Something to take the blues away [video]

[mightythinice]

[Ellie clicks on the console. While those who don't know her might think she looks like a normal 14 year old, those that do know her can tell she's trying to distract herself.

She rubs her nose as she ponders how to start this, before thinking that maybe she should even just cut the feed off. But, hell, she made it this far.

Her arm is bandaged up in a rough sling-- something she did herself.]

Sooo... I guess we can talk about what the fuck just happened, or we can talk about something better. Like, okay, I've had some of the kedan read to me?

Guys, guys. Their stories are fucking hilarious. I'm not even sure how someone gets engaged 12 times on accident, but there's a story for that.

And there's a story about the guy who had a huge case of mistaken identity, and owed a stupid amount of debt because someone pretended to be him when gambling.

... And a huge amount of these end up being romance stories.

Don't even fucking ask me.

[she shrugs and offers a little grin]

I asked if there was any stuff about someone pissing off a monster, or going to outer space, but nope. Nothing. Nada.

How fucking weird is that?

Comments

[goodanswer]

H-Hey, it's not that dumb. I was just saying.

But maybe you're right, if we have astronauts here. What could they want with astronauts?

[mightythinice]

I dunno. We’ve got a ton of superheroes, too. And after the huge dragon we fought the other day… Maybe it just takes all kinds?

[goodanswer]

I guess. Astronauts are still pretty weird, though.

.....well, what's your story, then? [speaking of "it takes all kinds."]

[mightythinice]

Post apocalyptic society I guess. I can shoot a rifle.

[goodanswer]

[whoa. isn't she like, thirteen? fourteen?]

That's intense. And kinda badass.

[mightythinice]

[she’s fourteen! Totally old enough to know how it works!]

Thanks, but it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. And what about you, if it takes all kinds?

[goodanswer]

[hey, he can't argue with that. she's the one who knows how to shoot a gun.]

Um, I'm Japanese. I was fighting these monsters called Shadows back home, right before I ended up here. Not with rifles, though.

[mightythinice]

I read about Japan once. Sort of. History was kind of lacking, to say the least. And I don’t know if they’re doing any better than we are right now. So, what’s a shadow?

[goodanswer]

[He was sort of wondering how Japan was in her world, if she's saying it was "post-apocalyptic"... but maybe it's a little weird to worry about the version of your country that's in another world. Yeah, he just shouldn't even go there. Too many Japans to have to worry about.]

A shadow is sorta like... a monster created from people's minds. But the bad parts, like the anger and jealousy and stuff. There's a whole world full of 'em.