Video; Day 3 of Egret

[adropofsunlight]

[Rapunzel seemed a tiny bit nervous and seemed to be for the most part mumbling to herself, but she was actually talking to Pascal, who was currently positioned on her shoulder.]

I know, but it's something I need to do, Pascal. I mean I am putting myself up for complete honesty and it's probably going to be negative honesty, but I can take it...

[With that said she was now focused on the task at hand.]

Hey, so um... Not that long ago, I asked a question to someone who... I guess I trust them enough to listen to what they had to say and it's... got me wondering about my relationship with Mother and if the way she acts with me is a bad thing. [She seemed nervous as she spoke, her friend patting her with his little green hands as she played with a stray strand of hair that wasn't tied up.]

So what I am about to explain why she is and the reason why she wants my hair to be so long. [She paused, taking a small breath before she carried on.]

Mother... Has always been rather protective of me. To the point, I live in a tower and in all my years I've never been outside of it until I arrived here. The reason for this? My hair. It's... How do I put it? It has magical healing properties. I sing a song and any injury heals like... like it never happened. It can even take away poison as Pascal here can attest to. [She gestures to her little friend who seems to nod.]

Another way she would always protect me was by telling me about the outside world and all the dangers it had. Ruffians, thugs, poison ivy, quicksand... There were a lot of things she would always list either the dangers or that I was naive or gullible to survive outside among other things.

{She had at least by this point stopped playing with her hair.]

That was her way to usually get me to stop asking to go outside. All of this... to protect me. That's always her reason. That's all I have to say. So I want to know? What is your honest opinion? it would help me understand it a little bit.

[She soon put her hands in front of her, giving a small bow before adding a tiny smile.]

Thank you for listening and... sorry if you didn't want to.

Comments

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[badassfreakingoverlord]

That's stupid.

[Hey. She asked for his opinion. She gets it.]

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[adropofsunlight]

What part is stupid?

[Or was it all stupid, which then made her want to ask why?]

[badassfreakingoverlord]

The whole damn thing. What happens when robbers burst into your home? Or aliens descend and conquer the planet? How are you protected then?

[adropofsunlight]

I don't know. I mean... I never saw another person for nearly 18 years, so that must mean something.

Plus robbers cannot just burst into the home, they sort of need to climb the tower.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

What's gonna stop them?

The only way you protect yourself is getting strong enough to protect yourself. Hiding's just delaying the inevitable and sucking besides.

[adropofsunlight]

Well a tower, I guess. I don't know. I don't get the whole protecting thing or the best ways to do it. I just know how I was.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

And here you are.

So how'd it work out for you?

[adropofsunlight]

Well, I guess trains like this are a different matter and something no one would honestly expect.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Exactly. You aren't prepared for it. Something you didn't expect would've gotten you eventually. That's why you can't hide. It doesn't work.

[adropofsunlight]

Yes, but wouldn't the same apply to being out and about, things will always be unexpected, right?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Exactly. So if you really want to protect yourself, you need to learn how to handle danger. That means developing power and confidence. Which you get from practice and experience, not hiding.

[adropofsunlight]

I mean people have been suggesting I maybe train and that is something I have been considering. Improve my skills and such.

Or is that a bad idea.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

That is absolutely what you should do.

Get over to the garden car. I'll give you a proper education in the art of battle!

[adropofsunlight]

The garden car? Isn't there a gym one somewhere>

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Yes, but it's not my personal domain. The garden car is.

[adropofsunlight]

So the garden car is your personal domain? Does that mean like headquarters or something?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Uh. [Yeah, if he says 'Netherworld', she won't get it, plus it isn't worthy of the title anyway.] Call it 'home base'.

[adropofsunlight]

Okay, home base/. Does that mean you sleep there too?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Sure, except the damn train pops me back to a cabin every single damn morning, damn it. [She might get the impression this annoys him just a teeny tiny bit, maybe.]

[adropofsunlight]

Wait... Hows doe a train do that? I mean are there other people we don't know about?

[badassfreakingoverlord]

It's just teleportation, nothing fancy. [The joy of being used to this sort of thing...]

[adropofsunlight]

I still think it's rather fancy.

[badassfreakingoverlord]

Yeah, I get the impression a lot of you humans come from pretty... mundane worlds, I guess. Well, welcome to the broader cosmos!