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[saturniapavonia]

When people are talking about curses, they're talking about all that mess that happened Saturday and Sunday. Got it. I do have a question though, does it happen to everyone? Is there any person here that hasn't had a curse happen to them?

One more thing, I guess I need a job. Anybody hiring? My name is Roman Godfrey. I don't do windows. I don't like kids. I shouldn't work weekends. If I ever go back I am going to graduate. All my references are back home too. What a problem this is.

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[saturniapavonia]

Does something bad happen if you aren't?

[had_not_lived]

I don't think so? I'm not sure what you mean by that.

[saturniapavonia]

I just don't see a reason for why it has to happen.

[Neil. Neil...he's looking for reason :(]

[had_not_lived]

Maybe you'll be the first to miss them all.

[Never any rhyme or reason in these parts, friend.]

It's not so bad though, really. Most of them. Sometimes they're almost kind of fun.

[saturniapavonia]

Well. One down. Uh. Maybe two? It's hard to tell if people are just really strange around or if it is a curse. There was a man with a tail at the fucking coffee shop.

[:( But. But.]

What was the last fun one you had?

[had_not_lived]

It might just mean he has a tail and likes coffee.

[Neil takes a moment to think on that.]

Recently? Well, being a pirate wasn't so bad. And we had a visitors' day not too long ago; I always like those. Sometimes it's the City that's cursed, really, more than people-- everything changes and we have festivals, things like that. Strange weather. Midsummer snow. Sometimes those are fun.

[saturniapavonia]

Kinky.

[And gross by his own tastes. So judgmental.]

Being a pirate sounds badass. I don't know about the rest of it. I'll take your word for it I guess.

I'm Roman.

[had_not_lived]

My name is Neil.

You can't have been here more than a week, I guess? Are you settling in okay?

[saturniapavonia]

Hey, Neil.

If by okay you mean living in something like a halfway house and with government money then yeah. I'm settling okay.

[had_not_lived]

A halfway house? [He's not really sure what that means, but he can make a guess if Roman is a newcomer.] At the Welcome Center, you mean?

[saturniapavonia]

Yeah. The lady who runs it is pretty nice.

[had_not_lived]

Penny. She really is. I'm sure she doesn't mind having you, but I know it's a little easier when you've got your own place. The main buildings will give you a month to get settled before you owe rent, if I remember.

[saturniapavonia]

Oh shit. Really?

[had_not_lived]

I think so. It's been a while.

[saturniapavonia]

How long?

[had_not_lived]

Oh... I've been here four and a half years, more or less.