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Second Flake [video/Action for Violet City]

[The Elsa that appears on the video today is a much, much calmer Elsa then was last seen at the beginning of the month. In fact, she looks very relaxed, lounging by the shore of the lake just outside of Sprout Tower. By her side is a new addition to her team; a Lapras, very young if its smaller size is anything to go by. It seems to be dozing off, its head resting in Elsa's lap. She's gently stroking the creature's neck, a soft smile on her face.]

I have another question. This one, thankfully, is on a much less distressing note.

[SHE'S STILL SORRY SHE PUT THAT NEAR PANIC-ATTACK ON YOU ALL LIKE THAT....]

Does keeping Pokemon in those balls of theirs for long periods of time... hurt them or upset them in any way? None of the locals here seem too concerned about such a thing, but even so... I can't help but worry a bit. I try to keep mine out of their balls as much as possible, but I'm afraid that might not be very doable with this one, once Anna and I start traveling again...

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[... Huh. That's still a bit confusing.]

So... it's not magic of any kind?

I don't think so! No one's ever detected any weird spells or curses on me.

I mean, I have magic, but for whatever reason that got turned off when I arrived...

[Now it's Elsa's turn to be silent for a moment. She doesn't get super emotional like she did when she talked to Demyx, but still, to hear other people so freely admitting that they wield (or... once wielded) magic is... strange.

Strange, but nice. The kind of nice that makes you smile really brightly.]

I think that happens to everyone. I had magic too, where I came from... but I haven't been able to do anything since arriving here.

Hey... did you have any injuries or anything that were healed when you came?

Injuries? No, I didn't. Did something like that happen to you?

Well, I have nerve damage, see! ...Or had nerve damage. It was all fixed when I arrived. And since I've been living with it for years and years, suddenly being able to feel pain and touch again is kinda weird!

[Oh gosh, that sounds... horrible. Even though this guy's still a total stranger, Elsa looks pretty concerned.]

I'm so sorry to hear that. But I suppose... there's a silver lining in that, don't you think? That you can feel touch again?

No, I'm not complaining! It's really nice to be able to pet things and actually, you know, feel fur or feathers or whatever. I definitely missed that.

[Hm...]

I can't even begin to understand what your experience must have been like, but I can somewhat understand the joy of being able to touch things again. For the longest time, I had to wear gloves. [Her expression falls again, but only briefly.] And touching things just wasn't the same.

[She holds a hand up, wiggling her bare fingers.]

But now I don't have to anymore, and after more than a decade, it feels rather nice.

Aw, don't worry about it! It's not that big of a deal.

Why'd you have to wear gloves? Was it too cold out there? Nya ha ha!

[Elsa lets out a somewhat shaky laugh at that.] No. Well... not exactly. Sometimes it was, because we live in the north, and my magic is all ice-related.

I, ah...

[She hesitates. It's... difficult to talk about this. She wants to be more open now, and talking to another person who wields magic certainly helps, but... she's still a little ashamed.]

I couldn't control my powers very well, growing up. So I had to hide them. The gloves helped with that.

I can relate, actually!

When I was a kid, I barely even knew my magic was a thing, much less how to use it. So when this bunch of grown-ups killed my friend, I was soooo mad that I pretty much just exploded and killed 'em all right there!

[He looks far too happy about this. If it's any consolation, though, the smile is fake.]

[UH. THAT. OKAY WOW. THAT WAS A THING SHE WASN'T EXPECTING.

Elsa looks mildly horrified at that but at the same time... sympathetic. Because while she never killed anyone, she almost did. Several times. Anna, the Weselton guards, probably some of her own guards if she hadn't snapped out of it when she was fighting off those two...]

That... that was always my biggest fear. Hiding my magic and myself away for a long time stopped anything like that from happening, but... I've come close, several times. I'm... so sorry you went through that.

[Even if he's smiling about it and talking about it like it's not a big deal, Elsa knows too much about hiding yourself behind a mask to believe that event hasn't affected him in some way.]

[WELCOME TO "CR WITH HENRY 101". FIRST LESSON: MURDER. YOU'RE GOING TO BE HEARING A LOT ABOUT MURDER.]

Nah, I enjoyed it! I mean, I'm pretty sure I didn't even like them too much in the first place, anyway. Everyone in that village was really no fun at all. [Note his use of the term 'pretty sure'. It was a long time ago, and he's done a lot of subconscious memory suppression in the years following, so his recollection of the event is foggy at best.] But yeah, it felt good! It was like they were burning from the inside out! And it's not like they didn't deserve it, sooooo...

[ELSA IS REALLY NOT DOWN WITH MURDER AND THE THOUGHT OF SOMEONE BURNING FROM THE INSIDE OUT IS KIND OF MAKING HER ILL... but... well, those people killed a child. She would never condone murder of any kind, but she can't exactly blame him for lashing out at the death of someone important to him.

After all, if someone had killed Anna, Elsa honestly can't be sure how she'd react. Or how her power would react out of her control. Aaaand she's not going to think about that because YEAH THAT'S A TERRIFYING THOUGHT SHE'D RATHER NOT ENTERTAIN.]

What do you mean by that? Did they do any other awful things before they killed your friend?

[Well, uh, there's the thing, Elsa: those people didn't kill a child. They killed a adult wolf who wandered into the village looking for Henry.]

[All his friends at that age were animals.]

Well, maybe "friend" was the wrong word... she was kind of more like my mom.

[... Yep. Misunderstandings all around. But hey, she's seen just how close Kristoff is to Sven, and she definitely loves her own adorable snowman creations as much as she loves some of the humans around her. The change in species won't really change much about this situation at all.]

... Oh. [Elsa was "lucky", in that her parents died in an accident. But to have a parental figure murdered...] I... I'm so sorry. Nobody deserves to lose a parent in such a way.

[She's saying sorry a lot, and she's afraid it's going to come off as fake, but man, as odd as he is, her heart's really aching for this poor guy.]

Yeah, it... was not the high point of my personal history, ha ha.

[He smiles again, a little awkwardly.]

--But, hey, look at me just dragging this whole thing down, right? Silly me. [He knocks his palm against his forehead, jumping at the sudden sensation of feeling-- and then giggling again.] Still not used to this whole 'senses' thing!

[Abrupt subject change. Right. Elsa can totally get behind that.

She laughs at his surprise.]

I'm sure you'll get used to it quickly!

I dunno, it's pret-ty weird.

Like, I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be this... sensitive.

It could just be because you're not used to it. Something like that happened to me not too long ago. For most of my life, I stayed inside, but once I started going out again, I got sick!

I was told it happened because I wasn't used to being outside and around other people, so I was more sensitive to sickness. Maybe something like that is happening with you?

Oh no! Sick?

...What kind of sick?

[HENRY]

Oh, just a common cold. Nothing terribly serious, but it did make me quite miserable for nearly a week.

... And I think I made it snow inside for most of that time. That was embarrassing.

...Aw. I thought it was gonna be nastier.

[Look how disappointed he is.]

[.... U-Uh.]

I... I'm sorry for disappointing you...?

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