lydiascreams | [022. Do you wanna build a snowman?]

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[When Lydia wakes up that morning her bed is much bigger than she's used to. Her room is the same, but different and it's colder than it should be at home.

Once the lights in her room are on, after she takes a peek out the door and doesn't find the rest of her house, she finds the phone there and has an urge to start the video.

She appears on the camera with hair uncharacteristically out of place, and still in her pajamas.]

Mom? Dad?

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[Lydia decided to explore the place she's at. It's not grandma's house but she feels safe enough in this place and she knows her friends are out there. So she dresses herself and makes her way around the ship until she finds the deck. And snow!

She'll start with building a snowman.]

(ooc: Lydia is obviously affected. Replies will come from

pricessariel. Although she doesn't remember exactly what happened or what the Barge is, she'll know if people she's friends with approach her and will be inclined to trust them.)

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[Lydia grins brightly at the bunny, feeling very special to be chosen by her. She kneels down on the floor and gently brushes her fingers behind her ears.]

Hi Duchess, I'm Lydia.

[And then she reaches for the bandana and holds it up for a second before letting it drop.

When the bunny takes off, again, she laughs and looks over at Allison.]

She's the best bunny ever!

She is! She's magic, an' she runs, an' she's soft, an'--an' she's good at cuddling.

[When Duchess returns with the bandanna this time, instead of waiting for it to be dangled so she can steal it again, she makes a tiny, growling noise and thumps her foot. Allison giggles at that, reaching out to pet Duchess's back.]

It's okay. She only pretends to be mad. When she growls an' stomps her foot, she wants to be petted an' hugged. An' you can hug her all you want, 'cause she's both our bunny now since we's friends.

[Lydia definitely brightens at the idea of hugging the bunny. She shifts closer and gently pats the bunny behind her eats.]

Did your parents let you have her? My dad won't let me have any pets. He says they're dirty.

Um...I think she's a birthday present!

[Because truthfully, Allison doesn't remember where Duchess came from, just that Duchess is hers, and she came from someone that Allison cares about, and that she's very special.]

My birthday's in Jan'wary, so she's my birthday present, just early.

[Noting that Lydia's very careful, Allison grins and leans over to pick up Duchess, then magnanimously leans over to put the bunny carefully into Lydia's arms, grinning.]

Here, silly. Give her a hug. She likes hugs, an' bunny hugs are fun. Her whiskers tickle when she sniffs on your neck.

[Lydia smiles brightly at Allison as she hands her the bunny. She looks down at Duchess and then, as instructed, hugs her as if she were Pythagoras. Only much more carefully still.

And as promised, her whiskers tickle and Lydia giggles.]

I want a bunny. Or maybe a puppy. Maybe both. I wish I could have both.

My birthday's in March.

[Seeing Lydia smile makes Allison feel all warm inside, like she feels when she holds Mister Bear or when her daddy hugs her when she cries, even when Mommy says only babies cry. She feels almost like she's her Daddy, and Lydia is her when she cries, and that she's hugging Lydia by letting her share her bunny.

But her observation about puppies gives her pause, and with a frown Allison scratches her head. There are a lot of things that confuse her about this new place, and a lot of things she's sure of without really knowing why...

It's all very weird.]

Well, you gots a bunny 'cause Duchess is both our bunny now. An', um...there are puppies here. All over...I know 'cause Duchess told me. [Yes, that makes sense. Duchess is a magic bunny, after all. She probably whispered it in Allison's ear while she was asleep...things like that happen in fairy tales all the time!]

She could help us find some! We should go huntin' for puppies. Maybe you can 'dopt one! March isn't so far away, it could be your birthday present!

[022. Do you wanna build a snowman?]

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