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smk_network2019-09-10 11:50 am
strangeandunusual) wrote in smk_network2019-09-10 11:50 am
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1st roll, 2nd exposure | Video
[the feed shows a sunny spot in an alley, just outside the Gibson Girl. Lydia has borrowed one of their tables and set it with an assortment of snacks, fruit, a pile of napkins, a stack of glasses, and a pitcher of their amazing lemonade... but the clear focus of the shot is propped against the alley wall: a giant book that anyone from the Temple party of the Jungle mission will recognize as a retired but unusual tent. She's wearing black jeans with splatters of maroon spray paint, courtesy of her roommate's creativity, and a matching brocade top, with a large, full envelope in her hands. The envelope is 8x10, yellow slashed with red diagonal lines.]
Hi, everybody. I've met most of you, I think, but my name is Lydia Deetz, and I work at the camera shop when I'm not training. I take pictures when I'm out exploring, and when we have parties, and meetings ... pretty much all the time. My friend Fenton made this giant book with his magic as a mistake, but... I want to turn it into a big photo album for all of us, as a record of everything that happens. I have a lot of pictures already, from the first two months I've been here... And some of them are from the other night, so you're all here.
[she pats the envelope]
One of my favorite myths about photography is some people think it steals your soul. Not really, but... It helps keep a memory. And memories are part of our soul, so ... Maybe what it really does is make our souls stronger. If we're going to be doing a lot of fighting and exploring and repairing... We're going to need to be strong. So. Maybe this will help. I'm in the alley by the Gibson Girl, if you want to come and help... Or even if you want to just look at the pictures. Once all the pictures are in, I'll keep it in the lobby of the apartments until I get more.
[an awkward pause as she realizes she has no clue how to end this]
Um. Hope to see some of you?
Hi, everybody. I've met most of you, I think, but my name is Lydia Deetz, and I work at the camera shop when I'm not training. I take pictures when I'm out exploring, and when we have parties, and meetings ... pretty much all the time. My friend Fenton made this giant book with his magic as a mistake, but... I want to turn it into a big photo album for all of us, as a record of everything that happens. I have a lot of pictures already, from the first two months I've been here... And some of them are from the other night, so you're all here.
[she pats the envelope]
One of my favorite myths about photography is some people think it steals your soul. Not really, but... It helps keep a memory. And memories are part of our soul, so ... Maybe what it really does is make our souls stronger. If we're going to be doing a lot of fighting and exploring and repairing... We're going to need to be strong. So. Maybe this will help. I'm in the alley by the Gibson Girl, if you want to come and help... Or even if you want to just look at the pictures. Once all the pictures are in, I'll keep it in the lobby of the apartments until I get more.
[an awkward pause as she realizes she has no clue how to end this]
Um. Hope to see some of you?
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[she proceeds to send directions as their own text. a moment after she's sent it]
Oh. That was kind of dumb of me, I forgot to ask first: can you read?
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[A beat.] But it's fine, there's magic here. If we can speak the same language, then I must be able to read the same.
[And basically skips along... lalalalala.]
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Hi, Ivy! Here, want some lemonade?
[she pours her a cup and offers it, then starts looking through her photos for any she thinks Ivy might particularly enjoy]
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[And... Ivy looks around for the lemons - aid...]
[But drinks the yellow drink with a shrug and then oohs over the pictures!]
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That's the view from the plateau where we had to go and rescue my friend, Dreamfinder. It was a really long trip, and at that point all I wanted to do was get home, but the view was so pretty that even though I was tired, I knew if I didn't take a picture, I'd regret it.
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As for Dreamfinder ... his best friend, Figment, got in trouble, and he had to go save him - only once he got to him, they were separated, and each of them got lost. We had to go bring them back safely to Main Street before the Corroded attacked them. Have you met Dreamfinder, yet?
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I have! And Figment! And I wanted to go find Stanley when he got lost, but my parents wouldn't let me, so I was going to send Dolph as a bird, but Grundy promised he and Grandpa Bink would find him instead for me.
I still don't think it's fair that Dreamfinder gets Figment, but I don't have Stanley. Figment is nice, but Stanley is stronger!!
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Who do you miss? We can keep each other company until we find them!
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Why does your Dad need to relax?
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[it was very close to how her own mother had explained it to her, really. only Emily Deetz had actually explained it in real estate terms, since Lydia had known what a mortgage was since she was five. she'd asked her Dad to play dolls with her and Charles Deetz had Ken draw up one for the cardboard Dream House she'd made out of shoeboxes.]
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