video ; 7th transformation

[permutates]

Did you know we have an ice rink?

[ Because there is one! And Raven pans the camera around to see: yes, ice, places to sit around the ice, everything.

When she refocuses it on her, it's apparent that she looks slightly different from usual. She has dark hair, for one. And, for another, her skin is a subtle shade of green. ]

I didn't!

It's in the annexe.

Someone come skate with me.

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[permutates]

And when he found out, it got ugly.

[onlysurvivor]

[He manages to stop dead on skates.]

When he found out Inquisitors came. They killed our mother. Marsh and I escaped and managed to hide. We were young but we had the beginnings of noble education that made us useful for thieving crews. We could imitate nobles and get into places nobody else could.

[permutates]

[ She glides up next to him, and stops. She reaches out for his hand, and squeezes it. Doesn't say anything. ]

[onlysurvivor]

[He glances down at her hand like touch is a strange feeling he forgot about until just then.]

We survived anyway.

[permutates]

It's amazing that you did.

[onlysurvivor]

[He shakes his head. He doesn't want to even think about this.]

[permutates]

Try to catch me without cheating this time.

[ She squeezes his hand again, and then darts away, swirling around to face him. ]