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[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

[The video turns on to show a dimly lit room. The only light comes from a a few candles placed here and there. As the eyes of any watchers adjust to the dark lighting they will notice Rapunzel. When they do they'll see that her hair is once again incredibly long and blond. Her face is pale, her eyes dark with a stubborn glint in them. And most noticeably, her hands are cuffed and she is chained to the wall.

She doesn't notice the recording at first as she is too occupied looking for something...anything. Eventually she does look down and see the book recording her. Her eyes widen slightly.]

What's this...? I would have thought Gothel would have gotten rid of this already. Are you still there? Can you see me? Can you hear me? ...Hello?

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[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

[After her own virus video, she isn't exactly ready to look around the community but this isn't something she can ignore.]

I'm here, I can hear you.

[croibhristeoir]

Yes, I can clearly see and hear you.

Are you alright? Do you need help?

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[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

Hello. [She smiles, but it isn't a very happy smile.]

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[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

It works. Thank goodness.

I need to get out of here.

...but I don't know where here is.

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[croibhristeoir]

Don't worry. [Damsel in distress? He's quite well-equipped for this.]

What's your name? Tell me about the world you're in if you can.

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[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

You need help. Where are you?

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[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

...I don't know. Gothel blindfolded me when she took me away from the tower.

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[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

It's Rapunzel. I'm in a kingdom called Corona. I was in a tower in the forest somewhere but I have no idea when I've been brought now. There are no windows and the door is out of reach and locked tight.

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[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

Tails is able to worldhop if he knows the country and the year.

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[croibhristeoir]

Rapunzel--my name is Lancer. It's a pleasure to meet you, though I'm sorry circumstances are so unfavorable.

That's a start, at least. I can seek out that tower and continue from there. Are you able to tell me how far from there you traveled and in which direction?

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[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

The kingdom is Corona. I'm a little fuzzy on the year...

Gothel never kept calendars.

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

Is there anyone else from your world?

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[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

Thank you, Lancer. I've tried getting out on my own. Almost made it a few times, but she always catches me...

It must have been at least five days. Maybe a few more. It's hard to remember how many nights passed. I'm not as sure about the direction. I only know it wasn't south. She wouldn't have brought me closer to the kingdom.

[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

No. There's no one on here.

[Her voice grows colder.] I'm alone.

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

[Forget about past problems, she has current ones.]

You're not alone. I'm here and I'll think of a way to get you out, alright?

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[croibhristeoir]

It's going to be fine. I'm a knight, and eluding pursuit is something of my specialty. [He gave her a small smile, trying to look reassuring.]

Five days...I'm faster than any human and can cover such distances in less than that, but unless I have the right direction I can't say I'm certain of how long it might take to locate you. [Sometimes not needing to stop for food or sleep could be a useful thing. In this case, it wasn't much help.]

Perhaps if I asked Kayneth about tracking magecraft...no, he'd want to know why I needed it. Sola--if I asked her, perhaps she wouldn't question it.

[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

[She looks like she might start to cry.]

Thank you. I keep trying but Gothel always finds a way to stop me.

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[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

I've lasted this long and I'm not about to give up. I told her I'd fight her for as long as I could, and I will. I can wait however long it takes you to find me.

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

Could she stop a world hop?

[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I don't think she could.

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[croibhristeoir]

Let me think, there must be some way. I don't know how their magecraft works, but if Sola could lend me a familiar or some kind of talisman I could carry between worlds...that would surely cut down how long it would take.

Is your life in any immediate danger?

[makewayforroze.livejournal.com]

Could you guess a year?

[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

I really couldn't. I'm sorry. I was too far away from everything.

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[lanternlooking.livejournal.com]

No. She'll keep me alive forever if she can help it. She needs my hair.

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[croibhristeoir]

..I admit I wasn't expecting that reasoning, but I'm glad you aren't in immediate danger. That makes things slightly less urgent, though no less serious.