maskormenace | 1 🐍 ᴠɪᴅᴇᴏ ( action for housemates )

[ When the feed comes to life, Hemali is seated on a couch, her legs drawn up and shoulders and neck hunched over. On the coffee table is a small bottle of nail polish, which she goes about applying with precision over her toe nails.

She doesn't glance at the camera right away, letting the silence linger until she's finished painting the nail the way she wants. Then she finally looks up and smiles, but it isn't one offered up in apology for making anyone wait, not that she believes she has anything to apologize for. ]

Isn't this all interesting? I've never seen a device like this or heard of one that could shuffle people from across the universe.

[ Her eyes light up at the thought, masking any concerns she has about the fact there's something with far greater power than she might ever have. ]

Nor have I heard about machines that could grant people power. What I find most strange having looked over this network, is that so many people would give up these powers if it meant leaving this place? I had always thought people preferred being special and having that kind of security. Does your power not provide that?

[ A contemplative pause. ]

Maybe I am a little excited to travel for once, personally.

[ Not completely, but who needs to know behind a calm affect is a woman who feels threatened by the Porter? She goes back to painting her nails, interested in hearing what these other imPorts have to say in response. ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Because I don't-- [ ?? Why do people always ask him this!! ] I don't even know what I'd do with a thousand dollars.

[ What. ]

Spend it on something nice!

Well, uh... [ A pause. ] What would you spend it on?

Shoes, jewelry, handbags, manicures and pedicures, haircuts... there's so much money can do for you if you have it.

Yeah, shoes are nice. And, uh, I guess like, paint, food, clothes, makeup...

[ But he's just kind of used to earning money as he needs it. ]

But it's still a lot. If that ever happened I'd probably just end up giving away whatever I didn't need.

[ That's something she can't wrap her head around. ]

If you don't put yourself first, no one else will.

[ #samefeel, except in reverse. ]

That's all right. I wouldn't know how to handle that, either.

[ Pablo is already disputing her belief that all men are selfish creatures. How dare. ]

How old are you?

Uh-- [ He considers that for a moment. ] ... Twenty-four? Yeah, twenty-four.

How come?

I thought someone your age would have figured out how to do that.

It's not that... um, not really. It'd just be weird. I'm not any more important than anyone else.

Why are you saying that?

Why am I... [ ???? What did he do now... ] I was just trying to explain what I meant, not, um... anything bad?

Most men are proud. Proud and loud about it.

[ What the heck is Pablo... ]

There's always someone you're more important than... well, usually.

Oh. Um, sorry. [ He pauses, then shakes his head. ] I mean, but... like, I know what you're talking about. I think?

[ Not that he really knows how to rationalize it, whether within other people, or the comparative absence within himself. ]

I don't know. Sometimes people just, you know... are.

If you're an artist, then make yourself important.

[ Wait. ]

Or was it they only became important after their death?

Well, not only. Some pioneered entirely new art movements during their lifetimes. And...

[ A pause. ]

Art is meant to be expression, not voyeurism. Some artists might have never even wanted to be memorialized the way they were.

Well, you don't get a say when you are dead.

Yeah, I know. I try to keep that in mind.

What kind of artist will you be then in life? Or death?

Well... I don't know. I don't know what kind I am now, I, uh-- I wouldn't even call myself an artist. But, like, I think I'll figure that out when I'm meant to.

[ He pauses. ]

Do you like art?

I like having beautiful things.

[ Which isn't exactly a straightforward answer. She likes having things that look and are expensive to show off to others, pieces of art included. ]

[ Straightforward or not, it's at least not complicated. Pablo nods. ]

Well, everyone should get to enjoy beauty.

Which is why you should earn yourself some money! Then you'll have plenty of beautiful things.

[ A beat. ]

Unless it's beautiful people you want?

Uh... [ SDSHKJSHDSJ... (sweats) ] It's nice just being in the presence of beauty. I don't need to own it.

(no subject)

snoobs - 2016-11-29 10:32 (UTC) - Expand

aojona - 2016-11-30 04:13 (UTC) - Expand

snoobs - 2016-11-30 05:25 (UTC) - Expand