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maskormenace2016-10-16 08:09 pm
brushoff) wrote in maskormenace2016-10-16 08:09 pm
Entry tags:
- nico di angelo | n/a,
- † april ludgate | janet snakehole,
- † cassandra wayne | batman,
- † dorian gray | n/a,
- † hazel lockwood | n/a,
- † isaac gates | felix,
- † kiyama hiroto | gran,
- † laura wilson | persephone,
- † laurent | charls,
- † magnus bane | na,
- † sarissa theron | n/a,
- † shino inuzuka | n/a,
- † tetsuo shima | n/a
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[ Dorian's sitting down on a small, jet black armchair, tucked in the corner of an all too busy bedroom. There's a bookshelf stacked to the brim with books to the left and a medium sized oil painting hanging on the wall, a Romantic seascape with more emphasis on the clouds than the water, clouds painted in dark, stormy, gray brushstrokes. Dorian gives the camera a small nod, then starts to read from a book, in an even, measured tone, perfect for audiobooks. ]
"It was the strangest book that he had ever read. It seemed to him that in exquisite raiment, and to the delicate sound of flutes, the sins of the world were passing in dumb show before him. Things that he had dimly dreamed of were suddenly made real to him. Things of which he had never dreamed were gradually revealed." [ There's a pause, while Dorian flips the pages and continues reading. ]
"'I am so sorry, Harry,' he cried, 'but really it is entirely your fault. That book you sent me so fascinated me that I forgot how the time was going.' 'Yes, I thought you would like it,' replied his host, rising from his chair. 'I didn't say I liked it, Harry. I said it fascinated me. There is a great difference.'"
[ Dorian closes the book, as he looks to the camera. There's a hint of a melancholy tone in his voice as he continues—somebody's obviously been lost in memory. ] Words written by Oscar Wilde—today's his birthday, by the way. Wear a carnation and take some absinthe in his honor. But the words of the post aren't what I want you to think about: the content is.
Let's talk about books, network. What's your favorite book? Or perhaps your favorite author? And, if those are questions you simply can't answer, what's your favorite genre? And finally, has there ever been a book that so captivated you the way the one Oscar wrote about captivated me?
"It was the strangest book that he had ever read. It seemed to him that in exquisite raiment, and to the delicate sound of flutes, the sins of the world were passing in dumb show before him. Things that he had dimly dreamed of were suddenly made real to him. Things of which he had never dreamed were gradually revealed." [ There's a pause, while Dorian flips the pages and continues reading. ]
"'I am so sorry, Harry,' he cried, 'but really it is entirely your fault. That book you sent me so fascinated me that I forgot how the time was going.' 'Yes, I thought you would like it,' replied his host, rising from his chair. 'I didn't say I liked it, Harry. I said it fascinated me. There is a great difference.'"
[ Dorian closes the book, as he looks to the camera. There's a hint of a melancholy tone in his voice as he continues—somebody's obviously been lost in memory. ] Words written by Oscar Wilde—today's his birthday, by the way. Wear a carnation and take some absinthe in his honor. But the words of the post aren't what I want you to think about: the content is.
Let's talk about books, network. What's your favorite book? Or perhaps your favorite author? And, if those are questions you simply can't answer, what's your favorite genre? And finally, has there ever been a book that so captivated you the way the one Oscar wrote about captivated me?
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I'm Gran.
I came here around August, so I guess you can say I'm still new.
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[He'd heard some people staying here for an indefinitely long time, but...two years. Even he's a bit shocked.]
It can really be that long...?
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[He'd heard that the Porter decides who stays and who goes--and that there's no real way to figure out how or when. But the thought is chilling.
The idea of being left alone is unbearable.]
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Some of us wouldn't return home even if we wanted. This place grows on you.
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It's...just that I was going to the Soccer World Championship back home.
[They have FIFA for 14 year olds now]
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Don't worry. When you leave here and return home, you return precisely to the moment you left.
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There's comfort in that, at least.
[Even if his stay is certainly indefinite.]
The people here are really nice--making friends here is easy.
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I think part of that is because we're all stuck in the same situation. It's easy to empathize with other people here.
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You're right. It's my first time making friends since I was young. They're truly a great thing to have.
Someone to have your back when you need it most.
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And someone who's not afraid of telling you things like it is.
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Like you were to Wilde-san.
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Like I was to Oscar. I wish I was more of a better friend to him, though.
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I'm sure he thought of you as a good friend.
We tend to judge ourselves harder than our friends do.
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See, the problem here is, I know I was a rubbish friend when we first met—and he knows as well. He's outright told me.
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So it's that kind of relationship.
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If by 'that kind of relationship', you mean the kind where you slowly warm up to each other over time then yes, it is that kind of relationship.
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That's exactly what I meant.
I have two friends like that. They tease each other a lot, but you can tell they deeply care for each other.
[They're also assholes, but hey. He'll omit that part.]
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I think it's important to have at least one relationship like that. It keeps you from taking yourself too seriously.