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Quest 053

[Attempted Private//Somewhat Hackable]

Well. I've been acting terribly silly lately, haven't I?

Yes, that's right. Terribly silly, and--selfish, and petty and ungrateful and I should be happy. That's right, that's the right thing to do. I should be happy that they're gone and not trapped here anymore. They belong at home and it's better this way and here I am, thinking of nothing but myself.

Selfish. I have a brother just my age, someone to talk to and be friends with and love, and what do I think? Horrible things--as though it were a competition with the kingdom as a prize. And I couldn't even see that until Romeo pointed it out--oh, honestly, what's wrong with me? It's as though I've been looking for reasons to dislike him. My own brother, and I...and what if it had been me? What if it were me and I came all that way just trying to get home and he thought of me the way I've thought of him?

Selfish! What a spoiled little girl I am, wanting everyon--everything all to myself. I wanted to dislike her before I even spoke with her--how awful is that? I made that promise knowing full well that something like this might come up, and now it has and--that's right, Rosella, that's why you ought to always say what you mean. Remember how Mother would say that? Don't lie, Rosella, you should always tell the truth. Be generous, Rosella, don't be selfish. Good things come to good girls, Rosella.

You've made your bed, Rosella, now lie in it.

No. No, no, no, it's not important, none of it is important, I shouldn't even be thinking of things like this. Selfish little girl, worrying about boys and balls when your family's going to be kidnapped and fed to a cat--and Daddy wasn't there, what's going to happen to him? What if your fruit didn't save him, after all?--no, no, no. I want to go home but I can't go home, not until I know how to save them, not until I can fix all this somehow...

I could trade it all for a magic wand. Would it be enough? All those thoughts...

No! I won't! I can't...stop it, stop it, what's wrong with me? I haven't acted like this since that curse--what would Daddy think, if he heard me saying things like that?

Stop it. Everything happens for a reason, and things always work out in the end, don't they? And it...it always gets better. Even if I'm not--however it is I ought to be. Even if they're better than me. That doesn't matter. I've just--I've just got to do the very best I can, and try as hard as I can, and that's all I can do, isn't it?

I promised I'd try to find something to smile about every day...I don't want to break that promise, you wouldn't like it if I did, would you? I miss you all so much...

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...Goodness, I slept in late today. I must've been very tired; I do hope I'm not coming down with anything. Being sick a few months ago was more than enough illness for me, thank you very much.

I do wish I'd checked the Network earlier, though. I suppose I should've guessed that finding candy in my room was the cause of a curse ~~and not anything else~~. Are they all as sad as the ones I received, I wonder? I'm sorry, I promise I won't eat any more than I already have. I didn't realize. And if they're meant to be secrets...I won't tell. On my honor. ~~But that doesn't mean I won't worry, just the same.~~

Still...I know this is a very strange way to be introduced, but if someone by the name of the Tianzi should happen to read this, I'd like very much to speak with you, if you have a moment.

[OOC: Sad princess is sad--and hasn't come out of her room all day. And as if her own mood wasn't bad enough, she also got Rue's DESPAIR, Blue's HEARTBREAK, and Tianzi's INSECURITY, all in a row. So basically...yeah, she's not coming out.]

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[Sam thought about that for a moment. He hadn't checked, he'd just started ramming.]

Ummmm, I guess it could have been unlocked...

[There, that got a weak, wobbling laugh out of her. She relaxed her grip a little, shaking her head.]

You really must've been worried, then.

[Sam actually blushed a bit at that.]

Well, yeah.

Well...and I'm just the same, I suppose, since I did come running to stop you.

[And it slowly began to dawn on her that, oh, she hadn't bothered to waste time putting on a robe or anything in her rush for the door, so she'd been hugging Sam in her nightgown this whole time. ...Awkward.]

Yeah, and that was my plan all along... yeah...

[It's about this time that Sam notices the same thing.]

Ummm, you sure you don't want me to go get tea or something while you put a robe on or climb back in bed?

[Aaaaaand now it's her turn to blush. A lot.]

...That--would be a very good idea, I think. Yes, let's, er, let's do that. Right now.

[Sam swallowed hard and nodded.]

Okay, I'm going to just close my eyes, let go, and then turn around...

Just close your eyes and let go and don't move, and don't open them again until I tell you. There's no sense in wandering around blind or you might run into the door again.

[Silently, she was judging the distance in her head; it'd take her roughly two seconds to cross the floor and get safely back under the covers. She knew just the path she'd take, too, which was good since the floor was, as usual, a little messy.]

I wasn't going to keep them closed the whole time. But okay, that sounds like a good idea.

[Sam closed his eyes tight, over exaggerating it so that she could easily see they were closed.]

[As soon as she saw that his eyes were closed, Rosella took off for the bed, nimbly jumping from where she stood to open-patch-near-the-clothes to short-space-next-to-the-books to bit-alongside-the-table and up into bed, where she yanked the covers up to her chin and curled in, glancing around to make sure she was safely back and hidden from view. All told, it took her no more than a few seconds.]

There. I'm back in bed now, you can open your eyes.

[Sam waited a moment or two more before he opened his eyes. Not that she would want to trick him and NOT be covered up, but it was just to be safe.]

Okay, I'll go make some tea, alright?

Mmhmm. I'll wait. And...well, try to clear a space, I suppose.

[She motioned vaguely to the nighttable, which was cluttered with books and trinkets.]

[Sam just laughed and shook his head.]

You keep this whole place so clean except for your room. I'll be back soon, don't worry.

I like my room messy. And it's not as though I can't find everything I need to, anyway.

[She admittedly felt a tiny stab of anxiety at the thought of being left alone again, but she pointedly forced it down and rolled over with a fwump of her covers.]

I'll be fast, I promise!

[Sam took off at a run down to the kitchen to start heating up some water, which took way too long for his tastes. When the water was boiled he poured it in a thermos, grabbed a box of various tea bags, a box of granola bars, and ran back up to her room.]

Back!

[In the admittedly short time he was gone, Rosella had not only managed to clear room on the nighttable, but had kicked a few things out of the way to make a neater path for Sam to reach the side of the bed, and had shifted over to make room for him to sit down if he wanted.]

That was fast. If ever I need to win a tea-making race, I'll know who to pick as my champion.

You know, it wouldn't surprise me if for some reason you did need a tea making champion.

[Sam came in and sat down on the bed, making himself comfortable as he handed one of the mugs to her.]

The box has all kinds of teas so, uhhh, pick whichever one you want.

Yes, well...I suppose it wouldn't be the, um, strangest thing I've ever been asked to do.

[Rosella took it gratefully and looked over the selection of tea. She wasn't feeling particularly picky; so long as it would give her something to sip and hopefully settle her stomach, it'd be fine. Raspberry sounded good enough, she supposed.]

Ugh, what a miserable day.

Not even close.

[Sam poured out some hot water into her mug and then some into his and grabbed a random bag of tea from the box. Tea was tea to him.]

Yeah, it's pretty much been awful all the way around.

Well, it just goes to show, having a sweet tooth will get you in trouble.

[She just held the mug a minute, letting the hot water inside warm her hands through the mug, and then sat up a little straighter to fix her tea.]

Mm...will you answer a question for me?

Or being curious.

[Sam was a bit taken aback at her question and the semi-ominous nature of it. It was probably nothing but he couldn't help but be on edge because of what happened lately.]

Yeah, of course.

Unfortunately for me, I'm prone to both.

[Rosella laughed a little that that, but it ended up sounding more like a sigh.]

What do you suppose a memory is worth?

[Sam scratched his head in thought for a moment. Definitely a bit more philosophical than he was expecting.]

You're not going to make a deal with the deities that costs a memory, are you?

[She kept her eyes on the tea in her mug.]

No. It's just something I've been thinking about for a while.

[Sam sat back and thought about it some more.]

It depends on the memory? Sometimes it can be worth a lot.

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