glassfall: Cinders' ball gown. ({Because your real life is tragic})
Cinders ([personal profile] glassfall) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2017-05-03 07:33 pm

[video] ♕ First Bell

[The screen is dark at first, and someone unseen mutters quietly enough that the words aren’t able to be made out over the sound of swishing silk. All this goes on for a few minutes, until, at last, the camera quickly pans up over a magnificent - albeit revealing - purple gown to settle on the face of a young woman, covered by a mask. She smiles triumphantly.]

Ha! I knew I’d get it right, eventually. That is, as long as this thing is on. [She squints at something on the device she holds, as if trying to discern that it is.] I’ve never run into a gadget like this before. How fascinating, to be able to communicate across a distance! And so clearly, too! [Sophia would love this weird little thing.] I knew this night would change everything… but I had no idea things would change this much.

[She grins happily, excited - and not a little nervous, at this novel situation.] Why, I never imagined I’d run into anything like this in my life! How strange this kingdom is. Strange, and exciting, and… well, a bit frightening. Of course, it’s nothing I can’t handle. [Said with all the confidence of a young person who really has no idea of what she’s doing, but is sure of herself nonetheless.] Anyhow, hello, everyone! You can all call me Cinders. I’m from a place far from here, from what I was told, and… I guess they need heroes? I don’t know that I’m much of one, but I’m certainly willing to try. [After all, if she can charm the prince the way she just did, she can do anything! Right? Right. Of course she can! Moving on.] Although, I really wasn’t expecting my shoes to pop back on after the length I threw one of them. [And here, as if to demonstrate, she ducks out of sight and rummages around her skirt a bit until she can remove a beautiful, delicate slipper, composed of leather and glass - and just a bit too small to be comfortable on her feet. Sitting back up, she displays it to the camera, curiously watching it glitter in the light as though it’s going to do a trick.] As lovely as this get-up is, I rather wish I were in my old rags. After a night like the one I’ve just had, at least I could be comfortable.

[And just like that, her slippers, mask, and ballgown vanishes in a puff of magical-looking, almost Disney-esque, smoke and glitter, showing Cinders’ face in full, and displaying some carefully patched rags, along with an old leather vest and waist-cinched the looks as if it should be falling apart. She jumps a bit and gasps, blinking for a fair few moments, confused.]

… Wait, what?!
aboveand: (Terry413)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-05-21 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
No one plays any sports for, like, fun?

...That doesn't involve killing woodland animals?
aboveand: (Terry483)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-05-22 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, a bookworm, eh?

I probably should do more of that.

No time.
aboveand: (Terry481)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-05-23 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Work. Either school work or work work. Neither one of which are things I'd like to be doing, but you gotta do what you gotta do.
aboveand: (Terry481)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-05-24 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
Heh, more out of necessity than anything, I guess.

What do you do for fun besides read?
aboveand: (Terry481)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-05-25 02:49 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe you'll get luckier than me here and actually find enough time to do something else fun.

If you find something let me know. I could use something to do in my downtime.
aboveand: (Terry021)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-05-27 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
There's gotta be something more interesting I can do with my time.
aboveand: (Terry021)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-05-30 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
[A grin.]

Well if I knew that, I wouldn't need suggestions, now would I?
aboveand: (Terry021)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-06-01 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
[His grin widens.]

You are really pushing hard on this whole book thing.
aboveand: (Terry021)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-06-02 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
[Terry shudders.]

That's what I'm afraid of.
aboveand: (Terry538)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-06-03 02:37 am (UTC)(link)
I know, right? I'm so lonely, without even decent vid games to keep me company.
aboveand: (Terry413)

[personal profile] aboveand 2017-06-04 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[...How to explain this to someone who probably doesn't even know what a TV is?]

Okay, so you know how with books someone writes a story with words and you just sit there and read it? Vid games are like that, but visually. You interact with the world and live out the story.

[Or you just beat the stuffing out of each other for points, but that's an explanation for another day.]
Edited 2017-06-04 19:56 (UTC)
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[personal profile] aboveand 2017-06-06 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
The stuff this place's got is super outdated compared to the stuff back home, but it's still pretty schway.