(accidental) video; un: man's greatest treasure

[reparo]

[ -- and the camera starts transmitting, as someone pulls away from being very near Hermione. The talisman does not pick up the features of that person, at first, but what it does pick up is Hermione's faintly dazed murmur or:]

A-are you truly a witch?

[There is a brief pause, from the person - woman, you can see it's a woman (Miang-Si, if you've already met her) - in front of Hermione, before she darts forward again, darkening the view completely.

Before the trasmission cuts, from bodies pressing together too tightly, there is one audible clue: the sound of lips meeting lips in a surprisingly thorough kiss.]

- L A T E R -

[OH LOOK AT THAT, IT'S HERMIONE'S FACE. She looks a little more dishevelled than usual, a bit surprised.]

Th - [Clears her throat.] Did this thing turn on? [The indignity. Her first kiss in as long as she's been here, witnessed by the whole network. (Her first kiss with a girl, too! A woman even.) Earth swallow her up.

No, this is fine. She's going to grit her teeth and smile tensely.]

Right, so - on the bright side, I don't think Quangze suspects that I am one of her accomplices? The rest of the inhabitants still think I'm a writer of books on manners - there's something to be written about shoving your tongue in someone's mouth uninvited - regardless. I'm not - I've never met her before just now.

So, in light of that... Please all do me the favour of not mentioning to anyone that I am a you-know-what.

[ooc: Please consider this backdated to Miang-Si's parade on the 25th.]

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video; un: owllady

[traaaaaash]

[ Sorry, was this a serious post? Was Hermione hoping to retain some shred of dignity?

Not with Eda wolf whistling in response. ]

Dang, girl! Who knew you got game?

1/??

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Excuse me?

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Game??

i forgot to say this is video in response

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[THE INDIGNITY.]

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I'll have you know that I have been on dates, alright.

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Not that it matters!

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It's not as if that counts. I don't think she was fully there, you know?

private;

[weifinder]

How are you feeling, ah? Seems like that was a surprising encounter for you. Not unpleasant, but certainly surprising!

private;

[reparo]

[ Privacy! That opens a whole other direction of dialogue. ]

I am...processing it? [ A small pause. ] It wasn't unpleasant.

un: absterge

[downswing]

A witch?

un: absterge

[reparo]

Precisely that.

private.

[damnable]

( there are so many things red could say to all of this, but there is really only one that matters: )

You okay?

private.

[reparo]

[oh, it's Red. Red saw. Does Red think - well, who knows what she thinks. Probably nothing bad, right?]

I'm fine! There's a warning on my hand now, but otherwise I'm doing great.

[A pause.] Can I get one petty whine in?

un : dappled peals of the parted seas (voice)

[beitangmoran]

I'm sorry, what exactly do you mean by 'you-know-what'?

voice;

[reparo]

I meant don't mention I'm a witch. Granted that it's not the type of witchcraft that they're so afraid of, but I'd rather not get paraded about and blamed to all their troubles too.

text; un: sticks and stones

[perceptive]

Whoever built this communication device ought to be told they've done an awful job. This little gadget of theirs has an awful habit of making accidental recordings. ( he's seen quite enough lately. please everyone keep these things away from the children. )

text; un: man's greatest treasure

[reparo]

I don't disagree with that statement. Maybe they're acting to the energies in Yancai?

[3point0]

Don't worry, your secret's safe with me. But. Sorry that you had to tell everyone through a buttdial.

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...had to tell everyone what? That I'm a witch? People know. Most people know. [Rambling and scrambling? You bet.]

I may not have told you, I realise. On the train.

un: qishan | voice

[silverneedles]

Your secret is safe. [ With Wen Qing especially. As she's a witch hunter in this place, she won't say anything about Hermione. ]

Did you otherwise enjoy her visit?

voice

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[This is going to make the breakfast meal together very awkward. For reasons!

Reasons that are difficult to ignore now, give all of her most recent self-discoveries.]

The answer is complicated. [it's also easier to vocalise, the more people speak to her over the network, strangely.

So much so that she forgets to put up a filter, and just speaks.]

Did I enjoy the fact that she's being paraded about and accused of witchcraft? No. Did I enjoy the first kiss I've had in two years? No.

But her lips were soft. Strangely.

[a pause.] It feels as if this would have been nicer with someone else.

un: pillar of the heavens | video

[inkfire]

[ Have a very amused Mo Ran grinning at her. ]

Did you enjoy the kiss?

video

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[Oh look, it's the locusts-on-his-dick man.]

I've had better.

video; un: hopscotch

[clavesregni]

[Have a bona fide Kisser Of Girls who has no earthly clue what's going on but does know that people shouldn't go around kissing other people without permission.]

Are you alright?

video;

[reparo]

[Hey listen, maybe now her unwavering support about the brides on the train and also whatever level of affection Caitlyn clearly has for Vi makes more sense?]

I am physically unharmed, and currently working to get over the annoyance at the surprise kiss.

un: anzhi

[balancedwire]

[ Really? That's his little sister! ]

Do you need anything meimei? Other than not mentioning that other part of yourself.

voice;

[reparo]

I'm fine, Xie Yun, I promise. I'm sorry for causing concern.

private; un: sizhui

[paperbutterflies]

It may not be my place to ask, but still - are you all right with concealing an aspect of who you are?

private;

[reparo]

I am used to it by now, both here and back home. Very few locations we've been in have taken kindly to witches.

video, un: strange

[rehandle]

Practice to be confined below-decks, got it.

[ He's just going to politely not directly mention the rest of that Scenario. For now. There's time, and what he doesn't say out loud his expression is already barely containing. ]

video;

[reparo]

[WHY DOES HE LOOK LIKE HE'S SMIRKING ABOUT IT, WHY.]

Yes, probably for the best. In which case, we should stick to non-destructive spells?

un: song » voice

[spoilers]

A woman who enjoys kissing other women? I think that one might be out of the bag.

But she could probably do with reading a paragraph or two on boundaries.

( Labels and neat little boxes aren't really River's thing, but Hermione does look so taken aback by the kiss and she can't help herself. )

Relax, sweetie, I know what you meant.

voice

[reparo]

She could, yes. [It's a bit too late to go back and reprimand or teach Miang-Si about boundaries. At least this went better than freeing Maranth in the desert, but something about all these women in chains and accused of witchcraft...]

I was - I meant more the fact that I am, actually, a witch.

( not here )

[lanclan]

[ ... Everyone on this network is either naked or being lewd. Good to know. (Poor Sizhui! Didn't Wangji say his son liked this girl?) Back to Xichen's scheduled browsing. ]