"Isn't That Interesting...?"

[psalm_onethirtyone]

They're setting off (illegal) fireworks in Halifax, Duncannon, Camp Hill, and Marysville, and we can see them from here, even though we're rather far away, especially from Halifax. They keep making popping splittering cracking noises and Mum and Waen went out to stand on the hill by the Goblin House and watch them.

They didn't tell me they were going, or I would have gone too...!

I realised that with my salary at work, I'll be able to buy my own tickets to New York. I earn minimum wage, but that'll still be more than enough to go see Hamlet with my Ladymine. It's actually very exciting to realise. Only I was wondering, Zara--if you don't mind--could I have the schedules? Daddy wants to see them. He's still suspicious.

(He's being awful to-day. I have had not to speak to him at least three times.)

Comments

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

You're not paying it. We'll pay it, if we go that route.

Well, there's one that leaves for you at 8:55, gets me at 11:10, and gets us in NYC at 12:30. Presuming it doesn't run late. I hate trains because of the last times I took one it was running about 6 hours late.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I was looking at the one that left for me at 7:20, got you at 9:10 and gets us to NY at 11:45.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

*pokes at schedule* Is not on here. *goes to poke the at website instead*

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I have it printed out from the website.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

It's on there. ;___; No fair. Stupid schedule.

agsjkbjklanionmakl it's so much money.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

dashjfskgsfjlsdh I DON'T CARE. It's going to be your early birthday present.

Look at it this way. If I didn't do your train fare, I was going to get you the Hamlet film thingy of a kajillion million dollars. This is actually less expensive.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

No you're not allowed. And you're not allowed that either. I don't want charity. I'm paying for the train.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

...This is so many kinds of not charity. This is god-damn you are my best friend in the whole world and there is no effing way I am missing a chance to spend time with you, and I do not care how much it costs. I want to be with you.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

You're not missing it; I'll buy the train ticket. it's okay. if the only way your parents will let you go, it's the way we'll go.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

When we've already discussed student loans and debts, and it's fine with me, and I really don't want to make anything worse for you. Not when you've got to work this hard at everything already.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

Really, it's fine and I'll pay. I don't have the money anyway, so it'll be from my parents-- and I don't know, maybe they'll consider it part of my birthday or something.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

That is not good. I'm just earning mine for no particular reason in any case, because I don't actually need it yet, and I could do it without any trouble at all, I really could (and don't ask me the same thing in four years, because then I'll actually be in college and BROKE BROKE BROKE).

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

I don't want you to do that, and I promise you I will be even more unhappy if you try.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

You swear? ...Wait, you're unhappy now. ;______________; *clings*

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

I swear. ... ;________;. *cling*

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

*clingsback and cuddles* I'm sorry. I just--I want to see you so much, and I don't want to miss you or lose time with you because of something so wholly stupid and all-encompassing as money.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

But-- it's really okay and we can manage, I think, but-- spending so much money just makes me feel sick inside. I'm willing to spend it, but-- it's just that if the fares had been that much in the first place, I wouldn't have even considered going.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

If that is the case, hell with it. We're taking the bus.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

>________< I don't want to make your parents unhappy with me, and there is a chance that we won't make our connections.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I've had more luck with the bus than with the train, haven't I? As long as you promise to meet me when I get in at the train station, so that I don't have to find the bus station by myself, that's what we'll do, and it'll be fine.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

Of course I'd meet you. My parents don't want to come pick you up and they're really prefer not, but they would, I think-- I didn't mean to talk you out of it. It's fine.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Zara. I am not the problem here; my parents are. And I am prepared to talk Mum into it by giving examples of my maturity and ability to cope when things do not quite work out. :D As long as I'd meet you, I think Mum'll give in.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

My mother wants me to do whatever yours requests, so we're taking the train.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

XD Well, my daddy just sold out because he wants to do whatever is least expensive.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

...even with the risky connections? ;____;

Okay, let's think about this. In the morning, your train will be originating from Harrisburg, so there's little chance it will be late. We'd have an easy two hours to get to the bus station. We'd probably have to use that time to grab sandwiches or something for lunch on the bus, so that we don't risk not eating so that we can run to the theater if we're late.

The way home is where it gets a little tight. Getting in at 8:10 if we're late when your train at 9:15... that's a little risky, but it's the latest train you could get. However, if it would be preferable, and I don't know if we would be, we could forget the train for the return trip and just get you another bus ticket. Then we wouldn't have to be running between the two Philly stations at night.

The 6:00 bus from New York gets us into Philly at 8:10. between Philly and Harrisburg, there's a 8:30 bus that would get you home at 10:30-- that would be ideal, but I'm not sure if we would make it. (Yesterday, my bus coming back from NYC was a little early, as a matter of fact.) If we missed that, and we probably would, the only one we could put you on after it would leave at 11:00 and get you in at 1:00. Would that be too late?

We could just go with the original schedule, but if you miss your train, you'd be on this bus anyway. Your train fare would be wasted and you'd jut have to pay for the bus anyway. The other advantage would be that we could take a later bus out of New York and spent some time with Lillie. If we took the 7 o'clock out of New York, we'd still have a two-hour window (but possibly a two-hour wait) in Philly.

The other possibility would be having Lillie and I walk you to the train in New York. That would get you on the train out of Philly that you might miss on the bus, but it'd mean almost an hour wait alone in the train terminal in Philadelphia. I don't know where the NYC train station is, but we could find it.