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misterblackbird) wrote2010-09-28 06:33 pm
misterblackbird) wrote2010-09-28 06:33 pm
Entry 435; Day 648
I've been watching that storm for more than a little while today. I don't like the look of it. Rosella, the storm of October may very well be literal this year. But, as we said, we've weathered things before. Though I wonder if we can weather this.
When they asked if we knew the story, I didn't think exactly think of this one at the time. However:
'And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.'
I remember that much--and what follows after:
'And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.'
Between a storm and a rather strong recommendation to start building, indeed up to and including what I have heard are tools and wood enough for an ark on the beach, it might be a sensible thing to prepare. Far be it from me to equate these 'deities' with anything better than the lowest human, but they do sometimes seem to know what's coming.
And, if you'll remember this spring, we were subjected to the Plagues of Egypt. Granted, the Angel of Death wasn't quite as expected, but I wouldn't put it past them--because I do put the blame for all this on the 'deities'--to try something like that again. Perhaps we'll build an ark and have scarcely ten drops of rain. Or perhaps there really will be a flood. After all, when we marked our doors with the blood of the lambs we sacrificed, we suffered the consequences of that act much later--with mad sheep and a mad shepherdess.
Do we dare risk it?
If one knows the story, one knows that Noah was doubted, and the ones who doubted him perished in the flood. We could believe the 'deities'--they've warned us about these things before. Or we could refuse and call it another trick--they've played enough on us before.
I suppose it's up to us to determine whether we believe or don't. Or perhaps how much we believe.
For myself, I shall see to the stores in the opera house, and to the construction of the ship. I'm no good with building things, but I can lend a hand. I don't like the look of the weather.
I suppose the part that's left is to gather two of every animal--and everyone in the City.
Ladies and gentlemen, dare I say it, but there seems to be a storm on the way.
~C.
[ooc: I could paint a picture with a pen, but a song will only scratch the skin. And there are still places I haven't been because I know what's in there is already in the air. Oh yeah, there's a storm on the way... Cain knows his Old Testament ;; And what he doesn't know, he remembers and he looks it up. And he is cursed, yes, so he'll be, idk, carrying nails and axes (put that down, Cain) around for people building the ark and making plans about how to get his household on it. No drowning here, plzkthxbai.]
When they asked if we knew the story, I didn't think exactly think of this one at the time. However:
'And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth. Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.'
I remember that much--and what follows after:
'And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven; and every thing that is in the earth shall die.'
Between a storm and a rather strong recommendation to start building, indeed up to and including what I have heard are tools and wood enough for an ark on the beach, it might be a sensible thing to prepare. Far be it from me to equate these 'deities' with anything better than the lowest human, but they do sometimes seem to know what's coming.
And, if you'll remember this spring, we were subjected to the Plagues of Egypt. Granted, the Angel of Death wasn't quite as expected, but I wouldn't put it past them--because I do put the blame for all this on the 'deities'--to try something like that again. Perhaps we'll build an ark and have scarcely ten drops of rain. Or perhaps there really will be a flood. After all, when we marked our doors with the blood of the lambs we sacrificed, we suffered the consequences of that act much later--with mad sheep and a mad shepherdess.
Do we dare risk it?
If one knows the story, one knows that Noah was doubted, and the ones who doubted him perished in the flood. We could believe the 'deities'--they've warned us about these things before. Or we could refuse and call it another trick--they've played enough on us before.
I suppose it's up to us to determine whether we believe or don't. Or perhaps how much we believe.
For myself, I shall see to the stores in the opera house, and to the construction of the ship. I'm no good with building things, but I can lend a hand. I don't like the look of the weather.
I suppose the part that's left is to gather two of every animal--and everyone in the City.
Ladies and gentlemen, dare I say it, but there seems to be a storm on the way.
~C.
[ooc: I could paint a picture with a pen, but a song will only scratch the skin. And there are still places I haven't been because I know what's in there is already in the air. Oh yeah, there's a storm on the way... Cain knows his Old Testament ;; And what he doesn't know, he remembers and he looks it up. And he is cursed, yes, so he'll be, idk, carrying nails and axes (put that down, Cain) around for people building the ark and making plans about how to get his household on it. No drowning here, plzkthxbai.]
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I wonder...I'm certainly not about to take my chances on the roof, with the way that storm is looking. I think I'll be going on the ark, myself. It just seems...safest, somehow, as odd as it is to say.
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If it is to flood, and we make it, at least we'll know it'll float if it has to. Although, no, I'm not looking forward to being crowded onto a boat with the whole of the City.
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I've been trying to think of what to do with--well, everything, really. I did manage to catch Snowdrop, so I can bring her with me, but Prince...well, if the Warehouse floods, it won't make any difference to Prince, and I imagine he'd be happier waiting things out here than trying to travel with us onto the boat. And I suppose it won't be much different than when we all crowded into Xanadu to wait out the angel of death, really. Unless people begin to get seasick from it, which would be a mess.
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That is true, yes. We could crowd together like that again--ironic in a certain regard. And if anyone gets seasick, we can send them to the railing on deck. They'll be all right.
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Do you suppose we're really meant to take two of every animal with us?
Derp--I've been distracted the last few tags...apologies ;;
I half wonder what they mean to make of us, though. Many of us are human beings--they can't expect us to choose two human beings out of all of us.
Not a problem! I'm all over the place, myself.
As awful as it sounds, I suppose they might ask us to do two people from each world. That's rather fit, wouldn't it? Though I'm not sure what they would do for the ones like me, who are the only ones here from our worlds.
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That might follow--I have heard that they've done similar things before, with demanding a sacrifice or an offering from one among all those from a particular world. Perhaps you'll have to find someone similar enough that you can claim to be a pair. We'll find you a way onto that ark, regardless.
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Well, if it's to be pairs, then I suppose I'd better start thinking.
If Blue were here--it'd be close enough, we always did think our worlds were the same--drat it all.no subject
I did talk to Merry-mun, BTW. They're a pair. <3
Oh, awesome!! And thank you--my life has been eaten up with crazy lately ;;
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Apparently there's a captain for this ship--did yo know?
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I didn't, no. Who is he? One of the other residents here?
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No, he isn't someone from here, that much is obvious. I'd almost say he's like the 'deities' himself, little as I like to say that.
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Oh, rats.Well, that certainly casts a foul shadow over this whole business, then, doesn't it? Moreso than the clouds have already.no subject
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