(001) Video + action for Baldr

[expy]

[And after a whole afternoon of exploring and using this new bracelet of hers to answer some questions of her own, Eve has finally sat down somewhere in her respective Welcome Hall to scan the network. It seemed like another social tool, albeit a freakish and magical one, so she figured it would be a good idea to make use of it.

Making sure she looks confident and presentable, she turns on the video function with a friendly smile. If she was going to do this, she was going to do it right and without looking like a total newbie.]

Y'know, when I started to do my Christmas to-do list, I guess I must have forgotten to include "get kidnapped by Norse mythology". My bad. [Laughing, just a bit. She's actually annoyed by this, but she won't let it show any time soon.] Anyways... this is for introductions, right? Right.

Name's Eve Samson. Human, 17, and from a small watery planet known as Earth. I doubt there's many of you haven't heard of it. [Seeing as the majority of the people she spotted looked human, of course. But maybe that was just an assumption, all things considered.] Not... that it matters much, since I'm not there anymore. I was placed in some district called Baldr, and I dunno what that means, but I'm guessing I should be thankful I'm not in the one named after the dude who banged a horse. I think.

[Smoooooth, gurl, sharing her teeny fraction of Norse mythology knowledge right there. She pauses for a moment, as if trying to decide what to say next, before sighing and continuing.]

I already looked through this for some answers, so I'll skip the newbie questions and get to the juicy bits. Two juicy bits, to be precise.

One, how many of you here aren't human? I want names, species and current status. [Saying this like she's completely and utterly entitled to this information, yep...] And, two... does anyone know where to find a medieval Burger King or something like that? I'm starving.

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[windwalker]

... Burger King. [ Ew. ] I'm sure you can find better around here.

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[expy]

Aw, but I'm in the mood for Burger King. Nothing beats the cold taste of the King. [Never mind it's gross...]

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[windwalker]

Hey, I'm sure if you want something similar to Burger King, you can find some frozen chicken nuggets in the fridge of your Welcome Hall. [ Some laughing now. ]

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[expy]

Oh, now that sounds like my kind of idea. [Yeah, she's serious about eating those.] What genius should I thank for this?

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[foolofatook]

[The image appears, then cuts out, then appears again. Pippin is still getting used to this strange bracelet. He's frowning until he sees it's working, then he smiles pleasantly.]

Ah, it's working! Hello, Miss Eve! My name is Peregrin Took and I'm a Hobbit. I'm not sure what you mean by "current status."

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[expy]

...A Hobbit. [Well, give her a moment while she processes that. Someone had her head too deep in fourth wall friendly literature back in her world.] You're not screwing around, are you? Those actually exist?

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[foolofatook]

Oh yes, Miss! As you see me.

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[onukata]

Why would you want to visit a... Burger King?

[ highly unsocialised girl... ]

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[expy]

[She will educate you, Tsubaki...]

'Cause I'm hungry? Why else would I want to visit the King?

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[onukata]

Kings give out food?

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[mnemonics]

[Noa gives a little wave to begin with, smiling quite happily]

Hi Eve! It's nice to meet you. And welcome to Asgard!

[She nods, then continues] But you're right about Earth... Most people have heard of it! I hadn't before I came here, but I know a lot about it now! Like, wow, it really sounds like a perfect place in books. Oh! But I'll get sidetracked if I start talking about that, so I'm not a human, but that's kind of obvious, right? [She laughs] I'm a Sky Doll. A brand of android on my planet.

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[expy]

Thanks! I think that's the first formal welcome I got.

[She's slightly tempted to pop that little bubble of how Earth sounds "perfect", but she'll hold off her misanthropy for now. Instead, she'll cock an eyebrow at her explanation of what she is.]

Wait. So you're telling me you're... what? A really high functioning alien robot? No man behind the steering wheel?

[mnemonics]

[She nods, and actually takes off her wig to show the mechanical seams of her head, which the wig neatly covered other than the mechanical "ears"] That's right! We're pretty common on my planet, since we're created to do lots of menial sorts of tasks. But no one here has ever heard of us, and some people haven't even heard of androids.

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[volcanoes]

Unless you've gotten a job already you're not getting served anywhere but your house for free, you know. And you sound like you're planning on making some sort of list of nonhumans. [Given how entitled to the information she sounded...]

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[expy]

Seriously? Don't they take American dollars or something? [Tempted to not answer the second part, but...] Nah, I'm not one for lists. It's only standard procedure.

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[volcanoes]

It's runes here. Any money you might have with you isn't worth anything unless you can sucker one of the other Travelers into taking it. [Shrug.] Some job you have in your world?

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[uprisen]

One angel, at your service! [And he swivels the screen so that his wings are in view.] I'm Pit, servant of the Goddess of Light!

[....]

I guess my status is here is default!

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[expy]

...An angel. [Staring. So blankly. Today is the day where she trips over every other species she never encountered before, isn't it.]

What do you mean your status is "default"?

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[uprisen]

You know, not poisoned or paralyzed or anything!

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[survived]

Your name is Eve?

[Without any mention of the other points she brought up....]

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[expy]

[Well, technically it's a nickname, but...]

Yeah. What about it?

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[survived]

Sorry, it just surprised me. I've never met anyone named Eve before.

[Awkward, awkward.... an explanation may be nice.]

I know someone that uses Eve as a stage name, so it came to mind before anything else.

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[reverberated]

Oh, it's the young lady that I met just a little while ago. Hello. [ cheery greeting from across the hall! he's still lugging that cello case, and is flicking through his bracelet with a hum. ]

And it seems that you've made a broadcast as well. You seem to be settling in quite nicely.

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[expy]

[Turning around to face it. Oh no, it was the vaguely condescending dude again...]

...Oh, it's the guy with the luggage-- which you're still holding. [But, she shrugs lightly.] I'm good at adapting to new situations. You?

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[reverberated]

Luggage? [ and here, he seems to ignore her last question in favour of pondering over this word. then, as if a lightbulb just went off in his head-- ] Ah, I see.

Yes, I can see how it could've been mistaken for luggage.