[Filter: Private]

Things just keep getting worse and worse. Sometimes it makes me wonder whether...

No. We need to all stay positive. We'll never manage it otherwise.

[Filter: Elden]

Did you have a good night, after the last show?

I can't believe that in one week we'll be getting ready for the last show. It's been going really well so far, I think. Everyone seems to really like it, at least. Which is probably why it seems like it's over so fast since time flies when you're having fun!

It's still hard to believe though~

Wow, only one day left until opening night! That's really exciting though it isn't much time at all now. I'm going to be going over my music over and over again, even when we aren't rehearsing.

Adrian has helped me a lot with technique and things like that. I definitely think I'm a much better player now because of it.

[Filter: Private]

We always end up waiting. Especially people like me who can't really help in any way, except to try and make the waiting not as bad. But that's important too. I think it might be the thing that helps some people get through it all.

[Filter: People from Franelcrew still in Floran]

Is there anyone else who knows how to play euchre or wants to learn? Elden, Calaith, Irving and I have been having a pretty good time, I think, but it might be nice to have more people. As long as we can get two more sets of partners.

[Filter: Performers in Franelcrew]

What if Lawrence and everyone else wants to leave before the play is done?

I'm really glad that the music for the play needed lots of musicians to play it because I definitely wouldn't have gotten in if they didn't need a first and second chair. Adrian, the first chair, is really good. He's been getting lessons since he was four. I guess it really shows the difference between having someone to teach you and just teaching yourself. He said he'd try to teach me some better technique, when there's time. That should be good and- OH!

We missed Wednesday! That hasn't happened for a long time. Well, I guess this week it's a Thursday question.

[pause]

Where do you see yourself being in one year? I think it would be neat to answer this and then in a year from now we can all look back and see if we were right!

[Filter: Private]

Sometimes I wish we hadn't decided to stay this long. It's nice, I really like it here, but things get really complicated when we stay in one place this long. Plus...everyone knows that bad things happen around the holidays.

I hope it won't happen again for this Moon Festival...

[Filter: Public]

Does anyone know how to play euchre? I talked about it before when we were travelling I think and I keep wanting to play it so I hope someone does. I only need three other people though if there's more than that I'm sure we can get another group of four.

[Filter: Elden]

Why did you do this?

[Filter: Franelcrew]

Does anyone know what happened?

[Filter: Private]

It's hard to think about Rose Day without thinking about what happened last year. I don't know if they're just not remembering that it was then or if they're trying not to remember.

It's going to be hard without you, Corrina.

[Filter: Elden]

I'm almost done writing a new song, would you like to hear it?~

Okay, it's Wednesday again! We've missed a few but I still think they were really good.

So, a few weeks ago there was one that I think a lot of us missed, so I think maybe we should ask it again. So today's question is what makes you happy.

For me, what makes me happy is music. I've always loved it and it's been very special to me because for a long time it was the easiest way for me to communicate with anyone. And even now that I have this journal to write in, I still find music sometimes is better at really expressing things.

Okay, since we missed last Wednesday, we need to make sure this one is really great!

Well. We've done favourite colours and talked about our talents and what we do on special occasions. So, what I think we should do next is what our first memories are. I think that would be interesting.

My first memory is of a cow. There was a really young calf and my father brought me out to see him. And he came over and licked my cheek and then knocked me over. I think I might have started to cry then, but I'm not really sure.

Happy Festival!

Thank you everyone for the presents, they're all so great! I don't know how I'm going to carry all of it, but I'm sure I'll figure out something~

That was a really tough game, just like I thought it would be. It was really fun too, so I'm glad that I'm going to get to play another one!

Even if I am a bit surprised~

I noticed this awhile ago, but we don't seem to be getting new people are regularly as before. It's a bit sad, I always liked seeing who appeared. Of course, I haven't really been greeting them as much as I used to. Sometimes I just didn't feel like writing much and other times I hardly seem to stop. It's been more of the first one, lately.

[Filter: Terrance]

I hoped you had a good birthday.

And I'm sorry if the whole thing about the hat upset you.

I really wish I didn't sunburn so easily. I don't even know how my shoulder was in the sun enough to burn, but it looks pretty red right now. I'll just have to make sure to be more careful in the future.

It seems strange to think about how long we've been in Atsiria now. It seems like almost forever.

It is a really lovely country.

[Filter: Private]

I wonder if it even matters who it is.

[Filter: Private]

Even though we knew something would happen and tried to get ready for it, it's still hard to see again. We know a bit more now, but there's still so much that we don't and we still can't do anything for them, other than keeping them alive.

We've been sitting and watching for so long, but it still doesn't get any easier. We're not supposed to become an audience of our own lives.

We have to keep believing that one day this is going to end. Because something important is going on, something big...and it has to have a conclusion. It has to.