Merry Mouselings campfire, Friday afternoon

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

Gladys had packed up everything she owned, which really wasn't very much at all, and was sitting by the unlit campfire. Her one bag was sitting next to her and Laura was curled up asleep on top of it.

She had gone to school, she had learned, she had been in a play, she had a pet. She had done things no other golem ever had. It was time to return to Ankh-Morpork.

Her portal wouldn't leave for awhile yet, so she was spending her last hours patiently waiting.

[ooc: Last post before Gladys goes home if anyone wants to say goodbye to the golem.]

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[solo_sword]

Heading back to her cabin from a run, Jaina stopped when she saw Gladys with her bag. "Going somewhere?"

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

"I Am Going Home," she replied. "It Is Time."

[solo_sword]

"For good?" she frowned, hoping she hadn't missed something. "Everything okay?"

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

"Everything Is Good," she replied, eyes flickering. "I Have Learned Many Things, And Now It Is Time To Return To Ankh Morpork, And To The Golem Trust."

[solo_sword]

That was a relief, that she was only going because she wanted to. Must be nice. "Gonna show them everything you learned?"

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

"Yes. I Do Not Know What I Will Do Yet, But I Want To Use What I Have Learned," she replied. "And I Will Remember That You Let Me Help You With Your Fighting."

[solo_sword]

"Yeah, thanks for that," she said seriously. "It really did help, you know."

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

Golems couldn't smile, but her eyes glowed brightly. "I Am Glad," she said. "It Is Important To Help."

[solo_sword]

Jaina did smile, a little, mostly because she did like Gladys and thought she deserved that little gesture. "Take care of yourself, all right? You'll be great."

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

"I Will Take care of Myself," she said. "And You Must Take Care Of Yourself Also. It Has Been Good To Know You."

[solo_sword]

"You too, Gladys," she nodded, and started backing off towards her cabin. "Good luck."

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

Gladys waved, because it was what one did. "Thank You."

[thankgoditsme.livejournal.com]

"Gladys! I've been looking for you," Friday said, dropping down beside her. He had a book in his hand. He hadn't noticed the bag or anything amiss. "Remember how I promised to find something boring for you?"

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

"I Remember," she told him. "I Did Not Think You Could."

[thankgoditsme.livejournal.com]

"Well I wanted to make sure to come up with something good. I thought about a really bad movie, but you can even find interesting things in those. Golf is interesting enough until you can figure out how it all works, then it gets boring. Then I thought what about a book?" He was really into this. "But there are so many books and almost all of them have some redeeming qualities, but I found one that I'm sure will bore you to tears." He handed over a copy of Voss by Patrick White.

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

"Thank You." She took it carefully, studying it. "Why Is It Boring?"

[thankgoditsme.livejournal.com]

"I tried to figure that out, but I couldn't. It wasn't any one particular thing, but maybe a combination I couldn't identify." He finally noticed Gladys' stuff nearby. "Are you going somewhere?"

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

"I Am Returning To Ankh Morpork, But I Will Read The Book," she replied. "I Will Write You A Letter And Tell You If It Bored Me."

[thankgoditsme.livejournal.com]

"I'd like that. Sorry you can't stick around."

[cheminthehead.livejournal.com]

"I Am Sorry, Too," she said after a moment. "It Has Been Very Different Here. But It Is Time To Go Back." She held up the book, which was tiny in her giant hands. "I Thank You For The Book."

[thankgoditsme.livejournal.com]

"You're welcome. Well, that's all I stopped by for. I'll keep a look out for your letter. Have a safe trip, Gladys."