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[sundroplet]

[ When the feed kicks up to life, a face can be seen for a split second; big, green eyes, freckles and a crown of golden hair.

A split second, then the girl screams and flees. But then someone else comes to view, a chameleon! Who gives all of you this impressed look and seems to try and coax the girl to come closer, pointing its tail to the device. She can be heard mumbling to herself out of view. ]

Well, it didn't explode. I don't know Pascal, they could be cannibals -

[ but eventually, she does come closer and picks up the device and then, you can finally see her. Green eyes, freckles and golden hair.

A lot of it, a silky trail of gold that seems to fill the room. You cannot see its end. ]

Well, Tranquility, the name is kind of an oxymoron aha, we've been here for two days now. Two days and a half really, oh mother will kill me, and actually, I simply -

It was my birthday! Just yesterday, ha! I was eighteen in space, I bet not many can say that. But the thing is I kiiiinda wasn't supposed to leave my tower and I really meant to only be gone for one day to finally make my dream come true for my birthday and I!

--- I'm here instead with all of you, possibly a dozen aliens and a ship that apparently tries to kill us all.

So now I'm eighteen and...two days. And I'm still here. In space.

Outer space,

[ and suddenly it seems to excite her. ]

I'm stuck on a possibly living ship in outer space, with men eating aliens and possibly ruffians for two whole days and I'm alive! Ha! Take that mother.

[ erm. ]

Well, anyway, my name's Rapunzel and this here is Pascal and what we really wanted to ask was, I know these jumps occur every month and I was just wondering if there is anything to wrap around my hair for the next jumps since if we're going to stay since who wouldn't want to stay on a men eating spaceship, it'll maybe become a bit of a problem to wash - whatever it was from my hair every month.

[ a pause and ]

Will we ever land on the moon?

Comments

[video]

[yardbird]

[Yeah, Murphy isn't going to comment on the "cannibals" part. Mostly because he isn't sure if the manticores really count or not, and that's not something he even wants to think about.

[Also damn this one's talkative. Murphy's surprised he even sat through it all.]

You sure you don't just wanna chop it off? Hair that long... probably not a good idea.

[He stops a moment.] ...And we haven't landed on any moons. [Not yet.] But maybe on the next outpost, we'll land. I guess.

[video]

[sundroplet]

No!

[ Said a bit too quickly, and then she chuckles, pulls on her trail of hair until some of it rests in her lap. ]

Haha - no, I certainly don't want it chopped off. Ever. Ever. I simply need something to keep it safe when the ship....jumps.

[ that sounded silly, well. ]

Not even one moon? Where have you landed then? The ship must land somewhere...right?

[video]

[yardbird]

[O... kay. Murphy's eyebrows raise a little at the abruptness of her response, but then slowly eases back into a calmer state.]

There're more things you gotta worry 'bout than just the jumps. Hair that long could get easy to grab if you're, uh... ever in a pinch. [Not that he's trying to worry her or anything, but.

[Maybe just a little, if not to make her aware that shit gets crazy here.]

Sure, it's landed on some outpost awhile back. I guess it's goin' someplace, but I... dunno where.

voice

[unparental]

...okay, even I'm impressed you got all that out on that many breaths. Weirdest compliment I've ever given, but you must have amazing lung control.

voice

[sundroplet]

Oh! Well - y-yes! I do. That's me! Ha..ha, Rapunzel, the girl with the amazing lung control who can say quite a lot in a very short amount of time mother won't listen for more than two minutes.

voice

[unparental]

[ IT'S VOICE so jenna will just be making 'oh my god, cool' faces-- followed by 'poor thing' just as fast after-- on her end while she keeps her voice easy and casual. ]

Well, I actually happen to be... kind of a professional listener, so if you ever want more than two minutes I don't mind. And as for the hair: maybe braiding?

...somehow? [ the logistics are baffling her honestly. ]

voice

[testgasm]

Moon's overrated. Dreadfully boring, nothing exciting happening on the Moon at all, if you were wondering.

voice

[sundroplet]

Then it did land there, on the moon!

[ she looks a bit too awestruck for words ]

There aren't even any cheese factories?

[ haha that's an...old one. ]

[testgasm]

[oh god]

No, no, this ship hasn't landed on the Moon. I did, though. I've been. It's not very exciting, I promise.

video.

[wigs]

I might have something lying around for your hair. [Effie keeps hers relatively short, if only because it's easier to hide underneath all her wigs.] Though have you considered styling it into something more...manageable? It must take hours for you to comb it all out even during [relatively] ordinary days.

video.

[sundroplet]

One hour and forty three minutes, to be exact. Two if the day is humid but I don't mind! it sure passes the time.

The something you have for my hair, it won't make any of it...fall or be chopped off, right?

[ . . . ]

right?

video.

[wigs]

Oh, no. But your hair might be too long to completely fit in it. [She means one of her wig caps. Rapunzel's hair is definitely too long.] If worst comes to worst, we can always sew together a few shower caps, just to keep your hair dry. It would be a shame to cut it all off.

[fuckinghysterical]

[Okay, there was no way that someone in a fairytale would exist, so in LB's mind, Rapunzel was just some sort of codename like her own moniker -- Laughing Beauty -- was.]

I don't want to repeat what everyone else said -- eheheh -- but you really should cut your hair; it gives more for enemies to grab onto, you know.

[She gives a little smile to the chameleon, though.]

Is he yours? Heehee? From your world?

[sundroplet]

Oh no, no, no, it's fine! I'll take my risks. After all I have a...frying pan! And I am well practiced, I can use it to a deadly degree but no hair-cutting.

At all.

Of any kind.

[ but as she mumbles something about 'hair thieves' and 'ruffians', Pascal makes his way back onto the device. ]

Oh, yes, he's with me. My best friend from home!

[fuckinghysterical]

A frying pan? [Not... the most conventional weapon, but at least she has something.] I'll take your word for it, as far as the lethal thing goes. Actually, if I ever find you in the battlefield, I have to see you kill something with a pan myself, heeheehee!

Just be careful about your hair, all right? I keep my hair short, so unfortunately I don't have anything I can lend out to you.

That's so cool, though! I mean, about your pet! It's rare enough seeing them as it is, but to have one as your companion? Haha? Now that's different.

[thatsaflaregun]

[Oh wow, even Desmond being in the worst funk ever can't help but smile at that. ~Magic.]

I wouldn't listen too much about the talk about the ship, sistah. It doesn't try killing us nearly as often as people might think.

[sundroplet]

Really?

[ all the hope ever, but then the bravado kicks in. ]

I mean! Not that I'm scared of it or all those who live on it. Because I'm not, I'm not scared of it, I have a -

frying pan! haha! and it's all I need to get out in one piece.

[thatsaflaregun]

[Okay. Now he's laughing.]

Well, there you go. You've got nothing to worry about. [Rapunzel. He can't even believe it.] I'm Desmond.

voice|

[entrapments]

Rapunzel? Seriously?

video|

[sundroplet]

Rapunzel! Seriously!

[ all the glee! ]

Tada!

voice|

[entrapments]

Like, with the tower and everything?

video;

[lifewithoutrest]

Rapunzel. It's a pleasure to meet you. My name is Helen.

[pause]

Is there a particular reason your hair can't be cut? [It did seem terribly inconvenient.]

video;

[sundroplet]

He-len. Helen.

[ she seems rather pleased with herself for getting the name right. ]

W-weeeeeel, I simply don't want it to be cut. Ever. I like it like it is.

video;

[unbraided]

[Sorry Rapunzel, you speak and he listens but Kili's really distracted by your hair. It's just really shiny and golden, and while he was never really affected by the gold sickness dwarrows can fall prey to, Kili does love golden hair. So, uh, have a somewhat awestruck dwarf on your screen. ...hi?]

You could braid it, that'd help maybe?

video;

[sundroplet]

Braid it?

[ all the suspicion ever. but then - ]

Braid it -

[ huh. ]

Braid it? Braid it! Haha! I could braid it!

...I couldn't braid it. It's too long.