001--Jenny, I've got your number

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Right, well, this is strange. Not the strangest thing I've ever seen, but still pretty strange. Still, though, when in Rome, right?
Except there are no Romans to when in Rome with. Makes it sort of hard to follow that one.

Anyway! What is this? It looks like sort of...nothing, except...is that a beach? A beach. In the middle of empty space.

Still. Not the weirdest thing I've seen. Hacking around the rainforest as long I've been doing, and not too much surprises you anymore. I'm not sleeping in trees anymore, though, that's for sure. I think that bat thing was after my blood. Looked like it, anyway.

Comments

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

He's not a half-bad role model, I suppose, once you take out the bad bits.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Which bits are the bad bits?

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

Well for starters, sometimes he gets so upset over the way something happens that he just...gives up. Or thinks he can't do anything to help when he still can. Or sometimes he gets all lordy, thinking he knows best and refuses to listen to anyone else's opinion. Then there's times when he pretends he's happy. Or he'll do something reckless and stupid.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Does he do these things often?

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

Enough to make me roll my eyes at him. If he ever does it around you, give him a good verbal slapping.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

I promise I will.

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

Good. I can see you'll be a good one, then.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

A good what?

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

A good...well, just someone good for him.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

You really think I'll be good for him?

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

Well someone's bound to be. Why not his daughter?

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

I didn't know that anyone needed to be good for him in the first place.

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

Everyone needs someone, you know?

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

I don't, really. What do you mean?

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

Well, it's like...no one wants to be alone. Everyone needs someone they can count on or talk to. Mates, you know? Proper mates. Ones you can share anything with.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Oh, that would be nice. Cline is sort of that way, but I'm almost never around Messaline, so we never really talk. But that would be nice.

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

I'm glad for that. Maybe you can find more mates, too.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

How would I do that?

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

Making friends? Oh, I dunno. Just talk to people and if you like them, spend time with them, things like that.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Is it really that easy?

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

It can be. Sometimes it isn't. But you've got me and your dad and...Cline and...I dunno, you'll meet people here.

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

I've already met a few! Nice people, too.

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

You're on your way to making mates, then!

[lotsofrunning.livejournal.com]

Yeah? That's brilliant!

[notquiteawidow.livejournal.com]

Of course it is! You'll be fine. Just ask if you need any help and be yourself.