Dude, seriously. I'd take a walkie talkie, even. What if I send a really long message and you forget half of it by the time you get to the end? So lame. Hey I forgot to ask you when we met up, but what faction did you end up in? I'm in Thorne, it's like. Very stuffy. I think all these people are highbrow. If I start saying "dost" and "thou" and "indubitably" please shake me.
I mean we could end all our weird psychic letter texts with 'over', that's halfway to a walkie talkie. No but seriously you can totally write me medieval fantasy shit that would be so funny.
Free cities it's called I think, kinda weird. I think I have to sign up if I want to keep living in their base which is just like...major red flag.
Laurtha, the first of your name, how dost thou find the weather hitherto forth this hour? I shall wait anxiously forth thou's response. Yours, Robila. I hope the sparkles got extra dramatic.
Sign up? Like a military thing? Weird. Everyone here's pretty nice, I guess they're teaching me magic? I'm like, okay, but you don't understand, I was a seriously undeveloped baby it's going to take me, like, at least twice as long to learn anything, seriously.
You're learning magic? Okay that's seriously cool. What sort of stuff can they teach you to do, is it like full on spells and stuff?
I shouldn't complain too much, the other people here are super friendly. There's even this inn place some lady runs and she lets any of the ""summoned"" people stay so long as we help out around the tavern. Maybe I'll go there if I don't become Lieutenant Hawley or whatever.
Yeah! Well, that's the goal, at least. Right now I'm working on this spell that's supposed to light up a room, but we'll see if I ever get there. I could try to share the spells I get, if you want. No promises about me being a good teacher though, I barely understand any of it.
Lieutenant Hawley does sound cool, though. Captain Hawley! Do you think you get like, suits of armor, or something? My friend Steve has this sword he's super proud of, it's pretty sweet.
Oh, you have to work on it, I want to see that! It'll be so cool. We'll have to meet up in Nocwich again and you can show me what you can do.
No cool suits of armour, though, or swords either actually. Well not one I can keep, there's just like a big old room full of weapons we can train with. I guess people had to find stuff to do with their time without TV. Kind of a shame, I bet they could do some wild reality shows here.
Okay but I'm telling you, find where your expectations are and just. Lower them. Somewhere deep, deep down.
( but also ....... she has to be successful now in order to show off in front of laura, it's not an option it is Necessary. )
Dude, do you think you're ever going to have to use a sword? Sometimes I get a little freaked out like, with how serious everything seems. I mean, things at home are pretty serious too, but not like ... war serious, I guess. It seems so, I don't know, adult.
I wish we were in the same spot, it would be way better.
Listen, if you can even make like a spark I'm going to be impressed so you can like, drastically lower your bar for what you think I'll find cool.
It's not dorky, I know what you mean. All this shit is so full on, it was nice hanging out with someone who like got that. It's sucks we can't just decide when we want to hang out, we have to wait for like 'holiday weekend'.
I'm pretty sure my faction and your faction are like properly at war though. I mean I don't really get it, I was more interested in asking all the how do I get a job etc questions but like. Yeah, it sounds serious. I don't know. Seems to me it'd be a little less freaky if we could work together.
( cool. robin being cool is on the line. these are high stakes. )
Yeah, it blows. This is probably what it feels like when kids of divorce get stuck with the bad parent for a month. Not that I'm complaining ... I think they don't like it when you complain. Totally two thumbs up for Thorne, love those guys!
Except really, I don't know anything about it. But hey, if we two get along, maybe we can make some peaceful efforts between them! You know like, make love not war, hippie dippie stuff. Can't be too hard, right?
We could totally make signs and petition until they let us make the trip between cities. Kingdoms. Whatever these things are supposed to be, I failed Geography back home I'm definitely not going to do any better at it over here. Point is, the fact that they don't have trains or whatever between these places is criminal. Hell, I'll ride a horse if I have to.
So what's Thorne like, aside from like, stuffy and magic? What am I missing out on over in your fancy city?
Did you know horses have three eyelids? I guess to protect their eyes, or something. You're welcome for the horse fact.
Well, I'm living in a castle, which is definitely something. I guess it's pretty nice. I have a roomie who's super cool, she said she's been here for a few months, which is crazy crazy. I guess there's really no going home, from here. Not that home is super a lot better, but you know. It's weird that I'm not gonna see my mom maybe ever.
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This is Robin!
Did you get that?
This is Robin.
This whole thing is like a trust fall, wow. Hope you got that. Laura?
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This is so weird, right? They can invent magic but phones are too much to ask apparently.
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Dude, seriously. I'd take a walkie talkie, even. What if I send a really long message and you forget half of it by the time you get to the end? So lame.
Hey I forgot to ask you when we met up, but what faction did you end up in? I'm in Thorne, it's like. Very stuffy. I think all these people are highbrow. If I start saying "dost" and "thou" and "indubitably" please shake me.
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Free cities it's called I think, kinda weird. I think I have to sign up if I want to keep living in their base which is just like...major red flag.
Over!
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Sign up? Like a military thing? Weird. Everyone here's pretty nice, I guess they're teaching me magic? I'm like, okay, but you don't understand, I was a seriously undeveloped baby it's going to take me, like, at least twice as long to learn anything, seriously.
Oh, over! Almost forgot. Over again!
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I shouldn't complain too much, the other people here are super friendly. There's even this inn place some lady runs and she lets any of the ""summoned"" people stay so long as we help out around the tavern. Maybe I'll go there if I don't become Lieutenant Hawley or whatever.
Over!
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Lieutenant Hawley does sound cool, though. Captain Hawley! Do you think you get like, suits of armor, or something? My friend Steve has this sword he's super proud of, it's pretty sweet.
Over!
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No cool suits of armour, though, or swords either actually. Well not one I can keep, there's just like a big old room full of weapons we can train with. I guess people had to find stuff to do with their time without TV. Kind of a shame, I bet they could do some wild reality shows here.
Over
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( but also ....... she has to be successful now in order to show off in front of laura, it's not an option it is Necessary. )
Dude, do you think you're ever going to have to use a sword? Sometimes I get a little freaked out like, with how serious everything seems. I mean, things at home are pretty serious too, but not like ... war serious, I guess. It seems so, I don't know, adult.
I wish we were in the same spot, it would be way better.
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Pretend I didn't say that last part. Too dorky!
Over.
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It's not dorky, I know what you mean. All this shit is so full on, it was nice hanging out with someone who like got that. It's sucks we can't just decide when we want to hang out, we have to wait for like 'holiday weekend'.
I'm pretty sure my faction and your faction are like properly at war though. I mean I don't really get it, I was more interested in asking all the how do I get a job etc questions but like. Yeah, it sounds serious. I don't know. Seems to me it'd be a little less freaky if we could work together.
Now that is dorky. Over
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Yeah, it blows. This is probably what it feels like when kids of divorce get stuck with the bad parent for a month. Not that I'm complaining ... I think they don't like it when you complain. Totally two thumbs up for Thorne, love those guys!
Except really, I don't know anything about it. But hey, if we two get along, maybe we can make some peaceful efforts between them! You know like, make love not war, hippie dippie stuff. Can't be too hard, right?
Over.
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So what's Thorne like, aside from like, stuffy and magic? What am I missing out on over in your fancy city?
Over!
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Well, I'm living in a castle, which is definitely something. I guess it's pretty nice. I have a roomie who's super cool, she said she's been here for a few months, which is crazy crazy. I guess there's really no going home, from here. Not that home is super a lot better, but you know. It's weird that I'm not gonna see my mom maybe ever.
What about Free Cities? Big macho warrior types?
Over