sirenspull | August 16th, 2012

August 16th, 2012

Thursday, August 16th 2012

Weather Sunny and clear, humid. High 34°C and a low of 18°C (93deg;F 64°F)

Current Moon Phase: New Moon

Morning sirens go off at 6:11am, and evening sirens are at 8:21pm.

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[ News Notification Thread]

hulkbusted

[Bruce is talking fast and sounds a little agitated. There's sound of movement in the background - sweeping, shuffling, papers being moved, things being picked up and put down, pillows being fluffed, etc.]

I'm ready for the fall term to start. Lesson plans ready, reading list prepared, books, papers, presentations, tests, quizzes, studies, labs. I might even get a haircut. Can I cut my own hair? I bet I could, but I don't know if I want to get in front of a class afterwards.

I need... Wait, I started this for something, then I got distracted. Backtracking - haircuts, study guides, the apartment's full of baked goods, um... right, where can I get electric toothbrushes? I have a project I promised someone we could try.

[ooc: Loki'd once again. Bruce is unaware that everything he touches becomes caffeinated, and since he's had just about zero caffeine intake for years, he is wired out the wazoo.]

doeswhathewants

Just a bit boring lately, is it not?

No worries, fair citizens of the Port. Portians. Porters? Either way, entertainment might be- ah- forthcoming.

bosomist

I feel rather as though I have settled into a slump.

[A beat. Her voice is neutral in tone. Hannah is -- well, she is not on a downer, but she is not happy. ]

Would it be over-zealous of me to inquire if there is someone with recommendations for filling a void left by someone important? I have taken up knitting, but it only distracts me for a short amount of time. The process is soothing enough, but it does make one rather despondent when one realizes that there is no-one to wear the product.

[Another beat. ]

I should be most grateful for suggestions for a new pass-time, in short.

gaveherwings

Please let me be explicitly clear on this: I really don't want any sympathies, or to talk about my feelings on the matter. I can see a professional for that. I just want to get my head out of work for a little awhile. I know I have not made myself present for the newcomer community in some time, and for that I do need to apologize. I've been very occupied. I've had some projects to finish anyway, and I am fine. I only need a change of scenery, and I don't really want to go alone. I'm well aware that this is a most unorthodox and open way of asking, if you'll please forgive me, fellow newcomers. I am alarmingly inept at making social appointments; I always let him take care of it. I can't do that anymore, and I need to do something with myself beyond occupational diversions. I'm not so certain what I'm even asking for, just any excuse to break the cycle.

[ I sound thoroughly mad, Daedalus realizes in yawning surprise, hollow-eyed and vacant when he sits back heavily at his desk and reads this message over to himself half a minute later. Franz would be ashamed of me. Moreover, I promised Re-l I wouldn't let myself come to this again, these lows, and here I am. But it's a step out of this numb, and there's no recanting it now. ]

needtobecleaned

[Someone saw the news today and she's curious.]

Sand sculptures?

[She did a search online and.... wow, there are some really impressive things done with sand.]

It looks like something that MOMO or Junior would be interested in. I regret that they are not here to join the competition.

rainprism

[The feed kicks on, and .... here's Aqua, dressed for bed, but she's well-covered by a more tasteful night robe. The camera's set up to face her wall desk, and there's a pause as she adjusts the lens before sitting back, settling into the rolling chair and folding her hands neatly in her lap.]

Seems like things are finally getting back to normal ...

[She hasn't heard any other reports or fallout of bodyswapping. Needless to say, it's been ... quite an adventure in self-appreciation to be back to her old self. Dr. Orpheus -- bless that man -- was probably feeling the same way.

Even so, it's taken a while for things to renormalize.]

I hope everyone is alright. I've been thinking, though ...

[Her even gaze lowers somewhat for a moment before she looks back up at the NV.]

This is ... kind of a question for the whole city. Anybody is welcome to answer.

[Clearing her throat.]

If you could find out what happens after you die ... would you want to know? Without having to die first, I mean. ... To know everything. Not just what happens to yourself, but what your friends and family go through, the changes that come about in the world, if there are any.

[Kind of a somber subject, and she wrings her hands once or twice.]

It's only a question, so ... take it with a grain of salt, as they say.

[[ ooc : replies are coming tonight 8/18! sorry for the delay! ]]