011. Video
[At first it might seem like another accidental video, Tenten's simply sitting at a table, gaze fixated off screen. The sun filters through the window over her slumped form, the only light in the room at this time of day, leaving long shadows stretching out across the room. Bars. Darkness proofing.
She doesn't speak for some time, not until Torao --her cat-- jumps up on the table and starts sniffing around.]
Not for you.
[Quiet, a hoarse whisper. Finally she sits up, shooing the cat off with one hand.
There's a small cake --not too much icing and not too big because he doesn't like overly sweet things-- obviously homemade, the handiwork a little sloppy. Icing curls in uneven strokes along the sides, a few short candles stuck into the top.]
Not for you Torao it's--
[It's a waste of time and effort. She's not going to eat it.
Her attention turns towards the NV, Tenten trying for a smile. It's tight, forced, and her eyes are rimmed in red, puffy.
Neither of them were going to have much of a happy birthday in this place after all.]
It's Neji's birthday, but he's gone now. I can't find him. Good thing, right? That he left today, out of this stupid city and this cage and he should be home, not here and--
Happy Birthday, you asshole.
[Her voice cracks then and she moves to angrily rub at her eyes with her palm, fumbling with the NV for a moment before cutting the video off.]
She doesn't speak for some time, not until Torao --her cat-- jumps up on the table and starts sniffing around.]
Not for you.
[Quiet, a hoarse whisper. Finally she sits up, shooing the cat off with one hand.
There's a small cake --not too much icing and not too big because he doesn't like overly sweet things-- obviously homemade, the handiwork a little sloppy. Icing curls in uneven strokes along the sides, a few short candles stuck into the top.]
Not for you Torao it's--
[It's a waste of time and effort. She's not going to eat it.
Her attention turns towards the NV, Tenten trying for a smile. It's tight, forced, and her eyes are rimmed in red, puffy.
Neither of them were going to have much of a happy birthday in this place after all.]
It's Neji's birthday, but he's gone now. I can't find him. Good thing, right? That he left today, out of this stupid city and this cage and he should be home, not here and--
Happy Birthday, you asshole.
[Her voice cracks then and she moves to angrily rub at her eyes with her palm, fumbling with the NV for a moment before cutting the video off.]