Story 13 ✐ audio

[retrogrades]

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.

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[anathemize.livejournal.com]

[ He thinks about this. ]

Ah, he...wrote other things.

I didn't remember.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

I see! Did he write things like newspaper or magazine articles? That would make sense.

Still, it's interesting to know. Thank you for telling me.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

Mm, I think so...

You're welcome.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

I wonder if it was exciting? Getting to take pictures and write about what was happening around him...

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

...maybe...I never asked him.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Did you have a job of your own?

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

[ He stays silent for a while, as if not knowing whether or not to answer this. ]

Yes.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

[/oblivious forever]

Really? What did you do?

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

...it wasn't...pleasant.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

O-Oh. I see... [She trails off, feeling awkward for bringing it up.]

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

[ Let's have some AWKWARD SILENCE TIME WOOOOOO ]

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

U-Umm... [OH GOD THE AWKWAAAARD.]

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

...

...I...killed people.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

[Okay "not pleasant" is an understatement.]

But... why?

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

[ Yeah, probably. ]

It was...what I had to do.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

... oh.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

...I'm sorry.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

That's--[Not something he has to apologize for? But it's... killing. Besides, it's not like she knows his reasons or anything; she doesn't have much of a right to ask, does she.]

I'm... sorry you had to do that.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

[ To say he "had" to would be accurate. ]

I am, too.

[ It's as much an admission of guilt as it is self-mourning, in a sense. ]

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Well... at least you don't have to do that here, right?

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

No...that's right.

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

That's good then.

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

It is...but--

[ He cuts himself off there. ]

[allephoria.livejournal.com]

Hm? [She waits, wondering if he's going to continue.]

[anathemize.livejournal.com]

--it's nothing.