The Magic of Service

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

[Video]

[Hello, Asgard! Have a small girl looking nothing short of amazed at the screen.]

It really does work! Wow...

[And then she realizes that if it's working, other people are supposed to be able to see her. Wh-whoops!]

Ah, I'm sorry! I should introduce myself first! My name is Hibiki and I... I am going to do my best to help return color to this world! Um, I'm not very good at much, but... if there's anything I can do to help, just tell me and I will try!

[She pauses, not quite sure what else to say. She's still pretty fuzzy on how to return color to anything in the first place, which of course isn't helping matters at all. Maybe she should just end the message?

...If she can figure out how?]

Um... how were you supposed to-

[Abruptly, the feed comes to an end.]

Comments

voice;

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

A-are you sure...?

voice;

[takebow]

It was definitely a weird tone of voice to use if you were tryin' to be friendly.

voice;

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

Or maybe she doesn't know it came off as strange...

[Desperately grasping at straws.]

voice;

[takebow]

...You really don't wanna think anything bad about her, huh?

voice;

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

I just think... The gods are just trying to revive their city, so I'm sure they have their reasons.

[takebow]

...You don't think you're accepting that a little too meekly at all?

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

...Am I?

[takebow]

I mean, you were kidnapped away from your world by someone who says they wanted your help and can't let you go... I'd at least want to get something in return.

[...But she has been given something back, free of charge, something that she could never have gotten anywhere else... So personally she can't complain, and she's aware of that by now.]

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

But... they did give us magic, didn't they?

[takebow]

I don't mean something like that... But I guess if you'd have given up all that stuff for some magic in your world, then it's a good deal.

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

Mm... I don't think I would trade everything for magic if I had a choice. And I do miss everyone at home. But magic is also about sacrifices, so... it does make sense, in a way...

[takebow]

Is it...? What do you know about magic, exactly?

[Genuinely curious.]

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

Huh? Well... Only some people can use it, and you have to give up something whenever you do...?

[So the very basics.]

[takebow]

...Right, okay.

[That's kind of like a Persona, right?]

Well, this is all disproportionate...

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

That is true. It's a big job, and they did take us away from our homes, but...

I still want to help.

[takebow]

[Weirdo.]

Well, it might be better to be more skeptical. Cuz how do you even know that they really wanna do good things? But, I mean... I guess you've got the right idea.

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

...? But why wouldn't they? Aren't they supposed to look out for their people...?

[takebow]

Who knows what they really want, though...? What if they want something entirely different? What if it's a-- competition or something?

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

But why would they...?

[takebow]

Well, why would they do what they're doing anyway?

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

To bring color back into the world... I thought...

[takebow]

...Sure, but you don't know that what they said is what's going to do it, right? All we have is their word for it.

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

But... why would they lie to us?

[takebow]

Well, why would they kidnap us? Why wouldn't they ask first? Maybe because if they told us the truth and let us choose, we might've said no.

[saving-sound.livejournal.com]

But saving a world is important, too... they might have been worried they wouldn't be able to save it because nobody would want to come.