[Dragonmail: Nova Kylethe]

[marleneonthewall]

[~*~*cross-dimensional dragonmail*~*~]

[sometime sunday afternoonish]

Dreadful sorry about vanishing on you, you know about all this Earth bosh, yeah?

There's a dragon post here now. I can't go to Jioret for you anymore but at least we can stay in touch.

~Marlene


[Dragonmail: Virelai Bellerose]

Vivi! Sorry I vanished on you lot, I ended up on Earth. You heard about it, yeah?

I tell you, dragon post is a bloody miracle, they figured out how to go between worlds.

How are you doing? What've you been up to?

~Marlene


[Added later, after a convo with Duncan about who all else he's created]

[Dragonmail: Ravindra Savarna]

Guess I owe you an apology for getting overprotective of Virelai. She's got nothing but good to say about you.

Listen, you know about Heimdall, yeah? He says he's talked to you about it.

He made me first, so I guess that makes me your big sis, or something like it.

Name's Marlene Reliace. I'd say I'd like to meet you but dragonmail's the best we can do for now, since I'm stuck on Earth.

Write me back? ♥

Comments

[marleneonthewall]

I don't think it's anything personal. He didn't tell me either 'til I showed up in his bedroom one day.

Seems like he goes by Heimdall whenever he's writing and Duncan if you're talking to his face.

Oh, you could write him directly now, I bet! If you wanted.

[paladont]

I don't.

[He will though, because he was thinking of asking some questions anyway. Just...HEIM >:(]

What is he like?

[marleneonthewall]

[...well, alright then.]

In person, you mean? Mid-20's, beanpole, kind of cute but, like, in a little brother sort of way. Worries a lot, always seems stressed out or busy with something. Got a temper on him, too. Blows up, shouts at you for a bit, then feels bad and says he didn't mean it.

He can be hard to get along with. Real good at saying dumb shite and regretting it once it's out of his mouth. It's a laugh, really.

He's nice, though. Cares an awful lot, it's why he worries so much.

[paladont]

[Picture of Heimdall(Duncan?!) expanded a bit. Not sure how or if this changes his perception of him, though.]

How do you feel about him?

[marleneonthewall]

Getting personal here, hm?

At first I was livid about the whole thing, but he explained it to me like this: writing a story about characters who don't have anything bad happen to them just isn't very interesting. So, to make me a more interesting person, he gave me hardships to overcome.

When you put it like that, it makes a lot of sense. I mean, he gave me a shitty life, I won't sugarcoat it. But in the end, I'm a better person for having those experiences.

I wouldn't be who I am without those experiences, either. If I'd lived an idyllic life, who's to say how I'd have turned out? But it'd be a different Marlene, and I'm happy as the Marlene I am, so I wouldn't change anything he gave me.

[Well...maybe one thing... But even then, it's part of who she is.]

So I don't hold it against him. He was just writing a character whose head he wanted to spend some time in, and if I was good enough for somebody to want to experience me like that, then I'm satisfied.

Your turn.

[paladont]

[Wow, that's a lot to take in. He's not a writer like she is, so he doesn't really 'get' it, but he understands what she's trying to say.]

[He can't feel the same way, though. He hates who he is, and Heimdall made all the decisions that had him turn out this way. The fact that he's somebody Heimdall wanted to experience doesn't really help. People like it when others have it worse than they do, because it makes them feel better about themselves. That's all he is to Heim. Somebody whose life is so awful, it makes him feel better about his own.]

[Hell no he's not sharing his opinion with Marlene, she was right, this shit is personal. And he's basically just met her, so, telling a stranger this stuff? Nope, nope nope.]

I think he's terrible.

[marleneonthewall]

Not much for chatter, are you?

[paladont]

Blame Heimdall.

[marleneonthewall]

Nope, it's all you now, mate. He ain't writing you anymore, what you choose to be is what you are.

[paladont]

[Doesn't want to admit she has a point.]

You can't change what you are overnight.

[marleneonthewall]

Maybe not.

But that doesn't mean you can't change at all.

So anything you want to blame Heimdall for, try making it different on your own. You can do that now. You're Ravindra, not Heimdall's Ravindra.

[paladont]

[Ugh Marlene stop talking sense, he doesn't want to hear it!!]

It's not that easy.

[marleneonthewall]

Suit yourself.

Listen, I know we don't know each other too well yet, but I was serious about that sort-of big sis thing. If you need anything, I'll help you out. Even if it's just needing to bitch about Duncan.

[paladont]

[GET OUT MARLENE, HE ALREADY HAS A SISTER]

[Maybe he'll feel better about this offer after he's had some time to think on what she's said.]