Dear Mother, July 6th [Video]

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

[The vine focuses on a rather haggard looking Lucy, though at least this time she seems to have activated it on purpose. She's dressed in the outfit she arrived in, though now she is sporting a rather nasty black eye, and is covered in a thick layer of dirt.]

So, does anyone happen to be in need of a roommate? Preferably somewhere that doesn't have floors made of rubber, and where whoever enchanted the items to clean the room didn't make them randomly explode?

[To herself] How can both the places I tried have something wrong with them? Has my luck really not changed?

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[spideriest.livejournal.com]

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Oh my god, how inappropriate! Didn't your human adult ever teach you how to baaaaaaaathe?

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

[She gapes at the mirror, clearly offended]

Of course she did, and I bathe regularly thank you! It's not like I asked for the stupid magic item to explode like that!

[spideriest.livejournal.com]

But still, addressing the residents of this garden straaaaaaaaight away is appalling behaviour! I can't believe you didn't even bother to wash. Your human adult would be very ashamed right now. I can just see them, shaaaaaaaaking their hornless head, lamenting the fact that you'd throw away their important life lessons so easily. Lamenting!

Aaaaaaaanyway, it's your own problem if you have shitty luck like that. Who would want to share their hive with somebody who has issues with cleaning products?

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

[Twitch twitch] WELL EXCUSE ME, WHERE EXACTLY WAS I SUPPOSED TO CLEAN UP ANYWAY? I can't just bath in the lake! Who knows what kind of perverts are around here, not to mention I could be arrested for indecent exposure!

[she blushes, before leaning forward to poke the mirror] It's not my fault the thing had faulty enchantments! And it's better to be unlucky than a rude jerk!

[Might be overreacting a bit]

[spideriest.livejournal.com]

Pff, don't be absuuuuuuuurd! I was unlucky for a long, loooooooong time, and it was no good at all. Your point has been taken into consideration, and dutifully overruled, haha. [ ] Arrested? I don't think you have to worry about being culled here. If anything, this Queen seems to be promooooooooting indecent exposure, as long as it leads to inevitable sloppy makeouts. The lake should be fiiiiiiiine.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

She...encourages that sort of thing? S-so you mean to say, I'M TRAPPED IN A GARDEN RUN BY A SUPER POWERFUL PERVERT?!

[spideriest.livejournal.com]

I've also heard that she watches yoooooooou in your sleep.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

W-W-WHAT!?

[spideriest.livejournal.com]

Clean out your auricular sponge clots! She's been waaaaaaaatching you.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

[She's glancing all about her now]

What kind of nightmare place is this? What did I do to deserve this?

[spideriest.livejournal.com]

Maaaaaaaaybe the Queen thought you were a very fine example of a human being. I'm not sure why, though!

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

Hey! What's that supposed to mean? I'll have you know I have plenty of good qualities!

[spideriest.livejournal.com]

Oh? Where do you keep them hidden? Do humans have some sort of storage flap in their think pans that I wasn't informed about?

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

You haven't even met me yet, what gives you the right to judge me?

[spideriest.livejournal.com]

The fact that you've broadcast your bad luck over a public channel for all the residents to see!

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

It was that, or sleep outside until my bruises went away.

[spideriest.livejournal.com]

A sacrifice you should've been willing to make, in order to save your dignity.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

If I slept outside, I'd look even worse!

[spideriest.livejournal.com]

And theeeeeeeen we get back to the prospect of you actually washing yourself in the lake! Is it really so difficult to follow this web of thought?

[lovelikelight.livejournal.com]

Hello, Lucy, are you all right? [Epsilon is looking concerned, once again. The dirt doesn't worry her as much as the black eye.]

I live in a place called the fortress, with my friend Jessica. We have a great deal of room, the floors are very sturdy, and there are no enchanted items, I promise you. If you'd like to stay with us, you'd be very welcome.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

Aside from being homeless, abused, and spied on? I'm great. [She looks frustrated and grumpy, but puts on a smile for Epsilon]

It's not as bad as it looks, I just tripped on those stupid rubber stares in that apartment complex. If I ever meet the wise guy who had the bright idea to enchant floors so they were rubber I'll... Wait, really? [Hopeful] Are you sure your friend wouldn't mind?

[lovelikelight.livejournal.com]

[Epsilon nods.] I don't agree with the Queen, her reasons for bringing us here, or the way she treats us. I don't blame you for being frustrated, but at least we do have each other here.

Stairs out of rubber-- [That is a very poor design feature.] I hope it's not too painful. I think we have some healing items here.

No, she wouldn't mind at all. She built the fortress to be a safe place for people to stay, and it is really much too large for just the two of us.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

That's true. I guess challenges like this are more bearable if you're with friends.

Nothing to worry about, I've had a lot worse. [She brushes it and winches, then adds] Though maybe some healing would be alright.

Well then, I'd love to stay. Don't worry, I promise I'll help out around the, er, fortress.

[lovelikelight.livejournal.com]

The people I've met have made being here worthwhile.

We'd love to have you here. The fortress is near the middle of the Gardens, where you first arrived. If you ask the cats, they can bring you here. Or I could come to meet you. And we'll see about healing you.

There isn't too much to do in the way of work. It can be hard to find ways to stay busy, when things are quiet.

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[sexy-beams.livejournal.com]

Looks like someone's been having fun.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

[Crosses her arms with a pout]

Not sure I'd call this fun.

[sexy-beams.livejournal.com]

Oh. In that case, you did it wrong.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

[Sighs, then raises her eyebrow]

I'm curious what the right way would have been.

[sexy-beams.livejournal.com]

Getting bruised up and dirty is usually a sign of a good time, so I'm wondering what you did that was crappy.

[ Blink. Squint. ]

...Crappy...

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

I was attacked by the stairs of the first apartment I tried to stay at, and the magic cleaning automaton of the second place!

[sexy-beams.livejournal.com]

House hunting is a terrible thing. You should find a realtor.

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

H-Hey, are you okay?

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

I'm alright, just, had an accident.

Or two.

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, sometimes you've really got to be careful in this place. You uh, you never know what's going to sneak up on you.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

Actually, it was more the floor was too bouncy, and then the cleaning magic item exploded.

[nuclearqueen.livejournal.com]

...Huh. Can't say I've run into those before, but I know what you mean. Once, everybody just kind of started...singing. You're gonna have to get used to that.

My name's Kallen, by the way.

[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

It's like this whole place was made by a child.

I'm Lucy, nice to meet you.

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[noneedforheroic.livejournal.com]

You look like hell.

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[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

[Hangs her head] It's been a long few days.

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[noneedforheroic.livejournal.com]

Might want to get that eye looked at.

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[tetrabiblos.livejournal.com]

It doesn't look that bad, does it?

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[noneedforheroic.livejournal.com]

Pretty nasty, kid.