voice; ota

[beautifullies]

I take it the vague message we received from a rodent today is the type of unhelpful missive people have warned me lead to events?

[ GREAT. Claire's super stoked. 100% ready to go. ]

How does one typically prepare themselves when you've no idea what's about to happen?

Comments

voice }

[beautifullies]

That's very generous of you. My name is Claire, by the way. In case you ever need to know who you're rescuing should the situation arise.

voice }

[meanestgirl]

Kimberly. And no problem! We all gotta stick together, right? We'll do better if we work as a team.

voice }

[beautifullies]

I do think that's the best attitude to have. Hopefully, a good majority of the others here feel the same.

voice }

[meanestgirl]

That's been my experience so far. It's ... kind of comforting, actually. That people will still stick together, even if they don't know each other.

voice }

[beautifullies]

I've seen people come together in the strangest of circumstances. When there's one common cause or enemy, people do tend to forget their differences a bit easier.

voice }

[meanestgirl]

I couldn't agree more. Just so long as it's not too adversarial. We don't want to encourage people to get hurt just so we can bond.

voice }

[beautifullies]

No, and I'm not sure how that would happen, but quite right. There's no need for that.

voice }

[meanestgirl]

People can pick fights for dumb reasons sometimes.

[But Kimberly's a teenager and her frame of reference for most of those fights is ... teenagers.]

voice }

[beautifullies]

You do have a point, there. I've seen grown men draw swords over the last pint of ale.

[ So this isn't just limited to reckless teens, and Claire knows it. Fighting can be provoked in the oldest of men and women. ]

voice }

[meanestgirl]

[Ain't that the truth.]

... That seems excessive. Most people in my world might punch the guy, but I don't think they'd want to kill anyone for it.

voice }

[beautifullies]

To be fair, it's also 1743 where I come from, and things are a bit more barbaric.

[ Also men are just...well. Men. ]

voice }

[meanestgirl]

Oh, wow.

[That's ... a big time gap.]

I'm from 2017. Another reason why we're less with the swords.

voice }

[beautifullies]

[ Claire can't help but smile, even though it isn't visible. ]

I don't believe there are more than a handful of us from before the twentieth century at least. I'm glad to hear 2017 is more civilized.

voice }

[meanestgirl]

Oh, I wouldn't say that.

[They still fight over the same stupid stuff.]

We just don't use swords.

voice }

[beautifullies]

[ The sound of Claire's quiet laughter comes through at that. ]

I'll keep that in mind, then. It's been wonderful speaking to you, Kimberly.

voice }

[meanestgirl]

You too. Good luck with the event.

[And with that, she will disconnect and head back to whatever she was doing before. /scene]