Day 18

[passingships]

[ The words below are somewhat smudged but still carefully and elegantly written in charcoal. ]

Greetings to you all. I am new and was wondering how clothes are washed here. I'm from a future time it seems and don't understand all of these archaic processes.

With that said, would someone care to explain the heated vents which seem to populate the upstairs rooms? I was under the impression such things didn't exist in this time period.

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[neverasked4this]

[Now that he's aware that his journal is a communication device... His handwriting is neat and in pencil.]


Hello? My name is Agent Darnell Barrett. I'm new too. May I ask who this is? And if you've received answers to your questions?

[passingships]

I go by Wordsmith here. I've been informed it's safer to choose an alias while here. And no, I haven't yet received answers to my questions.

[neverasked4this]

Safer? How so? Still, in that case, call me

[a pause as he thinks of something that he'll know off the bat he's the one being addressed]

Gumshoe then.

I'm sorry to hear that. Have you been here long?

Sometime not too long after this

[neverasked4this]

[Shougo may or may not notice that Darnell's gone back and blotted over his name in ink, hoping that will be enough to negate any damage he's done to himself - he just found out WHY not to give his name over the journals...]

[passingships]

Not very long. It seems that the lord of this castle is able to use our names against us somehow. The one who informed me of the danger were themselves a new arrival, so I have very few details.

[neverasked4this]

I see. Well, thank you. If I learn anything more, I will be sure to pass it along. Perhaps you will consider doing the same?

[passingships]

Of course. I wish you all the best.

[ He would 'consider' it, oh yes... But then, this man did not seem a bad sort. Time would tell. ]