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[It's not entirely obvious when Snow White starts up the video, just how much pain she is in. She's still smiling but it's a bit more subdued. She's even paler (somehow) than she usually is. She also has a bandage on her neck. Her animal friends around her are deeply concerned, watching her carefully and Faramund, her giant stag is staying pressed against her side as if supporting her to stay upright.]

Why hello everyone!

My goodness, wasn't that jungle such an interesting place! I've never seen some of the animals there before! They were so nice, though. [Snow had struggled in the jungle not because of the animals but because of the pain she's currently in just for existing. But her pain tolerance, despite her appearance, is ridiculously high.]

Oh, but! That isn't why I'm speaking with you all.

I'm sure we've all noticed those terribly large blood boils coming up all over the place. And while the bloodhounds are doing a marvelous job getting rid of them, well there is just SO many of them the poor things can't get to all of them. Not that they don't try, of course. [Snow being Snow is yes, slowly befriending them.]

So, I'm going to tell you how I get blood out of clothing! And walls, and floors, and furniture, and windows, and really anything else! Especially since the blood splatters don't smell very nice. [That's one way of putting it.]

Thankfully, getting blood off the walls and floor are the easiest to clean with a good strong brush and bucket of scented soap! But I do know the rest can be very tricky.

So if you would like any help, please let me know. Blood in on fabriced furniture can be especially tricky.

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I see, maybe I should get one then, my animal friends would be able to make things then, and they do so love to help me in the kitchen. I should let you try the pies my little birds help me make sometimes! They're excellent bakers, you know!

[Well, HERS are.]

Modern inventions are so incredible, truly. Being able to bathe with hot water that you didn't have to carry in buckets for is still one of my favorite things.

A pie made by birds? Yes please!

[She was going to assume it wasn't worm pie or anything weird like that. This wasn't a cartoon, after all].

You know, I guess I never thought about it that way! The last time I had to do something like that was when I visited D.R. with my parents and stayed with some relatives! They kinda live in the boonies, so we just went with it.

They're very skilled bakers. Though I did have to help where I could.

Boonies? [Snow resisted tilting her head, but confusion was clear on her face.] Where might the boonies be? Do many people live in the boonies? I'm still learning about other kingdoms. And D.R.? Who is D.R.? Is that another family member?

Man. I wish I had bird bakers. No offense, Owlbert.

[None was taken, because Owlbert chattered back pretty happily. Clearly the owl knew its strengths, and baking pies was not it: being a helpful Palisman was].

Right, I'm using slang again, I'm sorry! I'm from Connecticut, a place in America, but my family are from the Dominican Republic, a place in South America. That's where some of my extended family still live today. When I say "boonies," or when anyone usually does, it's basically slang for a place that's sort of the middle of nowhere. Usually that means they don't have easily accessible technology like the internet or cable TV.

[Not that cable television really meant much these days].

[Snow White blinked because, well, most of that was still absolutely unknown to her. She didn't know any of those places and so they were just names and she merely smiled politely, in too much pain to actually nod politely.]

Ah, then, I suppose I'm from the boonies. I most certainly didn't have internet or TV back in the dwarfs' cottage.

[Snow... Snow no...]

[Luz knew she was being confusing here, and she had to remind herself not to throw slang at Snow too flippantly: she wasn't going to know what that meant, and really, that was not her fault].

I mean, you lived in a castle though, right? I wouldn't exactly say YOU were from there. Your dwarven friends likely lived in the countryside though. Also, internet and television wouldn't apply anyway, since that didn't exist in your time!

Would you want to try and see what they do now?

There seem to be so many rules about what you call places. [She is... utterly lost.]

See what what do? See what the internet and television do?

A lot of things have changed, yes. Now there are rules for just about anyplace and anywhere. I think some things were much simpler during your time.

[Were they better? That was debatable].

Yeah. I mean, I can show you as far as this place allows, of course. It has its own drawbacks.

Well, I did like the few movies I have seen! So yes! Alright! I would love to see more about TV and the internet!

[She smiles at Luz.] I trust your judgment on the matter, Luz.

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Oh, great! I have no idea who showed them to you, but good on them!

I promise, I will not steer you wrong!

[That mean she might have to put a child block on though. Way too easy to find "unsavory" things on the internet].

It was that Jennifer girl while she was here! Do you remember her? She showed movies at her place of business.

I know. That's why I said it, silly goose. [She giggled.]

Oh. Heh. Yeah. I...remember her.

[It was sad, honestly, that the Arcade she loved so much was where Jennifer used to host her movie nights. The ones meant for kids, a place for them to relax and not have to worry about anything. Jennifer had been rough and scary and ate people, but Luz couldn't help but still see her intentions].

You're right, I am being silly. Heck, I know I can stream you some great animal documentaries!

Stream? My! I didn't know rivers were used with television and movies now! How nice for water!

[Luz. USE. REGULAR. WORDS].

I mean, um, forget that word. I'll just show you how to access them directly, ok? We can catch you up on the terminology later.

I would like that very much. Why don't you come sit beside me? I'm just about to start another story. Would you like to read with me?

[That was. A very nice request].

Actually, yes. It's been a while since I just sat and...read.

[Way too long, actually].

[One of the rabbits sitting next to her patted the cushion of the couch since Snow was not allowed to make unnecessary movements.]

This one is called Old Mother Frost by the Brothers Grimm. I found a whole collection of old tales from home. Some of the sections seem to be missing since it had been washed up on the beach originally, but other stories are perfectly intact.

Now then:

Once upon a time there was a widow who had a daughter who was very lazy and a stepdaughter who was very hard working...

[How did she wind up doing this? She was the one who was supposed to be trying to make things easier for Snow, and here she was, wrapped up with the animals and wanting to hear her read!

But all of those things were, in fact, true. There was a moment of forgetting where they were, where Luz just wanted to hear folklore. That, and for some reason, this seemed to put Snow at ease too. So Luz sat, a few of the animals in her lap being petted as she listened, happy to be in the moment].

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