Cain Hargreaves (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
misterblackbird) wrote2010-01-12 06:30 pm
misterblackbird) wrote2010-01-12 06:30 pm
Entry 371; Day 389
In looking back through a great many of my Network entries, I really do say this most every time there's an especially bad curse that hasn't struck me: pay some attention. If one actually pays a little attention to the Network, or even just outside in the streets, one can get a fair idea of what's going on if there's a curse. Yes, I know, sometimes the details of it aren't clear at first, but when three or four entries on the Network come up and in each one someone is bleeding far too much, perhaps it would do one well to pay a little attention and put down the scissors or the knife or the sword.
I used to be shocked at hearing someone had died in the City, even knowing that they'd resurrect within a day. There were murders, there were fights, there was nearly a war, and there are the curses as ever. But, really, when everyone in the City is fairly bleeding to death by accident or by stupidity, I almost shouldn't be surprised. Or perhaps I should be surprised that people aren't dropping dead left and right.
Falling ill to the Black Death when it was in the City is one thing, being captured by a group of mad and cursed witch hunters is the same, but nearly bleeding to death because of stubbornness and stupidity is almost its own punishment.
For all I know, I was struck by that curse but I had sense enough not to cut myself. There's no post here, so I wouldn't have gotten a paper cut--and I don't count being mailed an eyeball a proper package either. I don't cook, so there's no risk of injury there--and, really, who would want to eat something prepared by someone who's bled in the food? And I've sense enough not to carry about a swordin plain sight--I hardly count the one in my walking stick-- It's just like the curse of blindness from a week ago: apparently the way to fight against the curses is just to ignore them, despite what risks might be in that. It's more stupidity than a fight. If you're trying to stave off misery, since that's the point of all this, or so we think, I somehow doubt that stumbling about blind or bleeding out of spite is the way to keep from being miserable.
And I'm not even concerned about saying these things publicly anymore. I almost want to take my chances. There's no such things as bad luck or fate, so I'm not tempting either. The 'deities' might hear me and throw a curse on me, but so be it. I've endured two years of this now. I think can endure one more curse.
I wonder if anyone knows or remembers anymore that, in dying in the City, one is trapped in the City forever. That was key to some of my plans--even though they never came to pass and that was a long time ago.
Of course, when there is a death--especially a murder--anymore, there's no word of it. I delivered that eyeball and I've heard nothing more. I know I'm not a member of the police, but I would like to know if there's been any developments in that investigation.
I'm tired of staying in. I think the weather is starting to wear at me. Megumi, I know we had plans for later this month--let's please keep them. And I think I'm going to go out myself for a while. It's been a long time since I've been able or wanted to go out wandering the City.I've been letting my collection languish again-- So I'm going out tonight--when and where I please.
~C.
[ooc: Sorry I've been so gone lately. Between the holidays, the start of the semester, and a handful of (amazingly awesome and fun and very distracting) visitors in the house, posting has been a little tricky of late. But don't worry! I think I'm back on my game now :3 Also, Cain will be dreaming tomorrow, so watch for his post. Anyone can visit and talk to him in his dream, but, alas, no, no one can change it.]
I used to be shocked at hearing someone had died in the City, even knowing that they'd resurrect within a day. There were murders, there were fights, there was nearly a war, and there are the curses as ever. But, really, when everyone in the City is fairly bleeding to death by accident or by stupidity, I almost shouldn't be surprised. Or perhaps I should be surprised that people aren't dropping dead left and right.
Falling ill to the Black Death when it was in the City is one thing, being captured by a group of mad and cursed witch hunters is the same, but nearly bleeding to death because of stubbornness and stupidity is almost its own punishment.
For all I know, I was struck by that curse but I had sense enough not to cut myself. There's no post here, so I wouldn't have gotten a paper cut--and I don't count being mailed an eyeball a proper package either. I don't cook, so there's no risk of injury there--and, really, who would want to eat something prepared by someone who's bled in the food? And I've sense enough not to carry about a sword
And I'm not even concerned about saying these things publicly anymore. I almost want to take my chances. There's no such things as bad luck or fate, so I'm not tempting either. The 'deities' might hear me and throw a curse on me, but so be it. I've endured two years of this now. I think can endure one more curse.
I wonder if anyone knows or remembers anymore that, in dying in the City, one is trapped in the City forever. That was key to some of my plans--even though they never came to pass and that was a long time ago.
Of course, when there is a death--especially a murder--anymore, there's no word of it. I delivered that eyeball and I've heard nothing more. I know I'm not a member of the police, but I would like to know if there's been any developments in that investigation.
I'm tired of staying in. I think the weather is starting to wear at me. Megumi, I know we had plans for later this month--let's please keep them. And I think I'm going to go out myself for a while. It's been a long time since I've been able or wanted to go out wandering the City.
~C.
[ooc: Sorry I've been so gone lately. Between the holidays, the start of the semester, and a handful of (amazingly awesome and fun and very distracting) visitors in the house, posting has been a little tricky of late. But don't worry! I think I'm back on my game now :3 Also, Cain will be dreaming tomorrow, so watch for his post. Anyone can visit and talk to him in his dream, but, alas, no, no one can change it.]
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...t'be honest, I think we might know who's done it but we can't do nothing about it for some reason...
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Although knowing who did it and being unable to do anything about it sounds rather typical for the City, somehow.
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I got the impression this sort of thing happens a lot, yeah...
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It's not myself I'm worried about.Is it likely to repeat then? Or do they usually just remain a one time incident?
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I take it that you must be a newcomer.
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[Filtered to Cain]
As eloquently as Chris summarized our knowledge, he left several things out. I'm not sure if I have the authority to share information with you, but, with no active leader to enforce protocol, I see no reason not to tell you what we currently know.
All five organs, including the eye you shared, came from the same woman. She revived, but she remembered very little about the night she was killed. She remembers pain and hearing the word "fun"; the attack likely occurred outside of her apartment (or she was abducted from her apartment). Her body was found on the carousel. No trace evidence was found on her body, in her apartment, at the carousel, or on the organs themselves. The organs were removed from the body by someone with intimate knowledge of human anatomy, but the cuts were imprecise.
I have as close to a confession as anyone will get from Road. At the moment, the police force lacks the power to apprehend and hold her. There's no evidence indicating as much, but I believe Road worked with accomplices, as she generally does. Unfortunately, Road and her accomplices are good at masking their actions.
Rip van Winkle may have been involved. She was responsible for a rash of earlier murders and Road, among others, aided her then. I have other suspicions but they have not as yet been supported by evidence.
I hope this is satisfactory.
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In a strange sort of way, even just knowing who was responsible for it is enough for me. There's no prison and hardly any police force, so I'd be surprised if anyone could really be captured or arrested. It is rather remarkable that you got something even close to a confession from Miss Camelot.
But, still, this answers most of the questions I had. Thank you.
[Filtered to Cain]
With the police force in its current state, you're probably right. Can I assume you've tried to get an answer out of Road before?
[Filtered to Justin]
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You, however, seem to care as little as ever.
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