( accidental video | un: duckling )

[danserai]

[ it's a dark and — well it's just a dark month and ahiru never really functions well in the dark. she gets spooked easily which is sort of what happens here. a sequence of events, by a duck.

1. she enters the kitchen. the lights are off and she bumps into various furniture. ]

Ow ow ow ow —

[ 2. her hand brushes against a coat hanging on top of a chair. in her mind, she imagines a snake.

3. She panics and lets out a loud: ]

Quack!

[ 4. ahiru ends up turning into a duck on screen. gasp! not that she has realized she's being recorded.

5. she quickly waddles off and there's the sound of water and she comes back into the kitchen with a relief. ]

— Phew that was clo . . . ooooose, O-Odette! Were you displaying this the whole time?! A-Ah!!

[ ahiru immediately runs in front of the feed, waving her hands frantically. ]

You didn't see that! There's nothing to see! It was . . . uh, uh, a MYSTERY DUCK that broke into the house but it's gone now!

[ alas, ahiru has been well and truly outed as . . . a duck. ]

Comments

[hopesparks]

[ He does, but he's helping! Maybe! ]

I'm Anakin, by the way. Anakin Solo.

[ He keeps forgetting that he has to clarify. That's going to take getting used to. ]

[danserai]

Hi, Mr. Solo! I'm Ahiru.

[hopesparks]

Nice to meet you. You don't have to call me "mister," though. I'm not that old.

[ Unless somehow sixteen is old in her world. Or from the perspective of a duck. ]

[danserai]

Okay, so Mr. Anakin or Anakin?

[ she does seem older than her, but she can adjust. ]

[hopesparks]

Anakin is fine.

[danserai]

All right! Sorry if I was a bit rude earlier.

[hopesparks]

[ Anakin blinks, visibly confused. ]

Rude? When?

[ He can't think of a single rude thing she's done. ]

[danserai]

For calling you Mr. Solo?

[hopesparks]

I didn't take offense to that at all. You were just being more polite than I'm used to.

[ Did he make a face or something? He knows he can be hard to read sometimes. ]

[danserai]

Oh, good! I was just checking! Sometimes I mess up.

[hopesparks]

Everyone messes up sometimes. It's good to be conscious of it, but don't be too hard on yourself.

[danserai]

I know. That's why it's good to check too. And be conscious of people's feelings.

[hopesparks]

[ A small smile. ]

You're really wise for your age.

[ Well, her perceived age, at least. He's not sure if her age is the same as a human's would be. ]

[danserai]

Oh, I don't know about that. I'm really kind of slow.

[hopesparks]

[ He doesn't now if she's "kind of slow" or not. It's not in his nature to spout platitudes or empty encouragement, besides. ]

Everyone's smart in a different way.

[danserai]

Well, I'm not really a person.

Maybe you could say I'm smart in a duck way?

[hopesparks]

[ He's not sure what kind of intelligence or specialty a duck has, but at least she's not talking down to herself.

Maybe a duck can tell a type of bread based on scent alone? ]

Which makes you smart in a way I'm not. A way most people aren't here.

[ Unless there are more hidden ducks. ]

[danserai]

If you say so, ehehe . . .

[hopesparks]

[ Anakin gives her a small smile. ]

I do say so.

[ In any case... ]

If anyone gives you trouble about this post, just let me know.

[ Which sounds vaguely threatening, but he's most likely to go to someone and make them think about what they did. ]

[danserai]

I'm sure I'll be fine, but thank you!

[hopesparks]

You're welcome. Take care.