005 {Video}

[wordaday]

[Sookie is back! And surprise, surprise, somehow she's injured herself, if the sling on her left side is anything to go by.]

I guess I was gone about as long as I was at home. They said it doesn't happen like that too often? I guess I'm lucky.

[Said with the most put-upon frown one woman could ever muster. Hey, she thinks she deserves to be sorry and grumpy for at least for a few days.]

Since I missed Mardi Gras and I didn't get to ask, what did everyone decide to give up for Lent this year? I mean, if you do Lent. I know not everyone does even in my church. But I'm always curious to see what everyone else likes to do.

[She hasn't even had time to plan what she's giving up, so any ideas are gonna help. And also because she's just a little bit nosy when it comes to things like this.]

Also, anyone seen Sam? Sam Merlotte, I mean. He's not answering his phone or when I knock.

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[devoutish]

The holiday lover.

[He remembers talking about Christmas with you, Sookie.]

I never did get your name.

[wordaday]

[And she remembers you, Sir. You're the guy talking smack about the extended holiday season.

Not that she disagreed.]

I don't love holidays, I'm just...observant.

[Wait.]

I mean, I like the holidays, but Lent isn't a hiliday

And it's Sookie. Sorry.

[devoutish]

But Mardi Gras is, innit. And Lent's related to that - some sort of penance thing, after. Yeah?

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[ghoulking]

I don't know about not happening too often. [ kaneki has been send back and forth 4 times now ]

You can see if your friend is still in this world by checking the imPort list - the communicator has an option to see it. If their name isn't there, the Porter sent them back.

[wordaday]

I'm sorry, I'm not really that good with technology. How do I get to it?

[You don't even want to know how long her VCR back home has been blinking 12:00.]

[ghoulking]

[ he will send her instructions to search for names over the network. And even posts, that also can be done ]


Is your arm alright? I'm sure there are healers who would help.

text; anon

[nastygram]

o shit what up


wtf happened to your arm
rough arrival??

Re: text; anon

[wordaday]

[Oh, hello anonymous...freind? Person. Entity?]

no, i got shot

[nastygram]

[Friend, def.]

wow fast work
who'd you piss off

[driftsintobuffetline]

I don't do Lent. To be honest, I don't even understand why you bother giving something up, anyway. It's not a fast and no one honestly seems to keep to their Lent thing. It's almost as quickly forgotten as a New Year's Resolution.

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[nightmarist]

[To cut in, because he's kind of picky about it:]

It is a fast. It was a fast before it was anything else. You're not supposed to eat meat on Ash Wednesday or any Friday during Lent. Giving up extra stuff came later.

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[driftsintobuffetline]

Alright. Why'd they add the extra choose-your-own-punishment part? The original wasn't penance enough?

[wordaday]

Well, I'd explain it to you but it looks like the guy down there already did.

[Okay, so maybe she's a little annoyed right now, so sue her. The hydrocodone's wearing off a little too fast to temper herself.]

But most people I know go through with it, or at least say they do. It's easier to go forty days than a whole year.

[driftsintobuffetline]

"At least they say they do." Yeah, that sounds more like it.

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[dejerate]

Lent? Did I miss another holiday or something....? I really need to make that list already.

[Why are there so many. He barely managed to figure any of them back home with....everything going on. Let alone this place where holidays are everywhere seemingly all the time or something.]

[wordaday]

Oh, Lent isn't really a holiday. You don't have to worry about it if you're not Christian. [She gives him a reassuring smile.] Mardi Gras is, though, but that was on Tuesday.

[dejerate]

I must have missed Mardi Gras. I was going to make a list, since some of these holidays we didn't have back home in Japan.

[Or many, if any, after the virus. Any that Yuu actually really paid much attention to, anyway. He was kind of figuring something of a tunnel vision towards his goal of revenge, and then on helping Mika.]

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[nightmarist]

[To answer her question:]

Alcohol.

[Please never mind that he is obviously just a teenager still.]

[wordaday]

[FINALLY, AN ANSWER. unfortunately not to her most pressing question.]

Always a great choice. [She smirks.] And probably a good idea for you.

[nightmarist]

I doubt I'll last a week.

[anonymous text]

[blackhat]

He a friend of yours?

[wordaday]

[Oh good, more anonymous texts. She loves these.]

yes. he's a friend from back home.

[blackhat]

Last I saw of him was a couple of weeks ago.

[ Just another friend, that's all. ]

Have you checked with Dr. Chilton?

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[storyseeker]

I used to give up candy and then pig out at the end when I was a kid. I think that's kinda missing the point, though.

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[wordaday]

I don't really think you understand it as a kid anyway, so I think it's okay.

[Sookie gives her a little mock stern look.]

But not now.