Nora Cadwallader (safekeep) wrote in disorderic, @ 2018-05-09 08:56:00 |
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NORA: Oh! Hi! Hi, Grace. [On the screen, Nora looks up quickly, as if something just above her head has caught her attention suddenly.] Sorry! We've got a bat in here again and it keeps— the puffs are going to go wild if they see it again. Sorry. How are you? GRACE: [Grace smiles, amused] Wanting further explanation about what having a bat “again” [she makes air quotes]. I smell a story and I hope it involved Rhys shouting at a bat in Welsh. NORA: Please. Rhys is friend to all creatures. [She ducks suddenly.] Except this dwp bat! GRACE: [Grace laughs] Clearly the bat needs to be dealt with mammal to mammal. Puffin vs. Bat, the saga? [Her smile is eager, she clearly wants an animagus demonstration] NORA: He's out with my dad somewhere. I'm not really sure, but I think they'll be back soon. But come on, Grace, obviously the puffin will reign supreme. We should take some pity on the poor little bat. GRACE: I’ve never taken pity on a Bat in my life, if we start now they might win the Cup. [Grace takes a sip of her tea] Tell Rhys the noble puffin would have been the obvious choice if we ever went on with that underground Quidditch league idea. NORA: That's sure to strike fear into the hearts of your enemies. GRACE: No one expects total annihilation by welsh zombie puffin. It’s perfect. [Grace grins and makes an impatient motion] But aside from bat assaults, how are you? NORA: It’s been pretty good! We’re still with Mum and Dad, obviously, which has been… you know how it goes. It’s mostly fine. Good, even! We’re just really ready to get a place of our own. Um… I’ve been volunteering at a clinic near here? I started this week. It’s just a couple of days a week but I think it is gonna turn into something more permanent once I’ve caught up on local healing styles and spells and the like. What about you? What’s new in Graceland? GRACE: That’s fantastic Nora! And like it’ll take you any time at all to get familiar with those spells. Nora Cadwallader, healing savant. [Grace smile falters] I’m, uh, fine. Nothing new. Things are about the same unfortunately, but the Or— we’re working on it? Merlin it’s so odd to talk about. [Grace inhales deeply] I’ve been keeping busy with the charity. Nothing new. NORA: Have you… [Nora pauses for a moment, then takes a deep breath.] You haven't seen Baz, have you? After … I mean, I know he says he's fine but … GRACE: I haven’t I’m sorry, but he’s contacted people. Jeremy will make sure he’s safe. [Grace gives a sympathetic, anxious smile] He’s going to be ok Nora. What happened...that wasn’t your fault. NORA: [Nora plays with the end of her braid and looks offscreen.] It was Max's fault. GRACE: Exactly. It was a Death Eater. Nora [Grace’s voice is coaxing, expression firm] You are not to blame yourself. That asshole is responsible, no one else. NORA: If you left the country and called out a couple of Death Eaters on your way out the door, and then a week later one of them went after Lee, you'd be beating yourself up, too. Sorry, Gracie, you're not going to talk me out of this one. GRACE: [Grace winces before sighing] Playing the older sister card, alright. Yes, I’d be beating myself up about it but I know you’d be right there telling me exactly what I’m telling you…and then I’d ignore every word. [She shakes her head ruefully] We’re the worst. NORA: What, older sisters? I think older sisters are the best, personally. We're—oh! [The screen is suddenly filled with a very close-up bat face, upside down and inspecting.] I found the bat! GRACE: [Grace laughs] I think it found you, actually. He’s cute for potentially rabid! NORA: [The bat makes a face, then there is a flurry of movement. The bat is gone, and the camera is aimed at a different part of the room now. Eventually, Nora moves into view.] I'm going to go open a window, hold on. GRACE: [Grace raises her voice so that Nora can hear] So this is your life now, huh? What’s next, snakes? NORA: [At the window, calling back louder] Don't put that out in the universe, Grace! GRACE: [Grace laughs] Snow White of Brazil. I should have known, Pea and Carrot were only the beginning! NORA: No snakes! [Nora waves her hand gently toward the window, trying to usher the creature out.] Come on, little guy. If you stay in here, Carrot is going to eat you, guaranteed. GRACE: You don’t know that, it could be the start of a beautiful friendship. Or a strange buddy comedy. NORA: Well, then Pea would get jealous and eat the thing instead. Out! [The bat finally, timidly, flies out the window. Nora comes back to the camera.] Well! That was exciting. GRACE: Very. I’m clearly missing out. [Grace’s smile dims] I miss you. NORA: I miss you too, Gracie. We both do. GRACE: Well tell Rhys I expect him to be a master surfer by the time I get there. NORA: Yeah, he mentioned something about that. We’ll see what we can do, but we may need a timeline. GRACE: I wish I could give you one. My timeline is Lee directed, so I’ll let him know he’s wasting surfing time. NORA: [Nora nods.] Tell me about Lee. Is he up to anything interesting? Last time we talked I think he was... |