primrosella: (Hmph)
Princess Rosella of Daventry ([personal profile] primrosella) wrote2010-11-09 05:52 pm

Quest 231

[Accidental Video Post]

[The device opens on a shot of the interior of the Library, with Rosella sitting at a table reading a book in the foreground and a glimpse of tall shelves loaded with books in the background. Her blonde hair is pinned back off her face, as it usually is when she is at work, and there is a stack of books on either side of her on the table itself. On her left--the camera's right--the stack is quite tall, perhaps seven or eight neatly stacked books; on her right, the pile is only one or two books tall.

The one currently in her hands is old and bound in brown leather; the cover is so worn that the title is nearly illegible. But she appears to be thoroughly engrossed in her reading, and as yet hasn't even noticed that her camera has switched on.

She reaches to turn the page, and her finger slides along the edge--]


Ouch!

[--and instantly the scene seems to go into slow motion: the edge of the page slowly, agonizingly slides through the pad of her finger; her blue eyes widen faintly at the abrupt sting; her hand moves instinctively toward her mouth as a small droplet of blood squeezes out from the sudden wound--and the soundtrack kicks in.]

MMMM, WHATCHA SAAAAAAAY?
MMM, THAT YOU ONLY MEANT WELL?
WELL, OF COURSE YOU--

[As she sucks on her cut finger, a look of exasperation crosses Rosella's face, and her eyes narrow slightly as she slides it from her lips and hisses in a severe whisper: ]

Oh, honestly. We're in the Library!

[And, as if properly abashed, the volume of the background music suddenly dials down to a more appropriate tone.]

--DID,
MMMM, WHATCHA SAAAAAAAY?
MMM, THAT IT'S ALL FOR THE BEST?

[Rolling her eyes, Rosella sticks her finger back into her mouth and returns to her book, and the soundtrack continues until the video slowly fades out to black.]


[OOC: Papercuts: they're serious business. And dramatic enough for today's curse, apparently! So naturally I couldn't resist. Action for anyone in the Library, Network for everyone else. Just remember to keep your voice down! :D]

[identity profile] misterblackbird.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
Have you, indeed? No, I don't think you told me. Is it going well?

[identity profile] primrosella.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, er--yes and no, I suppose. I can't come close to beating my teacher yet, but I have a very skilled teacher, so that's only to be expected, really. Blue was always very good with a sword, you know, and it was always reassuring to know that...well, that he was there, and that he could. And now that he's not anymore, I rather thought I ought to try to learn a bit, myself.

[identity profile] misterblackbird.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I see. Well, it sounds as though it's going well enough, then.

[identity profile] primrosella.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
It is, yes. I'm rather pleased with it, myself.

[identity profile] misterblackbird.livejournal.com 2010-11-10 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
And I rather think you should be.