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Singillatim
2023
October
November
I've found a notebook.
A storm is on its way
December
2024
January
The nightmare was a threat.
- The mittens are warm! (Crozier can sew. Must ask him about thread.)
The fire wasn't real.
- Hickey odd but clever. Soothed the boy who wasn't there.
It was an ember.
Levi's believed in odd things since I met him. It doesn't mean anything.
Bit of fun, for a change
At least someone here can fight, even with that bad temper.
February
"Milton Militia"
Someone claiming to be starting a town guard. Never showed.
Crozier's been injured
His ice-house collapsed. Broken ribs? Learned much. Should check on him later.
March
The creature is hunting us.
It paralyses us with fear like a snake uses venom. How to get around that?
I'm no longer sleeping in that hall.
Sleeping in the same building as anyone else isn't safe.
I've checked on Crozier.
Ribs wrapped in plaster. Wonderful company. Pleased to spend more days with him for a while.
We learn to live with it as best we're able.
April
Francis is kind as ever.
He's opened his home to me, despite the trouble. I should check on that spot in the forest next time I'm nearby.
William can make fire too.
He starts it with fear. Referred to a secret but wouldn't tell me what it was.
I asked him to stay.
Remember what he said about Hickey, and keep an eye on him. Not only because of Hickey!
May
The illness is causing hallucinations.
Sometimes violent ones. Should tell Francis to be careful.
Francis shoots well for a one-handed man.
I'd like to see him practising more. Maybe I'll ask to see him with the pistol next, aiming and kickback might be less trouble.
Will the Forest Talkers answer letters?
It doesn't seem likely, but as they haven't attacked it's worth trying. The man writing them is another one claiming to be from outer space, but seems sensible enough.
Met another one who can make fire.
He can warm his own skin without any fire coming. How?
June
The creature came again today.
In Lakeside, we think. We'll go check on Francis' friend there even if the sun doesn't rise the way it should.
Francis thinks that fog is effecting our minds.
The fog or that creature, or both.
We argued. I told him everything. What happened when we were thirteen. He's a remarkable man.
We argued. I told him everything. What happened when we were thirteen. He's a remarkable man.
A post on that board was offering lessons.
The would-be teacher never showed. Maybe they can't control it any better than I can after all, and don't want to admit it.
I don't know what to say about it.
I wasn't there when it happened. A doctor showed me a new way to wrap his dressings.
That's worth recording, at least. And we cleared something up after. I'm not sure how else to say it. Things feel more clear. Or maybe I do.
I wish you could meet. I think you could love him, too.
That's worth recording, at least. And we cleared something up after. I'm not sure how else to say it. Things feel more clear. Or maybe I do.
I wish you could meet. I think you could love him, too.
There's a trial soon.
Hickey is going to be there.
-- Useless. Worse than useless. I was stupid to think anything would be any different here.
-- Francis still wants to help. We'll be going out to do something as soon as he's well enough, I think.
-- Useless. Worse than useless. I was stupid to think anything would be any different here.
-- Francis still wants to help. We'll be going out to do something as soon as he's well enough, I think.
July
I saw that woman from the 'trial' again.
I managed not to mention it. Why was it easier to pretend at home with the officers?
A wolf found its way inside.
It seems friendly enough though. Francis made it at home. I think he misses the dog he had before.
Francis got a description of a special officer's uniform out of me yesterday.
I'm still not certain how we started talking about it. The conversation went a little off-track from there.
(ooc note: half-AU)
(ooc note: half-AU)
August
I met another one of Francis' men.
Jopson. Francis speaks so highly of him, it would have been great luck to see him in Milton if he hadn't fallen in one of those sinkholes.
There are mystics in these woods somewhere.
At least one. Another impossible danger to look out for.
I never realised how much of the way Francis moves is age, not temperament. Would anyone in town have rice left for heating pads? I should look in Lakeside next time I go.
I never realised how much of the way Francis moves is age, not temperament. Would anyone in town have rice left for heating pads? I should look in Lakeside next time I go.
Francis is still feeling low.
I'm not sure if that mystic he met was blessing or cursing him. I'll ask him to come with me for wood later. It'll be good for him to keep busy.
September
We'll be going to Lakeside soon.
Jopson's invited us to dinner with a friend of his. Maybe I'll be able to look for that rice somewhere while Francis is distracted.
I've finally met Fitzjames.
Those Forest Talkers made their move.
Aside from Little's idiocy, they weren't much trouble.
I've heard their leader said that Darkwalker sent them. If that creature is what it claims to be, its armies need work.
I've heard their leader said that Darkwalker sent them. If that creature is what it claims to be, its armies need work.
October
Francis is telling his men what happened to them in a few days.
There should be enough time that day to get ready before meeting him after. Poetry?
November
More nonsense.
The Doctor and Fitzjames were caught in it too. I wish I could say it was nice to see them again.
I've lost time.
When did I last write here? I haven't asked Francis how long it lasted. I think I'm afraid to know.
-- There must be houses no one's emptied yet. Where? Francis needs bland food.
-- There must be houses no one's emptied yet. Where? Francis needs bland food.
Fitzjames visited.
Francis wasn't in, but it was good to speak with him.
The sun is gone for another two months.
Good of Francis to organise some event to see it off. Doing that British-style dancing again was alright, if a little more comfortable in private.
2025
January
That bear isn't real.
Or is it? Acts aggressive, then disappears.
These strings are a pain.
I should be grateful it isn't something dangerous. But there's no point to them, is there?
There's going to be another storm.
Francis has gone out to ask Fitzjames to stay with us.
February
That movement in the snow is a creature.
The one I saw was attacking someone. The shards cut on contact, but it doesn't care for fire.
March
Goodsir's disappeared.
Francis says he's gone. It troubles him. But of course it does. We both know what Goodsir's going back to, if he's gone back at all.
Post-Singillatim
breathing/truth spell
The ghost bear is still here.
Better to stay together for a while. Just in case.
I almost prefer dreaming about the darkwalker.
At least I recognise those right away, I don't have to wait until I wake up to find out something's happened.
We'll see if he arrives before we suffocate.
It's Fitzjames we need to solve this latest ridiculous problem. He must know it too.
The latest nonsense is finally over.
With luck we'll have some time to enjoy it.Christmas
2025 Boar Gifts
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