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 Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:22 pm
:::Cora jerked back when Luana awoke suddenly, though she half expected that reaction:::
I'm sorry to wake you up but, that didn't look like a very comfortable position to sleep in.
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:24 pm
Luana let out a tired laugh. "It's really not, but it's amazing what you can sleep through when you're this tired." She rubbed her temple. "What's up?"
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:28 pm
:::She thought that was rather apparent:::
You're in the Brink.
::: On another thought:::
Haven't you been getting regular sleep?
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:30 pm
"That's easier said than done. I'm trying to live three lives at once now, you know." She stretched and yawned.
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:33 pm
:::Cora's expression turned disapproving:::
So you decided to go through and live a martyr's life hm..?
:::She counted that, the regular one...:::
what's the third life?
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 7:40 pm
She frowned and nodded.
"One." She held up her finger. "What the tabloids like to call the McColn Princess. Two." She lifted a second finger. "Luana Rae, high school student, child, and friend. Three." A third finger. "Solar Flare. See, I was already on the verge of having two lives before this one even came around."
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:12 pm
:::Cora didn't realize that Luana was any kind of royality... but perhaps there was an emphasis on the word 'call'... she wasn't really, was she? But then...::::
what is a tabloid?
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:19 pm
"Uh, it's a sort of magazine, I guess. A regular publication. The writers and photographers like to follow rich and famous people around, take pictures, tell stories that may or may not be based in fact." She rubbed the back of her neck. "I guess the finally decided it was my turn."
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:22 pm
It's a publication... who writes false stories about people?
:::Cora gave a confused expression... but then she gives up trying to think about it and just shakes her head:::
...humans.
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:33 pm
"They do it for entertainment purposes, and when we aren't interesting enough, they make stuff up." She moved rather stiffly as she stood.
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:37 pm
:::The gears in Cora's head starting turning, this sounded very wrong:::
But those lies are causing you distress... how can that be legal? Even in your time there had to be some kinds of laws against that...
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:44 pm
"The only thing about it that bothers me is what they might get pictures of. Most intelligent people don't pay any attention to that trash." She wandered over to the bar and got a glass of apple juice. "You can only blame so much on photoshop."
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 8:53 pm
:::The gears... are still going:::
So let me get this straight, you've decided to live a life of secrecy as 'solar flare' even though a popular publication is watching every step of your life closely and is willing to sensationalize anything they so desire about you only to publish it openly?
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:00 pm
"My only other option was running. At least this way I can set up a more secure defence, and if they come after the people I care about, I can do something about it." The glass clanked down loudly as her hand started shaking again. She rubbed her hands together. "I'm just doing the best I can with what I have."
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:03 pm
:::She sighed and shook her head:::
This is what you've chosen for yourself you know... are you really alright with it?
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