[The scenery fades. The tight breath she'd been holding goes with it. Rosamund grips the briars at her middle and winces. An ache has swollen there suddenly, as if reminded to hurt by the sight of its inception.]
They haven't moved since I came here. Okay? Nothing except...except keeping my heart beating. They haven't done anything else. I promise.
Not quite? I think it's easier to say that it was never supposed to get that way.
The real curse was that I was supposed to fall asleep for a hundred years on my 18th birthday. And the briars were only a part of it, they were supposed to keep me safe during that time. But they also... [She winces.] They made it difficult for anyone to come break the curse. They grew way too big, and way too far.
So, no, it's not usually something that will attack people like that. Most of the time, they're just like regular plants. They've only moved like that twice: when I woke up, and, well. What you just saw.
It happened at birth. My parents invited fairies to my name day, but they left one out. The wicked fairy. She showed up and took a little revenge on me.
It's stupid, right? [She throws a hand in the air.] It doesn't even make for a good story. What, a girl gets cursed at birth, falls asleep one day, then a prince crawls through a bunch of plants and kisses her and she wakes up and marries him.
No, no, not then. That was before this, but they didn't make it really. It was just how things were supposed to go.
[She frowns.]
Anise? Look, let's put this behind us for now, okay? Would you like to grab some ice cream? You can ask me anything you like at any time, but first, I could do with delicious treat.
[ never mind, it's time for another void and another memory! (16:12 - 20:44) (There are English subtitles with the Youtube captions! Sometimes they fuck up and get misaligned, but if they do, refreshing should fix them!)
In the memory, Anise merely stands and watches as a boy reads a prophecy of destruction, then collapses to the ground and fades. In his final moments, he looks to her and smiles weakly.
"Thank you... for everything. My most cherished..."
... As soon as Anise realizes what memory this is, she completely freezes and the blood drains from her face. ]
[Well. Just as she was getting her bearings she's on the verge of tears again. Rosamund watches with a hand over her mouth, trying to keep from making a sound. It would be disrespectful, she thinks, as the boy grows paler and more ethereal. No matter the glamour of it, it's still a death, and one that comes too soon for a boy much too young.
She looks to Anise when it finishes, hand over her heart.]
Anise...I'm terribly sorry. Your friend —
[Brother? Cousin? She shakes her head. She shouldn't presume things.]
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Is that the curse!?
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[The scenery fades. The tight breath she'd been holding goes with it. Rosamund grips the briars at her middle and winces. An ache has swollen there suddenly, as if reminded to hurt by the sight of its inception.]
They haven't moved since I came here. Okay? Nothing except...except keeping my heart beating. They haven't done anything else. I promise.
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... Have they done anything else like that before?
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[She frowns. How to explain?]
Not quite? I think it's easier to say that it was never supposed to get that way.
The real curse was that I was supposed to fall asleep for a hundred years on my 18th birthday. And the briars were only a part of it, they were supposed to keep me safe during that time. But they also... [She winces.] They made it difficult for anyone to come break the curse. They grew way too big, and way too far.
So, no, it's not usually something that will attack people like that. Most of the time, they're just like regular plants. They've only moved like that twice: when I woke up, and, well. What you just saw.
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... How did you get cursed like that in the first place?
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It happened at birth. My parents invited fairies to my name day, but they left one out. The wicked fairy. She showed up and took a little revenge on me.
[More or less.]
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[She looks to Anise expectantly.]
Where's the sense in any of it?
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[She frowns.]
Anise? Look, let's put this behind us for now, okay? Would you like to grab some ice cream? You can ask me anything you like at any time, but first, I could do with delicious treat.
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[ look ice cream sounds great, but she's nosy!
also would you like a mem in return ]
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[They died in the briars.....
Also PAZU PLEASE YES i want it, i want more anise always]
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[ never mind, it's time for another void and another memory! (16:12 - 20:44) (There are English subtitles with the Youtube captions! Sometimes they fuck up and get misaligned, but if they do, refreshing should fix them!)
In the memory, Anise merely stands and watches as a boy reads a prophecy of destruction, then collapses to the ground and fades. In his final moments, he looks to her and smiles weakly.
"Thank you... for everything. My most cherished..."
... As soon as Anise realizes what memory this is, she completely freezes and the blood drains from her face. ]
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She looks to Anise when it finishes, hand over her heart.]
Anise...I'm terribly sorry. Your friend —
[Brother? Cousin? She shakes her head. She shouldn't presume things.]
Are you all right?
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... It was my fault.