video & voice; Story-time for All

[abracafcku]

[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!]

Comments

[betheirwayfinder]

Yeah...

[It's drawn out and she feels a bit guilty.]

I can't imagine finding anything like yours where I come from. I'm sure my Master would have kept things like that far away from us.

[necromanswers]

What, the smut? C'mon, you're a grown-ass woman, you're big enough to read kinky poetry. Sounds just like your master's a prude.

[betheirwayfinder]

[Her cheeks turn red.

Right, she is an adult isn't she? She hasn't thought about it like that... at all. She's technically 29 now, even if time didn't pass in the Realm of Darkness like it did in the Realm of Light.]

We were meant to focus on our training, really. And there weren't really any libraries to visit anymore until I got here.

[necromanswers]

That just means the world is your oyster now, right? Wonder if they have any proper romance books at the libraries they've got in town.

[This is totally off-topic, but who cares? It's much more fun.]

[betheirwayfinder]

Ah- they might?

[It is but she's easily going along with it, flustered as she is.] It would all be more suited to their tastes though, wouldn't it? How would robots even- uh...

[necromanswers]

Dunno! There's different ways to bone for all sorts of species. Or maybe they just read and remember.

Hey, know if anyone's found a smut VR game? That could be a wild time for 'em.

[In case you didn't get the memo Lup has zero shame. Sorry not sorry?]

[betheirwayfinder]

[Oh! Look at that pretty blush she's wearing!]

I haven't heard of anything like that. And I'm glad, what if some of the kids got hold of them?

[What are age restrictions and game ratings?]

[necromanswers]

What if? Kids aren't as fragile as you think. So long as they don't go buck wild with it, it's not like it'll hurt them. They probably won't like that kind of thing anyway.

[betheirwayfinder]

They might start asking around. And that could get awkward. I know our Master didn't discuss anything like that until he thought we were old enough to handle it.

[necromanswers]

Are you afraid of a bit of awkwardness, hon?

[betheirwayfinder]

No, but I'm not sure I'd want to be someone they might go to for answers.

[She's not a parent D:]

[necromanswers]

I'm sure there's plenty of people who could give 'em The Talk if it was ever actually necessary. You don't need to take on every responsibility just because you like kids.

[betheirwayfinder]

I'm the one that decided to take responsibility for them when they come here though. If they want to stay.

[So, wouldn't it be her responsibility?]

[necromanswers]

See, this is why you're supposed to plan before you have kids. They're a package deal- all the good along with the bad. You can't just pick and choose what's convenient if you decide to take care of them.

[betheirwayfinder]

[Oh Light!

She at least looks a bit bashful, even laughs.]

Someone had to do it. And it's my duty back home, to train a new generation of Keybearers. This is almost like that, right? Just without training them.

[necromanswers]

Hmm.

[She's never thought of a teacher that way, but hey, the universe has all sorts.]

Did you think of the one who taught you in that way?

[betheirwayfinder]

As a parent? Mhm, I don't remember much of anything before Master Eraqus brought me to the Land of Departure.

[necromanswers]

Can't say I've ever had one of those, so I can't relate, but I'd assume one important part of being a teacher is not trying to teach anything you're not fully comfortable or informed about. If kids see you fumbling through it, they might not rely on you for info about that topic, and it'll all be for nothing.