Fifth little lie ♰ And you delivered me from danger then, pulled my cradle from the reedy glen

[beingdifferent]

[Five and a half days have passed. Esther checked and rechecked the dates and times, going over the posts on the network and pondering recent events. It looks like she's missed some excitement; apparently she's not the only one who's slipped into a coma lately, or indeed undergone other changes. It looks like there are some people she needs to seek out soon.

But first things first.]

It's been six days that I slept. Does everyone get sick like this on the ship? Sleeping so long is meant to be very bad for a person. And it makes you very hungry and thirsty as well! [She crosses her arms and huffs, her breath batting a curl away from her chin.] This is very strange and I don't think I like it.

But maybe it is better than waiting. Why do some inmates find their warden immediately when others take so long? How come it's so hard to get home?

Comments

[beingdifferent]

I do in the ones who are good.

[godsays]

And how do you tell the difference?

[beingdifferent]

The good ones don't hurt people.

[godsays]

I would. To protect someone I care about.

[beingdifferent]

Is that what you did to the people who hurt your friend?

[godsays]

...no.

He asked me not to take revenge.

If I was there, I would have stopped it.

[beingdifferent]

I don't like that people can just hurt other people here.

[godsays]

They can't. There are people who will get in the way.

[beingdifferent]

You didn't, that time.

[godsays]

Someone else did.

[beingdifferent]

Then your friend is very lucky.

[godsays]

And it means I'll do my best to make sure someone else is lucky like him.

It was Cassel. Do you know him?

[beingdifferent]

Is he the one everyone got upset about? The one with the rat?

[godsays]

...yes.

He's not usually like that.

[beingdifferent]

What is he usually like?

[godsays]

Better.

[beingdifferent]

I'm glad. But as a person, what is he like?

[godsays]

Stubborn. Wounded.

A little stupid sometimes.

[beingdifferent]

That sounds like many people I know.