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[demonicbeauty]

[It's Ariadne posting, so no matter how carefully she's planned her speech, the first few moments of the feed are nothing but her fumbling with her bracelet, trying to properly get herself into the frame.

But there's something very new this time.

It's Ariadne.

Her face is the same as always, except for the fact that it's green. Green as the underside of a maple leaf. And her hair is candy-floss blue. So that's...not normal. And while some of you have seen this look on her, the vast majority have not. She's been careful. Maybe even paranoid.

And from the grimace on her face, she looks very, very guilty.]

So. I've been lying. For a very long time. I don't feel bad about it. Not exactly. But I never felt good about it either.

This...this is me. What I actually am. I'm Alastrian. We're harmless, really. And I would never hurt anyone. Even if I look...well...a little different. And I won't. I mean, it's just easier to look Human. But I wanted to tell the truth. Because I feel like I've been stealing someone's face. Because it looks like we're all going to be here a long time. And because...well. I guess I just wondered what it would be like to live a more honest life.

[She pauses, clearly a little overwhelmed by all of this.]

I'm sorry I lied.

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[demonicbeauty]

But you do it anyway.

Sounds like the risk is worth the reward.

[winscenario]

Absolutely. Honestly, I wouldn't know what else to do with myself.

[demonicbeauty]

[She tilts her head.]

You seem to be keeping yourself busy here.

[winscenario]

[ He tilts his head, forced to agree with that. ]

That's true. I suppose I had to find something to do with myself. I'd drive myself crazy otherwise.

[demonicbeauty]

I actually do understand that. Even if I can't compare anything to traveling the stars.

[She sighs softly.]

And I feel like I should be doing more.

[winscenario]

[ Jim tilts his head. ]

What do you feel like you should be doing? What kinds of things did you do back home, and how do you think you could use your skills to help more around here?

[demonicbeauty]

Umm...

Well.

I was always very good at finding things. That people wanted. That other people had. And taking them.

[winscenario]

You mean stealing.

[ Don't try to throw dirt in his eyes, Airy. He's onto you! ]

[demonicbeauty]

Oh, no. People who steal have bad intentions. I never do.

[And she believes this completely.]

[winscenario]

[ Lifting an eyebrow, thoroughly unimpressed. ]

Stealing is stealing, no matter your intentions. Maybe you even have good reason for it, but you don't call it a different word just because of that.

[demonicbeauty]

[She huffs out a sigh.]

All right. Let's not call it just 'stealing.' Let's call it 'stealing from very bad people to save a lot of lives.'

[winscenario]

I'm not reprimanding you for it, Airy, nor saying that it was wrong or right. But you can't say it wasn't stealing.

[ He stares at her pointedly. ]

Anyway, if you're good at finding things, you could offer people with that. I'm sure both Wanderers and natives often need help finding stuff they've lost. Maybe even the gods could use a hand with that sometimes.

[demonicbeauty]

I have to admit, I was thinking about talking to Honir.

Seeing if he could use me.

[winscenario]

Go for it. He always has some exciting ideas. A little crazy at times, granted, but still exciting.

[demonicbeauty]

Oh, crazy ideas are the best.

They're the ones that usual work.

[winscenario]

Oh, you don't have to tell me. I'm intimately familiar with that.

[demonicbeauty]

[She giggles.]

That doesn't surprise me at all, Jim.

[winscenario]

[ There's a bit of a snort. ]

I think you know me too well.

[demonicbeauty]

Well, I may not know figures of speech. But people? People I know.

[winscenario]

Here I thought I was so mysterious.

[ Well, not mysterious. But unpredictable? He sure can be that. ]

[demonicbeauty]

Most people think they are.