video

[aglonby]

[ the feed comes on to show a boy with very tall hair and a much shorter girl with scratches on her face over her eye, one looking rather cheerful and the other less so. ]

Hi hi hi everyone, I have an important question. [ he holds up a finger, tilts his head as if a thought had just occurred to him. he's so preoccupied he was going to launch himself into his spiel without even introducing himself. ] I'm being rude. I am Henry Cheng, and we were wondering —

[ the not so tall and in fact very short girl interrupts. ] We're looking for someone we know! [ she pulls a little face, looking over at Mr. Henry Cheng. ] A few people, actually. [ okay, maybe that was a little rude. she murmurs something unintelligible and takes a step back. please, proceed. ]

And that was my lovely friend Blue. [ he gestures with a flourish toward her, shoots her a wink, absolutely unbothered by the interruption or her outburst. ] As she said, we are looking for someone. Multiple someones. I'm sure this place has a list of sorts, yes? A quick way to CTRL-F a friend's name and find out their status?

[ he looks a bit more serious, then, like underneath the cheerfulness he's exhausted. his next words are very earnest. ]

We would appreciate any info. Thank you.

[ in the background, Blue begins tromping away, shedding dead leaves for some reason, and can be vaguely heard to say 'maybe we should've mentioned Gansey by name' before the video ends. ]

Comments

private

[rathercommon]

What - d'you photosynth... [ Uh - What would the verb form be? ] Photosynthize, then?

private

[oceiteres]

[ She looks at the screen with her mouth hanging open a little. ] I guess I must.

That's strange.

private

[rathercommon]

Sounds bloody convenient, if you ask me. No need to spend money on food any longer. And you can travel without having to ever stop for food.

private

[oceiteres]

That's true. What if I just power down every night or something though? [ That's a freaky thought. ] And what about in winter? If I'm here that long...

[ Should she not have said that? It's all getting a little muddled. ]

private

[rathercommon]

Well, you could get a grow-light or something.

private

[oceiteres]

I could. Just carry it around with me. [ She smiles a little. ] Actually, I could ask Henry.

private

[rathercommon]

What - does he give off light or something?

private

[oceiteres]

Yes, he glows or something like that. [ She looks off-screen for a second. ] It suits him.

private damn it still a cat

[rathercommon]

Huh. Well, that's symbiotic, isn't it?

private that must get so confusing sometimes my condolences sdfg

[oceiteres]

I guess it is, isn't it? [ This is strange. How many times has she thought that since arriving here? A lot. Anyway. ] I'm sure you'll meet him if you spend any time hanging around any of us. He's not a bad person to have as a friend.

private it's hard when I have a post going and it's different animals in each thread

[rathercommon]

I've never heard them mention him before. Usually they're very - [ Incestuous? Up each other's arses? ] Open about their friendships.

private I would lose my mind... more power to you!!

[oceiteres]

He sort of joined us recently. [ She looks like she's considering something. ] Maybe they don't remember. What if Gansey doesn't remember? [ She does not like that thought at all. ]

private

[rathercommon]

[ Kitty flicks her ears and says, practically: ]

Then you'll tell him that he's a good person, and he'll take your word for it and accept him at once, I should think. In my observation, the two things Gansey likes best is collecting people and listening to you.

private

[oceiteres]

[ Eegads. Please don't pass along the fact that Blue just blushed at those words. Please, please, please. ]

He'll probably get an earful from me if he doesn't remember Henry. [ She says this a bit weakly, like she really has no intention of doing so. ] I hope he does though. I'd want him to remember the things that happened since we met Henry, for the most part.

private

[rathercommon]

Really? It's good things that have happened, I hope.

private

[oceiteres]

[ She looks unsure, then frowns, then seems to be trying to school her expression into neutrality. ] Some good. Some not.

private

[rathercommon]

[ A hesitation. Her tail curls around her. ]

Anything you'd like to talk about? - No is an okay answer.

private

[oceiteres]

[ In some respects, it's easier to consider talking about this in this particular setting. To a cat. To a girl who currently looks like a cat. ]

I don't know. [ ... ] I don't know what Gansey's talked about here. Or me, I guess.

private

[rathercommon]

[ She answers: ]

Not much. I mean - a lot about how much he likes you, and why. But not about your life back home or anything like that.

private

[oceiteres]

[ She opens her mouth, then shuts it. Does she want to ask? ]

Gansey and I. Here, before. [ Making a lot of sense there, Blue. ] People knew?

private

[rathercommon]

I knew. But...I don't think others did.

private

[oceiteres]

[ She breathes out through her teeth, then nods. ] They know now. At home. I mean, it turns out we didn't do a good job of keeping it a secret.

[ This is no doubt super shocking to hear. ]

private

[rathercommon]

[ A note of warmth creeps into her voice. ]

I can believe that. You weren't good at keeping it secret here, either.

private

[oceiteres]

[ She huffs, but not angrily. ] He's the one that's not subtle.

[ Blue, neither of you are subtle about each other. ]

private

[rathercommon]

Oh, yes. Quite so. It was completely him.