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poly_chromatic2012-05-06 10:40 am
misterblackbird) wrote in poly_chromatic2012-05-06 10:40 am
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Entry 562; Day 1234
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It's very kind to be invited, but I bathed this morning and I don't think I'm in need of another bath quite yet
Anyway, I'm not entirely accustomed to bathing with others. There are any number of places in my world where one might go to 'take the waters' as the saying goes, but when one does, one is either alone and unclothed or with others and at least somewhat clothed. I think the combination of the two--unclothed and with others--is a bit much for me.
I'll let the rest of the City float about in springs and pools in my place today. By my staying out, I think I shall save room for someone else, since visiting the springs really does seem the done thing today. It must be crowded and one less person trying to get in might make matters easier for everyone else.
When you've had your fill of taking the waters, you may wish to take tea, and so I shall be at the Turnabout Cafe for such a purpose.
I can't help but wonder if something more or worse is going to come of all this. I say that every time there's a mild curse--and this is a curse, you know, no matter what it seems like--but I can't see anything this City does as wholly good or completely benign. There might be sea monsters in all that water, you know.
But perhaps it's being in the City for too long that makes one a bit jaded about these things. Five years is rather a long time.
Five years and three days now.
I may take a walk. And a long one.
~C.
[ooc: Congratulations to Cain on enduring five years in the City. His Poly!versary was actually May 3rd butI couldn't post thanks to work he has been keeping to himself because of this rather unsettling anniversary (hence the short post today). Five years! Let's hope for many more ♥ Also, Cain will not be joining you in the hot springs or baths or swimming pools or anywhere else today. Because of his back. (What does that mean? Wouldn't you like to know.)]
It's very kind to be invited, but I bathed this morning and I don't think I'm in need of another bath quite yet
Anyway, I'm not entirely accustomed to bathing with others. There are any number of places in my world where one might go to 'take the waters' as the saying goes, but when one does, one is either alone and unclothed or with others and at least somewhat clothed. I think the combination of the two--unclothed and with others--is a bit much for me.
I'll let the rest of the City float about in springs and pools in my place today. By my staying out, I think I shall save room for someone else, since visiting the springs really does seem the done thing today. It must be crowded and one less person trying to get in might make matters easier for everyone else.
When you've had your fill of taking the waters, you may wish to take tea, and so I shall be at the Turnabout Cafe for such a purpose.
I can't help but wonder if something more or worse is going to come of all this. I say that every time there's a mild curse--and this is a curse, you know, no matter what it seems like--but I can't see anything this City does as wholly good or completely benign. There might be sea monsters in all that water, you know.
But perhaps it's being in the City for too long that makes one a bit jaded about these things. Five years is rather a long time.
Five years and three days now.
I may take a walk. And a long one.
~C.
[ooc: Congratulations to Cain on enduring five years in the City. His Poly!versary was actually May 3rd but
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The Animal Trinity: a cat, a dog, and a bird--a harpy, really, if you recall those. I was brought into the City just at the end of their reign. I don't know what brought it on, though the stories at the time suggested it was an accident on the part of the 'deities'. The 'animal trinity' came down into the City and, from what I heard, sent the whole of the City through torments that were nothing less than biblical--and I do mean that literally. There were plagues and torments and rivers of blood and all the rest and the only way to stop this apocalypse in the City and in all the worlds tied to the City was to sacrifice someone from each world. Obviously, this was no easy task. I think it was the cat who made these demands. Anyway--I think there were more than a few sacrifices made or enough, at least, to keep the Clock ticking. By the time I arrived, things were returning to what passes for normal in the City, though I did see this trio of animals on the Network.
The dog, by the way, has since made other appearances. His name is Adrastus and he is said to be fond of lemon cake. His mother visited the City once, too, at about this time of year. The harpies, I know, have come around a few times since--once to deliver the 'deities' to the City after a vacation, of all things. And I can't help but wonder if those sphinxes who took up residence in the Underground weren't kin to the cat.