testing out a new au

[ofgreatambition]

Well, this should be fun. An adventure. I'm looking forward to making new discoveries and meeting new people. But one thing - I'd like to make a request.

This time, let's not get caught.

Respectfully yours,
Princess Johanna of the Southern Isles

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[invisigoth]

...get caught doing what?

[ofgreatambition]

[He doesn't know?

He doesn't know.

So here comes that smile and those big green eyes, all sweet mischief and coyness.]

Just a bit of fun. Some people don't care for it and try to stop it. You know.

[dendrites]

Mhm. Nice try.

[invisigoth]

[ He doesn't know. And is terribly trusting.

And possibly easily swayed by redheads. ]

That's no good.

[ofgreatambition]

Queen Elsa. A pleasure to see you, as always.

[ofgreatambition]

They mean well, but it's frustrating.

[Smile. It's so awful that people try to interfere with someone's good time, isn't it?]


You understand.

[invisigoth]

...So much bad or inconsiderate behavior gets excused with "they mean well."

[ He understands. ]

[heart_of_crystal]

You're a princess too?

[ofgreatambition]

[She smiles.]

I am.

[A curtsy.]

Princess Johanna of the Southern Isles. It's always a pleasure to meet a fellow princess, Your Royal Highness.

[ofgreatambition]

Exactly.

[She beams.]

I knew you'd understand.

[invisigoth]

[ He smiles, shrugging, modest. ]

I do my best.

What were you doing that this well-meaning person objected to?

[dendrites]

I highly doubt that, Prince Hans.

[ofgreatambition]

[:|]

Please, Your Majesty, it's Princess Johanna. I understand you -

[hmm, how to encapsulate a relationship that began with the seduction of your sister and ended with an attempted double homicide?]

- may be familiar with another version of myself called Prince Hans, but I assure you, I am not he.

[ofgreatambition]

You'll laugh.

[She ducks her head, brushing some hair behind her ear.]

I got engaged to someone I'd just met.

[invisigoth]

...For fun?

[ofgreatambition]

No, really! I mean, when you know someone's the one, you know. But then his brother didn't approve, and things just ... snowballed from there.

[invisigoth]

I guess I wouldn't know what that's like.

But it's really not anyone else's business, either. Especially to try to cause you trouble over it.

[ofgreatambition]

That's what I thought, too. It was fun. And it was wonderful.

[She'd been so close.]

But, like I said, he meant well. He was just protecting his brother.

[invisigoth]

I'm sorry.

Are you okay?

[ofgreatambition]

Disappointed more than anything. But -

[she smiles! so brave, so resilient.]

I'll be okay. I just have to be more careful next time.

You're very sweet. Thank you.

[invisigoth]

Oh, I don't know about that.

You're welcome.

So what are you going to do now?

[ofgreatambition]

Oh, I'll go back to the Southern Isles. At least my family's there ... all twelve of my sisters.

[invisigoth]

...You have twelve sisters? That's a hell of a family.

[ofgreatambition]

Well, yes. It can be a lot.

I take it yours is smaller.

[invisigoth]

Yeah. There's just me.

[ofgreatambition]

That must be so ... quiet. Do you like it?

[invisigoth]

Yeah.

I mean, it's lonely sometimes, but yeah.

[ofgreatambition]

I'm jealous. It's never quiet at home - even when my sisters are pretending I don't exist. Someone's always talking.

[invisigoth]

Why would they pretend you don't exist?

[ofgreatambition]

It's what sisters do. Older ones gang up on younger ones, that sort of thing. At least, it's what my sisters did.

[She laughs.]

Maybe other families do it differently.

[invisigoth]

I wouldn't know. It's always just been me.

[ofgreatambition]

Where are you from? I don't recognize your accent.

[invisigoth]

Connecticut.

Uh, in America.

[ofgreatambition]

Oh, the new world! I've heard about it, but I've never been. Is it true that there's gold everywhere?

[invisigoth]

...No, that's not true.

[ofgreatambition]

...oh.

[pout.]

Is it nice, though?

[invisigoth]

It's okay, I guess. Kind of pretty where I live.

[ofgreatambition]

I'd love to see more of the world besides the Southern Isles. Maybe one day - hopefully soon.

[invisigoth]

I hope you get to. The world's a big, beautiful place.

[ofgreatambition]

As do I. Thank you, sir, for your kindness.