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[corona]

Hi Asgard.

[ Rapunzel isn't really looking at the screen. Though she throws a distracted wave in its direction with one hand, moving a paintbrush with the other. She's in an alleyway that's just wide enough to be spacious and narrow enough to be innocuous, hanging from something that's just off camera and looking for all the world like what's behind her is normal.

It's all pretty much par for the course with her, really. The massive building wall covered in words too many and small to be properly read, illustrations, bits of paper, and random scraps of junk pasted or hung over them and connected by string. Its all normal.

Normal in the way that being totally batshit is normal. ]

So. Aha. I was wondering if someone could maybe help me out? I've sort been keeping track of things. Things I've learned. [ yeah only sort of ] It's easier that way! When stuff is organized. I like that. Don't you? I like understanding things and taking them apart and breaking them down so they're all nice and sorted. And there's a lot to learn here so keeping track of it is very important.

But one of the things I've been keeping track of? It's the plants. See? Right here underneath - uh. Nuclear physics. I've noticed that there are certain plants are around in the park that are around during my birthday. Which makes me wonder if it isn't around that time of year because it's warm and summery and - even if we don't really know the months it kinda fits?

Aaaanyway. [ She smiles and finally looks up from her current painting, the beginnings of a mural inspired by Asgard itself. ] I was thinking I could find a nice leaf for my birthday. There's a certain leaf I've always wanted to have. And I thought it might be fun to go on an adventure looking for it! And...looking for other things too. Like - clues I guess. So if anyone wants to go on an expedition that would be amazing. And - Heh. I would be very grateful.

Comments

[corona]

You do. Everything you do contradicts what you say about yourself. You're a good person, Draco, but... for some reason you don't seem to think very much of yourself at all.

[wasthemaster]

I suppose I'm just a walking contradiction. [And really, he's sort of known that for a while. This is the first time he's ever admitted he's thought such of himself, but it's true. Draco Malfoy is a giant walking contradiction, too evil to join the good side, but too cowardly to join the dark side.]

I think enough of myself, but just not the way that you think of me, I suppose.

[glistens]

Which...implies that nothing is as simple as it looks. [ she finishes, smirking at the victory. ] See?

[wasthemaster]

I'm a bit insulted that you're insinuating that I appear simple. [Well you do, Draco. Draco you are the simplest one-dimensional character ever.]

[corona]

[ she shrugs, unconcerned ]

There are worse ways to appear!

[wasthemaster]

Such as?

[corona]

Evil. Ignorant. Stupid. Useless. Burdensome.

[wasthemaster]

[Considering he's been described as the first two...]

And yet all of those sound much, much better than "simple." It at least means somehow, somewhere I left an impression.

[corona]

... Disappointing then. Dull.

[wasthemaster]

[He considers himself the first.] I think I'm anything but dull at this rate.

[glistens]

Now you're just trying to be contrary.

[wasthemaster]

Indeed I am. Would you prefer me if I just agreed with absolutely everything?

[corona]

Oh. I hadn't thought of it that way.

But no, I - I imagine that would get very boring.

[wasthemaster]

Precisely. And I can never, ever be boring. [And the way he says it could lead one to believe that there's more to that statement than just the fact he dislikes boring people, but he's not going to really go into details.]

[corona]

[ Well it's a strange enough thing to say that she won't ask, but... ]

I see.

I wasn't calling you simple, by the way.

[wasthemaster]

Seemed that way, but I suppose I'll let it slide for now.