First Flake [video]

[defyingfrigidity]

[When the 'gear flicks on, the camera seems to be pointing at.... the ground. The ground, and a black-shoed foot. The camera shakes for a minute, and the voice of a young woman can be heard speaking.]

Is this strange device really meant to be used to communicate with others...? But how...

[It's then that a somewhat worried-looking Snorunt comes into view, its little arms raised. Whoever-it-was pauses before giving the device over to the creature. The camera then spins, and focuses on the owner of the voice; a pale, fair-haired young woman dressed in typical trainer clothes, looking very confused.]

I'm just not sure how I'm meant to-- [She's cut off by the Snorunt, who makes a few noises before moving closer and holding the pokegear up, getting a better view of the girl in the process. She sighs.] Okay... fine.

[She clears her throat and stands up straight, a rather regal-seeming posture for someone dressed in such casual clothes.] My name is Queen Elsa of Arendelle, and I'm afraid I've been kidnapped. I've been told that no, I really haven't been kidnapped, but... I can't exactly believe that, can I?

[Her brows furrow, then, and her shoulders seem to scrunch up a bit in a show of nervousness.] I need help. Information. If I can at least be told where exactly this "Johto" is, how far away I am from Arendelle... I would very much appreciate it. [She begins to wring her hands together, now clearly showing signs of someone who's deeply unsettled.] If there's any way at all to contact those back home... please... I need to know. My staff, my... my sister... they must be so worried....

[Her hands are now clenching each other tightly as she tries to calm herself, but it doesn't seem to be of any use. So, rather quickly, she approaches the Snorunt, taking the gear out of its hands and fumbling once more with it.] A-As I said, any help would be greatly appreciated. But for now, I'm afraid I must end this conversation. I apologize for how abrupt this is. G-Goodbye.

[Can't let them see, can't let them see--]

[Thankfully, she finds the right button to hit, and the screen goes dark.]

Comments

[neededlassie]

She said you were really nice and kind. And she said you were a good queen.

[Well, that's one way to take "she's got the royal thing down", anyway.]

She really cares about you a lot.

[he says it with a kind of an understanding tone.]

[defyingfrigidity]

[Oh. That's good. And... Elsa may be blushing a bit at the praise. She's still not used to it, even though it's been a few months since she and her sister reconnected...]

I know. I'm very lucky to have a sister like her.

[neededlassie]

[The screen's small enough that Shaun doesn't really notice the blush.

Besides, how would a kid make a queen blush? Exactly.]

I know I never would've been so nice to my big brother.

[Heck, he still sometimes talks about how much of a poophead Jason was, and Jason's been gone four years.]

[defyingfrigidity]

Oh? Why do you say that?

[Honestly, Elsa can't imagine ever NOT being nice to Anna. Then again, ignoring her for thirteen years wasn't really very nice, so uh.....]

[neededlassie]

I mean, my brother was kind of a butt. He picked on me, got me in trouble, and was always trying to say he knew better 'cause he was older.

[There's a flash of sadness that crosses his face.]

I haven't seen him in so long... It wasn't 'til I met some of my friends here that I remembered what it was even like having a big brother.

You must be a great sister as well as a great queen, because Anna looks up to you a whole lot.

[Like he used to look up to Jason. Like he still looks up to some of his friends here, the ones who've taken him under their wing like a little brother.]

[defyingfrigidity]

I wouldn't really call myself a "great" sister.... I made a lot of mistakes.

[That's something she's not too afraid to admit. It was true, after all.]

I'm sorry that you were treated that way. No matter what's happened between you, nobody should ever treat their sibling like that.

[neededlassie]

...Everybody does, though. You just have to learn from them.

[Surprisingly wise words from a 12-year-old.]

Jason was okay. I wasn't a very good little brother sometimes, either. But we were always really good friends, even when we were annoying each other.

Maybe it's just a brother thing.

[defyingfrigidity]

I know. That's a lesson I'm still trying to take to heart. But that doesn't change the fact that I wasn't very good at being a big sister for most of our lives.

[Maybe it should feel weird to talk like this with a child... but hey. Maturity's a funny thing.]

If you were good friends for a long time... maybe he has a reason for doing what he did? I can't say I endorse something like bullying, but... there has to be some sort of explanation for a sudden change like that.

[neededlassie]

But... you are now. [It's matter-of-fact. Anna loves you, therefore you must be a good sister.] And you've got a chance to fix it. That's...not something everyone gets.

[SAD BUT TRUE.]

No, I mean, it wasn't really a change. Like, I'd beat him in a video game and he'd hide a bug in my bed. So I'd hide in our treehouse and hit him with a water balloon, and he'd sit on me and tickle me half to death. We got on each others' nerves a lot, but we were always friends. I knew he had my back. It's like... no one was allowed to pick on me but him.

It's easier to remember the annoying things, sometimes, I guess. If that makes sense.