[video]

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Lord Karakael!
[The boy smiles, pushing a puppet towards the camera.]
What do you think of this one? Is she-
-pretty?
The puppet the child holds, no longer a puppet but rather a young woman with rose colored hair and emerald eyes, twitches and then glances up coyly.
Does she please you, my love?
She's exquisite. Where did you find this one, Ynoldeh?
As if you really wish the answer to that.
A chuckle, and the view mists, replacing the rather stark room with one of dozens of not-puppets lying discarded on every surface. Then the female puppet collapses as if her strings were cut, and the voice now comes from a child thrown against a wall.
What of this one, Kaaree? This is more to your taste, no?
There is a weary sigh. Must you tease me, love?
You are no fun, dearest.

Then the room is gone, and the boy is looking up, confused.
Lord Karakael?
Sorry, Zalo. Yes, she is quite pretty. Hands take the doll and turn it this way and that. You're almost ready to work on real cadavers.

Comments

[bonywings.livejournal.com]

...You think of strange things at times.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Ah...that posted, didn't it? I'm sorry you had to see that, Kanna.

[bonywings.livejournal.com]

It's all right. I can handle it.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Well, yes. But I'm sure there are more pleasant memories to wander into than mine.

[bonywings.livejournal.com]

It's always reassuring to hear from you when you're not being particularly foolish.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

[A laugh] Well, I suppose I could try to be a bit less foolish in general.

[bonywings.livejournal.com]

Good! That will be much simpler for me.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Would you like to know anything more? Or shall we forget this whole incident?

[bonywings.livejournal.com]

Do you want to say anything more?

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

I suppose not. The memories she brings are...painful for me.

[But that doesn't stop another daydream from posting, for as he speaks to Kanna his mind drifts back to ancient times.
There is a screen partition in front of him, blocking from view a flickering form.]

A voice speaks from behind the curtain. Its hesitant and wavers, but is unmistakably the voice of Ynoldeh.

Silence, then a sad, lonely chuckle.
[He places a hand against the screen.]

A pause, and the hand clenches.
A pained laugh.
A key clicks out of an opening in the screen, but she doesn't respond further. He kneels to pick up the key, and turns to leave.

[bonywings.livejournal.com]

I don't understand most of these, however.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Ah - sorry again. That was the last time I saw her before her death.

[bonywings.livejournal.com]

I'm the one who's sorry.

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

Can you really make dolls become real or is that part of the dream that the community is showing?

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

...my world has the ability to turn dead bodies into puppets. The doll was merely a test for one of my children before I allowed him to begin practicing on real corpses.

The dream was more of a memory than anything else. My apologizes for making you see it.

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

Why would you turn them into puppets? The dead bodies...they were people.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

They were people, yes. But no longer. If you believe in such things as souls, then one could say theirs have moved on and no long need their earthly vessel. Might as well use it for something useful, correct?

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't like the idea of my loved one's bodies walking around when they're not in them.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

I suppose not. But given that most of their loved ones were the ones who sold the corpses in the first place...I tend not to worry too much about their feelings.

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

That's horrible!

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Trust me, there are far more disturbing things than child-soldiers and corpse-puppets in this place I call home. My universe doesn't run on 'nice', my dear, and I cannot imagine it any other way.

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

Worse things...?

I'm sorry...I can't imagine what your world must be like.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

Few here can. But no matter. I doubt you will be visiting any time soon, so do not worry yourself about my worlds strangeness.

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, I was just surprised. I'd thought I'd gotten used to all the different worlds but it looks like some can still surprise me.

[hok-ton.livejournal.com]

My universe seems rather far in the future in comparison to most seen here. It is doubtful you would be quite so shocked by most of the other places here.