[Video]

[demiurgos_girl]

[Elaine is still spirit walking, not yet quite ready to risk going back into her body.]

Mm. [She clears her throat, and forces herself to look straight at the camera.] I don't usually get that scared or desperate. [This is important to her; she's only twelve, after all, and the opinion of her peers and friends matters a lot. Like any kid and teen, she cares very much about what people think of her.] I think it wasn't just the atmosphere of the place, but maybe the Mansion actually got into our heads and fed us fear.

There was a time I was kidnapped for a few hours, before I came here. And I could have sworn that I would die of fear. I was so scared. And then I realized that it wasn't my fear that I was feeling, but my captor's. I guess it was strong enough that I could read his head without meaning to. And during the event, being around all that fear, I... just couldn't take it. [I just wasn't strong enough. What was Lucifer thinking, giving me this power... I don't know what to do with it, don't know how to live with it.]

[I wish he was here...]

Ganta? Could we have that talk now?

Comments

[AUDIO]

[echo-of-utopia.livejournal.com]

[Do it! All the cool kids reject the tyranny of the self!]

Do you require any help? I was told that there is a surgeon on the fourth floor, perhaps he could assist you?

[Granted, the girl is apparently fine being completely separated from her body, so Lamb is guessing that this might be more small talk than anything else.]

[AUDIO]

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

[But the parasite says no!!! ...]

He's already patched me up a bit. I'm just waiting for the healing to finish up.

How about you? How were you during the event?

[AUDIO]

[echo-of-utopia.livejournal.com]

[The parasite is stupid and has cooties!]

Good. Let me know if there is anything I can do.

[Then there's a whole lot of silence. Lamb is anything but keen to talk about how exactly the event went down for her.]

I... did not expect it to be like that.

[AUDIO]

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

[And... and it's mean, too!]

It was your first event, right? Sorry it had to be such a bad one.

[AUDIO]

[echo-of-utopia.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was.

[She pauses.]

I was told of insect wings, of aging, I... thought of it as laughable magic tricks, perhaps I did not even believe it to be true, but..

[It's hard to say if she's speaking more quietly or just turning from the device or if maybe there's a transmission problem; in any case, her voice is briefly not intelligible until]

...this? Why would anybody do that to the people here?

[AUDIO]

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

I wish I knew. [Elaine pauses.] To tell you the truth... I've never even seen the Queen myself. I don't know how many people here actually have. Maybe this place just exists; it might not have any sort of purpose at all, and maybe all these events are just sympotoms of something else. Like the Mansion eating our memories. The longer we're living here, the more we lose, until eventually it spits us out when we're not needed anymore. Morals and ethics... don't even factor in.

[AUDIO - take 2]

[echo-of-utopia.livejournal.com]

To the tyrant, the whole of creation is held in the relative, sun and moon revolve for him alone.

[Oh never mind that, Lamb is mostly muttering to herself, treating you to a quote from her lovely book.

Anyway, here we go, full volume and determination now - please enjoy Lamb visuals on [VIDEO], slightly more battered appearance and left arm in a sling included.]

I will not stand by idly next time. The people here deserve better than to be subjected to the whims of an invisible force.

[AUDIO]

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

That's the spirit.

[Her smile fades.] Your arm...

[VIDEO]

[echo-of-utopia.livejournal.com]

[Lamb's smile is on bright.]

I was a little careless during the event, no need to be concerned.

[VIDEO]

[demiurgos-girl.livejournal.com]

If you're sure. There's a really good clinic in the Mansion, if you ever need it.

[VIDEO]

[echo-of-utopia.livejournal.com]

I will keep that in mind.

Thank you, Elaine.