Bolin
31 July 2013 @ 10:12 am
[The screen clicks on to a super close up of Pabu's face. The little fire ferret sniffs the screen, then turns a few circles and plots down right on top of it.

Fire ferret butt. Just the way to start your day.]


What do you think, Pabu? I'm not losing my gorgeous figure, am I? [Bolin hmms and hawws.] Of course not.

[a moment of hesitation] Still, maybe you should eat the last biscuit.

[Pabu chitters and jumps off the device to go gobble the last of the biscuits, and you can finally see Bolin. He's standing in front of the mirror in his room, posing and making muscles and oh, yeah, only in his underwear.

Left arm muscles? Looking good. Right arm muscles? Oh yeah, baby. He turns around so he can see how his glutes are doing in the mirror, and that is when he notices the tablet on his bed.

On.

Recording.

He covers his crotch and turns bright, bright red. Oh no oh no oh no oh no.]


PABU! WHAT DID YOU -- [Off-screen, the fire ferret is no help whatsoever. Traitor. Bolin's panicked and frozen and it takes longer than it should for him to think of grabbing a pillow and covering the device.]
 
 
Maria Thorpe
31 July 2013 @ 11:10 am
[If text had a tone, this post would carry a hint of uncertainty despite the writer's efforts to be forthright and calm. But it doesn't; only the chosen words matter, and that's why Maria has opted for this method of communication.]

Where I'm from, writing down one's thoughts and expecting any kind of reply without sending a letter through a courier would be considered mad. Even after being here for a while, it still feels as if it should be, although being here at all seems even more so—and if that's the case, we're all mad together.

I was born in England and didn't think much of it when I left, but I didn't imagine it would ever be reduced to this state. Yet for all the strange things I've witnessed since arriving here, seeing so many women brought to fight a war is one of the most startling. Such a thing would never be condoned in my time. It may be one of the only things I can approve of here.

And at least our 'hosts' have been considerate enough to offer us ways to stay occupied. I doubt most people are given the opportunity to train with weaponry after being spirited away unwillingly.


[There's a pause before she types more, slowly hunting and pecking, as she suppresses a wry chuckle. Certainly none of her previous captors had stood for such a thing.]

If anyone reading this is skilled with a sword, I could use a practice partner in one of the training rooms. My name is Maria.

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Thereth, Knight of the Ebon Blade
31 July 2013 @ 12:16 pm
[After near radio silence for more than a month, Thereth is suddenly posing a question to the network. Her voice is sharper than normal, harsh and direct instead of gentle and obtuse. The faint ambient noises around her suggest that she is outside, rather than in her apartment.]

If the Initiative is capable of time travel, then do they know our futures? Do they know their future? Is this all destined to succeed, or are they attempting to change what results in a failure?

[The device is handled roughly for a moment before it turns off with a sharp click.]