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*It's late dusk, and there is a certain young-looking gothic lolita sitting at a table outside of Building 6, slowly sipping a cup of tea and flipping through a book.

If you pass by, you may get the very distinct sense that she is horribly judging you.*

(ooc: Geez, lots of people! And they probably all hate Rachel now. I'm going to bed, will resume tagging tomorrow!)

Comments

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

I find it more astoundingly dull, but irritating is another way to put it. I can't imagine how some people have been here for years now.

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The passage of time is a relative thing.

For the time being, it is something different than the monotony at home.

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

Be careful when you say that - you might begin to regret it at some point.

What is your name?

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There is not much in this world or any other that I regret.

Rachel Alucard. And yours?

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

A good creed to live by.

I am Bernkastel. A resident of this building.

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Of course it is.

Then we have that much in common, at the least.

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

It's a fairly quiet area at times, so for your sake you shouldn't favor noise.

[She looks down at the table and notices the tea cup.]

...What brew is it?

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Have I given you any cause to believe that I would?

*She looks down at the tea* One with which I am unfamiliar. It was brewed by someone who has spent much longer in this world than I.

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

You seem to have such a lively personality.

The sharing of different universes seems to be one of the few positives of this fragment. It is still outweighed by all the negatives unfortunately.

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Of course. There is simply not much able of holding my interest.

...so I understand it. And what are the negatives, in your mind?

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

I can sympathize with that.

For one thing, this fragment can either be incredibly lively or incredibly dull at times. It's like rolling a dice - you either win or get snake eyes. The in-between exists but even that can prove to be a worthless endeavor if not handled correctly. Being trapped here like a bird in a cage is also rather irritating and many powers are cut in half in terms of strength.

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A world that fluctuates between interest and drudgery is still an improvement over a world of constant monotony, is it not?

Though the idea that we are meant to be experiments is an... unpleasant one.

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine a fragment full of constant monotony, as you put it, so I cannot give you an honest answer.

It's more degrading than anything. At least they have enough courtesy to have the markings they put on us in an unnoticeable spot.

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Even the most exciting play becomes monotonous if one has seen it countless times.

Small courtesy indeed.

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

[...Oh?]

I must disagree with you Rachel. I have seen certain plays more than once and I find it to be different every time. No two performances of the same play are ever exactly alike. It just depends on who the director is. The audience of observers must just watch without interrupting, but can leave at any time if they wish.

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Small changes in the script may accumulate over time, but even the most talented cast can only diverge so much from the original plot.

It is impolite for an observer to leave before the end.

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

Then I suppose the cast in the play I was observing was quite talented to keep my attention for so long. Even if much of the plot was the same it always led to a different result.

I disagree. If something is boring and tedious to watch then you would only be patronizing the actors by staying. That is even more impolite.

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Isn't that entirely dependent on how many times you see it?

Perhaps there is nothing else worth viewing.

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

[...] Fair enough. If you watch the same thing too many times it can turn into a farce comedy right before your eyes.

If that is so, then you are chained to the seat you sit on.

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And the comedians are dreadful at their job. The influence of a director can only do so much.

In what way does an absence of other entertainment imply chains?

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

The director must be either running out of ideas or just doesn't know how to keep interest.

You refuse to leave, but you complain about what you're observing. So you are trapped by your own will.

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If there is a director, perhaps their influence is limited. Or perhaps they simply aren't very talented.

The role of an observer is to do precisely that.

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

Or maybe they just do it on purpose to frustrate the observers.

And you are satisfied with living in that cage?

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Of course, your statements rely on the assumption that the observers know nothing of the truth behind the scenes. A reflection of your own condition, perhaps?

Is all the world a cage?

[kakeravoyager.livejournal.com]

I was not observing a performance, but a game. If I knew what happened behind the scenes then there would be no game.

Only to those who cannot leave their boundaries and cross into the sea.