'Better to have loved and lost,' and that manner of trite saying. I don't think they usually apply it to situations quite like this one, more just the regular unknowns that life decides to throw at people.
Ah, you should say that to everyone who keeps asking me about my love life.
[ anyway ]
No one expects anything actual romantic to come from something like this, but... isn't it nice, to do something dumb and not life threatening every once in a while?
We could always go back to see if they'll give us any... but we might as well do it the old fashioned way. For authenticity, or whatever excuse we want to put on it.
[ the execution was terrible. actually, the entire weekend was, but it was truly a perfect bookend to an especially terrible week.
stephanie is mostly just walking through camp, trying to figure out something to occupy her. having thoughts is bad, actually?? but when she sees 45, she'll pause. ]
as she makes her way into the mess hall, it's kind of immediately apparent how slowly and stiffly she's moving? hm.
anyway, she makes her way over to ... they better have hot chocolate available because that's what she's making, even if she looks very oddly distracted, like she has half a mind to go back outside right this instant. ]
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Date: 2020-06-26 04:28 pm (UTC)[ a side glance out towards their surroundings. ]
'Better to have loved and lost,' and that manner of trite saying. I don't think they usually apply it to situations quite like this one, more just the regular unknowns that life decides to throw at people.
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Date: 2020-06-26 04:35 pm (UTC)Ah, you should say that to everyone who keeps asking me about my love life.
[ anyway ]
No one expects anything actual romantic to come from something like this, but... isn't it nice, to do something dumb and not life threatening every once in a while?
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Date: 2020-06-26 04:50 pm (UTC)[ because as she sees it, it's currently just describable as 'messy.' ]
... But no, actual, genuine downtime isn't something I'm used to.
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Date: 2020-06-26 04:51 pm (UTC)[ her love life is dead
but she hums. ]
Then we are going to try to get you to be sliiiightly more used to it.
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Date: 2020-06-26 04:57 pm (UTC)[ which, yeah. ]
... is that nothing by choice, or is this one of those 'it's not you, it's me,' things?
[ she may or may not be taking any chance not to talk about herself. ]
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Date: 2020-06-26 05:03 pm (UTC)It is currently by choice, future actions pending.
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Date: 2020-06-26 05:20 pm (UTC)[ please stop talking business at the beach, i say to my own character. ]
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Date: 2020-06-26 06:20 pm (UTC)Not entirely related, but it does play a part.
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Date: 2020-06-26 07:35 pm (UTC)[ ... ]
We're not making very good use of the atmosphere here, are we?
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Date: 2020-06-26 08:33 pm (UTC)I think people are into like, long walks on the beach, but... wanna build a sandcastle?
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Date: 2020-06-26 11:38 pm (UTC)[ there is
a slightly odd, wistful note in her tone, barely noticeable, but ]
You'll have to show me how, though.
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Date: 2020-06-27 01:02 pm (UTC)It'll be easier if we had buckets, but we can do it the good ol' fashioned way instead! Our castles just may be slightly lumpy.
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Date: 2020-06-27 02:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-06-27 02:52 pm (UTC)[ and then you can do better! ]
We need wet sand, so that it actually sticks together when we form it.
week 2, sunday
Date: 2020-06-29 04:13 am (UTC)stephanie is mostly just walking through camp, trying to figure out something to occupy her. having thoughts is bad, actually?? but when she sees 45, she'll pause. ]
Hi.
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Date: 2020-07-02 03:49 pm (UTC)[ since it's not like they can keep it wet forever. ]
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Date: 2020-07-02 04:07 pm (UTC)... Guten Tag, Stephanie.
[ so uh, about your not boyfriend. one of them, anyway. ]
You look like you need a distraction.
WEDNESDAY, w3 early morning i guess;
Date: 2020-07-02 04:23 pm (UTC)... how long do you think it'll last?
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Date: 2020-07-02 08:11 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-07-02 08:45 pm (UTC)[ guess they're just collecting sand by hand all the meanwhile, huh ]
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Date: 2020-07-02 09:48 pm (UTC)[ there's a pause, and she laughs. ]
Yeah. I do.
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Date: 2020-07-02 11:36 pm (UTC)[ depends on if she wants something mindless to focus on with her hands, or something you can't fuck up. ]
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Date: 2020-07-03 01:21 pm (UTC)Arts and crafts.
[ if they make something really ugly, it might make her laugh. ]
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Date: 2020-07-03 03:22 pm (UTC)Pretty much. If we wanted to make it really tall, we'd need tools for that, but we can manage.
FRIDAY, w3 post-investigations;
Date: 2020-07-03 11:42 pm (UTC)as she makes her way into the mess hall, it's kind of immediately apparent how slowly and stiffly she's moving? hm.
anyway, she makes her way over to ... they better have hot chocolate available because that's what she's making, even if she looks very oddly distracted, like she has half a mind to go back outside right this instant. ]