02 ⚵ video/action.night

[maidofbones]

[ Lady sits quietly on the low stone wall outside of House Seven, watching the night time foot traffic through the city. She herself appears to be a fourteen year old girl with blonde hair and brown eyes, but that is only what she thinks herself to be; as that was how she looked upon her death

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[video/teneka]

[rainbowfishing]

Hey...is everything alright?

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[maidofbones]

[She shakes her head, wiping her eyes with the back of her hand.]

I cannot find my troupe, I do not think they are in the city. [Sniff.] Why would they leave without me...

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[rainbowfishing]

Most of my friends aren't here either. [Wibbling. Please don't make her cry too.] If it's really hard to face, just face it later.

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[maidofbones]

Later. [Lady repeats that softly. She is already wrapped up in layers of delusions and lies, all of reality left for later.]

Do you think they will come back for me?

[The eyes of a child: lie to me. Tell me it will be all right.]

[just_the_grin]

[ Oh god. What to do. ]

Please, don't cry. You haven't done anything wrong.

[maidofbones]

Oh, Monsieur Loyal. [;~~~;] I cannot find them anywhere.

[just_the_grin]

There, there. It's the city's fault, not yours. They didn't leave you behind, the city took you.

[maidofbones]

[Her chin trembles, blinking tears off her lashes quietly.]

I don't understand. How can a city do such a thing?]

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[datums]

No, no they haven't left you--

[ Thoughtful and quiet. ]

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[maidofbones]

[She thinks herself very young, and she is eager to believe what he says.]

No? Have you seen them?

[action]

[memoryshell]

[Xion's on her way out of the house when she sees her, hears her thoughts.

She can't not stop and sit next to her.]

They... They didn't leave you. You haven't done anything wrong.

[action]

[maidofbones]

[Lady glances at her sideways with her sad expression.]

Then where have they gone? It is so lonely.

[memoryshell]

They haven't gone anywhere. You... You were brought here to this city, just like me and everyone else inside the house behind you.

[maidofbones]

[She looks at the house briefly over her shoulder.]

That's very cruel.

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[raggedydoc]

[If there's one thing the Doctor can't ignore, it's a girl crying. He peers at the camera, forehead wrinkled in concern.] Oh, now, cheer up. You haven't done anything wrong, I promise. [Obviously he has no way of actually knowing this - but his mental voice is quite confident that he's right.] They wouldn't leave you on purpose, but sometimes you can end up separated from the people you care about. It's neither your fault nor theirs.

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[maidofbones]

[She can be quite childlike, quite gullible, and she offers him a hopeful expression when he promises that she is not being punished.]

But am I to do with them gone?

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[raggedydoc]

[He gives her a gentle smile] There's loads of us here, all in the same boat as you, separated from the ones we love. That's what these things are used for, so that we can all communicate with each other. It eases the loneliness a bit, having other people to talk to. [pause] Where have you been staying?

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[maidofbones]

[She touches her portal thoughtfully. Hers is in the shape of a compact mirror that had been a gift from her mentor in the circus. In some ways, its shape makes her more lonely, but in others... it is comforting, because just as he says it is her connection to the others in the city.]

I was directed to this house, House Seven, by the people of the city.