un: lady; video (semi-accidental)

[dohaeris]

[sansa means for this to be anonymous, unfortunately she hasn't really figured out usernames yet, let alone how to hide hers. she also means for this to be text, but the video is already recording when she starts speaking.

she's visibly younger, though not much (a little over three years, now); smaller and slighter and more wide-eyed, with her clothes not quite fitting right and her hair braided simply to one side. lady remains the same size, half in her lap on the couch, with blue ribbons around her neck rather than her fancy padded collar. sansa, too, wears the silvery-blue dress she wore to the rinne festival tied very tightly, her padded collar slightly askew.

and she looks somber. something has clearly been troubling her. she's not quite looking at the camera. her voice is low and a little bitter.]

What happens to us when they come back?

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[faceblocks]

Oh, no I mean with your voice. They like you, so they listen. They know all kinds of songs, and they say sassy stuff to people because they can.

Well, girls can do whatever they want here, and if you want a picnic in the glass gardens, then that's what we're doing. And for the whole time you're here, it's "What Sansa Wants to Do" time, no request is too large, just so you know.

Or too small.

It's what friends do, right? I don't need a gift, I've got you in my corner ...that's gift enough. So just hang out with me, or maybe tell me a story about Visenya, or Nymeria. You tell great stories.

[what's gift enough is seeing this version of sansa smile. seeing her happy, even just a little. even if it might not stick. what if ...what if it does?]

[dohaeris]

I don't have friends anymore––just people who like me better than the Lannisters. And everybody here...

[she sighs. still, she can't help a small giggle at vi's choice of queens.]

Rhaenys was important too, you know. She made laws, and marriages with the great houses. My favorite was always Queen Naerys; she didn't have a sword or a dragon, but everyone loved her. She was kind, and gentle, and she survived.

[faceblocks]

I bet you have some somewhere, even if it's friends you don't know about. Even if it's just one. And everybody here thinks you're the coolest. You're not just my friend, you're family. House Hammerfist serves House Stark and all that.

[the giggle is nice to hear.]

Queen Naerys sounds a lot like someone else I know. I'd like to hear more about her, and Queen Rhaenys, too.