[video] First position

[usedquack]

[There's a lot of shaking around before the camera comes into focus, but when it does, it's an extreme close-up of Duck's freckled face. It's obvious she's never seen a pokegear before, or any kind of camera. Someone offscreen is telling her she doesn't have to be so close. She looks away from the camera - it pans backward. There's a Pidove on her shoulder. She asks the helpful someone.]
Does it really work?

It's working right now. Say something.

[She looks into the camera and waves.] Okay, um. Hi!
...
...

[Aside:] What now?

You said you had something to ask?...

[Her face lights up as she's reminded of why she wrestled with this contraption in the first place.] Oh yeah! Uh, so, I don't really know what's going on right now. It does sound kind of fun, travelling and going on adventures with pokémon. Some of them are pretty cute! But I have a friend who's going to be really worried when he finds I'm gone, so I was wondering if anyone could tell me the way to Gold Crown Town? It's not on the map. It's a small town, but there's a big boarding school where they teach the arts, and music, and ballet. I think it's in Germany.
...

[Something serious has clearly occurred to her. She stops smiling.] Um, there's something else too. I think this might be a story. Has anyone seen a clockwork writing machine?

Comments

video;

[broomwithaview]

[And now Kiki thinks Duck is pulling her leg, and smiles as if to say 'you caught me!'.]

Oh come on, don't make fun, we've only just met.

Re: video;

[usedquack]

I'm serious! [See, this his her serious face.] It was only because we had our own writer on our side that we were able to make a happy ending!

[Video]

[tobeyourhero]

Screw that! Then you should become an eagle! Or a falcon! [WHAT IS LOGIC.]

[usedquack]

Gosh, I've never met a mouse before. We had Anteaterina and Allie Gator in my class, and I used to see Armadillon and Chihuajuan around. And there was Mr. Cat, of course.

I wonder how come there wasn't a mouse at our school?

[her_mouse_jesty]

How odd. We have all those animals in my kingdom... why, our best friends are ducks, too! Donald Duck the mage, Daisy Duck as my lady-in-waiting, their nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie, and their uncle Scrooge McDuck...

video;

[broomwithaview]

[So unsure...]

Well, um, no one's heard of a clockwork writing machine, so I guess it's not a story, huh?

video;

[usedquack]

Yeah. Someone told me this was a whole different world. So I guess I don't have to worry about being in a story. [But now she's back to square one as far as an explanation to why she's human.]

[usedquack]

Ducks can be wizards?

video;

[broomwithaview]

Well, this place isn't all that bad. You might even like it!

[audio]

[enjoymyatelier]

...A 'story'? What do you mean by that?

[he didn't care until the potential for magical bullshit was introduced

fuck yeah, magical bullshit]

[video]

[lol_less]

Clockwork writing machine?

[Stories are interesting sometimes.]

[Video]

[usedquack]

You really think I can become an eagle? [dubious. But what is logic indeed?]

video;

[usedquack]

Well, it does seem like a lot of fun.

[Video because herp derp]

[usedquack]

Back home there was a man who wrote stories that came true! [Jeez, is she gonna have to explain this to every bozo who asks?]

[Video]

[tobeyourhero]

Of course. You've just gotta find your wings.

[video]

[usedquack]

A bad man made it so that he could continue writing stories even after he died.

[Video]

[usedquack]

But I lost my wings when I came here.

[Audio... just because honestly]

[enjoymyatelier]

...How did that work, exactly?

[This is intriguing as hell! He barely sounds skeptical at all.]

[Video]

[tobeyourhero]

The wings in your heart is what I mean.

[Video. Someone's gonna have to teach her how to use the audio function]

[usedquack]

I don't know. Autor went on about freezing cold showers and quills with swan's feathers and tea that was four parts darjeeling or something, but I still think he was just giving Fakir a hard time.

And then there was that thing with the tree. I don't even know what that was all about!

[Video]

[usedquack]

Can I become a prima ballerina instead?

[video]

[lol_less]

[And he made a look.]

...Who would believe that?

[Video]

[tobeyourhero]

Those dancers on TV? If that's what you wanna be, then I can't stop you.

[video]

[usedquack]

But it's true! [Look at this honest face. Would this face lie?]

[Video]

[usedquack]

YES! I'll do my best!