Accidental Video - Backdated To Mother's Day

[sos_pilot]

Type: Video
Sender ID: perfpilot (Della Duck)
To: Public
Subject: missing another mother's day
Warnings: Sads!


[ The feed turns on abruptly, with the image jostling - as Della had violently thrown the device on her bed and not realized it turned on. Everyone is treated to her yelling mid-rant, as she kicks furniture and stomps about, pulling at her hair. ]

- Missed it AGAIN, and this time, it's not even MY FAULT! How is that FAIR?! Haven't I done enough? Why can't I just... why? Is this someone's sick idea of a joke?! Am I just not... allowed to be with them? In any world? In any universe? Why? Why? I... I just...

[ Her voice breaks, and she sits on her bed, burying her face in her hands. After a moment, she shuffles, and pulls out a piece of paper from her jacket. From this angle, it's difficult to tell, but it could be a drawing of three little duck boys. She runs her fingers down the image, and then begins singing softly.

Fair to say a good number of people here know Della as an adventure-loving nutjob. But here and now, her voice is filled with genuine love. ]

Look to the stars, my darling baby boys,
Life is strange and vast,
Filled with wonders and joys,
Face each new sun with eyes clear and true,
Unafraid of the unknown...
Because I'll face it all, with you...

[ Then, out of the corner of her eye - which may be tearing up - she spots the device. And can guess what happened. ]

... Aw, phooey.

[ With a swallow, she reaches over, and weakly smiles. ]

... So. Uh. Anyone know any good jokes?

[ ooc: if you'd like to tag della but not interested in something this depressing, feel free to hit me up for a quest-starter! ]

Comments

[sos_pilot]

There's still so much I can teach you about proper puns. Let me take you under my wing!

[telepathicignorance]

Gonna teach me to fly?

(They're running out of good bird puns for the moment.)

[sos_pilot]

[ screw the puns, this angle's more important! ]

if i can my hands on a decent plane, or the Cloudslayer itself, then absolutely!

[telepathicignorance]

...This is probably the point where I should tell you I'm afraid of heights.

You a pilot?

[sos_pilot]

not just 'a' pilot, THE pilot for my family! I take us all over the world! And you never have anything to fear when I have the controls! I always get safe landings!

[telepathicignorance]

(Is she trying to reassure thrm over their fear of heights? They almost laugh. If only it were that simple.)

Always, huh?

So where all in your world have you been?

[sos_pilot]

where HAVEN'T I been??? the great pyramids of egypt! the bustling city of tokyolk! the looming mountains of Ithaquack!

[telepathicignorance]

(Tokyolk? Ithaquack?)

You're not gonna believe this... but those sound like the names of places from my world turned into bird puns.

(At least, they recognize Egypt and Tokyolk. And Ithaquack is clearly a bird pun of some kind.)

[sos_pilot]

really? they sound pretty normal to me. though you knowing the last one would be surprising, since not everyone knows about the greek gods.

[telepathicignorance]

We have an Egypt, and a Tokyo... and I don't know about Ithaquack but it does have quack in it...

[sos_pilot]

Huh, weird. But maybe your world DOES have an Ithaquack, or some other version, and you guys just haven't found it yet!

[telepathicignorance]

Maybe.

So do you come from a version of Earth, then? There are a bunch of us that do... though you'd be the first from an Earth with no Humans.

[sos_pilot]

sounds about right!

technically i saw "humans" once in my world, but they definitely weren't real ones. it's a long story, but they were the messed up results of a genie's wish.

[telepathicignorance]

Yeah I think you mentioned that before.

[sos_pilot]

oh, no, I'm getting repetitive? That won't do! you need FRESH stories!

[telepathicignorance]

(Somewhere, they snort.)

You never actually told me the details.

[sos_pilot]

THAT I CAN DO!

you want this story over text or prefer face to face interaction?

[telepathicignorance]

Might as well meet up. I'm gonna be at the bakery not far from the docks on Eltrut.

(They send location coordinates.)

[sos_pilot]

See you in two shakes of a duck's tail! Prepare for the WEIRDEST STORY EVER!

[telepathicignorance]

I can probably do weirder.

[sos_pilot]

A WEIRD-STORY-OFF! EVEN BETTER!

Text -> Action

[telepathicignorance]

Wait til you hear about the laser dolphins.

(And they'll be at the aforementioned bakery when she gets there, looking as cranky as ever.)

[sos_pilot]

[ And when Della arrives, she's looking...

quiet. No eager running up and babbling their ears off. Despite the frequent use of caps lock in her thread, she's still pretty upset about things. Her eyes are a little red and puffy from earlier tears, and she has her hands in her pockets, moving slowly and calmly as she approaches him. ]

... Hey. Thanks for this.

[telepathicignorance]

(And well, it's a relief that she isn't, but also worrying.

...Why do they keep making friends? They didn't sign up for this.)

Yeah. Got anything you want? I'll buy the pastries.

(If they're gonna hang out here and tell stories, pastries are obligatory.)

[sos_pilot]

[ get loved, fucker

Della manages to put a smile on, at least. ]

I'm not picky. Grab your favorites, and we'll split 'em.