02 ◐ Video (Memory Theater)

[helsmaiden]

[When the broadcast starts, this scene plays out, cutting out when the thread ends.

Afterwards, Leah is left on screen, clutching at her chest and breathing heavily.]

This is wholly unfair, showing memories I do not possess. I demand to speak to someone in charge, Deity or not!

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[tangledintower]

Leah...?

[Rapunzel knocks on her door. Thiiiis could be very bad.]

Action;

[helsmaiden]

ARRGH! [Leah calms herself before answering the door, but she is still clearly quite upset.]

Yes, Lady Rapunzel?

Action;

[tangledintower]

You okay? You sounded pretty upset...

[She looks worried. Her friends being upset is never a good thing.]

Action;

[helsmaiden]

I believe I have been ...cursed. The City has taken a memory which I do not even possess and shown it to the masses via this... THING. [She gestures wildly at the device, which has been thrown to the floor.]

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[tangledintower]

I didn't know they could use memories from when you were here before...Jeez, that's sort of twisted...

I'm sorry about that...what memory was it, if you don't mind me asking...?

[yes, she could just root around the network, but that doesn't seem really polite, given how upset Leah is...]

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[helsmaiden]

[When Leah speaks, it is quietly and full of pain.]

My heart was small, and made of ice. It began to melt, so we placed it in the freezer.

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[tangledintower]

[Oh. Oh, she vaguely remembers that curse...]

I...sort of remember that? It was a curse of some sort...a lot of people had hearts, they were different based on the person.

[Rapunzel sighs quietly, biting her lip, before wrapping an arm around Leah and giving her a slight hug.]

It was just a curse. It doesn't have to mean anything if you don't want it to, especially if you can't remember.

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[helsmaiden]

[Leah allows herself to be hugged without returning the affection.]

But I want to remember. I do not like feeling so incomplete.

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[tangledintower]

...when the deities were in charge...if people wanted certain things, they'd let them make deals. They always cost something, though.

I don't know if it still works like that here, with the new leadership, but...it couldn't hurt to try, I guess. I want you to remember, too.

[Video]

[doeswhathewants]

Well.

That was particularly awful.

Where are you?

[Video]

[helsmaiden]

I am in the apartment. Lady Rapunzel has been consoling me.

[Video]

[doeswhathewants]

Has it been working?

Hm. I shall distract you from that with the shaken milk, yes?

[Video]

[helsmaiden]

Shaken milk would be welcomed.

[Video]

[doeswhathewants]

And they have so many more flavors here than they do in Broxton, perhaps something exotic?

[Oh Leah, he wants to cheer you up but is at a bit of a loss.]

[Video]

[helsmaiden]

Exotic like what?

[Video]

[doeswhathewants]

Cookies and cream, apple pie, fruit bat, orange marmalade- the list goes on quite a bit.

[Video]

[helsmaiden]

[...] Fruit bat?

[studmuffin]

Leah?

[ ... ]

You're back! Awesome.

[helsmaiden]

[Sorry Stiles, she doesn't remember her last time here.]

Do I know you?

[studmuffin]

Oh. Oh yeah, the no memories thing.

[ :C ] I'm Stiles. We used to be friends. You clawed up my jeep one time.

[helsmaiden]

[She's working on it.]

I assure you, I have no claws.

I apologize for my lack of memories. I am trying to make an appeal to those in charge so that I might make some sort of deal for them.

[studmuffin]

Yeah, they tend to let you trade for them?

[helsmaiden]

If one would only answer my plea, I would happily trade anything.

[studmuffin]

You might want to not offer them up everything.

[helsmaiden]

Well, certainly not everything.