♕ |[108]| He still wonders about the occasional sense of drift between stanzas

[had_not_lived]

I'm relieved, honestly, that this curse still comes around, even with the Deities gone and everything different. Not that any of it is that different, really, but I've always liked getting visitors.

I've honestly lost count of how many times I've seen this come around-- it didn't used to last a whole weekend, did it? I'm glad people get to stay a little longer-- the ones who enjoy it, at least-- but it must be a bit inconvenient, finding somewhere to stay over, being away from home.

I hope you enjoy yourselves. Make the most of it. Carpe diem.


[ooc; please no duplicate Neils (other RSLs always welcome) and please don't explicitly tell him he's not real. Otherwise, whatevs, & I will backdate til the proverbial cows come home!]

Comments

[practicingforhell]

Yeah, well. I hope you stay lucky.

What'd you think? Too depressing?

[had_not_lived]

It was sad, but... well, it wasn't a tragedy, not really. I wouldn't call it one, at least. I didn't dislike it.

[practicingforhell]

Not hating it's good enough.

Your turn to pick a play.

[had_not_lived]

I've read a handful of tragedies, lately, but I just-- it's not that I don't like them, I just can't imagine putting one on.

Have you read As You Like It?

[practicingforhell]

Yeah, living here's tragedy enough.

Might've in high school. Which one is that?

[had_not_lived]

I don't think that. But, well.

Oh, it's one of the comedies-- the daughter of a Duke whose brother steals his throne runs away with her cousin and they live in the forest, and one of them is pretending to be a man, and there's all sorts of confusion of course.

[And a happy ending, of course. This is crucial to Neil.]

[practicingforhell]

But you've got nothing to go back to. Yeah, nothing could be more tragic than this if you've got something going for you here.

[He thinks back to English class. A cigarette would probably help his cognitive processes here.]

The girl's name is Rosalind? Sure, yeah, I read that. Been a while.

[had_not_lived]

There's plenty to like about the City, if you take advantage of it. There are downsides, of course, but I bet that'd be true anywhere. Even if they're not always so extreme.

I like that one. Most of the comedies, really, but I'm sure I've said that before.

[practicingforhell]

Sure there is. I miss it.

So what do you read when it's not Shakespeare?

[had_not_lived]

Almost anything, really. When people bring books in to sell I usually flip through them, and anything waiting to be re-shelved...