1ère mélodie | video | On est laid à Nanterre, c'est la faute à Voltaire.

[chiot]

[ Hey! Other people on the turtle! The screen blinks on and there's a ratty blonde boy. Familiar, no doubt--he's never at one place for too long, and he's constantly running around the city. It's likely you've seen him on the street. ]

S'Gavroche! Gotta question for yas. [ What a nice way to greet people. This had been on his mind, though. Since Cosette mentioned it, and even moreso due to the events on Atam. There's a few bruises and scrapes on his face, but his nose is looking a little purple, swelling. Possibly broken. He seems undeterred at this--or the fact that he's absolutely filthy. Actually, there's pretty much nothing in the house he logged in to the network on--he doesn't really use it at all. ]

Little inquiry, huh? Lil' bit. [ He rolls his shoulders, and for the first time he looks a little anxious. ] Y'know your worlds, yeah? I wanna talk to someone what lives in Earth, an' knows Paris. Gotta bit-- [ Okay, now you're repeating yourself, Gavroche. Try not to look so nervous! You're proud of who you are and what you did.

So, cautiously, the Gamin flashes a smile. ]

The--uh. Around June 6, there was a rebellion, yeah? 'Gainst the King. [ Absentmindedly, he touches his little rosette pin with the colours of the French flag. ]

We--they--overthrew 'im, right? An' did it follow through? Y'got a King in France?

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[chiot]

Like me. [ And to prove a point, he jerks his thumb towards himself ] Callin' us gamin, yeah, people think it's bad but I think it's summin' I'm proud of. We ain't nuffin, and we're little, an' lotsa people don't take us seriously 'cause we're little pups, huh? But then we can surprise 'em that way.

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[notdreaming]

So like... small children?

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[chiot]

Uh-huh. All of us who're let loose, huh? We just live in the streets of Paris an' rule it!

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[notdreaming]

You mean you're homeless? Homeless children? [ Krypton isn't immune from poverty, but it still upsets her to think of children on their own living in the streets. ]

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[chiot]

I gotta home here, an' back home I lived in the elephant, huh? So I had ah ome. I just chose it!

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[notdreaming]

What's an elephant? [ She would only be more confused if she knew. ]

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[chiot]

how d'you not know what an elephant is? [ And yeah, Gavroche is laughing at you, Kara. ]

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[notdreaming]

[ She makes a face. It's not nice to laugh at people. ]

I was only on Earth for two weeks. I've never heard of an elephant.

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[chiot]

[ wait, wait-- ] you're not from Earth? So you're an angel?

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[notdreaming]

What? What's an angel? [ Not the important detail here Kara ] No, I'm from a planet called Krypton, very far away from Earth. [ But she is blonde and she does fly, so she may have trouble convincing him she's not an angel. ]

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[chiot]

angels ain't from earth, either. They're from up. You guys call it Krypton?

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[notdreaming]

Well, yes. [ She is now assuming angel = alien. ] I'm from the city of Argo.

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[chiot]

Angels from Argo.. So, you watch over the Earth? An' make sure we don't do bad things?

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[notdreaming]

Not really. I didn't even know there was an Earth before my pod crashed into it.

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[chiot]

But--there's a book 'bout you folk. The bible. Lotsa people take it really seriously! I do, too. [ Maybe not TOTALLY seriously... ]

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[notdreaming]

I've never heard of it. But if it doesn't include the name 'Krypton' then it probably isn't about me.

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[chiot]

I dunno if it does, I never read it. So, maybe! I know there's, uh, Zion, or summat like that.

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[notdreaming]

[ She frowns. ]

No, I've never heard of that either.

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[chiot]

There's someone else from your 'planet,' too! Name's Castiel.

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[notdreaming]

[ No gavroche no ]

Castiel isn't Kryptonian.

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[chiot]

But he's like you!

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[notdreaming]

But he isn't. Castiel isn't a Kryptonian.

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[chiot]

So.. You're not an angel? [ DISAPPOINTMENT ] but you're pretty like one.

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[notdreaming]

Thank you, but I still don't really know what an angel is.

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[chiot]

I told ya! someone who watches over all us small people, and does good int he name a' the lord!