one order mark | day 457 | video

[honouraryfitz]

[The video feed opens on a twelve-year-old girl with bright red hair, a rather gaunt face, and dark circles under her eyes. She's working on fixing that, really, but it's been a long couple of days.]

Hi. I know it's been kind of lousy here for a while, but it seems like it's letting up. I got some sleep, anyway. I hope you guys did, too.

Anyway, I figured we should celebrate, and since it's basically summer now, why not have a bonfire? We could make s'mores or roast weenies and sing camp songs and stuff like that. It'd be swell.

So let me know if you're interested, and I'll start chopping firewood. [She gives the camera a grin.] And if you need some odd jobs done, can you let me know that, too? I gotta start making some money around here, or I won't be able to afford the marshmallows and stuff. I'm pretty strong, and I'm a good artist, and I don't mind getting dirty. So if you need something done, call me up, O.K.?

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[5thchild]

So, I'm assuming all of those are food, then?

[honouraryfitz]

Uh-huh! Weenies are--you know, hot dogs. They're sausages, and you roast 'em over the flames on a stick. Marshmallows are sweet, they're one of the main ingredients in s'mores. Trust me, bonfire food is the best food in the world.

[5thchild]

I see. Unfortunately I don't eat meat. Is there any other sort of food without meat,fish or eggs in it?

[honouraryfitz]

Uh-huh! S'mores don't have any meat at all in them. Just candy and stuff.

Why don't you eat meat?

[5thchild]

I see. Then they must taste very good. [ Kaworu has a sweet tooth ]

I feel sick when I do. And I can survive well without consuming any of it.

[honouraryfitz]

They're the best. I haven't had one in a year, but I remember how good they taste.

I guess those are good reasons. It's too bad it makes you sick, though.

[5thchild]

I can't wait to taste them, then.

It's not something I miss or mind, much. This body allows me to consume other things, anyway.

[honouraryfitz]

'This body'?

[5thchild]

While this body is mine, this is not my original one.

[honouraryfitz]

Really? [Every time she thinks she's heard it all here...] What happened to your first one?

[5thchild]

It was destroyed during an experiment.

[honouraryfitz]

Oh, that's rough. I'm sorry.

[5thchild]

It's quite alright. I don't dislike this current body.

[honouraryfitz]

Yeah, it looks O.K.

So is it like your old one? Does it look the same?

[5thchild]

No, it doesn't.

My original body was big and bright. For that reason it was called "Giant of Light". It also had wings.

[honouraryfitz]

...Wow. [That's, uh. Wow.]

Must've been a big change, getting stuck in a puny little human body.

[5thchild]

It's quite alright. I don't find this body puny in the slightest.

It's amazing what it can do. [ kaworu reaches for his white hair ] Hair growing, for example.