Fifth Strand * Action -- Mallynap Return

[paintsthewalls]

[When Rapunzel appears in the Plaza by the Fountain, it is in the company of two Malnosso Droids. Both droids are wearing flowers on their heads. The trio are dancing to this song---well, Rapunzel is singing and dancing: the droids are moving jerkily about, clearly not designed for dance. Apparently, the long-haired princess can charm anyone with a

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[rollypolyclover]

[...Wooow. That's some really good dancing! Yotsuba can't help but join in a little distance away!

By the time Rapunzel has stopped, she'll still be going on. Dancing is fun! Have a five year old dance her way past you.]

[paintsthewalls]

Oh! You're so very good at this, little one!

[Rapunzel needs a break right now. Her feet HURT. But she will appreciatively laugh and clap and watch Yotsuba from her seat on the edge of the fountain.]

Can you do a twirl?

[rollypolyclover]

Huh? A twirl?

[Oh yeah, she's got this. Spinning around and around and around...]

Hahaha! Dizzy! My head is spinning!

[paintsthewalls]

Probably you'll want to stop before the throwing-up part. I really don't like that part, myself.

[rollypolyclover]

Whoah... Better stop that then. Don't wanna go BLAAAH and stuff.

[Giggling a little as she holds her head. Everything else is kind of still spinning even though she's stopped now.]

You're a really good dancer! Really really good!!

[paintsthewalls]

Thanks! So are you! What's your name?

[She DOES love to dance, but right now it feels nice to stop, too.]

[rollypolyclover]

My name is... [Apparently she needs a moment to think about this.] Yotsuba! It's like the number four! Yotsuuu!

[Going to stumble over to the fountain and pull herself up onto the edge.] What's your name pretty lady?

[paintsthewalls]

Rapunzel. It's...not like the number four at all. I'm very glad to meet you, Yotsuba. I think your name is very pretty.

Be careful you don't fall in, okay? The water in there is very cold.

[rollypolyclover]

Sure it is! Rapunzel has four sillybles! Ra-pun-zel! [...] Hehe, it's not as pretty as you are.

Yotsuba won't fall in, I'm a master at this! [Putting her arms out and walking on the edge of the fountain like a tightrope walker.]

[paintsthewalls]

You---I really don't want you to fall in, little girl! [This is...worrying.] Where's your mother?

[rollypolyclover]

I'm fiiine! [Wobbling a little-- Oh, wait, she's okay.] I have a daddy, but he's not here... Yotsuba was dragged here to Looo... Luceti without him.

[paintsthewalls]

You have a daddy but no mother? [Wow. How does this girl cope?] I'm...sorry. Who takes care of you?

[rollypolyclover]

Huh, why are you sorry? You only say sorry for bad stuff! [Having never known her mother, or remember living with someone who could fill that role, she's never minded about that sort of thing.] Daddy takes care of me! [...] Oh. But here, Otonashy takes care of me. And some mean guy with a silly hat.

[paintsthewalls]

A mean guy? He doesn't have pointy teeth, does he?! SOME of the pointy-toothed people aren't so bad, but the rest? You have to watch out for them.

[Some motherly advice, there.]

[rollypolyclover]

...You do?! Oh no, should Yotsuba have checked his teeth whilst he was sleeping? Gotta creep in and open his mouth whilst he's sleeping...

[She has to be certain he doesn't have pointy teeth now. Then he'll be a mean guy, or a mean guy with pointy teeth!]

[paintsthewalls]

NO. Don't......NEVER LOOK IN THEIR MOUTHS WHILE THEY'RE SLEEPING. They HATE that!

[Now she's just making it up as she goes. Still--it SOUNDS dangerous!]