video, un: ponine

[jondrette]

[A young woman appears. Her long, dark hair is tangled and soaking wet, hanging down in front of her haggard face. Her age is hard to pin down, but it’s clear that she’s seen better days. And worse days, for that matter.]

There is rain that falls from a pipe here!

[This was a fact she’d learned with a shriek when she’d decided to play ‘what does this knob do’ in her room.

Her face lights up when she speaks, though, her accent clearly French.]

First it scalded, then when I tried to turn it off it became incredibly cold! [She giggles though, a rather ugly sound, and moves over to flop down on her bed melodramatically. On her right hand, visible as she gets comfortable, a bright red circular scar can be seen.] And such a bed! Have you ever seen such a bed before?

[She exhales, relaxing into the mattress.]

If this is heaven, I believe I am in the wrong place.

Comments

[jondrette]

[Seriously. It'll involve child abuse and the French. The worst things ever.]

It does. And I am here in it. And you- did you die before you arrived?

[unbreakable_king]

[Now now, there are worse things than the French. Like the darkness of corrupt magic given its own well.]

Well, that’s a very direct question, is it not? Yes, but not immediately. It was, what, four, five months before I arrived?

[jondrette]

You died and it took time to come here? [She wants to make sure she has it right.] And yet I appeared. How odd!

[unbreakable_king]

Not exactly. I'm just... less dead than I was four months ago.

[It was complicated and he REALLY doesn't want to talk about all the times he's died, thanks.]

[jondrette]

I see.

I am glad we're alive here.

[unbreakable_king]

[Well, he was alive at home as well. But he won't point that out. Instead he offers his arm to her.]

Come. I shall show you this place that makes something called 'pasta'. It's very tasty.

[jondrette]

Oh you must! [She takes his arm, pulling herself up alongside him with a tooth(less) grin.]

I cannot pay for the food, I apologize.

[unbreakable_king]

Things work... differently here. It will be fine. Just come along and we shall try something tasty.

[jondrette]

Please, lead the way! I should love to try everything tasty this new strange world has to offer.

[She smiles.]

Absolutely everything.

would you be cool to have them ftb?

[unbreakable_king]

[Rhy smiles and guides her out. There is much to try.]

Then allow me to show you the culinary world.

you bet!

[jondrette]

I will be your eager companion then, m'sieur! Let us leave no food un-ate!