44 (The Steeplechase)

[her_mouse_jesty]

[In the rush of making new friends, seeing love bloom, and the mood of the holiday spirit, Minnie has managed to lighten up considerably. In fact, thanks to one of her new friends, she's contemplating something very silly that she's taking seriously.  In Saffron, she's sitting in the Pokemon Center, tapping a pencil to a notepad in contemplating if you feel like doing Action. She turns on the Video, still letting her hair down to cover her bruised cheek.]

Would anyone who's ever gotten a kiss from me mind telling me? I'm making a list, and I want to make sure it's right.

[She twirls the pencil in thought.]

And is anyone here truly a normal human, inside and out? I wonder how many characters a fairy tale is supposed to have... And if it makes a difference between a queen and a princess... hmmm...

[Filtered to Merlin.]

Where are you? We're still doing the Santa dress up, so don't think you got off easy.

Comments

[Video]

[isahero]

[Hello again, Minnie! He's... going to pretend he didn't hear that first part - he doesn't want to know if you've been kissing other people other than Mickey, what-

Though he does consider the second question.]

I think if you feel like you're truly a normal human then you are. Sometimes it's the choices you make that make you who you are, y'know?

[Video]

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

Oh no, I don't mean like that, Alfred. I mean if you had magic or something like that.

[Video]

[isahero]

I don't see how having magic makes you less human though.

It's just like... a special skill or something.

[Video]

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

And many of our special kiss have been locked away! Maybe I should just get to the point...

You know how in so many fairy tales, a kiss from a prince or princess can restore people back to normal?

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[onesideofmoon.livejournal.com]

[She's giggling at her first question. Kisses, Minnie-san, really?]

[Second question... Makes her think about her life. She's a normal human, right? It's just Takuto's magic that can turn her into Japanese pop idol... Yes. Now she's not giggling anymore, that would be rude as the first thing to see on the screen. She's just smiling.]

One normal human inside out reporting in. [Thinking...] And the question about the amount of characters in a fairy tale is interesting.

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[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

[She doesn't mind the giggling, and it makes her smile.]

I was wondering if maybe we're in a fairy tale.

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[onesideofmoon.livejournal.com]

I thought people call this a video game? But - but I'd rather call this a fairy tale anytime.

[video]

[regal-azure.livejournal.com]

[She's a little confused by the questions.] Do princesses and normal humans count as the same, or different?

[video]

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

I think they're different... it's the magic of a princesses kiss that's talked about so much in fairy tales.

[video]

[regal-azure.livejournal.com]

The magic of a kiss? I see... [She smiles.] My experience has always been very different to fairy tales, I'm afraid.

[video]

[papas_bunnydoll]

Tot's normal. [Sort of...]

Re: [video]

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

I see... Thanks for telling me, Tot! How have you been, dear?

[video]

[papas_bunnydoll]

You're welcome!

Tot's been really good, she's got new Pokemon and has been training them so they'll be strong and happy.

[tachikawamimi.livejournal.com]

[Mimi blinks, her mouth gaping open in confusion.]

...have you kissed so many people that you've lost track? [Is that even possible?!]

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

Well, I just want to be sure, I tend to do it for my friends when they need it.

[... minnie, step back and realize how that sounds.]

[tachikawamimi.livejournal.com]

Oh! Like a peck on the cheek, you mean?

[That's not as big a deal! As an international super-girl, Mimi totes gets it.]

[video]

[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

Me, a couple of times.

But what do you mean by truly normal?

[video]

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

No magic, no special abilities, nothing that this place could take away from them. That's what I mean.

[video]

[freshbreeze.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see! I'm...not sure I've met someone like that.

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[tower-trapped.livejournal.com]

I'm a normal human!

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[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

...

[Pfft.]

Rapunzel, you're not quite normal... You had magic, remember?

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[tower-trapped.livejournal.com]

Oh...

Does that not make me human?

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[remothering.livejournal.com]

... huh. Well, I'm pretty sure I'm as normal as it gets, haha. I think. I mean, I keep on hearin' this stuff about magic and all, but there ain't nothing like that where I'm from.

Probably.

video.

[her-mouse-jesty.livejournal.com]

Probably?

video.

[remothering.livejournal.com]

Yeah, probably. [ kind of a sheepish look, here. ] I mean, just 'cause I've never seen any of that kinda stuff doesn't mean it's not there, you know?

And lotsa people believe in it. Feels kinda wrong, just to say that there's nothin' there.