"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

[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.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Okay! Here's the plan. We're going to go train to Philly, bus to NYC, bus to Philly, bus to Harrisburg, trying to catch the 8:30 and get me home by 10:30, although if worst comes to worst he'll pick me up at 1:00. Is okay?

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

That's fine. Except I don't really think we can count on making that 8:30 bus... though I suppose if we had a long wait, we could go to Chinatown and get Chinese food-- or, well, not 'go to Chinatown' as that's where the station is. Or we could go to Borders. XD We're really not going to have much time after the play, though.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

We'll pretend to miss the bus, knowing ahead of time it's going to happen?

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

...XDDD. Miss the bus out of NYC or out of Philly? That's a little underhanded.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Out of Philly. I am not above a little subterfuge. ...We could always explain that it's impossible to make the eight-thirty, I suppose, but that's more likely to meet with argument.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

Well, I suspect we'll miss the bus anyway, so... we'll see what happens and decide then? Do you like Chinese food? Unless we try to grab something to eat before we leave New York, of course, in which case we can walk around downtown a bit, if you'd like. Or sit in the terminal, if you wouldn't. It'll be at night, so the underground mall won't be open.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Yep. We'll just let them think we're going to make it? ...I do, actually! It's something that it's a bit difficult for me to eat, but since I can actually eat at all with you, I'll probably be able to. As a side note, it is very troubling to eat around Lillie, so maybe if we did not eat in NY? I don't mind either way. <3 It'll be fun just to hang around with you.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

Well, they know it's iffy. ...We'd talked about having a Chinese date a long time ago! Because of the fic for the anniversary. :D All right. Just tell me if you don't think it'll be all right and we'll find something else. Okay! We'll be catching a bus at 6, which is very early anyway, so-- Okay! It'll be late, so maybe staying in the terminal would be best. We can scare people.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Exactly! :D ...We diiiiiid. ^__________^ That would rock so many kinds of rocking, and I think I'd love it. Bwee. Okay. ...Does that mean you're bringing Yorick? XD