Book 1, Part 5

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

I figured since Dean's doing all the cooking, that I should do the shopping. I saw a shopping list posted here, and it reminded me that our refrigerator's a little empty. I thought I'd get some eggs and some vegetables. Naminé mentioned cookies, and I thought that I hadn't had those in a long time.

Lots of people have been showing up asking the same questions; but I guess that's what happens when you keep pulling people through worlds and into a new one. I've been to a lot of places, but none like this. You think that they'd have pulled enough people to fill up this dome, but they keep telling people to breed and keep pulling people from different places without caring what they were doing. It's sorta selfish if you ask me, who says that their world's more important than anyone else's?

I only got a small break before my next class, but at least I'll remember to go shopping after school now. We need eggs, bread, Coke, and some of those frozen dinners.

Comments

[scienceexplains.livejournal.com]

To be fair, Lyra, I doubt there's any risk that they'll significantly depopulate any other world. Many worlds, like mine, suffer from overpopulation: too many people, not enough resources.

Not that I think this is really a practical solution to either problem. If the government of Babylon is unfair to anyone, however, it is individuals, not worlds. Though perhaps that's what you meant.

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

That don't mean that they can just grab people. That doesn't make it right. That en't a justification for what they're doing. That's what got them here in the first place.

[scienceexplains.livejournal.com]

I certainly don't mean to suggest that I think it's right. But I do understand wanting to protect one's own world, or one's own family and friends.

If your world were dying, wouldn't you try to save it, if you could?

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

What are you talking about? I did save my world from dying.

[scienceexplains.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, I didn't realize.

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

Yeah, most people don't.

[scienceexplains.livejournal.com]

Maybe they didn't read your book (see your movie? watch your show?). I've been informed that not many people saw mine.

But I will certainly keep it in mind from now on, Lyra.

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

That doesn't really bother me. From my experience, things en't always what they seem.

[scienceexplains.livejournal.com]

I certainly agree with you there.

[spentmytime.livejournal.com]

You'd think they'd have pulled enough people through but I don't see all that many babies getting carted around so it doesn't look like the government's doing too good a job of getting us to breed.

And thanks for shopping, I'm no good at buying.

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

Whatever they're doing, it en't working. You think they'd try a different approach on helping people to breed.

I think I'm going to give up on the vegetables. The frozen suppers are a lot better.

[seismicwave.livejournal.com]

In my experience, governments are very good at finding solutions for their problems that involve walking all over a lot of people.

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sometimes they walk over more than just that.

[hostbu]

I don't mind. The more people they pull through, the more likely we'll see our friends soon, right? and Ah, Lyra, you're a little too young to talk about breeding! I don't care what this place says!

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

I don't mind any of that stuff, it's a fact of life, isn't it?

That's true. I don't know if I feel more violated that they brought me here against my will, though.

[hostbu]

Still.. it's embarrassing, isn't it. And don't worry, I'm sure they didn't mean anything by it.

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

Is it embarrassing for you? If I were talking to you now, would you be turning red?

[hostbu]

Mm.. Is that so bad?

[truthmeasurer.livejournal.com]

It's kind of funny.