driftfleet | first dream ☼ video + action. { another op'nin, another show }

Who: Rapunzel and YOU!
Broadcast: Everybody! Everybody!
Action: SS Marsiva
When: Wednesday evening

[ video broadcast/action option ]

[ rapunzel wakes up slowly, like rising from a pleasant mid-afternoon nap that caught her by surprise. but as always, her thoughts quickly catch up with her, and all too quickly it becomes clear that something is very, very wrong. she isn't napping in her bed in her tower - she had left to go see the lanterns! if anything, she should be lying in soft grass - oh, grass, she loved the feeling of grass and this certainly wasn't it. that hadn't all been a dream hadn't? no, no, it couldn't be. it was too wonderful to be a dream!

then her eyes snap open, and a sinking sense of dread chills her to the bone. oh no, this wasn't right. this wasn't right at all.

rapunzel bolts up right, positively leaping off of the cot she's found herself in. her long, golden hair trails behind her as she breaks into a run, away from the cots and through multiple rooms. where was she? what had happened? where were eugene and pascal? maximus? where was she? ]

Eugene! EUGENE! Hello? Anybody? Oh no, oh no, please...

[ then she ends up in the large view bay, in front of a massive window that reveals her location. or at least, what surrounds her location.

she was in the stars. ]

That's - this isn't possible! I'm just dreaming! This isn't -

[ she looks out the window again, eyes wide and unblinking, stepping closer to the glass - only to trip over her own hair. startled, she yelps and folds to the ground, gathering her hair around herself like a protective cocoon. she just keeps staring out the window, her features a mix of fear, confusion, and wonderment. ]

[ yet later video ]

[ after learning a few things about this place - including that it was not, in fact, a dream - rapunzel rallies herself to address the screen that would apparently help her find out if any of her friends were here. she'd never seen anything like this in her life before, but somehow, she knows how to use it. she was glad for that.

however, that doesn't help her know what to say once the broadcast begins. so she clears her throat. once, twice. then coughs, threading her hands through a strand of hair. no, that wouldn't do! you can do this, she tells herself. she straightens her shoulders and faces the screen head-on. ]

HELLO! [ oh dear, that was kind of loud. ] Ahem - sorry. Um...hi. I'm wondering - you see, I was on my way to see these lanterns, and I think there might have been some kind of mistake. I should be at at the castle town right about now, but instead, I'm in the stars...wow, I can't believe I'm in the stars! UM - I'm looking for someone named Eug - Flynn. Flynn Rider. Please, if you've seen him...

[ then, her hand flutters to her mouth. ] Oh my goodness! I'm so sorry! What was I thinking? My name is Rapunzel. It's a pleasure to meet you. Please let me know if you've seen him. Oooor if anyone's even hearing this. Okay. Um...thank you. Bye.

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[ Elize takes a moment to stare in awe at the large amount of hair. It's so pretty! When she remembers she's recording with the video feed, she looks away, embarrassed. ]

M-my name is Elize. I'm sorry I haven't seen the person that you're looking for, but I'll keep an eye out.

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[ rapunzel doesn't let her smile falter - after all, knowing someone hasn't seen eugene was still helpful - but her heart sinks a bit. he just had to be around here somewhere. he had to be. they had a deal! ]

Thank you! I really appreciate that, it's so kind of you! [ and it is, but rapunzel doesn't want to dwell on the thought of eugene not being here, not when everything else was so crazy. so she shifts the subject. ] Elize - that's a beautiful name! I-it's nice to meet you.

[ Just when she's thinking about explaining how a lot of people arrive alone, she's thrown off guard by the compliment. She timidly lifts her head back up towards the feed, offering a tiny awkward smile. ]

Thank you! I think Rapunzel is a prettier name though.

Oh, you're too kind! [ rapunzel outright blushes at the compliment. gee, the people around here were sure kind! ]

My m-mother told me it was the name of a flower she once saw on a journey she took far to the west. [ she wonders now if that were true or not - but never mind! she had enough to think about without worrying about mother right now. ] Are you named after something?

Do you know what the flower looks like?

[ At her question, Elize cants her head slightly, trying hard to recall any memory she might have about her name. Nope, nothing. Just like any memory of her parents. ]

Umm... I don't know. I wish I knew.

I never saw one myself, but my mother told me it was purple and shaped like a bell. I've always wanted to see one, maybe -

[ well, she couldn't go scour the kingdom for one now. she was in the stars, and she didn't know when she'd have the chance to see flowers again. ]

Oh! Well...maybe we could come up with a story about your name, then! [ everyone should have a good story to go with their name! ]

[ Maybe they could find a flower like that someday. There was a planet they'd landed on previously with plenty of plant life. Elize is curious how it looks as well... ]

Maybe? [ She sounds uncertain. That's an idea she'd never considered. ] But how? I don't have any ideas...

Welllll... [ she ponders for a moment. how exactly should one go about coming up with a story about their name? ]

You could think of a kind of story that you really like, and then base it around that! If you really like stories with wizards and dragons, then maybe you could say...you were named after a brave and valiant heroine who slayed an evil dragon!

[ Elize immediately tenses up at one of those words. She doesn't like dragons very much and it's evident in the shakiness of her voice. Just the thought of them scares her. ]

M-maybe not that kind of story...

[ oh no! a hand flutters to rapunzel's mouth. she was always partial to hero-and-dragon stories. it hadn't occurred to someone might not be quite so fond of them! ]

Oh! I'm so sorry! Okay, well - what about a noble queen named Elize? Or a good fairy? Or a princess!

[ imagine that, being named after a princess! wouldn't it be lovely... ]

[ Stories about dragons are frightening to her, just as much as ghost stories are. Fairies and princesses though? That sounds much nicer. ]

...Can she be a good princess of all things pink?

[ She's asking like she needs permission to make up this part of the story. ]

Of course! She can be whatever kind of princess you want her to be!

[ a good princess of all things pink sounds just splendid to rapunzel, though. ]

[ A wide smile spreads across her face. ]

The princess of all things pink is strong, brave, beautiful, and has lots of friends.

[ The kind of princess that Elize would like to be. She speaks with more confidence this time, giving a nod of her head. ]

[ oh yes, that's good, that's good! ]

I would certainly want to be friends with her! Does she go on adventures, or does she stay in the castle and take care of her duties?

[ Staying in a castle sounds fine and all, so much better than the small cellar that Elize was forced in before. But adventuring sounds much more fun, like what she'd been doing with Jude and the others. ]

She goes on adventures, makes many new friends, and learns lots and lots about the world.

That sounds absolutely wonderful! Could a long-haired girl named Rapunzel be one of the friends she travels with?

[ it just sounds too delightful to not want to be a part of it. ]

Yes!

[ She clenches her hand into a little fist. Getting rather into this... ]

They travel together and fight bad guys!

Of course! They defeat the bad guys and put them into jail unless they promise to change their ways!

[ rapunzel had met a fair few kind-hearted thugs, after all. ]

But what if they lie about their promise?

[ She knows one big fat liar back on her world that keeps backstabbing her and her friends. ]

Well, if they keep lying, then they will just have to stay in jail until they learn to stop lying!

[ anyone could learn that lesson! she's sure of it. ]