Quest 231

[primrosella]

[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]

Comments

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Oh, is it happening to you, too? Have you done anything particularly dramatic today? Or, well--not dramatic itself, exactly, but something normal that just sort of, er, comes out dramatic?

[had_not_lived]

It hasn't started because of anything I did, but on the Network and out on the street... I can't even tell where it's coming from!

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Yes, it's been following me around all day. And I must say, I'm getting quite tired of listening to it, too.

[had_not_lived]

I'll be glad when this one is over, too. It's... not something I'd pick to listen to. Especially that many times.

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

It rather reminds me of that ridiculous bear, in a way. Remember him? The one who kept telling everyone that this or that was the greatest thing of all time?

[had_not_lived]

How could I forget?

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

I once had another one like this, too, actually. Except that time the music kept asking me to show it my moves and...er, that this was my ultimate dance, or something silly like that. So it's not as though we've never had anything like this before. It's just plain silliness, all around.

[had_not_lived]

Sometimes I think we're just... missing some part of the point, you know?

[primrosella.livejournal.com]

Oh, I feel that way quite often, when everyone else seems to know what a curse is about and I'm still trying to puzzle it out. But that's quite all right, because I do manage to work out a few of them myself, so it all evens out in the end.

[had_not_lived]

And, well, you don't need to understand it to be bothered by it.