chapter 2

[hideous-soul.livejournal.com]

I had wondered at first if this place was accustomed to social gatherings, and I see that I was somewhat right.

{Dorian pauses to light a cigarette}

I'm sure that it was a lovely soirée, but for it to be open to only women seems a waste. I do not mean to insult the gracious women here, of course, though I have met so few of you. Ah, to be honest, I have met far fewer of my fellow travelers than I would have liked. It takes getting accustomed to, this place, but its charms are innumerable. And we are travelers, are we not? I think how lucky we must be for the chance, at times, yet I cannot help but wonder whether our gracious hosts think of it as a chance or a curse? But my cynicism is disenchanting, and I digress.

Rather than a limited party, I propose an enchanting evening for all of the travelers here. I had thought that perhaps a costume masquerade would be popular, but I am admittedly ignorant of the customs of the other people here. If you would be so kind as to enlighten me to a sort of party you may like, I would be glad to do my best to oblige.

After all, there is no reason that we should be strangers, is there?

Comments

[oliverplus]

Ohhh wow. The 19th century even! [grins] Cool.

I'm from 2006. Well. Originally.

[hideous-soul.livejournal.com]

Quite a few people seem to be from that century. That was prompted such an idea of something that may seem quite antiquated to them--to yourself--but is quite modern to I.

[oliverplus]

Yeah, like I said, it's a neat idea! Bit posh, but I bet most of us could use stuff from our homes as costumes easily enough.

[hideous-soul.livejournal.com]

And "posh" would be what, exactly?

[oliverplus]

[raises an eyebrow--how can Dorian not know? and then he remembers he's from 1884] Oh, uh...upper-class? Fancy? I mean, not all of us are used to stuff like that, but it'd be fun for a change.

[hideous-soul.livejournal.com]

Ah, then it's no surprise. It's a very "posh" world that I live in, so I could bring nothing else to the table.

[oliverplus]

[scratches his head, a bit embarrassed] Hey, nothing wrong with that!

So what do you do? Are you a student?

[hideous-soul.livejournal.com]

{Laughs} Only a student of what is pleasurable in life.

[oliverplus]

[raises an eyebrow, surprised by that] Really? What do you do?