Quest 227

[Voice Post]

--et this on...oh, rats!

[And there is a yelp and a clatter as the device falls to the ground, accompanied by the rhythmic tapping of someone dancing in the background.]

Rats, rats, I hope that went on...

[She coughs a little, and as the tapping gets a little louder, so does Rosella's voice; however, her sentences come in short bursts between breaths, as the dancing she's doing is making it harder and harder to speak.]

've been trying ... all day ...

[Tappity tappity tap.]

I know ... how this story ... how it ends ...

[Tippety tappity clickety-clack.]

Shouldn't 've ... this morning ... I wasn't thinking ... matched my dress ...

[Clickety-clackety-tippety-tap.]

Oh, did I put ... oh, thank goodness ... now if it'll only reach ...

[And then, amidst the tapping, there comes a sound rather like a whip crack--which then quickly turns to the slithering sound of a rope sliding along the ground near the microphone. Rosella's breathing quickens a bit, and the rapidity of the steps increases, but then there is a stamp and a grunt of exertion, and the tapping suddenly goes silent. Now, in the momentary silence, there is simply the sound of Rosella panting as she tries to catch her breath.]

Rats, rats, this won't last for long. Could someone please--

[And then, suddenly, the audio switches off.]


[OOC: So yeah, given Rosella's penchant for dancing, I couldn't not do this curse. That's what she gets for matching her shoes to her dresses! She's been jigging most of the day, and she's only just now managed to get to her device to alert people about it. Exhausted princess is exhausted, and well aware of how this story is supposed to end, too. All responses assumed voice; her hands are a little busy right now. >>]