soul_campaign | An Incident [May 1; Video]

[Private to the Troll Hive]

[A smiling Aranea flips the camera to herself. She's waiting in line for the cashier and seems to have taken this as a good opportunity to address the guide.]

Hi Di and Sign! I was in the neighborhood and remembered that we were out of some medical supplies. So I took it upon myself to procure some. Hehe. Since I'm here, do you know of anything else I might be--

Hey, what's that you got there? [And voice comes from behind the counter.]

Huh... [Aranea looks away to address him.] Oh, it's just some supplies for me and my--

You're one of those "guests," huh? Well, you better get out of here. We won't take your credit.

Oh, um... but I was here just a few days ago--

We're changing our store's policy. So just, get out of here, okay, horned freak?

Okay. Sure. There's no need to get excited. I'm leaving.

[The camera shakes visibly as Aranea sets her mirror inside a handbag. In the process of doing so...]

[Video to all -- from Aranea's bag]

Just where do you think you're going with that?

Oh, um. I was just going to put it away.

Liar! You were trying to steal it!

I did not lie, nor am I trying to steal! In fact if I were to attempt to leave right now I would be stealing!

Little bitch. You want to steal my stuff now that we're not serving guests!

No, really! I was just--let go of me!!

You're not so tough without your partner, huh...

[There's a second of struggling and not a second longer the sound of fist contacting face...]

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[Aranea nodded. She wasn't supposed to be talking, after all.]

[Psii's gone for some time. Looks around clinic, but quickly realizes isn't going to find anything there. Eventually, thinks to try Deathbucks, where some of the customers look at him in way that makes him wish horns were less noticeable, but the young human at the counter gives him a cup of ice once he explains why needs it. He hurries back to the clinic.]

Will this work?

Yes... ugh ...very.

[She immediately put some ice on her nose. It stung. A LOT.]

Though... ugh ...ice on skin isn't... ugh ...the best. Can you find... ugh ...some disposable paper... ugh ...or a rag?

[That's much easier to find, and Psii's only gone short time before comes back with stack of paper towels.]

Should have thought of that, sorry.

[Though it's not long, Aranea is gracious for the paper towels. Holding onto ice and placing it on your face? Not fun. She hastily wrapped the ice before returning it to her blue bulging bruised nose.]

Thank you... ugh ...Mituna.

[Psii often didn't know if someone was allowed to use real name until they tried. AA was definitely allowed, and he gave her small, slightly embarrassed smile.]

You're welcome. Looks terrible, though.

[She smiled painfully.]

Ugh... I knooow... ugh ... I think my modeling... ugh ...career is over!

Wouldn't worry, if were you. Don't think troll fashion is complete without a little blood.

[She laughed and yelps a little, holding her nose painfully.]

...I shouldn't... ugh ...do that right now...

Sorry.

[Is glad she's cheered up enough that she felt like laughing, though.]

Do you think someone will help soon?

[She smiled a bit.] They told me... ugh ...to sit. I don't think... ugh ...I'm a high priority.

An Incident [May 1; Video]

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