winksandnods: (Newspaper reading)
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How in God's name do you all stand this?

[Too many long nights spent able to do nothing more than read the Journals, which provide no insight to the Malnosso. Too many cups of coffee and glasses of Scotch and soda. Too many questions he can't find answers to.

Anthony Blunt, to say the least, is on edge.

He's taken to drawing lately, more than he has in years. Though, unlike what he's told his fellows, he never really abandoned his art. His scenes are bleak, though-- Snowy buildings that loom and cast long shadows. Scabbed skin with numbers just visible under the wound. Complacent wraiths. All of the sketches are safely hidden in a journal kept under a floorboard in his bedroom.

He can think of no way in. The talk of "missions" he's heard have not seemed to endear individuals to the Malnosso, so volunteering for one would be only suicide, not helpful. Their captors have been silent themselves, there has been, so far as he has seen, no direct line to speak to them. Except, perhaps, just before Halloween, but he had not been in a proper state to ask questions then.]

[voice]

Date: 2011-12-05 09:42 am (UTC)
inabook: (worldly adventurer)
From: [personal profile] inabook
People have a remarkable capacity for adapting even in bad situations. And, well... for most of us, there are friendships to keep us going.

[voice]

Date: 2011-12-06 07:29 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] winksandnods.livejournal.com
And apparently "idleness" is the preferred method for "adapting" here.

[voice]

Date: 2011-12-06 06:31 pm (UTC)
inabook: (oh you)
From: [personal profile] inabook
[...] I suppose that depends on what you call being idle.

[voice]

Date: 2011-12-07 03:59 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] winksandnods.livejournal.com
I would delight in being proven wrong and shown productivity. I can think of a few sources, and this does not apply to them.

[voice]

Date: 2011-12-07 06:10 pm (UTC)
inabook: (Oh really.)
From: [personal profile] inabook
Most people I know have found some way of being productive, whether it's by helping the community or through something creative.

[voice]

Date: 2011-12-09 06:25 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] winksandnods.livejournal.com
And how does "something creative" help self-sufficiency or the well-being of the community? As we stand, on our own? I highly doubt we could meet even our most basic needs.

[voice]

Date: 2011-12-09 06:59 pm (UTC)
inabook: (itemania)
From: [personal profile] inabook
Mental health is just as important as physical health in a situation like this. If something were to happen that would require self-sufficiency, I'm sure we could come together to solve it.

[voice]

Date: 2011-12-11 06:47 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] winksandnods.livejournal.com
Creative endeavours should only be considered after physical needs are met. And, preferably, not by some mostly unknown force that might take them away at any moment.

[voice]

Date: 2011-12-13 03:02 pm (UTC)
inabook: (Oh really.)
From: [personal profile] inabook
So what are you suggesting, exactly?

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