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[002N :: Video]

[Camera feed comes in at rather awkward moments sometimes. In this case, it's while Nabooru's in the midst of stifling a yawn.

She slouches over and stares at her camera, seemingly unamused - or something like it.]

Hello kids, cranky old men, potential dancers, and cohorts.

Are you all having a good time? I had a blind date with that Edward guy, and he doesn't seem so bad. He was pretty nice actually. How many of you got stuck with people you hated?

[She pauses to cover her mouth with her right hand and a few moments later withdraws it.]

Hold that thought.
Any of you know of good sleep remedies?

[If anyone says 'a good lay' or its equivalent, she's going to punch them in the face.]

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Well, I -AM- a Man. I'll see what I can do.

You wanna switch this thing to private or you want me to come over?

Come to my room, Knuckles. I'll leave my door unlocked.

~~I'll be waiting. Naked.~~

~~Can I come too?~~

~~Fine I won't go.~~

~~Sorry Edward - Only Redheads allowed.~~

Alright, gimme a couple minutes.

~~I'll be naked too. But no surprises there.~~

[KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK]

I told you...

[She sighs and goes to answer the door.]

I thought I said I would leave my door unlocked, boy.

Yeah, well, it's still best to knock! Can't just barge on in, even if the door's unlocked.

[He enters the room.]

So! You needed to talk about something? What's up?

Uh.

I wanted to ask you some questions...

[After she lets him in, she closes the door and wanders over to her bed before she lays down. No, she's not going to be professional. Sorry.]

About. Uh. Guys.

[He's not exactly professional either. He takes up residence in her chair and spins it till it's facing her.]

Uh-huh. What kinda questions? I'll answer 'em as best as I can.

[She turns onto her side, props herself onto an elbow and stares at him for a time. Teacher? What? No. How did she ever become one?]

What do you get as an 'I'm sorry' present for a guy who's uh... Socially autistic? And pissed. Or something.

[He thinks about this for a minute or so.]

That depends on a couple things. First of all, are you sure you actually owe the guy an apology? Secondly, when you say Socially Autistic... how unsocialized are we talkin' here? 'Crazy mountain hermit' kind of loner, or 'tells innapropriate jokes at dinner' kinda guy but likeable enough otherwise?

Well. I... kind of do, yes.

[She pauses thoughtfully.]

I guess I should probably start from the beginning... You can't say anything, got it? You have to keep it between us only.

Since when has that been an issue? You know I ain't gonna breathe a word to no-one. Cross my heart and hope to die.

I'm just saying. It's a complicated situation.

[She gestures awkwardly with her free hand. You know, the one that's not propping her up.]

So Shinon comes back, right? I bring him his dodongo. And uh. There's this kiss. Kind of the exciting kiss. It was a good kiss.

And then... there's this other guy, you know? The martial arts instructor...

I know Professor Byrne, yeah. Hmm.. that IS quite a situation.

[Hey. He could empathise. It's not like he hasn't had his brushes with having feelings for more than one person at once. He's not judging her in the slightest.]

So, you're apologising to... which one, now? Byrne or Shinon?

[Oh. Well.]

Uh. Byrne.

[She flops over onto her back and shifts her hands to rest beneath her neck.]

With Byrne, the first time I met him it was an instant like. I see a lot of myself in him. Or at least a me that I've lost touch with. The academy has changed me a lot, so maybe he's more like the me I used to be.

But he's strong and prideful. I don't know what happened, but he's a very tense guy. Intense, too. I've been trying to get him to open up a little and I was doing okay there for a while. He thought he'd been a little unfair to me, so he took me out to this real nice place for dinner, right?

[Her right hand rises and plays with the corresponding earring.]

So we were on the way back... And I don't quite know how it happened, but he kissed me. That one was entirely different. He... He apologised, and mind you, I didn't mind. But it wasn't something I initiated, for once. But he's...

He said, "You've had your fun. Now, goodbye." I haven't talked to him since. It's driving me kind of crazy on top of everything else going on in my head. I want to fix things, but I don't know how to.

Wait, wait - He kisses YOU, then tells you that You've had your fun and then he and you part ways and YOU feel like YOU should apologise!?

[He does not. Quite get this.]

Look, before you go apologizin' to this guy, it sounds like he has some things to work through. I understand being strong and prideful - I get it. You know I do. But that sounds more like headgames than anything.

[She shakes her head.]

No. It's not like that. It had been a really tense night for both of us. You know he's from Hyrule, right? But he's not a Hylian, he says. I don't know what he is. And when he told me the desert had been flooded, I got this obsession to understand everything he knows.

So I guess I've been prying. And you know how I act. I like getting a rise out of people and I know he doesn't like it, and I do it anyway, because it's an affectionate thing. I do it to people I like. With some exceptions.

[She shrugs.]

I just can't figure him out, but I don't want him to be angry with me. So I want to get him something. What should I get him? I thought about giving him something that's valuable to me. That way he knows I'm sincere.

Wait, the Desert has been flooded!? You mean the Gerudo Desert? Is everyone there OK!?

[Then again, this place had a habit of drawing people in from different timelines - this could all be happening in a hundred years, or it could have happened four thousand years ago. And he was sure she MIIIIGHT have mentioned something if her people were in trouble - they were allies in that regard, after all.]

It's not prying if it's about your homeland and if he was any kinda Guy he'd just tell you what he knows. And I love how you get reactions from folks - it's funny. Some people don't have a sense of humor though, I guess. Hmm.

As for giving him something valuable to you to show you're sincere, I can understand that. A gift always means more that way. But in my mind, a gift should always be practical. Something he can use often. He's the Martial Arts teacher... so... maybe a weapon? Something small but relevant to his interests?

[...not that Knuckles thought the guy deserved much. From her description, he seemed like kind of a tool. Oh well. It was her choice, not his. And he was here to help, after all.]

[She cringes, because that was pretty much her reaction to the whole desert thing. To be fair, she hasn't gone back, so she can't ultimately say that Byrne is right or wrong. It's on her list of things to investigate.]

A practical gift. It's a shame he already has a weapon. He's very particular.

[Nabooru mocks Byrne's gauntlet. She's never had one, though, so it may look a bit silly.]

A weapon is out of the question. I thought about just showing up at his door naked, but I think that'd make things worse, honestly. What if I give him one of my jewels?

[She taps at her forehead.]

He understands their significance. It's not as though I can so easily replace them or what they mean to me.

That seems a little... extreme. I mean, they ARE pretty signifigant and everything but... they're so uniquely YOURS. And who even knows if he'll appreciate it in the right way, you know? What about an item of clothing instead? I know he likes to wear a scarf over the lower half of his face - do you have something like that?

[He pauses.]

The first gift idea you had IS a good one. I dunno - I showed up at your door this evenin' just wearing gloves and shoes. How'd that work for you?

They are uniquely mine. I would like to give him something that comes from my heart.

[She rolls and turns over onto her stomach.]

It's the only way I know how to be sincere. I feel like he would understand. I feel like it would mean something.

[Then she pauses and stares at Knuckles.]

...Are you serious? I mean, yes. That's a surefire way to get his attention and I know he'd take me seriously, but really. Me, naked. I think if anyone saw that, their head would explode. We Gerudo were made the way we were for a reason, and that is to be the female army and have little trouble procreating to expand.

I'm not sure he'd... I mean. Yes, he'd probably appreciate it, but...

[Her head tips and she raises her arms to settle her chin on them.]

Would any man have the self control not to do anything to me if they saw me naked?

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