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[impureheart]

[ Since they didn't get out of their cells until much later than usual, Anastasia was actually hungry by lunch time. Usually she could spend time sneaking around to get something and not have to worry about someone questioning who the hell the girl who looked kind of like the Queen but from an alternate universe was if she just sneaked little snacks back to her room for the day.

But no, she was hungry today with how late they got out, and she was going to go to the cafeteria and she's going to sit there and enjoy herself some shawarma. She may hate the guy who got her into Middle Easter cuisine but she doesn't dislike the food he introduced her to.

Of course, if you are looking for the Queen, it's unlikely that you've seen her in a couple of days. It might even take a glance or two considering she's speaking with an entirely different accent than the one she had before and she's no longer dressed in red-- no, she's got a rather different set of clothing and boots on. ]

{{ OOC: For reference, her voice as the Red Queen, her voice with her actual accent as seen in this log. }}

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[bystandering]

[She pauses for a minute. Then laughs. It's almost normal, laughing like that.]

That makes sense!

[And besides, it's not a lie.]

[impureheart]

Do you have a name or do you just go around asking people how much their clothing costs?

[bystandering]

[Well, that's rude but she supposes that she had been a little rude.]

It's Mitsuki--sorry. Guess that was rude.

[impureheart]

I'm Anastasia.

[ She was slightly rude, but rudeness wasn't something that Ana couldn't handle. She just had to tone down her own rudeness lately. ]

You're new here?

[bystandering]

I guess that's pretty obvious.

[Doesn't help she was stuck in the hospital for a long while before and during her trial. This walking around thing is something she needs to get used to again. As is talking with other people.]

[impureheart]

It's hard to not get noticed around here considering most of us end up shedding blood or being shed together eventually.

[bystandering]

Right... the games.

[impureheart]

Not for the light-hearted, but we don't always have a choice.

[ Ana can certainly handle them, of course. ]

[bystandering]

[Her prolonged hospital stay made her a little weaker than she had been but that shouldn't be too much of a problem. She could get stronger easily enough. She shrugs.]

I think I'll be fine.

[impureheart]

That's a delusion we're all under when we first get here.

[bystandering]

[Mitsuki's paying attention to Anastasia's attitude, what she says, the way she holds herself. The clothes definitely are a tip off. Either she's really good at the games or she prioritizes the clothes more than she should. Mitsuki likes nice things, too, but in a place like this... and what about the eye patch? Does that have to do with how Anastasia ended up in here? Possible.

She doesn't bring that up at all and just shrugs. She does look a little more nervous now, though.]

Well, I won't know unless I try.

[impureheart]

Good attitude anyway. If you don't try they just off you right away since you're not a good show.

[bystandering]

A 'good show' is all those upstairs want from us.

[impureheart]

They like it more if it has a bad ending.

[bystandering]

It just gives them more money.

[impureheart]

That's not why, darling. They just like watching us suffer.

[bystandering]

It makes the audience happy, right? To see a bad end. So they'll pay more. They probably enjoy it, too.

[impureheart]

I wasn't referring to the audience. I'm sure even if there wasn't one they'd still have their little games here.

[bystandering]

I guess you're right... That's really nasty.

WTF I WASNT EVEN LOGGED IN AS HOOK DREAMWIDTH

[impureheart]

I don't think most of the audience even knows it's real.

WELL ANA IS A PIRATE

[bystandering]

What about the parts that do?

[impureheart]

Just how much do you think they can do about it?

[bystandering]

By themselves? Probably not much but... they could stop buying tickets. Try to convince others to do the same.

[impureheart]

I'm sure there are many who have tried. Power all comes down to who cares less and who has more secure resources.

[bystandering]

Yeah... [She crosses her arms.] It's not like they could do something but ignoring it is just as bad.