[video]
[The video's not very clear when it comes on; it's dark and gloomy, showing hints of thick dust and cobwebs--a glimpse of a window reveals deep fog--and then it shifts to Rita's wide-eyed face. When she speaks, she's trying very hard to pretend she's calm...and failing pretty horribly.]I-is anyone else stuck in this weirdo place? I mean, it's not
( Read more... )
Rita, are you okay? I'm not in a place like that, but I can try to help you in any way you wish for me to.
[Between her expression and her voice, it shows nothing but worry for Rita.]
Reply
[More than anything, hearing that Estelle isn't in any place like this one makes Rita feel a hint of relief.]
I'm not really... [Okay. But she trails off, and starts again.] It's just some weirdo cursed house.
Reply
Is there any way I can help you via our devices? Or maybe I can come find the house you're currently in?
Reply
I--I don't know. I don't think it'll be that easy. You could end up stuck, too.
Reply
[Before Rita could say anything, Estelle picks up her device and left the safety of the beach house to look for this haunted house that the mage found herself in.]
I'm going to come find you, but until I do, I am going to keep connected to you via our devices.
[Estelle knows better than to say anything out loud, but she could sense her friend is scared. If just being there and talking to her through the device would help, then she would do just that.]
Reply
Reply
[And then Estelle can be seen walking through the forest, looking around. In the books she read, haunted houses always show up in forests…but that was just in books.]
Where were you last before you ended up in the house?
Reply
[She's still worried Estelle could end up in a completely different cursed house, but she answers quickly.]
It must've been the beach. I mean, I was trying to get back to our house, but then all this fog came out of nowhere...
Reply
I didn’t see anything unusual by the beach house, but I didn’t really check either.
[But she did notice it was rather foggy out. Perhaps she missed something while glancing quickly around.]
Hold on, I will find you soon enough!
[She’s made up her mind and determined to find her friend. No use talking her out of it now!]
Reply
[Rita sounds...less than enthusiastic. But she's grateful Estelle's looking for her--just too worried about her friend to express either sentiment properly.]
If it doesn't look like our place, don't go in, okay?
Reply
[If Rita hadn't said that, she most certainly would have entered any house that looked like a haunted house. Still, she wanted to find her...]
Do you remember exactly where you were when you entered that place...or what it too foggy to tell?
[So instead she will try to figure out the exact location of where this house is!]
Reply
It wasn't really...I mean, it was foggy, so--yeah, I couldn't really tell. [I-it's not that she wasn't paying attention or anything...A house on the beach just isn't usually that hard to find-!]
Reply
I don't see any houses right now...but I won't give up!
[....aaaand she's determined to find Rita now. Good luck talking her out of it...]
Reply
...I know you won't. [If Rita wasn't so scared on edge right now, she might have been able to manage a bit of a smile.]
Reply
Oh, is that a house? [Her face shows curiosity on the screen as she slowly walks up to it.]
I’m rather sure it’s not our house… [Normally she would have barged right in, but Rita’s words telling her to be careful held her back. She wanted to find her friend, but she also didn’t want to worry her…too much at least.]
Reply
When Estelle mentions the house, Rita immediately snaps to attention, peering intently at the screen.] Are you sure? Show me with the device!
Reply
Leave a comment