"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.)

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[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

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

:D Hopefully it shall not be up to us. ...I think I would too! I feel a bit bad about leaving Lillie so soon, but-- ;____; Is nothing we can do. ...Would you like me to? XD

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I do hope so too. ... ^___________^ Hopefully she'll understand. --and we can have her in September at your birthday party, too. ^___________^ Only if you don't mind hauling him around NYC.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

Yay! Very true! Actually, that might get a bit irritating. I shall bring him in September, certainly.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Okay! ^____^ September sounds good to me.

Ohohohoh. In this entry (http://rainbowjehan.livejournal.com/660529.html) I'm all HAMLET POEM and according to Narilsa this entry (http://rainbowjehan.livejournal.com/77515.html) is what inspired this poem (http://reincineir.livejournal.com/234427.html#cutid1):

'I am dead,' the actor said
poetic trinity
three syllables unfolding slow--
noun, verb, eternity

perhaps I'll say these words again
perhaps then they'll mean something more;
no exeunt noble from a play
but grim reality: death in war

locked in poetic half-frenzy
chained in artistic lethean space
who doth hold me close and dear?
it seems to me I know your face

take this rosemary sprig, my love
go on, then, and haunt me--
truly 'what a wounded name'
your face stirs in my memory...

...Rodolphe. yes... I remember now
art thou my Horatio, come apace?
no, sometimes thou seemst drowned Ophelia--
come, drown instead in my embrace

rend me with your mournful touch
rush with the poison through my veins
tease my mind with tortured memory
clasp my sanity in your chains

so crown me prince and make me sing
these empty words to you--
I dare not see reality
i dare not say I love you too

Rodolphe...
...dolphe...
...delphe...
...delphic...
...Apollo, Delphic Lord.

my epithet's derived from you
and now at last I see--
everything you've said is true
all of you comes back to me.

"oh, I die, Horatio..."
...kiss me, once, before I go.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

Oooooh. ;_____________;

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

I know!

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

The name bits threw me off. XD

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes. ^^;;; That's the crossover part, since it was inspired by (Rodolphe) Grantaire and (Christophe-Marie) (Apollo) Enjolras.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

I see. Odd, odd.

[rainbowjehan.livejournal.com]

Oh, v., v. You should look at the first part of the fic, though, as it is the Hamlet-steals-the-cup-from-Horatio part.

[silverdragon262.livejournal.com]

Eee. I will, then.