Entry 200; Day 469

[misterblackbird]

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Those stupid pictures of cats and misspelled words again. I don't think I'll ever entirely understand it. For example, 'snake cat has bited before, snake cat will bite again'. I just have to hope to endure it when it comes around again.

Perhaps I should apologize for my behaviour yesterday. Although it wasn't as untoward as some curses make one behave, I'm sure it was still trying for everyone to whom I spoke on the Network. It even struck Riff, who proceeded to 'Riff roll' me, whatever that means. It annoyed me at the time, for some reason.

I think seeing him write like that was the strangest thing I saw all day, stranger than the cats with their captions.

All the same, I think I spoke to more people in the Network yesterday than I have in weeks--some I knew, some I didn't.

It was very good to meet you, Miss Kagami. I hope that we can meet again sometime when we're both feeling more like ourselves--or when I'm in a slightly better humour. I did very much enjoy our walk. It took that much to get me off the Network at all, I think.

And, Killua, for the record, no profit was made, despite those four stage plans to turn a profit. I'm sure you're disappointed.

Yesterday's curse frustrates me beyond all reason. It's rather like dreaming one can speak a foreign language. In the dream, everything makes sense, but when one wakes, everything is nonsense again. I understood myself, more or less, yesterday. At least, I knew what I was trying to say. Although, most of what I wanted to say yesterday was that I didn't want to talk like that. And yet I seemed to say it over and over and over.

Some of the photographs of the cats are somewhat funny, though I don't understand the giant pear with teeth, and I certainly don't understand 'lazor'.

At least this curse only seems to come around once a year. I couldn't take it if the Network looked like that all day every day. I'd either go mad or go silent entirely.

I also didn't think, or couldn't think, to screen my entry yesterday. None of them took me up on being out in the open like that, fortunately.

Now that that's over, I suppose I'll pick things up where I left them the day before. Back on his trail again. I need Crehador's information.

And this is the 200^th post I've made on this Network contraption now, and nearly 500 days. I rather feel this sort of post ought to be more monumental, somehow, being both a round number and such a large number, 200. But I'm too exhausted after those stupid cats all over the place, and who would want to celebrate having been here so interminably long? Bravo, number 200.

~C.

[ooc: 200 posts! Wow! I feel like I ought to say something here XD Uhh... Thank you, POLY! For playing with Cain and me for so very, very long. I always hoped to hit 200, but never really thought about it. And here we are! Thank you~!! Also, Godchild crew (small but growing?), I'm not planning on cursing Cain this weekend, but if you've got plans, drop a line :D]

Comments

[apteral.livejournal.com]

We share the same sympathies for yesterday's curse. I'm afraid I did not understand many of them either. It was a very confusing day, even though I was mildly affected myself.

200 network entries in nearly 500 days? You've spent quite a long time in this City, sir. And to still be affected by curses even after so long, the deities definitely do not play favorites.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

At least it was only mild for you. I seem to have gotten the full dose of it, and looking back, I look perfectly insane.

Yes, 200 entries in nearly 500 days--I'm beginning to think that I write too much, perhaps. But, oh no, I assure you, the 'deities' do not play favourites and prefer those who've been here longer. As long as they have a person here, he will be cursed. It's how they work.

I don't believe we've met before. Cain Hargreaves. Pleasure to meet you.

[ooc: LJ thinks I don't need comment notifications. Oh, lol. Forgive me if I'm slow ;.;]

[apteral.livejournal.com]

I'm Amou Tsukasa. The pleasure is all mine, Hagreaves-san.

I must admit, the network did look pretty insane in my opinion. I was thankful to only have been cursed by a "test meme", and retained normal writing. Then again, I couldn't understand what anyone else was saying, so the one who looked insane may have been me.

Writing is a nice way to relieve stress, Hagreaves-san. You should continue writing as much as you like.

[ooc: it thinks the same way to me. u.u; They be mean, y/y?]

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Shall I call you Amou or Tsukasa? I'm still learning which name is which, but I know at least to ask when someone calls me 'Hargreaves-san'.

That does sound mild, but I doubt that you seemed insane. I could understand people who weren't cursed, though they could hardly understand me.

It's more a way for me to organize matters. I'm accustomed to writing letters, notes, lists, bills, and so on. I suppose this is the next best thing. At least it seems to keep me organized, and Riff does the rest.

[ourdenouement.livejournal.com]

DO NOT WANT, right, Earl~? ♥

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Yes, that. I certainly didn't want it yesterday, and I do not want to have to endure it again.

Does that do?

[ourdenouement.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes~ But you forgot all the little faces that you used!

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Yes, I seem to have forgotten them entirely. What a shame.

[lightnovelsftw.livejournal.com]

It was nice to meet you too, Cain-sama. We should do that again when the City isn't messing with our minds.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

I'd certainly enjoy it. Any time you'd like, just send me a message. I'm often free for that sort of thing.

[monochrome-mind.livejournal.com]

Ah...I'm due to apologize as well for yesterday. Especially for bringing up the topic of your sister, Cain.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

You were as cursed as I was, Mr Nein, so there's no need for apologies to me. And you especially needn't apologise for mentioning Merry. She is better off in London than here. But I didn't know you'd had someone leave the City as well.

[monochrome-mind.livejournal.com]

I hope she's safe as well, Cain. Even though I never got the chance to meet your sister, I know that she is a very important person to you.

To be honest, I haven't gone to the Hall of the Missing to confirm it, but there was a boy from a variation of my world. He hasn't been seen lately, so I have a feeling that he's gone home. It's probably for the best, but it bothers me greatly...

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

From a variation of your world? How is that possible?

All the same, you and he were acquainted, so it does make it difficult when one of you leaves the City. I think I can understand how it feels.

[theaverageone.livejournal.com]

No need to apologize. I think I was just as bad as you were.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

All the same, it was uncharacteristic of me. I find I feel better if I can explain myself the day after, however useless it is to apologise to the City every two or three days. Apologies seem to be the easiest way to explain things.

[theaverageone.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I might as well just make a blanket apology post every couple of weeks by this point.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

It does get tedious making them, though. Still, a pleasure to meet you now that I'm in my right mind, Mr--?

[inurfais.livejournal.com]

Positively crushed.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you are. My sincere apologies that this venture didn't proceed as we had hoped.

[inurfais.livejournal.com]

Eh, at least I got some free entertainment out of it.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

Yes, looking back, you seemed quite amused by everything going on that day.

[too-ugly.livejournal.com]

Thank goodness. You make much more sense now.

[misterblackbird.livejournal.com]

You aren't the only one who's relieved by this, believe me.

[too-ugly.livejournal.com]

Yes. This speech suits you much better.