Story 13 ✐ audio

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Is everyone okay now? I don't really go outside much, so I can't be sure of exactly what happened, but I hope the monster that was attacking everyone was defeated.

Um, besides that though... I was wondering if anyone here has ever written a novel before? If you did, what kind of advice would you give to someone who also wanted to write a novel? On that note actually, if anyone has the time to, please tell me anything you know about novels and stories and the like. I'd really like to know.

Thank you for your time.

Comments

[revenant-tears.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure either... kind of worried that no one's mentioning it.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

It is rather worrying... hopefully someone will make an announcement or something like that.

[revenant-tears.livejournal.com]

I mean, someone should've been able to kill it. There's all kinds of people here with powers, right?

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

I think so. A lot of people seem very active, too, so I can't imagine them just letting it run lose.

[revenant-tears.livejournal.com]

What's so special about that one, I wonder. The other ones must be kinda weak... no one talks about them much.

Well, the bats aren't too bad...

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Well, there were those... videos of others getting attacked [and killed], right? That doesn't usually happen, I think.

Bats?

[revenant-tears.livejournal.com]

Maybe those other monsters avoid people. That would make sense...they're probably more like animals.

Er, it's a Keese. Something like a bat.

[Turning the video on and oddly...there's a keese sleeping in a makeshift perch in Tohru's apartment.]

I guess you can tame these, if you feed them. [Or it just likes him and Natsuno because they're vampires.]

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Mm, I think it's something like that. At the very least, the regular monsters don't seem to cause as much trouble as this one.

Oh, how nice! Is it like your pet now?

[revenant-tears.livejournal.com]

I wonder how it even got here... do those things get kidnapped, like we do?

Heh. [Smiling over at the keese.] I guess so! Natsuno found it and I kinda got him to bring it back here.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

I couldn't say. My world isn't a place that has monsters, but some people don't seem surprised by them.

Hehe, it sounds like fun. Are you living with a friend?

[revenant-tears.livejournal.com]

We don't have them either. ... At least, nothing like these guys. This one is--

[Okay, but what if she doesn't know Zelda.] There's something just like it in a game I play.

Yeah. Natsuno. He's someone I know from home.

[subshiki.livejournal.com]

Novel?

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Really? Like from a video game or something?

It must be nice to have someone from your own world here.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Mm, a novel. It's been a dream of mine to write a novel someday.

[subshiki.livejournal.com]

Have you started on one?

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Kind of. I've only started on the first few lines... it's a bit difficult. [Especially because of her memory problems, but what can you do.]

[revenant-tears.livejournal.com]

Yeah... you ever play any Zelda games?

I'm really happy that he's here. This is the best place he could be.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

No, I'm afraid not. I never really played video games.

The best place? Really? Wouldn't your real home be better?

[subshiki.livejournal.com]

When you have a full manuscript you should let me read it.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

You'd... like to read it?

[revenant-tears.livejournal.com]

You ah... well, I have a game boy. Would you like to try it sometime?

No! [Sounding almost too sharp there. Then, quieter.] I mean, I hope he stays here. It's really... well, he wasn't in a great situation at home.

[subshiki.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Ah, maybe... [She trails off, hesitant. As fun as it could be, her condition made things like reading and video games kind of hard.]

I-I see. I can't imagine how some place can be worse than here, but I suppose it must be true if you say so.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

...

O-Okay then! I don't know how long it will take me, but I'd love to have you read it.

[revenant-tears.livejournal.com]

It's ok if not. Video games aren't everyone's thing.

... It's weird. For some reason, I thought I talked to you about this some other time. Maybe it was someone else.