second feather- [Video]

[charcoalfeather]

[....Boy, it's a bit early to be making a video, isn't it? But it would seem someone's set on it, the way the feed settles on the open window of a room before it's turned around to show... Rakka. She seems rather awake, despite the early hours, peering down at her gear with those big eyes.]

Look at this.

[Quiet voice, Rakka. A simple thing to ask before she moves the screen again, jostling it but actually making it clear that they're going to the window and the gear is heading riiiight through it.

Outside the window was Violet city, obviously quiet and dark at this hour, though not so much now as it used to be. The street lamps provide decent illumination, but that's not what Rakka wanted the gear to see as she turns the gear around so it's facing upwards. Pointed into the dark night sky, you get an impressive view at the expanse of twinkling stars up there.]

They're beautiful, right? ...But at the same time they also seem strange. The stars here remind me of the ones back home. I was wondering if any of them are the same, or if I would even be able to tell. [Off-screen, Rakka breaths a quiet sigh.] Maybe not...

[She pulls the screen back into view of her again.] At least I'm getting used to this world now. It's been... [yaaawn] easier then before... Huh?

[Now is the perfect time for a couple of sleepy Doduo heads to poke their heads into the frame and seek attention via tenderly and repeatedly nudging their trainer. Absolutely. It helps sleep-deprived Rakka notice them.]

H-hey, what's wrong? I'm not doing anything...! [Wait, unless she... oops. Whisper time should still be in effect uuhhh] I'll go to bed soon, really...

[And the feed is cut there. Pleasant dreams, Route.]

Comments

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

Yes, a lot of people think that, but the truth is you can't really do a lot with the wings.
and they do look cool! [That is pretty much a fact.]

Rules for the Haibane to follow.

Re: [text]

[quadrangle]

YEAH BUT WHAT KIND OF RULES? WHAT ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO DO? OR NOT DO I GUESS. AND WHY ARE THERE RULES IN THE FIRST PLACE?

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

well the rules were given to us by the Haibane Renmei. They're the people who help us live in Glie.
for starters, we can't buy new things. we can only buy stuff that humans already used.
and we don't pay with money either but these little notebooks

[text]

[quadrangle]

[... the fuck.]

WHY NOT?
I MEAN WHY CAN'T YOU BUY NEW THINGS BESIDES THE FACT THAT THERE'S A RULE ABOUT IT, THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.

[He'll get to the rest in a minute, just. Yeah.]

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

I don't know why.
it's kind of like they want to make it easier for us.
I mean, we can get food and other things of course

[text]

[quadrangle]

BUT WHAT IF YOU *WANT* SOMETHING NEW? OR UNIQUE? THAT'S SO FUCKING STUPID, WHO THE FUCK ARE THESE HAIBANE RENMEI PEOPLE TO TELL YOU HOW TO LIVE.
ARE THERE EVER ANY EXCEPTIONS?

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

Then we can't get it, not unless it turns up in a used shop. Sometimes we get gifts from other Humans too.
and if there's anything we want, we can make it ourselves.
A lot of Haibane are glad with what they can get.
and the Haibane Renmei are uh
they're important, and they seem to know a lot about the Haibane.

[text]

[quadrangle]

[...]

YOU DON'T HAVE A CLUE, DO YOU.

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

It's not my fault! They're really mysterious.
they wear these long robes and speak with their hands most of the time.

[text]

[quadrangle]

[Speak with their... hands? Wait.]

LIKE SIGN LANGUAGE?

[Hadn't one of the Carloses used that? Oh right, he almost forgot; he doesn't give a fuck.]

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

I guess?
They would make these signs with their hands to speak to each other, so I guess you could call it a language.
There was only one person that could talk, he was the Communicator that watches over the Haibane.

[text]

[quadrangle]

[... wait.]

BUT THEY'RE ALL HAIBANE, TOO, RIGHT? THE ONES MAKING RULES FOR YOU ALL?

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

[....]

actually, they're a group of people called the Toga. Nobody knows who they are, so they're pretty special themselves.
and they seem to know more about the haibane then anyone else.

[text]

[quadrangle]

[.................]

SO THEY'RE
ARE THEY HUMAN? OR IS TOGA SOME OTHER SPECIES NAME

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

[She'd be shrugging if this were a video. But, alas.]

They look human
I guess
I said they wear these weird robes, and they cover their faces and everything. The Communicator wears this weird mask too, so I've never seen his face either.
I think Toga is just a name for them.

[text]

[quadrangle]

[... Haibane sure are weird.]

OK WELL
I GUESS IF IT WORKS THEN
FUCK. I STILL DON'T SEE HOW IT MAKES SENSE, BUT I GUESS THAT'S ALIENS FOR YOU.

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

There's a lot about my world that I still don't really understand.
I mean, it's only been a year or so since I came out of the cocoon.

[text]

[quadrangle]

FUCK I FORGOT ABOUT THAT. YEAH A YEAR ISN'T LONG ENOUGH TO LEARN EVERYTHING AT ALL.
WHAT ABOUT THIS PLACE? HAVE YOU FOUND ANY REALLY HELPFUL BOOKS OR ANYTHING?

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

well there's a few books stores I've looked at. And I found some books in the pokemon center here about Sprout tower.


oh yeah! I watched one of the movies you recommended!

[text]

[quadrangle]

YOU DID? WHICH ONE?

[Was it Hitch please say it was Hitch. Or not. Whatever. And yes, this is clearly more important than books, romance > all, etc.]

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

The
the one about the guy that teaches people how to date I think?

[So probably Hitch. And yes, this is more important then anything else.]

[text]

[quadrangle]

... AND? WHAT DID YOU THINK?

[oh shit better answer this one carefully]

[text]

[charcoalfeather]

I liked it! I thought it was kinda funny

uh there were some jokes I didn't get though.

[Mostly the references... and the swearing. mmh.]

In the end I don't think it was too bad. so, thanks for recommending it to me.

[tex - I STILL HAVE NOT SEEN HITCH my life is a lie]

[quadrangle]

OH. YEAH SOME OF THE HUMAN REFERENCES DON'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. I ASKED DAVE ABOUT SOME OF THEM BUT HE DOESN'T ALWAYS GIVE ME STRAIGHT ANSWERS. HE MIGHT TELL YOU THOUGH.
ANYWAY YOU'RE WELCOME. I'M GLAD YOU LIKED IT.

[Normally, he'd press for more details, but he's getting the distinct impression his usual foaming at the mouth impassioned analysis might go over her head? Maybe? That and he'd. Find it really hard to restrain himself from snapping at her if she disaahhaha okay no he'd be able to restrain himself but god would it hurt.]

THE TROLL VERSION IS BETTER, BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T HAVE IT HERE. HUMAN WILL SMITH OR WHATEVER THE FUCK HIS POKÉQUIVALENT IS ISN'T TOO BAD THOUGH.]

[ THAT'S OKAY ME EITHER]

[charcoalfeather]

Thanks. I'll try to ask Dave about it then. there has to be something about it that he understands better then I do.

[Or maybe he'll just laugh about the fact that Karkat's gotten someone else into romcoms. This is the kind of life they have, but somehow Rakka was lucky enough to not be deserving of the blunt of it.]

Huh? You have a troll version of this movie?
and a troll version of will smith?
or uh this actor? Really?