watcheslanterns: (sure I'm listening)

[personal profile] watcheslanterns 2018-06-09 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rapunzel looks to Pascal, as she follows alongside Dick. He gives her a nod. Rapunzel reaches out one arm and the chameleon skitters down it, jumping over to Dick. Pascal's made a quick study of Dick, and he's pretty sure his reflexes are good enough for a catch. Pascal remembers Dick when he was younger, and so any distrust he might have for a strange man around Rapunzel is somewhat mitigated by remembering the fun they had all had at the circus.

Meanwhile, Rapunzel begins to relax more. Dick is still sort of a stranger to her, especially given the gap in time since they last met, but her memories of him help to calm her nerves. ]


So, the lights...what are they?
watcheslanterns: (maybe if I hide in my hair...)

[personal profile] watcheslanterns 2018-06-16 02:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rapunzel's eyes widen at Dick's explanation. A princess, kidnapped from her own home? There really were terrible people in the world. Her mother had been right about some things, it seemed. Rapunzel can't imagine why anyone would want to take an innocent child away from their home, from their family. ]

Do they think...I mean, could she still be alive?

[ She's hopeful for a girl she's never met. It's an odd feeling, really. The princess would be her age. She wonders if the princess is looking for something now, just like she is. But if someone could kidnap a child...wouldn't it be equally plausible that they could do something much worse? ]
watcheslanterns: (I am the literal worst)

[personal profile] watcheslanterns 2018-06-27 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rapunzel's temporary good mood wanes somewhat as she listens to Dick's response. She shouldn't be surprised that things really are as dangerous and scary as he mother told her, but she still feels let down. She appreciates Dick's honesty, but just wishes the truth was different.

She looks around the small clearing. Her eyes have adjusted somewhat to the darkness, but she still shivers at the potential nightmares within. She hugs her arms around herself and stays in place while Dick searches for firewood. Only when he's lit the fire does she settle down on the ground. She bends her knees in front of her, then hugs her legs close to her chest. Pascal sits atop her head now, and they both study Dick as he masterfully works the campfire. ]


Do you do this often? Camp out like this?
watcheslanterns: (forgive me?)

[personal profile] watcheslanterns 2018-06-29 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rapunzel studies Dick across the fire. She's still trying to connect the bright, sunny boy she had once known to the jaded man before her now. It's obvious now that it's still him, but something has changed for him, and perhaps not all for the best. ]

Your friends...are they from the circus?

[ She remembers her long ago outing to the circus and how much fun she had had together with Dick. Did he no longer find joy in the work his family pursued? Or had something worse happened? ]
watcheslanterns: (HOLD ME)

[personal profile] watcheslanterns 2018-07-03 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rapunzel's hands fly to her mouth as she gasps. She's imagined such horrible things before thanks to her mother's tutelage, but to hear that something so awful has happened, and to someone she cares about, makes the reality so much worse. ]

I'm so sorry, Dick.

[ If there wasn't a fire she might have reached out to him, but as there is, she settles for her limited words. ]

That must have been awful. I wish...I wish I could have been there for you.
watcheslanterns: (I love my hair)

[personal profile] watcheslanterns 2018-07-11 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Rapunzel hesitates for a moment before getting up and walking around to the blanket. She sits down, with Pascal settling next to her. She glances over at Dick, uncertainly. ]

Are you alright over there? [ She pulls the bulk of her hair into her lap. ]

I know it probably sounds strange, but my hair will probably keep me warm, if you need to be closer to the fire...?