Chapter 25. Technologic

[thebestseller]

Man, these little phone things are great. I now know what my next childrens' book is going to be- "Bernard Guesses Your Weight In Pigs". Or perhaps "Bernard And The Clacks", once I figure out what in the hell a clack is.

...OK, so the concept needs work, but the point is I can't wait to see what other pearls of wisdom and inspiration this has to offer.

Oh, yes, and I look very very fetching in those nice robes you get in the Wilderness. I'm a Ravenclaw!

... place seems kinda familiar, though. Not TOO familiar, just vaguely.

[[OOC: It has been established in Castle canon that Harry Potter is indeed a real series of fiction books, so yeah. XD]]

Comments

[no-severedheads.livejournal.com]

Hey, Dad, how'd you end up a Ravenclaw? I definitely thought you'd be in Gryffindor, like me.

But yeah, I know what you mean, it really does seem familiar. I think I'm going to go back and look around more, if you wanted to come.

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

Simon's a loser lion too. Not a mighty...crow. Yeah.

[no-severedheads.livejournal.com]

Hey, did you just call me a loser? That's not okay, Genius.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. Maybe it's just random?

Gladly. I don't think I could ever get tired of looking around this place. And I thought I saw something pink in the lake out the window...

[spandexisyouth]

We are both Gryffindors then! I wonder how many of my students are!

/starts a gang war

[man-genius.livejournal.com]

Heck ya! RAVENCLAW ROCKS!! GO BIRDS!

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

WE SWARM AND SOAR OVER THE COMPETITION!

[feathered-earth.livejournal.com]

"Bernard and the Clacks" sounds like it could be exciting.

What's a Ravenclaw?

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Sounds kinda like the name for a new rock band, too.

Everyone that comes into the Wilderness gets a spiffy set of robes with a patch on them and colored lining. Not sure what they mean, though. There're four different ones- Blue and a bird for Ravenclaw, green with a snake for Slytherin, red with a lion for Gryffindor, and yellow with a badger for Hufflypuff.

[dont-leave-town.livejournal.com]

I got a green one, so apparently I'm a Slytherin. It's a really nice scarf, I wish I could bring it back with me. I wonder if they sell these at the Bazaar.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't surprise me. You can find just about anything there if you look hard enough... or someone can make one for you.

[ruby-nova.livejournal.com]

I'm a Gryffindor! Is that good? Have you tried riding the brooms? They're awesome!

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Their mascot is a lion, so they're all pretty cool.

Except for Simon and Promise, apparently, but then again, that's just Genius talking.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Do the groups have a meaning, or are they just color-coding people down there?

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Not sure if there's a meaning behind it yet. I think people get the same one every time they go down there, though.

[spandexisyouth]

I am a Gryffindor! I wanted Slytherin after I saw the colors but it does not seem to change. Also there is a mystery room of exercise equipment and sports drinks! I call it mystery because when I went to the hall a second time it was not there.

[grab-my-bells.livejournal.com]

Maybe you just got lost?

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

So the rooms change themselves, too? SWEET.

[kamishininoyari.livejournal.com]

They are interesting little contraptions. If you'd like a second one I've gotten bored with mine, and I'd be more than happy to toss it your way. :)

[he's not entirely sure if it will stay or not, though, since it reappeared in his pocket when he dumped it in the park the day before]

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

Sure, I'll take it off your hands. Can't guarantee it'll stay in mine, of course, but I'll try.

[of-mindelan.livejournal.com]

I'm pretty sure it's some kind of university. Maybe the colors have something to do with what's being studied. It seems like a big place for just four categories, though.

[sumi-eight.livejournal.com]

If it is a university, perhaps they are divided by grade level.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

A university, eh? Some university it is, then. Flying brooms and changing rooms... I would've loved to go there.

[live_ringer]

"Bernard and the Clacks" sounds... unfortunate, somehow. Maybe it's just that The Clacks sounds a lot like The Clap.

And familiar, hm? Somehow, I didn't really picture you coming from a world capable of this sort of stuff.

[bloody-pens.livejournal.com]

... ew, I never thought of that. Back to the drawing board.

I didn't, either. And it does seem a little... ridiculous, or like something fictional, still. So I'm not sure why I'm getting that sense of familiarity from it.