[Her elbows are raw from knocking them against the door of her cryochamber. Panic had taken hold after she'd awoken to cold and darkness. Mere seconds ago, she'd been squeezing the atomizer on her perfume, spritzing on an old world scent heavy with roses and pretension. Such was the atmosphere to be had at the former queen's birthday dinner, and Une intended to blend in with the other predators in the crowd.
Now she can hardly smell a thing, voice caught in her throat as the door finally gives way and she spills out on the floor. Her hair is a tousled mop of brown; a loosened braid beaded with ice crystals to match the pallor of her skin and the blue tint of her lips. Gasping tendrils of cold air like cigarette smoke, she drags her body across the granite floor. Her white flannel nightgown may have warmed her once but its long sleeves and thick fabric do little for her now they're crusted over with ice.
Opening her mouth, she lets out a sound that has more in common with a rusty hinge than anything human.]
[Fitz had been in the process of leaving another note when he heard something hit the floor after a strange creaking noise. He startled, the kelpie immediately put on edge as he jerks around to figure out what the source of the commotion was, only to go still.
Was that..
How..
He didn't have time to process it because the figure was suddenly dragging their body across the floor and then that sound. Oh god that sound. Fitz's back hit the wall, promptly knocking the corkboard off the wall as his tendrils snapped around in fear.]
[That's all it takes to snap him out of his startled state. The kelpie is immediately kneeling before her, catching her around the waist to steady her as his tendrils wide around her in a supportive manner as well.]
Elle how--you--hold on, I'll get you upstairs, okay?
[It's all she can do to muster a nod, leaning on him for support. The cold still leaves pins and needles poking and prodding into her skin as warmth slowly returns to her body, awakening new aches and pains.]
Where is Father?
[It's taken her a few minutes to adjust but she recognizes this dank basement for what it is, slipping back into the charade she played before sleep took her.]
>:V
I shoved him out a window.
He apparently knows Reira. I didn't listen to much of what he had to say.
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[...Reira evidently knows him too.]
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Next time he can use the front door.
Or I'll push him again.
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[Erm.]
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Kiddo's just sitting in front of the board in protest.]
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Don't act like that, Reira. He was going through our things!
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is that your usual reaction to strangers?
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Yes.
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what did he want?
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Because apparently instead of using my tentacles or teeth I'd use a knife hidden in a drawer to hurt the kid.
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[ Like this is a perfectly reasonable answer. ]
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I can't wait to get my castle.
[Oh hey yeah he should probably tell people about that.]
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But I was upset with him, too. I told him there were better ways than breaking in.
[Look who's properly progressed from chicken scratch to legible handwriting now.]
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Are you okay?
ACTION wow finally
Now she can hardly smell a thing, voice caught in her throat as the door finally gives way and she spills out on the floor. Her hair is a tousled mop of brown; a loosened braid beaded with ice crystals to match the pallor of her skin and the blue tint of her lips. Gasping tendrils of cold air like cigarette smoke, she drags her body across the granite floor. Her white flannel nightgown may have warmed her once but its long sleeves and thick fabric do little for her now they're crusted over with ice.
Opening her mouth, she lets out a sound that has more in common with a rusty hinge than anything human.]
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Was that..
How..
He didn't have time to process it because the figure was suddenly dragging their body across the floor and then that sound. Oh god that sound. Fitz's back hit the wall, promptly knocking the corkboard off the wall as his tendrils snapped around in fear.]
E--Elle?!
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That lying horse...
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Elle how--you--hold on, I'll get you upstairs, okay?
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Where is Father?
[It's taken her a few minutes to adjust but she recognizes this dank basement for what it is, slipping back into the charade she played before sleep took her.]