video;

[innominata]

[ When the video feed flickers on, it catches the girl from an extreme angle. She comes into clear view as she holds up the tablet and frowns at it.

The face is familiar, but there are differences. Thin always, she's too skinny now; her eyes are almost too big on her face. Her hair is a little longer and raggedly cut. Her clothes, a once fine page's garb, have turned to rags.

Sitting on the ground, Arya turns the tablet over. Her legs and the ground come briefly into view. She tosses the tablet aside with a frustrated sound. Enjoy that shot of the sky. Well. Clouds. ]

This is all stupid.

Comments

[lepetitvoleur]

Brilliant observation, mam'selle. Did you have any other wisdom to share?

[innominata]

Shut up.

[lepetitvoleur]

That's a rude way ta treat someone just askin' a question.

[innominata]

[ Not when she feels she's being mocked. ]

I don't care.

[lepetitvoleur]

Dat so? Then why bother showin' up on this thing at all?

[innominata]

I don't even know what this thing is or that there'd be an ass on the other side!

[lepetitvoleur]

That's some bad luck y'got there, fille.

[innominata]

[ yep her life sucks. She ignores the tablet where she'd thrown it, hoping he'll shut up and go away. ]

[lepetitvoleur]

_{( He laughs, though it isn't cruel. )}

Désolé--I didn't mean it!

[innominata]

[ Side glance. ]

I don't like people japing me.

[lepetitvoleur]

You don't like bein' asked questions?

[innominata]

No! Don't you know what a jape is?

[lepetitvoleur]

Sure. But I wasn't japin', I was askin'.

[innominata]

[ Petulant: ] Didn't sound like it.

[lepetitvoleur]

Maybe you just shouldn't take it so serious, no?

[innominata]

[ Side effect of being exposed to very little humor in two years; you can't not take things seriously. ]

I guess.

[lepetitvoleur]

_{( A pause, and then a smile. )}

Name's Remy. Nice ta meet you.

[innominata]

[ She can't say Arya. Nan's probably being hunted. ]

Carellen.

[lepetitvoleur]

Pretty name. You always so grumpy?

[innominata]

Don't know. It's my first time being kidnapped.

[lepetitvoleur]

Funny, isn't it? I never thought bein' kidnapped would be like this.

[innominata]

I guess not.

[ In her experience, there's more screaming and suffering involved. ]

[lepetitvoleur]

Kinda excitin', too, when you get over the whole bein' terrified thing.

[innominata]

I'm not scared.

[lepetitvoleur]

Didn't say you were, fille. Talkin' about myself.