Lumen Abuse [perma-voice]

[littledevilscarlet]

[there's a soft click as the journal is turned on, followed by a a soft giggle. A couple beats of silence go by, broken occasionally by taps and clicks, as if the device were being turned around several times. Flandre talks aloud, because well... she's used to talking to herself in the first place.] Mmmn...so what does this box do? It lights up... and it has lots of things to press....but does it do anything but show a map??

[There's a hard static for a brief moment as she tries to pry the journal open, then stops.] I don't think there's anything magic inside, either...[She sounds incredibly perplexed by this.]

[There's a sudden, excited squeal.] OH! What's that!?

[Her voice comes from a short distance.] It's all white...it's really cute! [It sounds like she's dragging something closer to the journal. She giggles.] Come on! You can't get away that easy.~ [Whatever she's holding snarls and struggles.] Hee-hee! What's wrong? Don't you want to play with me? [She sounds very happy; the creature, however, sounds like it's in quite a bit of pain.]

[Her tone drops suddenly, an icy tinge to it.] Or are you going to break like every other toy?

Comments

[Voice]

[cowardly_hero]

[You sound exactly like the type of kid he'd want to avoid...] I don't think it wants to play.

Re: [Voice]

[littledevilscarlet]

Ooh!~ You're really cute too! And you can talk, hello! [At least a talking animal is about as normal as it gets where she's from.]

Mmn, you mean this funny cat-thing? Aw, but why not?

[Voice]

[cowardly_hero]

I prefer 'handsome', thank you!

And if that's what I think it is, you really outta let it go. They don't exactly sound happy...

[perma-voice]

[littledevilscarlet]

[Giggles.] How funny!

[The lumen can still be heard struggling in the background] Why should I? It seems to be playing just fine to me.

[perma-voice]

[cowardly_hero]

Funny? [He's being serious]

Take it from me, kid. That... animal don't want to be played with. You're gonna wind up being bitten, or worse!

[littledevilscarlet]

Uh-huh! You're a funny little mouse.

I'm not worried. I think I'm stronger than it 'cause it can't get away, anyway. And that's okay, I bite back!~

[cowardly_hero]

Ugh, I'm not a mouse.

I wouldn't recommend that.

[littledevilscarlet]

Wait...then what are you? [mumbles] You look like a mouse...

[she's forgotten the lumen for now, even though she's still holding it like a doll]

[cowardly_hero]

Hey, I heard that! And for your information I'm a meerkat.

[littledevilscarlet]

Hee~ I've never heard of one of those before! Are you a kind of mouse?

[cowardly_hero]

Mice are smaller.

[littledevilscarlet]

So...you're like a rat, then? [you can hear the grin in her voice, even she knows that has to be insulting]

[cowardly_hero]

No, I told you, I'm a meerkat.

[littledevilscarlet]

Heehee!~ But if you're not like a mouse, or a rat, then what are you? You are some kind of rodent!

Mmn... 'meerkat'? Are you like a cat?

[cowardly_hero]

Look, let's not get bogged down on this point here. What's important is that you let that Lumen go.

[littledevilscarlet]

Hee, but I wanna know!

What's a lumen? This funny animal I found?

[cowardly_hero]

[Timon used ignore :|]

It sounds like it, yeah.

[littledevilscarlet]

What's so bad about playing with it? It can't hurt me. The worst that could happen is it might die.~

[cowardly_hero]

D-die?

[littledevilscarlet]

Uh-huh! I know it happens to humans and things all the time. Mmn...though I've only died once though and I don't think that can happen again.

U-unless there's sunlight, but the ceiling here is pretty big, so...

[cowardly_hero]

Wha... what?

[littledevilscarlet]

Um...I'm a vampire. Didn't you know?

[cowardly_hero]

Never heard of it.

[littledevilscarlet]

H-huh? Really?

[There's a pause as she mulls this over.]

Well, um... it means I died once but can't anymore. And I can use magic but I can't go out in the sun. It hurts.

[cowardly_hero]

[... WHAT DOES SOMEONE SAY TO THAT?!]

(Voice)

[foramelody]

Flandre...

What exactly are you doing?

[perma-voice]

[littledevilscarlet]

Roderich! Hi! Did you know this journal-thing let's you talk to people!?

Hmm? Oh, I was playing outside and found this cute white animal. [the lumen snarls in the background]

(Voice)

[foramelody]

I was aware, yes.

White animal... You mean you went outside the domes again? How did you get past the guards?

[littledevilscarlet]

It's really neat! I've never seen anything like it.

The domes..? No, I'm still inside. But I spotted this animal walking around and I picked it up to play with it! It makes funny noises when it tries to run away.

(Yeah, permavoice)

[foramelody]

It does seem to be an interesting piece of technology.

[There's a sound of tapping, Roderich's tapping a pen against a table he's sitting at. Hello Big Brother Austria mode. He's still calm when he speaks though.]

If it's trying to get away from you, maybe it doesn't want to play right this moment? And if it doesn't want to play, aren't you worried that it could hurt you somehow?

[littledevilscarlet]

[D'awww! ...he might want to worry more for the lumen.]

Huh? I don't think so. It's too small to hurt me. It IS trying to bite me, but I'm squeezing it so it can't.~

[permavoice]

[golden_glow]

Hey! Let it go!

[perma-voice]

[littledevilscarlet]

Why should I? I'm just playing a game.

[golden_glow]

It's not a game when you hurt someone! That lumen didn't even do anything to you!

[littledevilscarlet]

What do you mean? it's just an animal I found...

It's the same thing as playing with anyone. People get hurt all the time when you play.

[golden_glow]

No, they don't! Not all the time! And...and not on purpose. What if someone did that to you?

[littledevilscarlet]

Nu-uh! It happens every time! You play and then something breaks...

[The last part of her sentence tapers into a soft mumble. Though her next words are brimming with petulance.]

And besides, I never met anybody stronger than me before. If somebody hurts me I can just make them disappear!

[golden_glow]

Whoever taught you how to play really messed up...playing isn't about hurting! It's about everyone having fun, not just you! So if you don't stop hurting that Lumen...

[littledevilscarlet]

But-- But it's just a game! It's not my fault if everyone else is so fragile... I can't help it if everything breaks.

[golden_glow]

Then you're playing too rough. So just knock it off!

[littledevilscarlet]

{And then Flandre was horrible. -facepalm- ]

Hmph, I don't have to listen to you. If you want me to stop, why don't you make me? [The lumen suddenly gives out a loud yelp]