video; what's up with those dragons?

[pinksidekicking]

Type: Video
Sender ID: pinksidekicking (Nimona)
To: General Public
Subject: Dragons
Warnings: Only maybe spoilers for Nimona movie

[ Please do not adjust your screens, there is, in fact, a pink gorilla appearing on the network. One who opens their mouth and a somewhat feminine voice comes out of. ]

You know, there are a lot of awesome things about this place. You can have a crew, no one's trying to kill you just because of being different, all the new foods, getting to explore the world, having ample opportunity to use fish and sea puns... breaking things sometimes. [ The gorilla is counting on their fingers. ]

Really, I could go on and on about why I love this world. [ It sounds like there's a- ]

But! You know what really gets me? We can't adopt dragons! Sure, they say "dragons can't be tamed", or "they're just too wild". [ Cue the quotation marks and the eye roll. ] But all I want in this life is a tiny pink mini-me dragon. Who better to try and be a dragon parent than someone who's also a dragon? At least a dragon on occasion.

Come on, you can't keep placing dragons in front of me and expect me to not want to adopt one of my very own! I am literally made to be a dragon parent, watch this!

[ The gorilla is setting up the phone to stand on its own, then steps back several feet before... with a little sparkle of pink magic - turns into a semi-large, equally pink dragon. It's holding out front arms like "ta-dah"! ]

Dragon parent Nimona!

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[pinksidekicking]

[ Hark, is this a poor innocent man who Nimona can harass?

The dragon's eyes glow. ]

'Tis sorcery! I am but a bewitched maiden who must become fearsome creatures whenever viewed by the eyes of others! My body changes with each new pair of eyes that behold me.

[ Just to heap on the trolling, she changes into a bear next. ]

[deltastrike]

My gods!

[The image of Theseus suddenly jerks and swerves on the screen; he almost dropped his shellphone in shock. But his vicegrip on the device stays strong.]

That's all the proof necessary! You are a resilient one to be able to prosper despite such a curse!

[pinksidekicking]

[ The bear drags its paws down the muzzle. ]

I have carried this curse since I was a wee lass, never able to form a connection with a human as they feared my appearance.

[deltastrike]

Your story pulls at the fibers of my sanguine heart! No wonder you've embraced the new world we've found ourselves in.

[His dear Asterius would have also enjoyed an opportunity to experience a more welcoming world. For the first time since his arrival, Theseus feels a weight in his chest, not just from the rose-colored girl's piteous story, but from the absence of his friend.]

But you need not feel alone in your struggles. Though you've not met him, my closest friend has also long suffered judgement from shallow creatures! But I only see people for their true character.

[Though Asterius was just the one, all the time, and not a changing menagerie.]

[pinksidekicking]

I never want to leave the welcoming warmth of this world to be embraced by the cold swords of my own, it's true.

[ There is actual truth in those particular words, Nimona does prefer this world over her own - and would rather stay here. Who would miss her in that world? ]

People are cruel to judge us by our appearances, and not what lies underneath. Only here have I felt accepted by those around me.

[ Also truth, even if she's hamming it up for him. ]

[deltastrike]

You speak the regrettable reality. But goodness persists even in the most unfortunate of places.

[He clears his throat, tastefully directing attention towards himself.]

Besides, with just a slight shift in perspective, your curse is an impressive talent! It must be useful to be armed with the gifts of beasts.

[pinksidekicking]

It's such a shame that it happens, but I don't blame those people, they've just been raised to believe that individuals like me are monsters. A belief born of fear.

[ How does she find these people who just... roll with her trolling so well that she feels a little bad for harassing them? ]

I suppose that's true, it has helped me in the past. Just recently, I tried to help someone bring down a person who had the queen killed, then framed someone else just because he was a commoner trying to become a warrior for the crown.

[deltastrike]

Fear and prejudice are effective forces at gripping the wills of the small-minded. You are magnanimous to pardon them. Why, without your efforts to the contrary, the public could easily have been led to believe such a falsehood!

[pinksidekicking]

It's true, I get small-minded questions all the time. Well, I sort of got pulled here during the whole mess, we exposed her lie, but she came back with more. The people are more willing to believe her after a thousand years of all the "good work" her and people like her have done.

[ A sigh. ]

As far as I know, he and I are still number one and two of the wanted criminals.