12 tightropes walked - accidental video

[freckleddoll]

[Doll's sitting on the floor of her room, her back to her bed and her dog on her lap. Tiger's licking at her face, whining, but it doesn't seem to cheer her up, what's visible of her face just staring at the floor

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[audio]

[audiens]

Hello?

[Fiddling of the knobs goes here]

I think something may have recorded.

[audio]

[freckleddoll]

Oh...right, sorry. Yeah, this thing went on by itself. Didn't mean to bother ya. [Her tone of voice sounds exceptionally unhappy.]

[audio]

[audiens]

Happens a lot, I've noticed. But, usually, I can figure out what's happening.

[pause - she didn't intend to record it, so it isn't really his business.]

It wasn't a bother, I was scanning the network. Apologies for overhearing.

[audio]

[freckleddoll]

Nothin', really, was just sittin' 'ere with Tiger.

[Then notices how he phrased it.]

Couldn't ya see it?

[audio]

[audiens]

Sounds pretty harmless, at least.

[assuming it's a domestic cat's name!]

No, those, what are they called, video entries? They can be pretty mystifying to the blind.

[audio]

[freckleddoll]

Oh! Didn't realize, sorry. Yeah, was just me sittin' there. Bein' a bit of an idiot, really.

[audio]

[audiens]

Don't be, why would you?

What, were you making faces at Tiger? I think that could be forgiven. Someone I know is lucky I can't see half the faces he makes.

[audio]

[freckleddoll]

Can't be easy. 'm half blind myself, but I know it ain't the same..

Nah, was just...[not going to say she was almost crying, so she changes the subject.] ...who?

[audio]

[audiens]

I don't know any better; so I wouldn't call it hard, either. [She sounds pretty young to be half-blind. But, he's no stranger to sadness and wounds in the young.] Well, you know half better than most?

[Given the way she'd sounded, he knows it was nothing like faces making (whatever that actually means), but, he also isn't the prying type. Eavesdropping type, sure, but. Er.]

A friend of mine. He's, uh ... pretty unique.

[audio]

[freckleddoll]

Then you've always been...sorry, shouldn't ask stuff like that. [And she was so much younger when it happened to her] Yeah, maybe. It makes some stuff a bit more difficult but it ain't too bad.

[She doesn't know him well enough to explain, but at least talking to someone friendly is making her feel better and it probably sounds in her voice.]

Oh, right. He's 'ere too then?

[audio]

[audiens]

Forever and always. [Brightly! Just watch, this fanon will be proved wrong in the future, ff] Could be worse, and so forth?

[It does, and he's glad for it.]

Yes. He's -- uh. Probably the most unfriendly, rude person here, so he's pretty hard to miss.

[audio]

[freckleddoll]

Yeah, I see. Weren't always like this... [lets hope not? |D] 'xactly! 'm lucky 'nough with everythin' else, so I ain't complainin'.

...can't really be that bad, can 'e? Don't think 've met 'im though.

[audio]

[audiens]

I'm sorry to hear that. [LUCKY, DOLL? /STARES AT YOUR FUTURE] But, seems like there's a balance! For me, too; I hear very well.

If I exaggerate, it isn't by much. If you ever meet a Kanda Yuu, keep it in mind.

[audio]

[freckleddoll]

'm used to it now, s'alright. [HUSH, SHE DOESN'T KNOW AND HOPEFULLY NEVER WILL.] Yeah, that's got t'help, right?

Alright, will do. What's yer name, by the way? 'm Doll.

[audio]

[audiens]

It's very useful, if a little noisy.

That's cute. I'm Noise Marie; it's nice to meet you, Doll.

[audio]

[freckleddoll]

Yeah, must be even noisier in the City, all these people.

[small laugh] S'what Joker said when 'e gave it t'me. S'nice t'meet ya too, Noise!