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

[springforth]

Or if you return home. I think you'll find it hard to just go back to how things were.

[adropofsunlight]

That I guess is true. I'm not sure how things would go if that was the case now.

[springforth]

A lot could happen, I guess. If you find something you want more than your mom is scary, it kind of gets easier? At least in my experience.

[adropofsunlight]

So you have experience in that area then? I mean you said in my experience but talking to you I would have never have guessed.

[springforth]

My mom isn't as bad as your mom. And she had plenty of legitimate reasons to be protective in my world. Getting married off in a business deal or saddled with unwanted attention isn't exactly a thing that. Doesn't. Happen.

But she kind of took it to extremes. Didn't want to let me live my life away from her. So it took wanting that more than her disappointment and protectiveness stopped me. I still love her and I know she wanted the best for me but I wasn't made to be in her image.

[adropofsunlight]

You are made to be your own person and that's what you did right?

That's pretty amazing in my book.

[springforth]

I guess so! It was that or be stuck. And being stuck was kind of suffocating.

I still miss her. And being away from home is hard, no matter how I needed it.

[adropofsunlight]

I am sure the day you are able you can go to visit.

[springforth]

I wish I had my phone, I'd give her a call. I honestly was meaning to before I ended up here.

[adropofsunlight]

None of us were really expecting to be here either... I wonder if we'll ever find a way to contact home or if we never will.

[springforth]

I kind of have to hope we find a way. I can't imagine never hearing from...

[She looks down and away]

[adropofsunlight]

Hearing from who? Your Mother or someone else?

[springforth]

Any of them. My mother, all my friends. I was just getting to properly know them.

[adropofsunlight]

Then I will hope for your sake that you can talk to them someday.

[springforth]

And I hope you will get to go back and show your mother how much you've grown.