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hugtopia2019-10-12 08:37 am
abracafcku) wrote in hugtopia2019-10-12 08:37 am
video & voice; Story-time for All
[The video opens on a bare wall and to the sound of very, very corny fanfare. Then Taako's voice cuts in with the sound of applause.]
Yes, yes, welcome one and all to the greatest day of your lives. Today we have a real treat for you folks, so pull up a chair, take a load off and enjoy this banned text we've managed to procure.
[He clears his throat and a puppet appears on the screen - a non-descript looking human priest wearing dark robes and a blue sash around his neck. The voices that read the following lines are similar, but not the same and anyone who knows both Lup and Taako can probably tell it's the twins taking turns to read the passages. People who don't, however, might have a hard time telling them apart.]
"I used to have a lady love,
she journeyed through the sea,"
[A new puppet appears - a beautiful female mermaid with hair that falls just past her breasts. She slides up from the bottom of the screen and the priest turns to her, fawning all over her.]
"Her fins were as the mourning dove,
a mated pair were we.
Our bodies tangled, hand in glove,
a queen and devotee,"
[As the poem progresses, the priest does some...very not PG-13 things to the mermaid puppet. Eventually, the mermaid pushes the priest away, looking tired.]
"But she was called to rise above,
our bond not meant to be."
[Here the mermaid "puppet" flips a double middle finger at the priest and backflips into the sea, leaving him drenched in water.]
"Though I endure, bereft, belove,
I have her guarantee,
I'll be the one she's thinking of,
a little dove told me."
[The priest pines and waits by the water, pantomiming the lament of a forlorn lover as a bird lands next to him, rolling its eyes. The puppet show ends with a curtain drawing across the screen and then the video shuts off. Taako's voice cuts back in once the video is gone.]
Yeah, so the people here? Raunchy as hell. I love it. But then some people were, y'know, boring and said things like--
[Lup's voice takes over smoothly like they're still the same person talking.]
"If any other colonies can hear this message, please respond. This is Havenwell. We're still alive. The city is safe. We will come get you, no matter how far you are. This is not an automated message. Please respond." That there's a radio transmission from "Colony #56'07'4TM", which, obviously, is home sweet home. Not the most interesting, but I won't deny that the archive visits have been… informative.
Anyone else get something fun?
[OOC: It's a joint post! Replies here can be from Taako, Lup, or both of them. If you have a preference, just let us know in the title of your comment or it'll be a roulette of which twin you'll get.
Feel free to use this post to stir up discussion amongst yourselves regarding the lore contributions!]
Yes, yes, welcome one and all to the greatest day of your lives. Today we have a real treat for you folks, so pull up a chair, take a load off and enjoy this banned text we've managed to procure.
[He clears his throat and a puppet appears on the screen - a non-descript looking human priest wearing dark robes and a blue sash around his neck. The voices that read the following lines are similar, but not the same and anyone who knows both Lup and Taako can probably tell it's the twins taking turns to read the passages. People who don't, however, might have a hard time telling them apart.]
"I used to have a lady love,
she journeyed through the sea,"
[A new puppet appears - a beautiful female mermaid with hair that falls just past her breasts. She slides up from the bottom of the screen and the priest turns to her, fawning all over her.]
"Her fins were as the mourning dove,
a mated pair were we.
Our bodies tangled, hand in glove,
a queen and devotee,"
[As the poem progresses, the priest does some...very not PG-13 things to the mermaid puppet. Eventually, the mermaid pushes the priest away, looking tired.]
"But she was called to rise above,
our bond not meant to be."
[Here the mermaid "puppet" flips a double middle finger at the priest and backflips into the sea, leaving him drenched in water.]
"Though I endure, bereft, belove,
I have her guarantee,
I'll be the one she's thinking of,
a little dove told me."
[The priest pines and waits by the water, pantomiming the lament of a forlorn lover as a bird lands next to him, rolling its eyes. The puppet show ends with a curtain drawing across the screen and then the video shuts off. Taako's voice cuts back in once the video is gone.]
Yeah, so the people here? Raunchy as hell. I love it. But then some people were, y'know, boring and said things like--
[Lup's voice takes over smoothly like they're still the same person talking.]
"If any other colonies can hear this message, please respond. This is Havenwell. We're still alive. The city is safe. We will come get you, no matter how far you are. This is not an automated message. Please respond." That there's a radio transmission from "Colony #56'07'4TM", which, obviously, is home sweet home. Not the most interesting, but I won't deny that the archive visits have been… informative.
Anyone else get something fun?
[OOC: It's a joint post! Replies here can be from Taako, Lup, or both of them. If you have a preference, just let us know in the title of your comment or it'll be a roulette of which twin you'll get.
Feel free to use this post to stir up discussion amongst yourselves regarding the lore contributions!]
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On one hand, I can't really blame 'em. Have you seen outside? Because unless it's some huge elaborate illusion, it looks about as shitty and poisonous as they say it is. Not exactly chomping at the bit to get my fine ass outside the gates yet.
[On the other hand though... yeah, she gets it. Whatever went down on this planet is complicated and Not Great, and she's not thrilled to be trapped in the thick of what's left.]
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[A dome of protection, or one large, advanced screen, showing a projection? Given the state of the virtual reality technology, something like that wouldn't be at all beyond their means. Therefore, he remains suspicious.]
And even if it is so dangerous, there are surely those among our number capable of taking appropriate precautions. To not allow even a single investigation stinks of them not wanting us to know what we would find.
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[Though maybe not in her fleshy body. Those are in short supply around here, and from the sound of things, they can't just grow a new one for her.]
Not sure how far I'd be willing to go, though, even if I got out. I'd hate to have the door shut on my ass before we understand this place.
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I can't say that I would have the desire to go particularly far without more information, myself. But even an ilm is further than we have now, no?
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For the moment we're stuck until we can verify that we won't die as soon as we step outside, which is a bummer. I'm gonna get serious cabin fever in this place.
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[A city's much better than getting stuck in a magical solitary confinement room.]
Still, I think this kind of thing is good for us. Y'know, digging deeper into the world, learning about what we're supposed to be saving. In my experience the best way to get people to work hard at something is to get 'em to care about it.