1st Red Crayon ✂ Jennifer ✂ Video

[prickedbyroses]

Um... did I do it right?

[The woman on the feed doesn't really seem like much of a woman. If one concentrates, it's obvious she's around eighteen to twenty, but she holds herself like someone younger, smaller.

She reaches out, touching the vine and tentatively stroking it.]

P-please let me talk to people, Vine? [The scrolls explaining the

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[welljustwatchme]

Oh, don't worry, so long as you're nice it'll be nice and helpful right back to you!

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[prickedbyroses]

[The unlucky girl jumps in surprise, drawing away timidly and peering at the woman on the 'screen'.]

It... oh, then am I being nice enough? That it's letting me speak?

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[welljustwatchme]

You are. And, oh, I'm sorry to have startled you. Are you all right?

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[prickedbyroses]

Y-yes, I'm fine. It's okay. [She still looks nervous. Sorry, Canada, she's Super Doormat.] I'm glad I'm, um, nice enough for the Vine.

[She pets the Vine gently.] Is this real?

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[ofnobility]

Yeah, you did just fine. Are you okay? D'you need help?

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[prickedbyroses]

[Jennifer looks down timidly, her petting of the Vine becoming automatic, comfort for herself as well as kindness to it.]

I... I'm fine. I'm not hurt. But I don't know what's happening... I read the scroll, but it doesn't seem real.

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[ofnobility]

It's like the scroll said: you're in a place called the Gardens. No one really knows where it is or how to get out, but a lady who says she's a Queen brings us here. [a pause.] And there are only girls here.

[a longer pause.] I'm not sure if it's real either, but it sure seems that way.

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[prickedbyroses]

[She frowns, staring at her knees and touching her broach. She's not quite sure why, but the idea of a land completely dominated by women is deeply unnerving.]

Do... do you know why there are only girls?

If... you don't mind my asking.

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[thesamename]

[She sighs.]

Don't baby it, it's already uppity enough as it is.

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[prickedbyroses]

[She lowers her head a bit.]

Uppity? How is it uppity?

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[thesamename]

It likes to follow people around, pop up when you least want to be broadcasting to the whole Garden.

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[prickedbyroses]

Then... then it'd be good to be nice to it, right?

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[burns_things]

Oh, another one of these people.

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[prickedbyroses]

These people?

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[burns_things]

Too timid to talk to others, too terrified to ask for help, and too worried to do anything for yourself. Spineless.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

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[prickedbyroses]

[No corrections. Sounds pretty accurate. :| ]

I... I'm sorry...

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[hopelessdreamer]

[seeing this whole scene, she tries to make her voice as gentle as possible.]

You're doing just fine, miss. Are you all right?

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[prickedbyroses]

[And yet Jennifer still doesn't make eye contact. She stares at her knees meekly, touching her rose broach.]

I... I'm not hurt, if that's what you're asking...

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[hopelessdreamer]

That's good. It can be kind of scary, waking up here all alone. But most people here are pretty friendly, so don't worry about that.

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[prickedbyroses]

Th-that's good.

[She keeps touching the rose broach.]

Friendly people are nice...