hadriel | 01 duckling ; video

[ Like probably many people in hadriel, Duck hasn't had the best few months lately. Distractions are really good when things suck though. And of course hadriel is usually pretty good at throwing some kind of distraction at him - and this one actually isn't a bad one. Not really.

So, that brings him here; a skinny boy of around eleven or twelve, freckled face a bit too close to the video feed. ]

Hi everyone! My name's Duck. Those new houses in the city are pretty cool, right? I decided to move into one of them - look, it's this one - [ The camera moves to the side, showing that Duck is standing next to this slightly unsettling little house. It swings back to Duck again a few seconds later. ] See the face on it?

Anyway, it's really cool, but it's got nothing inside, and I was wondering if anyone would come and help me move some stuff? Not that I'm not strong enough, but... [ But he's not strong enough. Not to bring in all the funny looking furniture he wants anyway. ]

Well, I'd really owe anyone who helped me! I have some canned carrots, I could give you them as payment if you want.

Also... if anyone, like, wanted to live there too, that'd be okay! I wouldn't mind. Especially if we're friends already. Living by yourself is kind of... [ Insanely lonely and sometimes a little scary. ] ...I don't know, boring.

Oh, and also if any of you ever find any comic books around here, or if you have any from before you got here - you should show me! I'll show you mine too! Besides the ones I borrowed from Ellie, I haven't found any around here, and it sucks.

So. Yeah, that's it. Thanks to anyone who helps! [ And with a friendly wave, the feed cuts off. ]

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[Well, when it comes to kids Rydia can't just ignore...]

Hi Duck! What a wonderful house you found, it looks so happy I can't help but smile!

[To be fair she feels absolutely sad to know there are kids around but she shouldn't make him feel bad, right?]

I will help as much as I can, I'm not too strong but I know some nifty trick to move things around. And if you need company,I'll be happy to provide that too- just don't try to move anything too heavy, okay? I don't think I can move in because I have this friend near my apartment and he's a disaster, someone needs to help him around, but that doesn't mean I can't spend time in your place.

oh! And I don't have comics but I have a lot of empty boks, maybe we could make our own comics!

Thanks! It's good, right? I wanted a house that seemed happy. [ And distract him from how very not happy he is when he stops to think for more than two seconds. ]

Don't worry about moving in, it was just in case anyone was bored or - well, don't worry. You can come round whenever you want though! And you can come right now to help move if you want - it's in the south, near the armoury place! I'm trying to push a bed inside, but it's heavy.

Making our own comics sounds like an awesome idea! I'm great at drawing! [ Actually, no, he's not especially great at drawing. But he tries hard. ]