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Carnival: Babel [Action/Video]

[Zenobia is back at the Ferris Wheel.] Damn, still nobody here.

[She takes some time to study the ride, playing with the doors on the cars, and generally messing around. She quickly gets bored and goes over and turns on the vine.]

Hello! It's Zenobia here, and I was hoping someone out there would be willing to do me a little little favor. You see, I'm very interested in how this odd construction works [points to the Ferris Wheel behind her] but it apparently will not start without a second person to ride it.

I don't really have anything to give as compensation, but if someone would help me out, I'd owe you [grins] a favor.

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[Gabrielle can't help but laugh at her enthusiasm and excitement. It's a small relief. After all that's happened in the past few years, that she can sit here—watching someone experience their first time on a ferris-wheel and Gabrielle herself riding one after never being able to for so long—and enjoy the simple image playing out in front of her.]

Just wait until we reach the top! I can only image how beautiful the gardens look from up there.

Oh damn, I can't wait! [Zenobia is practically beaming with amazement as she looks all around at the moving scenery.] This big thing does all this with just moving parts? And these things are common where you're from?

They are. [Gabrielle on the other hand, keeps her usual calm demeanor. With her hands in her lap, she looks out the window to look at the slowly disappearing ground.] They're mostly used for romantic reasons, but sometimes it's nice to just look at things from a distance.

Oooh, that explains the whole 'date' comment. And I guess the close quarters are very nice for being alone with someone. [Smiles.] And that explains why it takes two people for it to start.

So, what sort of romantic things do couples do in these carriages?

[She laughs.] That's exactly it.

It depends. Either you could be a complete teenager and make out the entire time— [She gives a wave of her hand, as if the near idea of it is a travesty.] —or you can sit next to each other and hold hands while admiring the view, before you reach the very top.

Very interesting. [Zenobia pauses, thinking for a minute.] Can we hold hands? That sounds pretty great.

[She looks at Zenobia for a moment, her demeanor still calm. Gently, she rises from her seat and sits next to her. As if it's nothing at all, Gabrielle wraps her long fingers around Zenobia's hand, tilting her chin up just a bit.]

I don't see why not.

[Zenobia's cheeks flush slightly, the excitement of the ride being multiplied by the excitement of being so close to Gabrielle. Honestly, as much as Zenobia would have loved "making out like teenagers," she thinks that this is pretty damn great for now.]

This is wonderful. [There's a great view out of the carriage, but Zenobia is currently much more interested in staring at Gabrielle.]

[It would be a lie if Gabrielle said she doesn't notice the other woman's excitement. Gabrielle herself was quite the flirt, even if she knew it was going to go nowhere, but even now... after three years of nothing by destroyed cities, nothing but a ghost haunting her, the peacefulness of the ferris-wheel and her hand around another's felt nice.]

[She almost frowns, wondering how long it was that she has been so distant from others like this. Every day consisted of her job, of changing the past, of loneliness—everything set in after Aya left, that Gabrielle managed to push it all to the back of her mind. Until she woke up in a bed of lilies and saw the bloody wedding dress from across the mirror.]

Mn. [She turns her head to the window, looking down at the ground below once more. Despite it all, her lips curl into a smile.] It's nice to be able to enjoy something like this—it's been awhile for me.

Yes. I'd been alone for so long that I wasn't sure I'd ever see another living person again... Now I'm in some kind of blissful paradise, riding on a fascinating contraption, holding hands with a beautiful woman. I don't know why this happened; why I was brought here... but I don't care. I'm just so happy I could cry.

[She furrows her eyebrows, turning to face Zenobia. It's odd, to feel overwhelmed with emotion in a ferris wheel, but Gabrielle realizes how disconnected she's been from everything. How all these years, despite being surrounded by people she enjoyed every day, it was still lonely. The monster that consumed her, turned her into that grotesque being that attacked Aya, only reminds her of how caught up in the past she really is.]

[But, she just continues to smile, because in the end, this is nice. There's no reason for her to be upset, despite how much she really is. She wonders how something so simple and small can throw her into such a dark state.]

A blissful paradise... [She tilts her head a bit, her ponytail gently sways.] It sounds like there are a couple of more things that you need to experience.

[Zenobia thinks she catches some anxiety in Gabrielle's face, but wonders if maybe it's just her imagination.]

Oh? [This sounds very exciting.] What things are you speaking about?

Well— [She pauses for a moment, then laughs.] —maybe it's easier to start off with a list of things you have done. That way you can figure out what you haven't done.

Like... have you ever had cheesecake?

[Oh. Zenobia's mind was a little more in the gutter, but even with that bubble burst, she's still curious.]

There are probably a lot of things I haven't done. [And if she has, it's been over a lifetime, so there's plenty she wants to experience again.]

Cheesecake? No, I've never had it. Is it good?

It's one of the best foods ever invented. [She laughs once more.] I guess that means I'll have to take you out for cheesecake sometime, then.

Oh wow, that sounds fantastic. [Zenobia is totally down with Gabrielle being her guide to all the great stuff she's yet to experience. Especially if this means dates.] You seem to be very knowledgeable.

I'd like to know more about you, Gabrielle. [She leans in closer.] I don't think I've ever met anyone like you.

[It's obvious to Gabrielle that already this girl seems to be interested in her, but she goes along with it. It's been awhile since she's had anyone flirting with her. It's been awhile since she's had this much fun herself. In full control if the situation, she decides to tease the girl—all in good fun.]

Me? [She presses her lips into a smile again, the hand of her free arm touches her scarf.] There's really not much to me, I'm just a military sniper who used to be a part of SWAT.

[Zenobia looks a little confused as she takes this in.]

Military? So you're a warrior? What's a sniper?

[She laughs at the 'warrior' statement.] I suppose you could say that. I'm not completely military, but I've worked with SWAT before I was chosen to work for a government organization.

A sniper is someone who uses long-distance shooting for targets. Say there is someone who is on the battlefield using hand-to-hand combat, or even short-distance combat with handguns or machine guns. You can take out an enemy with a sniper rifle, depending on how far you are, to help the person in the short-distance combat.

[Handgun... Machine guns.... Sniper Rifle... Zenobia doesn't know what these are. Are they like crossbows? She's not sure, and the puzzlement shows on her face. But she's on a date, and finding out more about this woman takes priority over these smaller issues.]

Wow. That sounds amazing. You must be very skilled.

[She laughs.] You could say that. I'm very high up in my job, but it was a lot of hard work to get there. It definitely didn't happen overnight...

It was worth it, though.

[Zenobia nods.] You're a very impressive woman. It seems that you're both strong and yet refined, and it seems like you know a lot more than I do. I hope we can be friends. [And maybe more...]

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