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

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.]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Let me know if they actually give you what you want. I've got a few things to ask for myself. [Except...except.]

Wait, why would you want a caramel biscuit?

Do things for the king and queen, and they'll give you something. Every month, sounds like.

[she's a bit skeptical herself, but it's not like she thinks that boy was lying.]

To eat, why else?

Biscuits are usually better with butter, that's all. [The point.

Ryan.]

Who told you they'd give us stuff in exchange for favors?

Thanks for the tip. [dryly.

she could correct the misapprehension — sees where he's confused, really — but it's funnier not to, isn't it?]

Someone else on the lockets. Haven't got a name, sorry, but it's as weird as anything else here; so I reckon it might be true.

Sure. [Sarcasm completely over his head.]

That's the first time I'm hearing this, but I guess it makes sense. Kind of makes you wonder how big you can ask, doesn't it? Maybe they can bring in people.

People? Why'd you want to bring someone here?

[There's a short pause, followed by a tone that genuinely sounds perplexed.]

Well, I'd rather leave but if I can't do that I might as well bring people here, right? What's wrong with that?

You've gone proper mental if you think that's a good idea. One thing if this were just a stupid fairy castle, but it's one supposed to be in the middle of a fucking war, if you've forgot.

[not that it shows, and that makes her as uneasy as anything.]

Would you rather fight a battle on your own, or have as many allies as possible? [Somebody's a little too firmly in the mindset of "we're all in this together."]

[the answer's obvious. especially earlier on in the rising — for most of it, honestly — patrols, missions, and everything else was done in groups; pairs at least. it wasn't always an easy thing to do with how many rabids there were, but without someone to watch your back you were as good as a goner. there's only so much a single person can do, no matter how good you are, and rabids could sneak up on you anywhere. not like she wouldn't be relieved if gaz or dean showed up, she's got to admit. but she wouldn't ask to have them brought into another war any more than she's wanted to be.

her tone's sweet, smile much the same, belie her actual answer.]

Sure. Nothing to me if you like making cannon fodder of your mates.

Edited 2014-08-12 22:47 (UTC)

[....well crap. Honestly, he never even considered that and it's pretty obvious with the way that he immediately shuts up. He reads the implications easy enough; it's the same sort of tactic Sharpay uses often enough.]

Who says they'd be used for anything though? My friends would figure it out just fine. [Though judging by his tone, that's debatable and he knows it.]

I used to think that about me mates. Changed my tune once they started — [getting their brains eaten is what she wants to say, but she doesn't want to raise that spectre least of all where kieren can hear] — getting killed.

[she relents, though, softens that harshness out of her voice till she sounds more tired than anything else.]

Not your fault if you've never seen a war before, but it is if you act like an idiot.

...oh. [Well that certainly changes things. There's a lull because he's not sure if he's supposed to say "sorry" or "at least you're still alive." Both? Maybe both, but he smartly keeps his mouth shut and instead focuses on the second part.]

I didn't think being optimistic was being idiotic. [Sharpay probably would think so though.] But you're right. I mean the biggest war I've seen was the day of the callbacks for Twinkle Towne. I'm from a high school where singing and performing actually can solve pretty much anything. My friends and I only became friends because Troy and Gabriella got the leads in the winter musical last year. This whole war thing? Not exactly imaginable where we're from. And maybe it's stupid but I at least know if they were here we'd figure something out. Doesn't that count for something?

[she sighs.]

Christ. I never said not to be optimistic. [it keeps you going when nothing else will, being able to think the war has to end sooner or later; she knows that.] No point in fighting if you aren't, is there? You can hope without being stupid.

[he reminds her of her classmates; people with normal lives, people she doesn't know how to relate to anymore.]

Yeah. Counts for something.

Suppose that's fair enough. [He knows a losing fight when he sees one though.] Guess it's just a question of who I'd bring first if I could. But if they're not willing to bring me people, I'll have to think of something else. You've...given me a lot to think about. So thanks, I guess.

Er. [she didn't think she'd done anything like that.] You're welcome, I suppose.

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

voice;

voice;

voice;

voice; omg the flower leis

voice; perfect amirite?

voice; really is

voice;

voice;

voice;

voice; lmao i'm so sorry

voice; no never apologize

voice;

voice;

voice;

voice;

voice;