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Video; Day 3 of Egret

[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.

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That's stupid.

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

[ Kaiba immediately has an opinion, but he needs to know more to solidify it ]

Was she using this power to benefit herself at all? Or bringing people to the tower so you can heal them for a price?

What part is stupid?

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

The former. I never ever saw anyone except her.

[Would the latter be a better thing? Maybe..]

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

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.

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.

What the hell, that’s my opinion on it!

[waver, please]

That’s crazy, not protective! You mean to tell me you’ve seriously never been in the outside world before now?!

[There is genuine anger in Nita's voice - muted, because Rapunzel is not the target of it, but still present. Her response is also audio instead of video, since her expression is not pleasant right now.]

You're not a problem, I promise.

And what she's doing is wrong - it'd be way better if she showed you how to get along in the outside world, rather than sequestering you from it!

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.

I can see out so I can see stars and lights on my birthday, but no. I've never actually been allowed out.

[She was already figuring out quickly that the way her Mother was is not at all considered normal.]

And here you are.

So how'd it work out for you?

I'm not?

[She sounded at least happy about that at least.]

I even know I am perfectly capable. I mean... I knocked a complete stranger out with just a frying pan. But... I still remember she wouldn't allow it.

Your mother’s behavior is doing far more harm than good, I’m afraid. You can’t learn how to navigate in the world without being part of it. And sure, a lot of times it can be very rough. But that’s just part of living.

[can you see steam coming out this boy's ears, rapunzel, because he is just short of making angry teakettle noises]

That's n--that's not protecting you at all, that's isolating you!

My dear girl, we can all respond with our outrage and our viewpoints, but the best person to answer this is you. Let me help you with that though.

The way to always tell if you're in a good relationship or not is how do you feel after an interaction. When she comes and visits you do you feel empowered? Loved? Respected? Valuable? If any of those are no, then it's unhealthy.

That's not to say that sometimes people who love us don't make us mad or if that ever happens once you write them off. We're all idiots to a degree, but you need to pay attention. Is this a pattern? Do they try their best and this one time they screwed it up or are you often being left with emotional wounds?

You deserve better than being locked away like a porcelain doll in a china cabinet. You're stronger than that and more capable.

[Others seem to have covered the problems of an exceedingly overprotective mother (More so than her own honestly). But there's more to this.]

Do you want your hair to be long? And how do you feel about being away from home?

You never went outside before? [That was terrible! He can't imagine not going outside ever!

It doesn't sound very protective. It sounds a lot scarier than that!] The outside world isn't scary at all! So it's bad that you weren't allowed outside!

[Her hair was magical and could heal her? Well that was strange. But honestly no stranger than anything else on this train so she took it as fact.

She's not sure what Rapunzel wants opinions on honestly. If outside was dangerous? Maybe if you had never ever gone outside before. She wouldn't know what was dangerous and what to avoid. If her mother was right? She had no idea.]

I do no really be knowing about mothers. But Nerdanel did be saying they can be seeing the future when they do be growing their children inside them. The women grow children inside of them thing is still weird. Even weirder than magical hair, honestly.] So maybe she did be seeing something bad happening and that's why she do be keeping you inside.

Or maybe she did be wanting your hair-magic for herself. [Mothers weren't bosses. But they were surely sort of the same. People to obey.]

[ Well, the protect squad sure already settled in.. So Inigo figures that probably doesn't need much weighing in anymore. Especially since he's probably the furthest thing from an expert, since his own mother was the biggest sweetheart. So instead he smiles widely. ]

Rapunzel! It's so great of you that you were able to talk about all of that. [ There's genuine pride in his voice, since he means it. Inigo is of the let's-not-talk-about-any-problems-ever-and-die-with-them mentality, so he does really think it's great that she can talk about them. In front of everyone. That's wild. ] You're truly cool. But you know that, right?

Mothers are meant to protect their children. That said...I think that your mother may have taken it a bit too far, perhaps?

To my people, the Xaela, children are valued and treasured, and most of us do not have your gifts! You would be treasured and protected, as are the children of the rest of the tribes, but...you would not be sheltered. Au Ra children are meant to be in the world--not imprisoned away from it. The world is dangerous, but danger can come from anywhere. The best way to protect is as others have said--to teach you to be aware of it, and so you may protect yourself from it.

[And here, Sarai smiles and ducks her head a little.] I should tell you about the troubles my sister and I used to get in out on the Steppes. But we left our home too--and when we left, we were about your age. And we weren't warriors! So it's surprising that we did not have problems, either...but we managed.

What I suppose I mean to say is, I do not think your mother gave you ways to manage away from her, and that is...not the way mothers should be. I think she may have valued your magic more than she cared for you. I am not certain without knowing your mother, but I fear that this is the case, and I am sorry. Also, I might have simply babbled and said the same thing Tony Stark did in a different way, but he is a parent and I am not, so he is wiser in this case.

I don’t think she loves you. I think she wants to control you and is confusing that with love.

[Nita kept most of her sigh to herself, stepping back from the ICP so it wouldn't come through clearly.

When she comes back:]

Being able to improvise is a good trait! But it's not okay that she wouldn't knowingly give you those tools in the first place.

You can definitely learn how to wield more than just a frying pan here, though, if you'd like.

[That last part is an attempt to lighten the mood.]

[ Oh wow. this was so much worse than he thought. He didn't mean to make her question her whole world view but honestly, if things are that bad well... ]

Wait-wait. You've never been outside?

Okay, you and Buttercup, next mission we're just all gonna be a bunch of kids. Well, hopefully. Depends on how dire the situation is, I guess.

[ That aside though. ]

Um but hey, if you need to talk to someone ever, uh my door's always open? I mean, not literally-just uh.. if you need something, just ask.

You've never left the house? That's...most moms don't do that, she's being overprotective. You have to experience the world for yourself. It doesn't matter if you have magic hair, if you're gullible, or if you have a poison ivy allergy, you can live in society just like everybody else!

Look, Mr. Stark has the right idea, you gotta look at how she's been making you feel, Rapunzel-chan. If she's holding you back, cut her off!

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