.

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[anunluckypenny]

Crazy eventful.

[That's what Penny does--internalize everything and then spew it out in one disjointed post.]

It's--you know, it is what it is. Everyone's got to go eventually, right? We just had a lot of things in common, and that family thing really got me.

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[thenormalsquint]

[Let's ignore everything else for this one thing:]

Penny?!

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[anunluckypenny]

[Unfortunately, this Penny doesn't remember the City. Fortunately, enough people have recognized her that this isn't all that weird.]

Hey! Have we met?

[majorcrotchgrab]

[So she's still dead...]

It must be tough at times.

[anunluckypenny]

What must be? Being dead? People going home?

All of it's rough, but it could always be worse.

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[minigolfandsushi]

....what do you mean, being alive?

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[anunluckypenny]

Being... not dead? No one's told you about the City dead yet, Peter?

[dudeimbatman]

You okay, Sweetheart? Want a mimosa? And yeah, we're working on the murder.

[anunluckypenny]

I'm fine, Dean--thanks, really. These things happen.

You've probably got your plate full. Being a polite officer here--I don't know how you do it.

[iwasherefirst]

'm sorry. I didn't know you were friends or I woulda...you ought to come over though. Meet everybody. Well the Doctors and Donna.

[anunluckypenny]

Rose, hey. It's not a big... I mean, we weren't super-close, but we had a lot in common.

That'd be okay? I kind of know Donna, and Jenny talked about her dads so much that I almost feel like I know them, but I don't want to bug all of you.

[mightbeconcussed]

Being alive was awesome sauce.

[anunluckypenny]

I don't regret a second of it. Did you end up going swimming?

[primrosella]

That curse happens sometimes, the one that brings people back to life for the day? It's always such a nice curse, really. I rather wish we had it more often.

Are you fond of horses, Penny?

[anunluckypenny]

It's my favorite, I think. I really, really don't mind being dead, but getting a day to be completely alive was amazing.

Horses? I haven't met very many, but I've really liked the ones I have.

[voice]

[closetpervert]

[Klarth listened quietly as Penny spoke, recalling the day he was dead in the City. The feeling or lack of feeling rather was truly hard to explain and something he wouldn't wish upon anyone. He wasn't going to say anything but a small comment wouldn't hurt, right? Softly and quietly he spoke.]

I see it cruel to be given the chance only to have it taken away again though I'm glad to hear you enjoyed it.

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[anunluckypenny]

[All comments are appreciated.]

Maybe it is... the deities don't usually have our best interests at heart, do they? But thank you, really.

[punchedhitler]

I kind of agree with you about the gossip.

[anunluckypenny]

It hasn't gotten you down too much, has it?

And thank you so, so much for the bear. That's all kinds of sweet.

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[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

Not a huge fan of gossip either. Been a lot of it the last few days though.

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[anunluckypenny]

I hope there hasn't been any about you--not that I can think about anything bad anyone could ever say about you.

[totallyinaband]

I didn't know you were dead.

Er. Sorry, Penny.

[anunluckypenny]

Not a problem. I get that a lot.

...It's a compliment, right? Kind of like, "I didn't know you were fifteen years younger than you look?"

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[beifongbandit]

[ She's sympathetic. Somewhere deep inside. ]

Yeah, people leave like that all the time. It sucks.

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[anunluckypenny]

[It would be weird if she was sympathetic out loud.]

It does. I'm sorry about your friend, too--one one who just left.