Castillo Protocol

isabella · scribe · human · 36

[caponss]

a n g l e s o f t h e o l d e s t h o u s e

(control 1/?)

[walk-up-songs]

[one single bloodcurdling agonized scream] ok time to lock in

[inbogwetrust]

Yes, that's me. It is mainly bogs. They all belong to the same family, that is wetlands, but they have important differences, largely in plant life and nutrient richness. Regardless, bogs are far and away the most interesting of them all.

Ah, I can see how Boston and here, in Maine, are very different from Arizona. My hometown isn't so different from here, as far as climates is concerned.

[castillo-protocol]

So why the interest in bogs? What kickstarted this fascination in them?

Yeah, it's like night and day compared to my old stomping grounds. But I like it and have gotten used to it and the winters. Where are you originally from?

[castillo-protocol]

Character Insp - Isabella Castillo

[zackbanes]

Believe me, I keep that diaper bag STACKED when I'm out and about with him.

Nice to meet you, Isabella! I'm Zack. And if you ever see me with a little dude for story-time, that'll be Flip.

[castillo-protocol]

Now I'm just picturing a man with tactical gear, but instead of like... grenades strapped to their chest, it's just diapers and bottles. Lol.

Aww well, I'm very excited to meet you and Flip in the future!

[sonybaloneyinspo]

“There is the other side of constant travel, of course. This sense that you never belong anywhere. Or this forgetfulness about where you’ve been, or worse, where you are. The franchises amplify this, of course. I stopped for lunch in a Chili’s because it’s there, and there’s a lot of room to park my truck. And I look around and realize, I don’t even know what state I’m in. It’s a feeling of bottomlessness, like the floor has disappeared. Like a shitty magic trick. I’m falling, but also I’m not. I’m eating a chicken fajita salad in a plastic booth. Beyond that, there is the gap that forms between you and other people. They all are going to be here tomorrow, and the day after, and the day after that. Me, I barely know where I’m going to be tomorrow. I have no idea where I’ll be next week. I couldn’t begin to guess my locations for the year, not even within a 300 mile radius. Romance and sadness have always gone hand in hand, of course, and the romance of travel never more so. The bloom of excitement is so quickly replaced by the quiet despair, and looking out another motel window at another motel parking lot, and the highway on the other side of the tall wire fence. And this knowledge that no matter where you go, it’s still you, standing in a room with yourself, looking through the same eyes, thinking the same thoughts.”

— Alice Isn’t Dead Part 2 Chapter 8 “Absent Family”

[diana-triformis]

That is even better, holy crap! Oh, I hope she never found out.

Or wanting to vacuum on your day off.

[castillo-protocol]

I honestly hope that little old lady's shop continues to flourish. "May the force be with you" and "Also with you" as the Catholics say. Wait, or is it "And with your spirit"? I think they changed a long time ago.

Oh god, that reminds me really need to vacuum around here...

[thegazingabyss666]

Name a more iconic duo than my fear of abandonment and instinct to self isolate, I’ll wait.

[inbogwetrust]

I care very deeply for bogs. They're perhaps the most interesting ecological formation that exists.

Ah, yes, six years is long enough to have understood the particular [...] flavor this town has. Something like that, yes. I've [...] also been here long enough to learn the way of the land. Where did you move from?

[castillo-protocol]

[user finally looks at that user name] Wow, a true bog enthusiast. Now is it just bogs you like or does this expand out to swamps and marshlands? Or do you consider them to be part of the same family? Forgive me if lumping them to same category is actually rude and I just committed a faux pas by doing so!

Came here from Boston, but before that I was in Pheonix Arizona. Not gonna lie sometimes I miss the desert, haha

[zackbanes]

Cool! You'll get to meet my friend's kid, who is a total sweetheart.

Tell me about it. And this one isn't ready for potty-training yet, so the damp theme will continue. Awesome! Sick. You're my new favorite librarian. Sorry to Minnie.

[castillo-protocol]

Oh yeah if that's the case keep every diaper and towel ready on hand.

Hahaha, never been someone's favorite so that's something new! I'm Isabella, by the way.

[howlinjack]

@castillo-protocol replied to your post “FMK your first three @ ‘s”:

Well that's an invasive question if ever I've seen one...

​Yeah, no kidding. Wait you're one of t Oh god I'd be more surprised to get asked a noninvasive question like, I dunno, how was your day?

[castillo-protocol]

I mean my day was fine! Thanks for asking! How was yours? [user looks through their profile and sees the amount of FMK questions they have gotten in their inbox lately]. But it seems like someone is really hell bent on knowing your FMK situation... Yikes. You have my condolences. There's gotta be a way/ program to figure out who's sending that stuff... maybe if I fuck around I can do it

[bazzledazzle]

All we can do is find amusement in the little things, yeah? You ought to start making Wicked's Rest playlists and publishing them for the masses.

[castillo-protocol]

Yeah! Life is so dire enough already that if I took it seriously all the time, I think I'd go insane. Not like that didn't happen to me in my teens and well into my twenties, noooooooo....

Ohhh, that could be fun! Although, there’s one part that will be like “let’s take this seriously an introduce people to cool tunes” and then there’s the other part of my brain that will be like “play Nickelback and the ska you like and don’t stop” and then I’ll be run out of town. 

[irlsunbeam]

Thank you!

Oh, those are both excellent. I appreciate someone who likes some more horrific aspects of fairy tales. The overly sanitized Disney ones are lovely for getting the word out but they are simply not always accurate.

I liked Thumbelina as well. Have you read that one? I only ask because of its similarities to Little One Inch. At least upon a cursory glance.

[castillo-protocol]

Yeah, I don’t think I’ll ever forgive Disney for sanitizing the the whole of "The Little Mermaid" and taking away the tragedy of it all and the queer allegory. Not that the mouse would actually let anything like that fly outside of pride month, though. 

Yes! I love that one! I also watched the Don Bluth film a lot growing up. And I totally see the similarities. Small main characters that go on big adventures!

[zackbanes]

Ah, you're a floater, gotcha. "Out of the way" is the best place to be, yeah. Well, if you ever do end up in the Children's section and you see me with a mini-dude, feel free to say hi!

Yeah, that makes sense. Sticky and soggy. They're always spilling something. A snack to go would be cool! Thanks for listening to our storytime, here's some gummies or pretzels or whatever, yeah. As long as the grown-ups get to share, too, I'm in.

[castillo-protocol]

Yeah, I'll be sure to pop my head into the kids section more and swing by during story time to say "hi!"

Yup, children are just in a perpetual state of "mysteriously damp". It goes beyond scientific comprehension, in my opinion. But, yes we can easily be ready with a basket of small pretzel bags or fruit gummies for both kids an adults upon exiting. I'll bring it up to Minnie as soon as I see her. I think she'll be all for it.

[diana-triformis]

Oh my god, I need to buy one for my aunt... she'd love this. Do you know where he got it?

That's actually where my lotto winnings would go if I had them. Boring, but responsible. That should really be the tagline for life once you get into your 30s...

[castillo-protocol]

Funny thing is, he got it from an actual church in New Mexico! And they were completely serious about! The Little Old lady running the church gift shop thought Obi Wan was Jesus. Had a whole shelf of them. He didn't have the heart to tell her the truth.

God nothing says "I'm an adult" like fiscally responsible decisions and getting actually excited to get socks for you birthday or Christmas

[infinityandmadness]

Yeah, disappointing dad wouldn't be very advantageous of us. Would it? lol

Yeah, I still don't know what that was all about. My mind's really fuzzy about that. I don't know why I'd even sent that to you, a complete stranger. There's probably a lot of random stuff out in those woods like that, honestly. Not cursed stuff! But, discarded stuff! Hah. Oh, yeah, definitely. Haven't seen any gnomes since!

[castillo-protocol]

Absolutely not. It's down right soul crushing. Not like I'm speaking from experience or anything like that, nooooo

Huh, weird. Did you like have anything to drink or anything else that night? No judgement on my part if you did! But it could explain the reason?

Thats good! Glad your neck of the woods is now gnome free. The little guy now guards my house. Put him right by the fence by my mail box. I like to think he'll ward off spam mail that might come my way.

[hotbearsawyer]

Totally makes sense, but I don't have any of the equipment for that stuff. I play, like, that cookie clicking game on my phone sometimes. Click click click! More cookies!

Huge! It kept running into things and they'd get stuck on it. It was covered in so much trash.

[castillo-protocol]

Okay, slightly controversial opinion: but I consider cookie clicker and all those mobile games, video games. They totally count in my book!

That's incredible! Shame about the trash though. But hey, maybe it's inadvertently helping cleaning up the town?