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ataraxion2014-11-12 08:43 pm
godsdamned) wrote in ataraxion2014-11-12 08:43 pm
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video. the first.
[Hannah has learned, accidentally or experimentally, appropriate camera distance. Look, it's her whole face, complete with big hair, and those long pointy ears. She--not quite grins, but, well, she looks amused, if not a bit smug.]
Separate of the whole bullshit kidnapping thing, these little faceboxes are fucking cool.
But, [she looks more critical now, kind of squinting] really seems like there's a ton of humans. Where's, you know, the rest of the world?
[Was she kidnapped to fill a quota or something? Because that's just awkward. Maybe they should throw her back and get a better elf.]
Separate of the whole bullshit kidnapping thing, these little faceboxes are fucking cool.
But, [she looks more critical now, kind of squinting] really seems like there's a ton of humans. Where's, you know, the rest of the world?
[Was she kidnapped to fill a quota or something? Because that's just awkward. Maybe they should throw her back and get a better elf.]
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The rest of the world... what do you mean?
[She sees the ears, and she has an idea of what they might mean in this context -- there have been elves here who also had pointy ears. But elves were a legend to her before she came here. The only out-of-the-ordinary things that she's absolutely sure exist in her world are rock trolls and magic. But both are rare, and she's not so sure that their existence means that every other story is also true.]
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I wouldn't be bothered if there weren't any trolls, though. Those guys are assholes.
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I think there are some elves here. They like to spend time in the Gardens.
What kind of trolls have you met? Rock trolls?
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Nnnnnn-- giant trolls who don't wear pants? Rampage around, cause problems, squish people? Jerks. Not sure about the rock part.
Oh, Hannah, it's more of a bar than you'll initially realize. Just take some bottles in.
[And she isn't forthcoming about what the ones she's talking about are like, because their existence is more or less a secret.]
They sound like jerks. What are Dwarves like?
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[That one time was really unpleasant ok.]
Dwarves are also jerks, but in a much less "threat to the countryside" and much more "well aren't we all kind of dicks mostly" way. And, you know. Short. Beardy. Don't you know any dwarves?
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I've only seen them once, and it was a long time ago. They were small, and they were clothed, but I'm not sure they were actually wearing pants.
[The expression fades.]
I've never met a dwarf. There are people who are short, but not whole groups of them, and I don't think they all have beards.
[She makes a mental note: "dick" is a synonym for jerk.]
Where do you come from?
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Uh, until recently I lived in Palisades, which is a pretty crap city. Nothing like this ... "space ship" thing.
[Yeah, someone is still not 100% on board with believing the line about sailing through the stars.]
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[There's a lot she's leaving out: her own position in Arendelle (not exactly a secret, but not exactly something she starts every conversation with, either), along with her own generalized personal discomfort with the idea of a long voyage in a ship.]
What's wrong with Palisades?
[Aside from being named after a fence. A city called something like Rampart or Wall doesn't sound too much more promising, but that kind of name can be deceptive.]
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( ilde looks fairly human, if you disregard the fine, wickedly sharp teeth like needles in her mouth. (the rest of her she's shifted back to normal, but her jaw is still healing and she hesitates to play with that.) appearances can be deceiving, though, particularly when they're the appearance of someone who creates glamour like throwing on a cardigan. )
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It's fucking rude, is what it is. And so improbable.
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[Heather doesn't look especially concerned about this possibility. Though she looks pretty calm in her all-green background of one of the upper levels of the gardens, all things considered it's surprising there aren't more people crazy around here.]
What're you?
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I think you're probably safe. Mostly it happens to - like, robots, and shit.
So where're you from? You're not all - twinkly shampoo ad bullshit. Speaking of which, that is some excellent hair.
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Right? Hella hair. My pride and joy. Well, you know, that and the Rat Queens.
I'm from a town called Palisades—well not from there but I live there, so that counts. If it's still standing. [Which is so dubious. N'Rygoth's tentacly menace and all.]
You?
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[This is a grin of agreement, not mockery. And a healthy dose of hair envy.]
I'm from - Earth, broadly. That's where most of the humans here seem to be from. Specifically, like, originally from a place called Silent Hill. If you ever get the chance to go there I recommend skipping it, it's a kind of a shithole.
What're the Rat Queens?
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[Kind of a qualified statement, that.]
permavid!
[Only half joking, here.]
So you're new, right? You obviously got the hang of the communicators, you all caught up on the other stuff? Not like - all the horrorship details, there's way too much of that, I mean like the day-to-day.
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It is a bit bizarre, isn't it? It seems like whatever it is about the jumps that lands people on board, humans are particularly susceptible to it.
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[She grumbles, lower under her breath,] probably my mom's fault, ugh.
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There's a sprinkling of non-humans, at any rate.
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[She kind of puffs, unable to come up with a metaphor at the moment.]
Shitty, basically.
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Those would be the most boring worlds ever.
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It is something I have oft wondered myself. We do seem to be in the distinct minority, do we not?
[And yes, she's just ignoring the language. Used to it by now.]
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Probably 'cause this kidnapping scheme is stupid.
At least there are other elves here. I mean. ... You are - or like, half, or something? - Right?
[Rude, Hannah. You can't just ask someone if they're a half elf.]
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[Aaand that question gets a mildly surprised reaction- half-elves are rare on Middle Earth, after all. Though, come to think of it, of all the elves of Arda present, she's the only full-blooded elf of the lot.]
I am fully Elven, in fact. [But then it does click- it's the ears, isn't it?] You will find, I think, that a certain amount of difference is to be expected between elves of various worlds. [A slight tilt of her head.] The name "Arda" means nothing to you, I assume?
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Actually, even then, probably doesn't ring a bell.
[Different elves make sense, though, more than just.... not having elves.]
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[Basically, she was confirming her guess.]
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[Hannah: so out of the loop.]
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There are but [there's a little pause here, like there's been a change recently that she's still adjusting to.] three of us from Arda aboard the Tranquility.
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We are both healers as well, so you may also see us in the medbay quite often.
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[ Or maybe that's just him—definitely just him, judging by the empty, dark, silent backdrop. ]
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[And an elf! Okay, so there are some other elves, that's nice. Hannah may also have just smacked a surface nearby to punctuate how the bar is Really Important Okay.]
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And no smidgens? That's just sad.
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You really believe that? Personally I've found the number of non-humans to humans here to be unprecedentedly high...
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[ Look, a boy in sunshades. In the facebox. ]
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From what I'm used to, people who aren't human don't go around advertising it. Unless things are different where you're from.