First Rose

[redtribution.livejournal.com]

[An accidental recording, as Angelina gathers her skirts to walk across the grass. Her gown is white and fair, an indicator of her fresh arrival. A red rose is tucked behind her ear to match her hair. She's humming 'London Bridge' to herself.]

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down, My Fair Lady...

[She pauses to smile.]

Well... If I have perceived correctly from the voices filtering through the garden, I can assume this is not Paradise. I do not count myself on one that belongs there anyhow. But I would like to know my companions at the very least.

Hello, who is there?

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[quarkleader.livejournal.com]

[As Maria would prefer to introduce herself to whose whose face she can see, she puts on the video function. There is now a serious-faced young woman with long blue hair in the mirror.]

The name's Maria Traydor, and you're certainly right in that this isn't "Paradise" at all. Many of us, including myself, have been stuck here for almost three weeks with no sign of a way back home, and I don't trust the woman running this place at all.

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[redtribution.livejournal.com]

Ah! [Inching close to the frond to look.]

Hello. I understand the frustration with being trapped... but has she harmed you at all?

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[quarkleader.livejournal.com]

... is this your first time using the Vine? It would do you good to ask one of the cats for a guide, if you haven't already done so. It's one of the only things they'll actually give you information on, after all.

[Frownyface.] Not so far, but I don't like the way she's blatantly keeping secrets from us at all. I wouldn't be surprised if that caused us harm further down the line... which is why I'm planning to find out what she's hiding from us for myself. [She says the last line with a resolute expression.]

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[redtribution.livejournal.com]

Yes. That cats can speak is strange enough.

Well, now. Good luck to you!

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[quarkleader.livejournal.com]

Believe me, that's just the first of the strange things about this place.

Thanks. I'm going to need that luck... especially considering I haven't had a whole lot of it so far. [She lets out a frustrated huff at this.]