First Target - Video

[nobodysweapon]

*The video opens on a girl with... does that teddy bear behind her have a bullet hole through its head? That's creepy. The girl isn't nearly as creepy in a rather ordinary sundress, a nice blue-gray number. Nothing fancy and it clearly allowed her to move freely as she stepped into center frame. To those that know her before she seems less... paranoid, angry, and ready to kill things at a moment's notice than she was five years ago. Even if she hasn't aged as much as everyone else.*

Hello. I am a returning student, I am a little old for high school, but I needed to withdraw from my last school for personal reasons. I am attempting to finish my education so I can properly enter the workforce without forged documentation.

*Yes, that was all said with a straight face.*

Some of the staff and students from before the incident might remember me. I-

*She hesitated, just slightly*

Will be using the name Laura now. And I would like people to respect this.

I wish everyone a school year with less kidnapping and property damage than previous years.

*Look she's trying really hard not to be scary, she has to get points for that! She walks over and shuts down the feed.*

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[nobodysweapon]

*Subdued seems to be the keyword for Laura, she barely smiles in response to the greeting. But she is trying to be nice and not terrifying.*

It is nice to make your acquaintance as well, Alric Caelegart. I was much... happier, when I was here.

*Another small hesitation, like she was determining what exactly needed to be said, and how exactly to say it.*

But I had fewer secrets from my peers.

Thank you. I would prefer to commit as few crimes as possible.

[knighterrantofthedragon]

[Definitely a bit of an odd duck. But there are far worse things in the world than odd ducks.]

Mm, I wholly support that intention, and I'm glad you've a place to belong, here. I'll look forward to getting to know you, Miss Laura.

[nobodysweapon]

I did not say I belonged here, I said I was happier.

[knighterrantofthedragon]

...ah. Well. I hope, then, that you'll find that both are true.