1st Dream - Video

[wellrested]

What a peculiar bracelet. Yet another thing I'm not familiar with.

[Aurora sounds disdainful, and looks like she either came from a sweet sixteen party or a costume party. It's neither, Asgard has just gained of those medieval-slash-fairytale types.]

I never imagined I'd be in the hands of captors worse than the ones I've known, but it seems I was wrong. I no longer welcome the chance to leave my world, and I know there must be some way back to it. I'm aware that such things come with a price. I don't want to just wait to be rescued again.

[She looks briefly sad, maybe even afraid. But Aurora takes a breath and tips her chin up.]

If the price is truly to fight in some war, then I'm afraid you've chosen your soldier poorly.

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[video]

[averagemedium]

They chose a lot of us poorly, far as the actual 'fighting stuff' bit goes, but at least it's not all smacking around giants. Far as I know though? Only way to get out right now is getting lucky with-- falling back out, or however that happens.

So, uh. You're pretty much stuck, sorry, but everybody else is in the same boat there.

[video]

[wellrested]

I wish we actually were in a boat. Then perhaps we could sail it somewhere else.

But what is this "falling back out" that you mentioned?

[video]

[averagemedium]

People just sort of disappear, sometimes-- presumably off back to wherever they're from. I don't think it's intentional, or I'd figure they'd be getting rid of people they didn't think were working out.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

I'm not really sure there's a way back to our worlds. At least not one that we can choose to use at any time.

What makes you think you can't fight?

[Because, okay, she might be in a frilly dress, but never judge a book by its cover, etc.]

[wellrested]

Surely magic could do it, if one's willing to pay the price.

I've been in no battles. Mulan was the warrior, though I wouldn't wish her to be trapped either.

[forgetyourusedtobe]

I'm not sure anybody has any access to magic here even with the powers they've given to everyone.

There's other ways of fighting though outside of battle though.

[Video]

[unbrokenwheel]

Yeah, sorry. I'm pretty sure the price is, fight in our war and do as we tell you to.

[Video]

[wellrested]

And once the war is won, do you really believe they'll let us go? I have my doubts about that.

[Video]

[unbrokenwheel]

They're gods. It's tricky even guessing what will happen, we might not even remember we did this if we are returned to our worlds.

[video]

[lensglare]

A war requires more than soldiers to be won. An army that lacks organization and strategy is doomed to fail. Without healers to tend wounds, numbers would dwindle far too quickly. Forces without nutrition and equipment cannot survive.

[ A pause, then Laurent speaks up again, but his tone is less rigid. ] It appears the gods have chosen its members with this concept.

[video]

[wellrested]

I suppose I could help with the wounded, but it's not something I've ever been trained to do. But a curse or not, I'll do what I can with the time I've been given here.

[video]

[lensglare]

If the subject interests you, then you should pursue it.

A curse? [ He knows someone who knows too much about hexes and curses. Even if their powers wouldn't work here. ]

[Video]

[madcuriosity]

Oh ah... it... isn't all bad, miss. The people here are almost all lovely.

[Video]

[wellrested]

And at least I'm not in chains this time.

[Video]

[madcuriosity]

Oh dear, you were brought here in chains?

[Video]

[comeonthensexy]

They come with a price? Who told you that?

[Video]

[wellrested]

Doesn't everything?

[Video]

[comeonthensexy]

Maybe. But those would be different types of prices, wouldn't they?

[intelligently]

If we want to go home we have to rescue ourselves.

[wellrested]

Then I'll consider it my turn to do so.

[intelligently]

At least you're not complaining about it. It's different.

video.

[burping]

[ Thennn this message came a few days later because lol Mithian was out of town.] You've been a prisoner before?

video.

[wellrested]

[It's ok, she needed a few days to settle in.]

A prisoner and a pawn. I'd hoped those days were behind me.

[unrestrained]

Well, the good news is, you're not actually expected to fight.

[wellrested]

There was that story about a war. Surely I'm expected to do something.