#lambda's diary

This afternoon I will be in a four hour meeting with the High Council as we review how the GIRS (Gallifreyan Internal Revenue Service) is doing as it is tax season for Gallifrey. While it is natural to not want to give up your hard earned money, it’s important to be reminded of the good that comes from taxes. 

Some of these include: Healthcare for all citizens, providing excellent education for citizens, keeping buildings running and safe, the amazing research provided done by our wonderful scientists, and of course my absolute favorite, funding for the practical and cultural arts. 

Lastly, there is a very small portion of the Grand Budget that goes to paying people like myself and the legions of men and women that give their time to help research and provide people like myself the best tools to run our planet and keep it safe. As always, I want to extend my gratitude and thanks for your support and generosity. I do love my job and I genuinely enjoy talking to our citizens. 

As I am a humble (well, sometimes humble ;b) civil servant, please feel free to send an ask or message if you need anything. If you are a said weasel and just want to annoy me, I suppose that is fine too, even if you leave, you will always have citizenship and kinship to Gallifrey. It is transcripted in your DNA and translated through you even just maintaining homeostasis. 

Anyways, I will be in touch and let you know if anything exciting happens. The Prydonian Chapter does like to up the theatrics for these sort of meetings (its a full ceremonial robe event for sure). If you have never seen two cardinals shouting over a single sentences it’s something you have to see to believe. 

Good day, Good bye, and Good Health! 

~Lord Cardinal Lambda

Citizens,

Its best to remember that when people don’t appreciate or care about you to remember to take the higher road and remember that someday everyone will care and need to know your name. You have good things ahead of yourself Lambda. Keep remembering that. There are people who love and appreciate me and still care. And I guarantee reader, that there are people who care about you too.

As for how I am doing, I am physically healthy but my so called soul is not. I can not stop thinking of Vulca for a second. One forgets how empty life once was without feeling your partners presence.  I am trying to distract myself by trying to find my CIA team and drawing. 

Watching the humans has been enjoyable too. They are such an animated and cute species to watch. I think I am starting to pick up how their computers work so, I may see if I can get the matrix connected with my handheld device and send an SOS signal. The humans tire easily and need to sleep a lot in maintaining such a high base temperature so I can perform my work then. 

I also got to try these sweets the humans like. One of the gentlemen said that a fictional character named “E.T.” ate them in a movie they all enjoy about an alien who gets stuck on earth. I feel sorry for this E.T. for I feel just as confused. They were pretty good though, made mostly of a sort of legume with a sweet simple carbohydrate syrup. They were orange, yellow, and brown. Very good. Lenora and the secretary, Pam, with the magazines of nearly naked women devised a plan to get me more treats to try while I am stuck her. Something about “Pop-Rocks”. I hope this does not entail a sort of mineral found on the planets surface...

I will keep you all updated.

Peace and good tidings to you and to our Lords The Great Almighty Founders

I know some of you are very much “anti-Lambda” but this is not for you. 

Today I decided to take the morning off and make art with Vulca before heading to brunch with Lady Darkel. I must say I was very impressed with my Egg’s Other. 

Side note: if someone could please check Lord Borusa’s computer because I keep inviting him to join us and he never responds. We ladies have lots of fun and I know he would too. Its healthy to have conversation with the slightly older generations and keep them included. Say what you will but Lord Borusa has an excellent sense of Traditional Style that not many Prydonians can pull off in a classy and sophisticated way.

They even have bottomless mimosa’s at this cafe and you can switch the champagne for Trillian Mead. Absolutely Delicious!

After that I met with my boss to discuss yesterday’s events. He was not the happiest with how things went but upon reviewing my intense plans decided I could have not prevented this with the information I was given. However, he warned that I would have to be more careful and receive proper CIA defense training if I was to leave the planet again. I am awful at that sort of thing. We will have to see what happens.

I hope everyone else had a lovely weekend, the stars were beautiful last night weren’t they? 

Stay safe and live prosperous lives my comrades of time.

Are interactions with in-laws in other species as horrible as they are with Timelords? If I hear one more time about me not yet signing up to begin the Looming Process with V, I may start creating abstract work with my dinner. 

Yours annoyed,

May peace find your way dear citizens,

The suns are shining and for the first time in a very long time I feel warm in them. I was impulsive and used some cash I had “incase of artist block” and went to the salon for the usual revitalizing service they have. 

I feel so much better-as if I just stepped out of the loom 😂! I think I may attend a show tonight, I believe a local Opera House is performing the Requiem of Rassilon’s Last Breath. Simply a divine show! I haven’t seen it in a while but I hear the Alto is incredible this year. 

I feel great. I am alone and the pain is there and may always be there but I am still me. I am still Lambda...Life must continue...

Nothing that any human can understand.

But what is a witch? - the disbelieving human insists. How can I believe in witches, if I do not know what a witch is?

... I don't know, what is a witch? The question can be answered so many ways. Is a witch the one that spins the tale? She is, but a witch is also the one that observes it. The one that devours it. The one that tears it apart, and reconstructs it to her liking. A witch can be all those things, and more. That is not what it means to be a witch. A witch is not just one who weaves and watches tales.

Is a witch one who grants wishes?

I wonder. I am praised when I grant wishes, but it is when I don't that I'm cursed as a witch. And I am not the only one who grants wishes, am I? Make a contract with any devil, and you will have your wish granted. No, that is not what it means to be a witch. A witch is not just one that grants wishes.

Is a witch the one you curse when things go wrong?

Whenever a human works hard and is rewarded, they are happy to take the credit. But whenever their efforts fall short, they are quick to turn to me. I did what I could, so why have I failed? they shout, even though just by reexamining their efforts, they would see their shortcomings. Yes, a witch exists to take on the sins and failures of humans. But so do devils, demons and Gods. No; that is not what it means to be a witch. A witch is not just one that is cursed.

Then what is a witch?

... A witch is one who is able to firmly grasp the title of 'witch' in their own hands.

I am a witch.