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[dominateartimus]

[The recording starts off with a shot of the Keep's sky. There's a sound of someone moving about in water as the angle starts to shift down to Sandrath's face, who was dripping wet. He grins a bit before exhaling some air to move some stray bangs out of his face.]

What I find interesting is the hospitality of this place. Practically everything here is free and I find that kind of strange. Normally, most things have a price on them. So, the guy in charge must be sorry for royally messing up or decided on making us pay by taking care of whatever crazy shenanigans that show up. For example, what happened at the Halloween party.

[He takes a moment to slick back his hair with a free hand.]

...Anyway, I don't have to state about the dead bird situation since it's been already told a few times before. You're welcome for not having to pull any out of the hot springs. For now.

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[cellwave.livejournal.com]

Everything being free really takes the fun out of things, doesn't it.

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[dominateartimus]

Mostly.

[A small chuckle escapes his lips.]

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[needsnobottle]

Yeah, you know what other place doesn't require you pay for anything, except by suffering through the experience?

Prison.

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[dominateartimus]

I guess that could be a possibility.

[He gave a small shrug.]

Although it also depends on where that place is located and what time period.

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[needsnobottle]

I guess you could also call it an asylum.

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[dominateartimus]

That sounds a bit more fitting, wouldn't you agree?

[Wink.]

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[3wayforjustice]

Do you really think it's as simple as all that?

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[dominateartimus]

Do you mean that everything isn't free or something else?

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[3wayforjustice]

I mean that it can't simply be bad experiences they're using to make us earn our keep.

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[dominateartimus]

I didn't say that it was.

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

diid you pull all the dead biird2 out of the pool2?

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[dominateartimus]

[Well that was certainly a strange way of writing. Which caused San to raise an eyebrow.]

Yeah, I did.

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

...why?

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[angleofscience]

... I'd say that while it is a possibility that our... participation in, or unravelling of, whatever happens here could be seen as a form of payment, not everything has a price.

[There's a pause.]

There's also a few other possibilites; he's not sorry, but whether or not he's been truthful, not putting a price on anything may lessen tensions as no one needs to worry about whether they can afford basic necessities. We can also already have paid any price beyond reason, and we just aren't aware of it.

[What, caring about the fact that you've been swimming and is dripping wet? Whatever do you mean. If you didn't wish to be engaged, don't put forth such questions.]

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[dominateartimus]

That is true.

[Oh there was a bit of a purpose to him doing this, even if he had grown bored of just relaxing in the hot springs.]

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[angleofscience]

Perhaps. With no way of either confirming or denying theories with any certainty, I wouldn't want to assume speculation could hit close to the mark. Especially with no ability to observe the one responsible.

[There was? Do tell.]

Indulge my curiosity if you would, however... I assume you've been here a while? Why be so suspicious of the fact that you do not have to pay for anything? I would assume that by now, if a price was forthcoming that had nothing to do with us merely... occupying space, you'd know of it by now.

[Jetfire had, honestly, not thought about it. But then... he didn't need much either. Being a giant robot and all.]

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[corvusclipped.livejournal.com]

Stealing's no fun if there's no reason to do it! Being free makes things boring.

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[dominateartimus]

By the sounds of it, you're the rebellous type.

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[corvusclipped.livejournal.com]

Nnno. Maybe? Yeah. Just a little. The thing is, things should be free, but back home for me they weren't. And what better way to tell people that things should be free than to make them free yourself?

[ Crow has straaaange logic. ]

[gift-of-earth.livejournal.com]

Hospitality? If he wanted to be hospitable, he wouldn't close us up in walls made of stone or put a roof over our heads so we cannot see the sky norwould he steal the sun from the sky.

Preposterous. Hospitality is not measured in mere physical comforts.

[dominateartimus]

[He blankly stares in to the journal. He would refrain from commenting on being 'locked up'.]

Then what is your meaning of hospitality? Being free with the wild life?

[gift-of-earth.livejournal.com]

Being free means we have no walls to cage us. It means that we embrace the earth and all it has to offer rather than twisting it to suit our own ends. That is freedom.

[action] because I'm cool also backdated obviously

[onehellofaparty.livejournal.com]

[Dante probably wouldn't have noticed the hot springs, if he hadn't heard a voice. Good thing for both of them, he didn't really care that the man he found in the water was naked. Well, he didn't care as long as he stayed in the water.]

Huh. Didn't know this place had a hot spring. I might have to get some relaxing in later.

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[dominateartimus]

[When he heard Dante's voice, a small grin crept to his lips. He closed the journal and placed it away from the water's edge. He turned his head and raised eyebrow.]

Well, now you do. Care to join me?

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[onehellofaparty.livejournal.com]

Nah, I think I'll wait until I can get it to myself. Thanks for the offer, though.

[He pauses and stares at the other man for a moment. Hold on, some thinking is taking place.]

Your name wouldn't happen to be Sandrath, would it?