--7 [Video/action] And Now We're Laughing (backdated to the weekend)

[screeee]

[She's feeling VERY good about herself today! And why not? She's a Big Sister! She might even be the best Big Sister! Dare she say it - Better than Eleanor! (Of course she's better than her, she never does anything!). In fact, she feels like letting everyone know just how talented she is, and so she films a little video for the network!

It's mostly sand as she walks along the late afternoon beach, so it's understandable if the other residents don't realize it's her. Except it's not, because who else could move and sculpt sand with their brain like this? No one!

She's strong, tough, her powers are exceptional, and she is the best Sister. The only thing that might be a little less than perfect is her voice, so as rows of small art deco sand-buildings rise up alongside her, she decides to practice with it (while subtly letting people know who's responsible for this amazing trick).

It's a simple, childish tune the Little Sisters made up for her back home. Well... Her and other Big Sisters, she guesses...]

Big Sister, Big Sister, coming out to play,
You're tall and strong and you always save the day!

[Her voice is admittedly rough from disuse (except for the screaming), and it carries a weird double-voice echo to it. But that just makes it more unique!

... There aren't any Little Sisters here, as she's painfully aware. But there also aren't other Big Sisters here. So she decides it's safe to... tweak the words a little.

She giggles to herself, and a sand skyscraper rises above the sand-city.]

When my sisters need me, I find them right away
I always keep them safe when their daddy goes astray!
And when my sisters are alone, they'll find me very near,
'Cause unlike Mr. Bubbles, I will never disappear!

[She flourishes with a twirl, and the camera pans in a blur from the beach, to the ocean, and then stops over the sand-city again.

You know what, she's just thought of something else to add to this cityscape. A gloved, metal hand reaches into the frame, and sand starts to swirl between the tiny sand-buildings. Some of them lose their edges because of it, but that's okay - wait 'till you see what she's making! She keeps singing to herself cheerily:]

Big Sister, Big Sister, coming out to play,
I'm tall and strong and I always save the day!

When they see me coming with my bright red light
The bad men scream and run away from sight!
And if they don't run fast enough, I'll find them where they hide,
And take back all the ADAM that they keep in their insides!

Bad men, bad men, better run away!
'Cause when Big Sister finds you, she's gonna make you pay!

[The sand has taken the shape of a thin figure with a round diving-helmet and a long spear coming off her wrist. She laughs to herself, then ends the video. The statue collapses when she lets go of it, of course - sand can't stand that thin on its own. The collapsing statue makes a miniature disaster in her miniature sand-city, but that's an easy fix! She puts her helmet back on before getting to work, because the sun's starting to bother her. She keeps humming to herself, though.]

Comments

( video )

[irrelevance]

That's [ there's no other word for it but ] terrifying.

Did you make that song up?

voice

[screeee]

[Terrifying? Terrifyingly great!

You know what, she's so good with her voice, why not reply with it?]

My Sisters made it! I like it a lot!

[Here's another one, on the house!]

She keeps her Sisters safe and sound
Whenever monsters are around,
She's not afraid of stars or sun
Or things that make the colours run,
Of scary sights or parasites
When something's wrong she keeps it right!


I like that one, too!

voice

[irrelevance]

Did they make it for you? [ is it.. a song based on her reality? that's what he wants to know. ] Are you supposed to be a guardian of some kind?

[screeee]

[Uh, yes, she just said that! She laughs at that.]

I am their protector! The best one ever!

[irrelevance]

Like a volunteer for troubled girls or a super hero? [ he's not ruling either one out. ]

[screeee]

[She sounds markedly less happy, suddenly:]

They are not troubled! They are good girls!

I keep them safe!

[irrelevance]

I wasn't accusing them of anything. There are organizations back home in place where people get called big brothers or big sisters. [ so, obviously he thought it made sense to ask. ]

[screeee]

[She scoffs. Big brothers?! How does that make any sense?!]

There's no such thing as Big Brothers.

[She sounds somewhere between disgusted and dismissive. That low noise in her voice seems to get more guttural when she says that.]

Boys aren't good. They're not special enough for angels and ADAM! And grown-up boys are worse!

[irrelevance]

Who's Adam? [ and angels. oooookay then. ] They're called men. I don't think we're talking about the same thing anymore.

[screeee]

[Uuuuuuuuuuuugh boys are dumb.]

Doesn't matter what you call them, they're still bad.

ADAM makes Rapture go 'round! It comes from the veins of angels and only special girls can find where they sleep and drink it!

And only the best Sisters can get it from them awake!

[You know what... she meant to specify Big Sisters, because the Little ones can't help it if they can't be as proactive. But... Technically they weren't as good at it as the Big Sisters, since they could get them from waking and sleeping angels. Living and dead angels. So therefore, Big Sisters really were the best.

She didn't feel bad thinking that at all.]


[(Yeah, they're definitely not talking about the same thing anymore.)]

[irrelevance]

So you think men are bad because they can't [ or have no desire to ] drink the blood of angels.

[ oh my god, this person has deep, psychological trauma. like, worse than his own. ]

Rapture. Is that the name of the place where you're from, where all of this happens? [ if he ever gets the chance to visit, he's going to... not. ] I guess it's great that you want to protect something, even if it makes a disturbing tale.

[screeee]

[brother, you don't know the half of it.]

[She rolls her eyes. So dumb.]

Boys are bad because they are dumb, they are loud, slugs don't like them, they're rude, they're weak, they're mean, and when they wear masks they try to take you and your ADAM away.

And they smell.

[There, is that enough reasons, stupid boy?

... Well, there were ladies who did all that too. A lot of them tried to take Sisters away. But they still weren't as bad as boys!]

And Rapture is home.

[That's all she says, though it's a surprise she even brought that up. Mostly because she's still not used to the idea of its secrecy not meaning anything, isolated in Wonderland.]

[irrelevance]

Okay, first of all, I'm glad that slugs don't like me because I don't care for them either. [ take it easy, lizard master. he's trying to but this girl is talking like he has something to do with it, and he doesn't. he's trying to differentiate but he has buttons, and they're pretty easy to get to and push. as for the rest of that, he's going to frown on his side of things. ] And for the record, girls aren't so great, no matter how old they are.

Remind me never to go there.

[screeee]

[She snarls.]

GIRLS ARE BETTER THAN BOYS!

[The echo in her voice sounds extra guttural there.]

You're stupid!

[irrelevance]

You are not better than me.

[screeee]

Every girl is better than you!

AND I'M TWICE AS GOOD AS ALL OF THEM!

[irrelevance]

Is every girl from your world as insane as you are, or is that doubled in your case too?

[screeee]

[She just screams this time - a roaring, shrieking, frustrated noise, which is chased by the sound of a communicator flying through the air.




So that's a yes.]

[irrelevance]

[ wow yeah okay, time to go! that's his cue to cut the feed and flee this conversation for his life. ]

Video

[sorta_cinderella]

[The singing is completely and utterly ignored, because Saki has put two and two together. During the 'childhood event', as she has dubbed it, she had convinced herself the giant robot lady was made-up, since it had been so bizarre. But here comes the evidence. She speaks softly.]

Big... Sister.

[text]

[screeee]

[... ! This girl is familiar. Is this girl familiar? The voice - the voice is. Big Sister. She called her Big Sister. But... She's too big.]

did yuou grow up?

Video - Text

[sorta_cinderella]

[That's right... 'back then', they didn't speak either. She nods, and then switches to text to make things easier for 'her'.]

Yes, I did. I apologize for not thanking you sooner.

[screeee]

[But she had, hadn't she? When she brought her to her house? But it didn't matter anyway, because she was a little girl. Except... She's not anymore.]

oh

its ok you were a good girl

were you alone when you grew up?

[She's really not sure how to handle this. She considered asking how much her former sister grew up, but then... Then she asks about the circumstances, instead.]

[sorta_cinderella]

[Hmmm. How to best put this?]

I was, for a while. But all that time spent alone was worth it. I made wonderful friends who gave me love. I'm very happy now.

[screeee]

[It makes her angry to hear about it... But she says she's happy now. The time alone was worth it, and she was happy now.

She knew that feel.]

like me.

Im glad you are happy.

Little girls shouldnt be alone

[sorta_cinderella]

Yes, that s right. They should never be alone.

Nor should big girls. We will be here a long time. I would not mind giving you company.

[screeee]

[.... This....

She takes a long time to think about this. Company? She was used to spending time with her Sisters. She had a lot of Sisters, and none of them were here. She didn't spend time like that with anyone who wasn't a Sister like her, Big or Little, but here the silence resounded in her head.

She had been starting to write a response, to tell her that they could not be Sisters. But she couldn't forget the sad little girl she had 'rescued' not long ago...

Finally, she replies.]

Okay.

[She still has a lot to think about.]

[sorta_cinderella]

I'm glad. Feel free to contact me at any time.

[screeee]

[She just nods. She doesn't plan to answer back initially, because that seems to be a clear end of discussion.

But she remembers, they can't talk in their heads like her Sisters could. So she adds:]

okay

you too if you need help