on being given a paid & promoted to muselist. canon is American McGee's Alice.

[doyousuppose]

 I suppose it's quite flattering, being given all the new faces. What's unflattering is you expected me to leave, didn't you? You might have sewn up the wound, but you didn't disinfect it first.

Still, I won't be ungrateful for being given a gift. So, thank you. I do appreciate it. Maybe now I'll get my point across much clearer to those who matter. And maybe you'll do more than just dust me off every now and then, too.

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[gone_mangy]

Well well well, look at you, moving up in the world.

And apparently prompting this mun to bring me over here from where I've been prowling elsewhere.

[forgotten_vows]

Now you've got my mun thinking about a paid account for me again. Apparently the lure of more icons is very strong.

I'm quite glad to see you "promoted to muselist," however. It's good to know you're not going to vanish anytime soon.

[doyousuppose]

Both the first, and last I'd have ever expected to see in this place.

The new face is rather suiting though, Cheshire.

[gone_mangy]

Well of course it's suiting, it's mine, isn't it?

And you should know never to expect me, because that's right when I'll arrive.

[doyousuppose]

That's her fault entirely. Have they found any useful ones? Searching for mine was quite difficult, she laments.

Thank you. I'd have tried harder not to when I did, but she's almost as stubborn as I am.

[doyousuppose]

Precisely why you're both first, and last. Always expected until you aren't. Like Schrodinger's cat, only more inclined to riddles.

[gone_mangy]

And who says Gretchen isn't-wasn't inclined towards riddles? [Because clearly when speaking about a cat who is both alive and dead, both present and past tense are required.]

[doyousuppose]

Perhaps she is-was. But not nearly to the extent that you are, I'm sure.

[gone_mangy]

Well that would be simply impossible. There isn't anyone who's as inclined towards riddles as I am.

[doyousuppose]

Exactly.

Which can be both a blessing and a burden, now that I think about it.

[gone_mangy]

And that's my Alice, always getting right to the meat of the thing.

Though, most anything can be a blessing or a burden, depending on the type of person you are.

[doyousuppose]

We both know which type I am.

The cup can be both half full and half empty. It just depends if you're thirsty or not.

[gone_mangy]

I daresay you've been spending too much time with me, you've gotten far too good at this yourself.

[doyousuppose]

I'll blame the mundane for this one, she likes your riddles, and often serves as a convincing replacement.

[gone_mangy]

That is a point in her favor, I suppose. For both of you.

[doyousuppose]

Does yours plan to have you "prowl" anywhere in particular?

[gone_mangy]

Memes more than likely, if any turn up that strike my fancy. She always says she hasn't got time for a game, likes the memes better. Can't say I blame her.

[forgotten_vows]

There's a couple she's seen that she liked, but she says it can be hard to find ones for me sometimes. As you might expect, the title character of the movie tends to get the most exposure in pictures.

My mun can be the same sometimes, although with her it can be with picking up a muse in the first place. She waffled for a while before she first created me on tumblr.

[doyousuppose]

Mine either. I'll be floating somewhere between here and there, surely. But more than I used to.

It'd be nice to have your company. While a fine replacement, she's nothing like you. Well. Even though you're "half empty" sometimes.

[doyousuppose]

Quite the reason. My mun will look into what she can. Friends in different places.

Well. I'm certainly glad she did. Sometimes they need a little push.

[gone_mangy]

But aren't we all, from time to time?

I shall certainly have to keep an eye out for you.

[forgotten_vows]

That would be very kind of her. My mun's glad yours found so many for you. (She's still a little stunned that you go straight from 15 to 100. She has no idea how she'd fill all of them.)

So am I. And that she decided I deserved a space on Dreamwidth. It's been fun.

[doyousuppose]

And I for you.

Sometimes, most are completely empty.

[doyousuppose]

Difficult, but not impossible. It's the details that will bore you.

Good. If not we'd have to fix it.

[forgotten_vows]

I suppose the trick is to just get what you like and not worry about the other slots.

We certainly would. But so far I haven't had much cause to complain. Most of the memes I've been in have been all right -- and the company's quite nice. *shy smile*

[gone_mangy]

Yes, well, there's no getting around that I suppose, people are people no matter the setting, and a good many of them are empty.

[doyousuppose]

Better half than completely.

I hope to meet some half full ones while I'm here. I hope you do, too.

[doyousuppose]

Something like that. It did make me wonder why I frown so much, though. I have enough to frown about, but really.

Don't jinx it, or you'll turn right around into a cardguard.

[forgotten_vows]

Yes, it's -- it's a shame. You have such a nice smile. . .

Ugh, yes, you're right. You never know what might happen, do you?

[doyousuppose]

You're probably the only one who knows it, too.

Expecting the unexpected only leads to distraction.

[forgotten_vows]

*That gets a blush.* I -- well, I'm honored to know it.

And doesn't work, because expecting the unexpected only turns it into the expected. Which means something else has to be the unexpected.

[doyousuppose]

The seemingly obvious becomes the unexpected, because you forget to expect it. You can't expect everything. It's impossible.

Expect a frown, and you'll forget to expect a smile. Expect either, and you won't expect any tears.

[forgotten_vows]

Yes, exactly. There's something to be said for being prepared, but. . . You can't take it too far, or you'll never be able to enjoy life again.

[doyousuppose]

...I wonder if actual psychics have unsurprising lives.

[forgotten_vows]

I imagine frustrating ones, more likely. Can you imagine seeing something horrible in the future, and not knowing whether or not you were allowed to change it?

[doyousuppose]

That certainly doesn't mean I wouldn't try, though.

I'd hate to be able to predict the future, it sounds horrible.

[forgotten_vows]

I'd try too -- how could I not? Even if I thought it was inevitable, I'd have to prove it, have to see if there was anything I could do. . .

(He nods.) I think I prefer having it as a surprise too.