Vanna: Play my guitar. The Music mistress has let me have one of the music rooms at set times, so I can go in there and play and sing to my heart's content. I usually get an audience, especially of younger kids. The stuff I play is all thirty years ahead of us, at least. I also like reading. School stories are my favourite. My friend Paula taught me to embroider, as well. Considering I don't have much free time, I think I'm awfully well-occupied.
The Rishnaran: Fold origami, post on Twitter, and of course, write the destinies of my creations. Digdit: Go on journeys to visit friends. I was actually on my way to see Koroon here when I appeared in this place. Koroon: I like to stay at home and invite company over.
Dusty : I had an origami business once... but it folded Wait - I'm in the wrong room, excuse me (leaves following the sound of profane singing to a bar down the street)
Nate: Admittedly, I 'spect I spend a tad to much time at Eva's Place. But ya can't really put a price tag on whiskey, or fine company. Synder: I spend the majority of my time on guard duty while Nate drinks... *sighs* Speaking of, time for my shift. Night all. Nate: Now now. I'm convalescene after my ordeal at the depot, 'sides I spent two weeks straight on duty. I deserve a respite. Synder: Sure Nate, sure. Synder has left the chat room.
Jason: "I hang out with Sharon a lot. Mostly we talk while we do our chores. When we're done, we find things to do. She tried to teach me to knit once, but that didn't go well. I got a splinter. And then stabbed myself. But my favorite thing to do is make Sharon laugh, or even smile."
Jason: "Well, not all dragons in the stories in my world can. Where I'm from, they mostly do, but where I'm at currently they can't. I was curious which one you favored more."
Jason: "Ah, ahahaha, erm, well, I'm not exactly sure who is my, um, creator. There's a lot of different stories and I don't really know which one is true. And, well, I don't like to think about it too much. That sort of thing is a little too closely tied to death for my tastes."
Vanna: Mr. Rishnaran, are you essentially an in-universe incarnation of the person who posts on this forum? To be honest, I think I may be the only girl in the school who doesn't believe in God. My father's a Christian and my mother's an atheist, and they agreed that they'd raise me a Christian like pretty much everyone of my background in the 1920s and '30s. But when Mum and I fled to 2000, when it's much less remarkable to be an atheist, Mum thought that the less I was seen in public, the better. So no church.
Jason: "Ah, yes, of course. This all makes perfect sense. It's not disturbing at all to consider there is someone out there choosing every word out of my mouth, what actions I take, and all the while I think I'm making my own choices! Not disturbing at all!"
Vanna: EMR and I get on like a house on fire. Elsie: I suppose I like Esther. She let me be the main character and let Miss Everdene give me lots of good advice. Vanna: You know, you ought to come in and sit down. You seem jolly nice in moments, and it does look frightfully lonely just standing outside the door. Are you? Elsie: NO, I'm not! And I'm not coming in!
Jason: "Why? Why do you feel the need to- to make up these people just to suffer? If I had that power I wouldn't be so- so cruel to put them through these things. And who gave you the right anyway? Huh? Why gave you the right to just- torture people for your amusement?!"
"The Lord of Funny, gave it to me in a moment of hilarity. I am not proud, but, oh, I laughed until I lost control of my bladder. Such comedy, such magnificent laughitudes."
The Rishnaran: You may ask that question of your own creator, or any author for that matter. But when you realize that, your question is already answered.
The Rishnaran: That's not vague at all. It's precisely the answer. You have read a book before, haven't you? A fictional one?
Vanna: I'm not sure what the Rishnaran's getting at, but I'm sure the theory would still work with stories told orally.