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[dignity_misery]

[This is not a post from a cursed woman. Lacking clothes she may be, the line of her body outlined by a thin sheet, but the faint flush to her skin, the disarray of her hair, and the softness of her eyes can be attributed to nothing beyond satisfaction. Natural sexy.

All day she's been harassed by you ridiculous damn sexy people though, and she only has one thing to say about it,]

You are all trying too hard.

[That's all. Carry on, children.]

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[dignity_misery]

Half of my apartment is filling with sand, but yes.

[Better. Things were looking better than they had in a long time. She props an elbow up on the mattress, letting her cheek rest in her hand. From off camera, her roommate grumbles something about the damn sand.]

[cold_dry_pieces]

[Shame, seeing her suffer might've soothed his nerves a bit.]

That is strange. There's just been some in corners, things like that, but having a curse without that stopping... It's not normal.

[dignity_misery]

[Misery is in her skin, he may have a chance yet.]

Maybe the sand's coming from someone else.

[She doesn't sound at all committed to the idea, she doesn't know enough about how this place works to be making any assertive statements about it.]

[cold_dry_pieces]

[It's one of her most charming qualities.]

There's an awful lot of it for that. But you could be right.

Maybe the City's falling apart.

[dignity_misery]

I'm surprised it held together in the first place.

[cold_dry_pieces]

I'd make a feels like home joke, but it's too dry.

From time to time things happen-- extended curses, you could say, but they don't usually double up. So who knows.

[dignity_misery]

Your mercy is noted. [Snort.] What sort of extended 'things' have happened?

[cold_dry_pieces]

Oh... There was a rash of memory loss; some sort of parasite; flesh-hungry sheep. Looking back on the last two years I guess this sort of thing isn't so uncommon.

They're creative, at least.

[dignity_misery]

Creative is a word for it.

[It's so hard to take this place seriously.]

And you made it through without hurting yourself much?

[She means that in the way of general injuries, her own compulsions aside.]

[cold_dry_pieces]

Carnivorous or not, sheep aren't that threatening.

[It's not entirely true-- they certainly caused enough trouble-- but he'd rather enjoyed some aspects of the invasion.]

I guess I've gotten lucky so far.

[dignity_misery]

We can't all be so lucky.

[cold_dry_pieces]

You're welcome to impose on me for a cup of sand-free coffee, if you need.

[dignity_misery]

Is that revoked if I don't drink coffee? I'd settle for some water.

[cold_dry_pieces]

Even easier.

[dignity_misery]

I think you'll see me then.

[cold_dry_pieces]

Has it gotten into your pipes?

[dignity_misery]

In the kitchen. It's working on our bathroom still.

[cold_dry_pieces]

No wonder you're worried about it.

It isn't a problem, just let me know. Bring a jug if you want.

[dignity_misery]

Thanks.

[An appropriate response in this scenario, Carla thinks.]