Imeeji Idol Productions ([personal profile] idolpro) wrote2020-02-18 04:56 pm
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Re: THE DINING ROOM

[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
It's haroon, is what it is!

[ they slap their palms against their thighs, once, to underscore that, looking agitated. ]
crossmyheartandhope: (Just the image of our maker?)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
Is that, like... taboo?

Something you shouldn't do?

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ the person nods, vigorously. ]

Yes! Taboo, improper, inappropriate. A problem, to be rectified. You understand.

[ you have learned one (1) Martian word. ]
crossmyheartandhope: (I'm like a loser)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I understand.

...where you from, dude? Your accent's real close to someone I know.

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 02:31 am (UTC)(link)
Ah—have you visited Parhoon, then? I suppose many Terrans have, so it is less surprise.
crossmyheartandhope: (Just shine a light into the wreckage)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Uh - naw, sorry dude. I never been. What's it like there?

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it's where those Terran scientists landed, when we didn't know that any life existed on your planet—we are a well-positioned trade city, west of Syrtus Major, under the umbrella of the Crown Colony. So we are familiar with your kind, though some things do not... change, easily.
crossmyheartandhope: (That's for the restless)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 02:46 am (UTC)(link)
What kinda things?

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
Our traditions are very different... yet, though some Terrans adopt our customs, most expect us to adopt theirs, yes? But, it is difficult.
crossmyheartandhope: Knock (You'll only hear the knock knock)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
I mean... your customs are your customs. If you wanna keep em, you oughtta be able to keep em.

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ they smile. ]

If only it were so simple, young one.

[ and they snap into, curiously, a perfect British accent for the next line. ]

Some people do not want to learn, but when they hold the power, is it really a choice?
crossmyheartandhope: (Lord we are all cinders)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 02:57 am (UTC)(link)
...that sucks, dude.

Are they, like... in control or something?

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Well, they say they're really trying to do what's best for all of us, but...

...I'm still not sure. It is difficult, to run two rivers parallel into one. Though I do not know if I would go so far as First-Keeper Naarabot.
crossmyheartandhope: (That's for the restless)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, yeah. That other lady mentioned the First-Keeper, too.

Are they, like... famous?

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 03:23 am (UTC)(link)
First-Keeper Naarabot? She's the First-Keeper of Meepsoor, and, well—

[ they lower their voice a touch. ]

Well, she's the leader of the rebellion, there, too, so she's sort of a... topic of conversation, right now.
crossmyheartandhope: (Calm)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
What's going on? What're people saying about her?

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 03:28 am (UTC)(link)
Well, that she's a madwoman, or possessed, or that everyone in Meepsoor will die, if she remains in charge—

—or maybe that she's a hero, or a freedom fighter. Other British colonies are already on the edge of open rebellion, even on Earth, so...
crossmyheartandhope: (So far away away)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[Considers tat for a moment, thoughtful. Then:]

What do you think?

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ they tilt their head at him. ]

I personally think that terms like "hero" and "villain" aren't very useful, except in propaganda, where they're very useful.

I wonder if her sort of ideals can really survive in this world.
crossmyheartandhope: (Calm)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
What kinda ideals are those?

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
Tradition, but also progress; freedom, but also security... in the end, you do have to decide which one you want more, do you not?

Or so it seems to me. We all make our own decisions, but those who grasp with both hands have none to defend themselves.

But—perhaps I have taken up too much of your time.
crossmyheartandhope: (Just shine a light into the wreckage)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Ah - sorry, dude. I'm probly keeping you, too, huh?

Anyways, I hope the rest of your night goes better than it was back there.

1/2

[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
You have already made it a great deal improved; just remember what I told you.

[ ...and then they turn and walk away, and... ]

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[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-19 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ it's as if you're watching a scene play out in real time, overlaying the real world:
A girl with long, silvery hair accenting her bronze skin sits across a table at a restaurant from a slightly older man—handsome, in a scholarly sort of way, with wavy brown hair, spectacles, and a distinguished sort of bearing. He looks completely at ease, while her face betrays a hint of discomfort—she doesn’t look like she quite likes her tightly-fitted dress, and she looks down at her plate a little worried.

“Don’t be shy,” says the man, gesturing at the plate. “It’s my treat. You’ve never had steak before, have you?”

When she speaks, her words come out heavily accented—slow, drawn-out, the vowels a bit off. “It’s not that—you aaaare qu—er, very generous, but we… don’t eat with those outside our kiima.”

“You mean family, ‘Chaana.”

Her mouth twists slightly. “I know what that word means, and it doesn’t translate like that.”

He shrugs. “If you say so. I just know you’re frustrated with all the traditionalists—isn’t that why you came out here? So you should get to enjoy things like this. Who’s here to see it but we Terrans, who find this entirely normal?”

“There’s tradition and then there’s tradition,” she says, but eventually after bickering back and forth, she’s convinced to try it.

“So?” he asks. “Wasn’t it worth it?”

She chews, thoughtfully. “I suppose I’ll see. After all, the reason I protested was because this is a traditional Martian proposal of marriage. I thought you knew that, Mr. Anthropologist.”

He sputters, alarmed—but she grins. “It’s a joke. We tell jokes.”

He laughs, a little uncomfortably, and they go on chatting—though distracted, he doesn’t notice she’s pushed her plate to the side and leaves it further untouched.
And then it fades, and you're back in the busy ballroom. ]
crossmyheartandhope: Knock (You'll only hear the knock knock)

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[personal profile] crossmyheartandhope 2020-02-19 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[...huh.]

[Guess that was one of the memories that got mentioned.]

[He looks after the person for a moment - then shrugs and heads off, back into the dining room and toward the kitchen.]

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