voice ▶ open to seelie and unseelie ▶ forward-dated to after the feast

[ex_audacity56]

D'you reckon if I asked nicely, I could find some caramel biscuits 'round here?

[she starts off the recording unceremoniously, giving her locket a squinty sort of look. it'd be a lie to say she can pretend she's on the phone or a walkie, but least it's less weird. and considering she's walked into the fucking land of the fairies, she can do with less weird.]

I'm not fussed about the brand or nothing, but I don't want anything their sort makes. Couldn't compare to a freshly opened box of 'em, could it? The food's fine, but I want biscuits, not fairy dust. I know you can get loads of cakes if you ask, [which is dead strange] but I'm not talking about anything fancy. Bit too sweet, anyway, if you ask me.

[and then she exhales. magic lockets. now she's seen everything.]

This had better be working. If someone's having me on about these stupid things — don't suppose they'd come with instruction manuals.

[now she just sounds like her dad, but at least she can decipher one better than he can.]

Comments

[ex_audacity56]

So there actually is a king and queen here? [she'd half-thought the imps were making it up, honestly.] What sorts of tasks?

[she's used to projecting bravado, but she's afraid the answer's going to be murder. manages not to hesitate, at least.]

[foreignflight]

It depends, usually. My first month here the fairies and imps were sick and we had to find a way to heal them. Last month, ah, people were pulling stars from the sky. If we put them back we got a boon.

[ex_audacity56]

[not as bad as she was thinking, then. but uh.]

You can't put a star back in the sky.

[you can't take them down either, but one thing at a time.]

[foreignflight]

Our reality doesn't really matter here. If you want to pull stars out of the sky then that's what happens. It sounds crazy, but it's true.

[ex_audacity56]

Sounds barking, [but it's not much more mad than this whole situation in the first place, she's got to admit. and she may not know the boy on the other end of the feed, but he sounds earnest enough.]

Have you been here long?

[foreignflight]

There's weirder things out there. [ Which is true. Coming from the kid who's parents are 20000 years in the future from an alternate earth... And decided to write their love on the moon, it could be much, much weirder. ]

Not as long as some of the others. I've been here over two months.

[ex_audacity56]

[on the moon....]

Sounds long enough, if you ask me.

[foreignflight]

[ if only it was a joke... ]

It doesn't feel that long.

[ex_audacity56]

[AMAZING.]

What's the longest you've heard, then?

[foreignflight]

I haven't asked anyone how long they've been here.

[ex_audacity56]

Seems like it'd be good to know, if you ask me. [jem he didn't ask you.] Get an idea how long you might be stuck and all.

[foreignflight]

How long I'm here doesn't make much difference to me.

[ex_audacity56]

How d'you figure?

[it seems like it...should....]

[foreignflight]

It's complicated. When I get back to where I was doesn't matter, it'll still be the same.

[ex_audacity56]

I'd expect someone'd notice you were gone.

[foreignflight]

[ ha... ha... ha... ]

I don't know about that. I'm going to return one day, but things will probably be completely different. That's why it doesn't matter how long I'm here.

[ex_audacity56]

[oh god is she at that age where she pep talks young boys she's just met. is she.]

Funny way of looking at it. You must have people you miss.

[foreignflight]

[you are in luck. he doesn't sound like he necessarily need it.]

Here or where I was isn't going to change that.

[at least he wasn't alone here.]

[ex_audacity56]

Suppose so. [doubtfully. then — ] All this, and I forgot to ask your name. I'm Jem.

[foreignflight]

It's fine for me. [ Oh. ] Nice to meet you. I'm Ao.

[ex_audacity56]

You too. Thanks for the answers.

[foreignflight]

They weren't much but I hope they helped. If you have anymore I can try to help, too.