3rd Turn [Video]

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

[The beach has looked so inviting that Kallen merely couldn't resist paying it a visit anymore. The surf, the sand, the sun, it all looks like far too much fun. So, while she thought no one was around much, and no one would see, she's made her way out onto the beach to get a little sunbathing in. She's even made herself a swimsuit just for the occasion.

Of course, this is the Garden, and privacy is a very rare concept. So one of the Vines has, naturally, curled up to take a peek, broadcasting her bikini-clad body for all to see. Too bad, because she looks so at peace, so content. But it won't last. Not after she learns she's been spotted.

And the meltdown comes in three, two...]

Comments

[Video]

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

But I like that surprise. When I notice that someone's taken notice of me, I feel warm inside, and my mood improves. It's a great feeling. [This applies to girls checking her out. With guys, she just ignores them.]

[Video]

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

[Kallen frowns a little at that. It is nice to know someone likes how you look, she supposes, even if she wasn't expecting it.]

I...I guess. You just caught me by surprise, that's all.

Re: [Video]

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

Well, for that, I apologize.

Oh, a word of warning. You may not want to get in the water. It tends to curse people. That's how I got like this. [Zenobia tries to move her arms in example, which causes the wings there to twitch and flail.]

[Video]

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

Thank you, then. Really.

[Kallen bites her lip.] So that's how that happened. I'm uh, sorry that you got...stuck that way. It doesn't look like much fun.

[Video]

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

Well, people I've talked to say these strange effects usually last about three days. It's been two, so hopefully I'll be back to normal soon.

You seem like a nice person. How long have you been here in the gardens? It's been about a month for me.

[Video]

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've seen a few things like that happen, and they aren't permanent. I hope you get back to normal soon.

[oh jeez how long HAS it been?] Ugh. I think I've been here a few months now.

[Video]

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I just have to wait a little longer, I'm sure.

How do you feel about the place, if you don't mind me asking? Are you longing for home? Or are you like me, and would rather be here?

[Video]

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

Mm. Then you'll be back to normal. Whatever normal is around here, at least.

[And that's a complicated question. A few months ago, it'd be easy to answer, but now, it's almost like home here.] I have a lot of important things to do at home.

Re: [Video]

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

I understand. I bet if I'd been free and living a normal life, I'd be pretty upset to be taken away from it, too. But to me, this place is my salvation, my second chance. Whatever wrongs the queen may have done to other people, I owe her my gratitude.

[Video]

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

...I wouldn't exactly call it a free and normal life. But there were...I need to be there. There's too much at stake. No matter how...peaceful this place is.

I'm sorry if your life was, well, not what you'd want it to be before. Maybe this is a second chance, for you.

[Video]

[restlessdevil.livejournal.com]

That sounds very serious indeed. But... now I'm not 100% sure on this, but from hearing people talk, if you get sent back home, you reappear at the exact time you left. So whatever is going on there that's at stake, you'll still have time to fix it.

Yeah. I'm just sad that other people have to suffer while I get freedom.