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( she's fairly chipper when the video feed switches on. river is making use of one of those sneaky little in built devices for this, although it might be hard to tell at first considering her palm is currently covering the camera. it disappears quickly enough though, and there's her bright little face, all toothy grins and dark wild hair.

if it almost looks a little manic, well. that makes sense, because that's her in a nutshell.

she gives the device a bow before she speaks, a big sweeping gesture that sees her hair trailing on the floor and her nose almost touching her knees. when she pops back up she takes a couple of steps back, far enough back for her bare feet to become apparent. it's all very odd, really. )

Do I have your attention? ( which is really enough to make people wonder if the odd behaviour is entirely her, or if it's ( at least partially ) a gambit designed to focus viewers on her. whether the former or the latter, river will certainly never tell. instead she smiles and blows some of the hair out of her face with a huff. it's not really all that successful. ) Now, we can begin. There is too much inside these walls.

( a demonstration apparently in order, she raps her knuckles against the wall behind her, four knocks in quick succession. )

Twice as many minds as bodies, "yes, we all know" she hears, but do they really know? I have a headache already. ( which isn't a lie, she can feel the presence of so many conflicting thoughts and feelings pressing against her mind already, but she doesn't let anything more than a small frown reflect this on her expression. all smiles here, still. after all, headache or not, this place is absolutely fascinating to river. ) Is there somewhere silent to think alone? Somewhere without so much chatter.

( note that the hallway is completely noiseless, except for her. )

Noise, noise, noise. All she wants is the quiet, just one or two or three hundred and fifty seconds. Not a lot. Is there somewhere here that can be quiet?

( on that lovely final note, she skips back up to the device, plugging away at a few buttons, and then the feed disappears. )

Threaded | Flat

[Welcome to Wonderland? Since she did want quiet, then it takes him a second, but the Minato's holding up a picture of the ocean and the beach with its dock outside past the Mansion grounds proper. (Apologies for no actual picture link.)

Does that count? Somewhere quiet? A little, if she doesn't mind waves. But then again, he's not sure what exactly she does mind.]

[ "River" - he almost says, but doesn't, because he won't remember that they'd met a long time ago here, in Wonderland. Instead, Sam half-smiles (half-grimaces) and chuckles faintly. ]

You could try the middle of the woods... or, the roof. [ That's the safer bet. ] Sorry about your headache.

[She's - she's back. She's back. Did she know she'd be coming back? Does she remember? She looks scared again, and Frisk is finally, finally in a place where they can - help again. They have to. They have to help again.]

River? Where are you?

[el is immediately drawn towards this girl because something seems sort of off about her. like ... you know, herself. like attracts like?]

The library is quiet. [there are books around her in the background, like maybe she is sitting inside a fort she made out of books. spoiler: she totally is sitting inside a fort she made out of books.]

[There's something about this girl that Elsa identifies with. The need for quiet to keep control is an issue that's near and dear to her heart.]

I need quiet too.

[Maybe not the exact same kind as this girl does. But she understands.]

I can make someplace that noise can't get inside.

River...?

[The girl on the video looks concerned, her head bent slightly, tilted to one side.]

It's Max. Do you remember?

[Have a larger than normal bird. Specifically, a mourning dove. The library is visible in the background as well as a few books that Nageki has piled up next to him. He's a bit confused, since the hallway does seem quiet, but he tries to suggest something anyway.]

The library might be quiet enough.

[Nageki would kick anyone making noise out of the library since that makes it difficult to read.]

[Shepard keys in quickly, because she knows that voice. Knows the way of speaking and the girl on the camera.]

River?

[She's back. Barely gone and back again, but Shepard has the sneaking suspicion that something's off.]

I'm guessing since you don't know your way around that you don't remember being here.

_{[To be perfectly honest this isn't the strangest request (or video) Anders has seen on this network.

Having spent nearly two decades of his life trapped in a tower, with one of said years spent in a cell the size of a water closet, he understands there's more than one meaning to the word chatter. Constant close quarters with other people gets into your blood like a buzzing fly that won't stop until you learn to live with it or go crazy, whichever comes first.]}

Not so sure about a quiet corner, but a wise girl once taught me of the therapeutic qualities of cats' toe beans?

_{[This wise girl, to be exact, but Anders doesn't realize this isn't the same version of River he'd spoken to. They may be in close quarters here, but that doesn't mean he pays attention to everyone.]}

I have more kittens for you to cuddle, if you like.

[Hello, strange telepathic lunatic. Have a prettyboy from a bygone era.]

I would suggest you take a room from the tenth floor. I don't think many people stay there.

[this is... weird. Rocket was sure River was gone, but he also knows her well enough to know that saying as much is just going to confuse her, so he tests the waters, daring to use video.]

Probably not quiet enough for someone like you, kiddo.

[ what the shit?? This girl is crazy. Clearly off her rocker. In an earlier point in his life--like, three months ago including Wonderland--he'd probably just ignore this and look the other way.

It's a good thing he's used to Eleven now. He can sorta pick stuff out. ]

Why would you want it to be quiet? This place has everything! The more the merrier.

[ He's eating popcorn. It's great. It's also probably loud, so sorry about it. ]

It's like a huge sometimes dangerous sleepover.

River! [Dipper grins, giving her a half wave. Then his expression falls a little because she... really might not remember. But on the other hand she can read minds so there's not really a point to hiding it.]

Uh, hi, I'm Dipper. You were here before. We were friends, if you don't remember. Which is ok! That happens sometimes.

I go down to the caves when I want quiet.

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