0202: Video

[livingmyths]

[Have a darling wee Rain staring down at the screen.]

HELLO!!!!

Where is my mommy??

I'm all alone here in a big libary and I'm not 'posed to be! Libaries are not for sleeping in, even if they're nice libaries.

HELLO!?!!


[Impatient wee Rain is impatient. Also, she isn't Rain yet. Ooops!]

Comments

video:

[charring]

Hey, sweetheart. [Watching the small girl with some concern.]

Do you need some help? I can head to the library and stay with you for a bit.

Re: video:

[livingmyths]

[Have a very skeptical looking Rain.]

I don't know 'bout that.

How do I know you're not a 'napper?

Re: video:

[charring]

Because I've met them before. They're too horrible for me to want to be like them.

You can trust me.

Re: video:

[livingmyths]

[There's quiet, almost stunned, silence. And then a very quiet voice, caught between horrified and awed.]

You've met 'nappers?

video:

[charring]

Yeah, but it was a very long time ago and not something I should be telling little girls.

I'm Charlie.

Re: video:

[livingmyths]

Charlie is not a girl's name, you know. Are you sure it's really your name?

[Back to Skeptical!Rain.]

I'm Isabel. [She pronounces it 'EEZ-a-bel', with a strong Latino sound to it.]

I'm not telling you the rest, just in case.

Re: video:

[charring]

It's short for Charlene. That's a girls name, right?

Re: video:

[livingmyths]

[There's a considering pause.]

Okay. Yes. It's a nicklename, right? Like for fun?

Re: video:

[charring]

Exactly. Like for fun.

Re: video:

[livingmyths]

Okay.

Maybe I can meet you on the steps. Where they's people.

[Because safety first! Till she meets Charlie and forgets, of course.]

Should I maybe better call you Miss Charlie, 'cause you're a big person?

video;

[sangreine]

[Saya's having quite a good curse this weekend, so she's all smiles when she spots the vaguely familiar little girl's video.]

Hey there. Do you need someone to come help you?

[bookbending]

[This ten year-old likes hanging out at the library. She usually dislikes it when people talk in the library, but she does have younger siblings and this little girl looks a little like Ikki.

Jinora approaches her.]

Hi. What's your name?

Re: video;

[livingmyths]

[Her smiles make Rain smile.]

You look all happy.

I need someone to find my mommy. I don't know why I'm here in a libary all ALONE!

[livingmyths]

[Rain looks at her cautiously.]

I'm Isabel. Do you know where my mommy is?

[bookbending]

I'm Jinora, and I don't know where your mommy is, but my sister is really nice and likes to take care of people if you're lost.

[missrosetyler]

[Rose approaches the girl with concern.]

Hello. I'm sure you're mummy's around here somewhere. What's your name?

video;

[sangreine]

I am happy! See? [She points to her smile.]

If you want, I can help find your mommy.

[livingmyths]

Who's you sister?

Is she an all growed up girl or just a little girl?

[livingmyths]

[Rain's careful not to get too close.]

I'm Isabel. Do you know my mommy?

Re: video;

[livingmyths]

Can you? I'd like that.

I'm not 'posed to be alone. I'm too little!

[bookbending]

Her name's Tohru and she's eighteen.

[She keeps her voice quiet. The little girl seems as skittish as a wild flying lemur.]

[livingmyths]

Hmmm...

Okay. Where's you sister?

Is she here in the libary too?

'Cause I shouldn't leave here or how will my mommy know where to find me?

[sangreine]

Sure! I don't mind. I don't like being alone, either.

Stay put, okay? I'll come find you.

[And because of her speed, it should only take Saya a few moments to cover the distance.]

[missrosetyler]

That's a pretty name. Nice to meet you, Isabel. My name is Rose.

Well, it depends, what does you mummy look like?

[livingmyths]

[Rain's eyes were wide.]

Gosh! You're fast!

[livingmyths]

Like me, but BIG!

She's tall tall and has beeootiful long hair and she's always all smiles, unless I'm not being good, and I love her THIS much!

[Rain threw her arms wide apart to demonstrate.]

[bookbending]

Oh... she's busy moving.

I can help you look for your mommy. I have two little brothers and a little sister, too, so I'm pretty good at being responsible.

[livingmyths]

[Skeptical Rain is skeptical.]

Moving?

[And have her hands on her hips.]

How many little kids do you gots? That's a lots of brothers and sisters and I don't even gots one of those.

[bookbending]

To a bigger house. Our apartment's too small.

I don't have any here. My sister and brothers are still at home.

[livingmyths]

[Rain looked at her for a minute.]

You is very confusing.

But you seem nice.

[sangreine]

Yep! [Saya stoops down to the little girl's eye level.] I'm Saya.

[livingmyths]

Hi, Saya.

[And Rain continues to look at her with wide-eyed awe.]

You're pretty.

[bookbending]

I'm sorry I'm confusing you. I promise I'm nice, Isabel.

[livingmyths]

[Rain looked at her carefully.]

Okay. If you's sure.

Where do you think my mommy is?

[bookbending]

[Jinora doesn't want to worry the younger girl by telling her that her mommy might not be in the City. Then again, maybe she is.]

Maybe by the fountain? That's where new people show up.

[livingmyths]

I don't think I should go too far. What if she's coming back here to get me.

Unless there's a pleeceman there. Is there a pleeceman there?

They's supposed to help you.

[bookbending]

There're always police around there. It'll be okay.

[livingmyths]

Okay. As long as they's pleece.

Maybe they know where my mommy is.

[bookbending]

Maybe they do! You can tell them what she looks like and maybe they'll find her.

[livingmyths]

Okay!

[sangreine]

Thank you! [Saya reaches out to try and oat her in the head.] So are you.

So where should we start looking?

[livingmyths]

[Rain looked sad.]

I don't know. Mommy's never disappeared before.

[sangreine]

[Cursed herself, Saya's unable to be sad today, so she just keeps on beaming.] It's okay! I'm sure we can figure something out. Maybe we should do something fun while we wait for her!

[livingmyths]

Like a game?

[Rain's proving easily distractible right now and jumps up and down.]

Oooh! I love games!

[sangreine]

That's right, a game!

[Saya starts thinking. She doesn't remember any games, but maybe she can think one up...]

[livingmyths]

Maybe... maybe... Pattycake?!!

[sangreine]

Oh. Okay!

[She thinks again.]

How do you play that? I don't remember.

[livingmyths]

[Rain patiently began to show Says how to move her hand, singing as she went.]

Pattycake, pattycake -

[She stopped halfway through.]

No! Let's play London Bridge!