Victor Van Dort (
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mallowhallow2013-05-29 11:53 am
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Rehearsal 3 (5/22): [Video, from Astralfield]
[The audio feed gets turned on before the video, meaning that anyone on the network will be subjected to a few moments of black accompanied by grunts and grumbles before the view switches to what looks like a vast expanse of white. A moment later, Victor pulls his head back, looking absolutely furious. As he continues to move back, it's easy to see why -- and to see why he apparently had such trouble turning his communicator on.
He's wrapped up in what is clearly a straitjacket.
Not only that, what is visible of his Astralfield hotel room has a distinctly white and padded look. Victor glares up at the ceiling, then at the chalkboard.]
THIS ISN'T FUNNY, ASTRALFIELD!!
[A beat, then some of the anger leaves his face, replaced by a sort of bone-deep weariness and sadness.]
Could -- c-could someone please come here and free me? The room number is 6988.
I was doing so well too. . .
He's wrapped up in what is clearly a straitjacket.
Not only that, what is visible of his Astralfield hotel room has a distinctly white and padded look. Victor glares up at the ceiling, then at the chalkboard.]
THIS ISN'T FUNNY, ASTRALFIELD!!
[A beat, then some of the anger leaves his face, replaced by a sort of bone-deep weariness and sadness.]
Could -- c-could someone please come here and free me? The room number is 6988.
I was doing so well too. . .
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I had parents. And they loved me. I wasn't just some Imperial foundling.
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I'm so glad to hear that. Hopefully that one flash is the herald of lots of others.
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I hope so too.
Terra... Terra is the name my parents gave me. I remembered that too.
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[Not one he'd generally hear where he comes from, but the point stands. He looks at the flute she was looking at before.]
Did you want to get that then? See if it stirs up any more memories?
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I think... I think I would.
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Oh, yes please.
[He smiles at Terra again as the employee heads off to fetch them.]
This has been a very fruitful trip.
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[He runs his fingers lovingly along the keyboard, listening to the notes curling out.]
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[The employee returns with the batteries.]
Thank you very much. This means a lot to me. . . Oh dear, I hope I'm not too rusty. . .
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[She regarded the flue for a minute.]
I wonder if I could learn to play.
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[He looks at the flute as well.]
You could always give it a try. Maybe find a book on the subject?
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Never hurts to try. And not like I've got much else to do with my time.
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Never hurts to try indeed. And yes, I've been looking for ways to fill the hours myself. This keyboard should help a lot with that.
[He could play piano for hours, seriously. In fact, he has.]
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[He can be a bit shy about playing in front of others most of the time, but -- well, Terra's a friend. One who knows what he's been through. That's enough to put her in the "people I'm willing to play in front of" category. And deep inside, he quietly hopes maybe the music will help spark another memory.]
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Is there anything else you wanted to look at while we're here, or. . . ?
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I can't think of anything else I could need.
[And to be honest, he's kind of eager to get back and see just what he can do with this thing.]