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Charm ☼ 008 [text]
Several things.
One: Harry is here! He's here and he's seventeen just like me and I'm absolutely ecstatic about it. Equius, you have to meet him. Actually, you still need to meet James, too, don't you? Same goes for...most of the rest of the trolls. I haven't heard from some of you in awhile, though. I hope you're all alright! But anyway! The point is that Harry is here. And he's brilliant.
Two: I was doing a bit of reading today in my potions library and I stumbled upon a book on linguistics. I thought that this bit might interest several of my housemates.
Mmhm. Explains a lot. Horny tomcats, the lot of them.
And I suppose that's all for now. We've clearly got an influx of new people, so welcome to Vatheon. My name is Lily Evans. If you need anything, let me know.
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One: Harry is here! He's here and he's seventeen just like me and I'm absolutely ecstatic about it. Equius, you have to meet him. Actually, you still need to meet James, too, don't you? Same goes for...most of the rest of the trolls. I haven't heard from some of you in awhile, though. I hope you're all alright! But anyway! The point is that Harry is here. And he's brilliant.
Two: I was doing a bit of reading today in my potions library and I stumbled upon a book on linguistics. I thought that this bit might interest several of my housemates.
"Marauder" didn't mean "roving plunderer" until sometime in the early 1700s. Originally, it was the dialectal French word "maraud," which was intended to mimic the sound of a cat -- more specifically, a horny tomcat. So it does make a kind of sense that the word became synonymous with somebody out late at night, looking for trouble. For a long time, "maraud" was only the French word for "prowler," but some claim it entered international parlance during the Thirty Years' War, when it gained popularity as a pun on the imperialist general Count Marode's name. His men -- known as the Marode Brothers -- were so ruthless, cowardly and vile that they may as well have been criminals, and so came to be referred to as marauders.
Mmhm. Explains a lot. Horny tomcats, the lot of them.
And I suppose that's all for now. We've clearly got an influx of new people, so welcome to Vatheon. My name is Lily Evans. If you need anything, let me know.
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Not a lusus, but an equivalent in our culture, yes. I'm his mother. Or I will be. In four years, from my perspective.
Humans pair off (we just have the one romantic relationship, rather than quadrants like you do. The one relationship is closest to your matespiritship), one male one female. They marry, promising to be a unit for life. Their combined genetic material becomes a new human and grows within the female, who gives birth to the child and raises him or her. The male protects them and provides for them. Such a family unit often has more than one child.
James and I will just have the one. Harry. And he's here, all grown up.
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Yes. I haven't married James or had Harry yet, but I knew about it before James left and then came back husband and father. Harry's best friend told me all about my son and how James and I will die for him at twenty-one.
None of it has happened to me yet, but I don't have much time left. I know what will happen. And this is the only opportunity I will ever have to actually converse with my son.
Yes, this family unit bond is that strong.
omg sorry this got lost in the shuffle hope you don't mind backtags
i am all about the backtags :)
Yes? Karkat told me that his ancestor was raised by another troll...The Dolorosa, right?
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Your species really is absolutely fascinating.
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I'm sorry.
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Then I hope there is an afterlife for them. Somewhere better.
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And if there is more, and it's a place where everyone can be happy...then I wish that for every soul.
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I'm hoping that I'll come back here after I die.
Of course you have a soul. Do you mean that you don't want to exist anymore? Don't say that. I know that your life has not been ideal, but...there is always hope, isn't there?
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I suppose when you've lived that long you wouldn't long for an afterlife. You'd be somewhat ready to...just be done.
What do you mean, decommissioned?
/all the edits sorry
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...when you outlive your usefulness they just kill you? Yes, I see little hope in that situation, I'm sorry. There is so much more to living than being useful.
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There has to be another option. Other than death. A better life.
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...well. Here is another option, isn't it? Here...you can live another life.
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This would be funnier with my other James journal - horny_stag]And yes. I can't believe Harry's here. He's living with us, right?
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Obviously! He's not allowed to live anywhere else! I'm going to cook him so much food that he's going to float away.
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Good. I'm glad we agree on that. I can't wait to see how he handles a broom!
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He was captain of the house team, love, he's obviously brilliant.
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He's my son, he's obviously brilliant! Doesn't stop me wanting to see him fly.