Doll

[The device turns on with a jolt as Doll accidentally bumps into it. She doesn't notice since her back is to it and she's clearly just woken up, yawning and rubbing at her face, dressed in a very casual shirt and pants with her hair messy and all over the place.

The bedroom seems quite sparse except for some clothes lying around on the few pieces of furniture. Tiger's following her, shaking himself briskly to wake up too, but he gives a sharp bark when he runs into Doll's leg as she suddenly stops walking. Even though her face can't be seen from the angle the device is at, she seems to be pressing her hand to the side of her face usually hidden by her hair as she inhales sharply, sounding startled.

At first she doesn't move but then she almost rushes to the sole small mirror in the room, her hands gripping tightly at the edge of the dresser after pushing her hair away from her face, her features still not visible to anyone watching on the Network, but she doesn't seem to be believing what it is she's seeing.

The whisper to herself before the feed cuts out is barely audible.]

I can see from it again?


((ooc: backdated to early morning))

Wonder 'ow the others are doin' back 'ome. If it was Christmas we'd be even busier'n usual with all the shows.

[she's sitting with Tiger on her lap, the puppy asleep and seeming peaceful for once]

Joker'd be runnin' around takin' care of everythin', but 'e'd find the time to stop an' check on all of us, an' to joke around a bit. Beast'd be keepin' 'er tigers in line, 'cause they'd be more restless than usual 'cause of all the excitement. An' Dagger'd be sneakin' off practice t'go an' see Beast an' try an' give 'er 'er presents early, an' she'd send 'im packin' like usual.

[She laughs to herself but looks wistful at the same time.]

Peter an' Wendy an' Snake'd carry on like usual, really. But 'd find some time t'talk a bit with Jumbo...

Miss 'em so much. It ain't the same.

It'd be busy an' not really like 'ow everyone else spends their Christmas, but we'd be together an' it'd be good. We'd get to remember 'ow far we'd come an' at least we'd know it was Christmas, not like when...

[She finally seems to realize she's rambling and said a lot more than she meant to, and switches her Network device off.]

[Doll's sitting at the table, her puppy asleep on her lap, looking apprehensively at the large red button in front of her.]

Saw that...there are people collectin' these things, yeah? Takin' 'em somewhere where no one'll use 'em?

[She's been wondering what to do for days - press it and go home and be with her family again, but at the cost of hurting someone? She can't bring herself to do that.]


...come an' take it away, please?

Beast...Joker!?

[Doll is making her way through the crowds, being pushed and shoved around easily considering her small stature.]

Are any of you 'ere? [jostled again] 'scuse me.

Dagger? Jumbo?! [craning her neck, trying to see over the other people as she continues calling out her siblings' names in the hopes at least one of them will be there and hear her. She looks pretty tired, considering she spent much of the previous day looking for them as well]

If only I could see t'least one of 'em for a few minutes, t'know they're alright. [spoken to herself, low but not low enough for the device she doesn't know is recording not to capture it.]


((ooc: open for fourth walling! Network or action (just...don't hurt her |D). Anything goes, just no spoiling her past the point she's from i.e. chapter 28.))

Guess she really might be gone...

Has anyone seen my sis? 'er name's Beast. Uhm, she's tall but not too tall, taller'n me at least an' has dark curly hair, s'real pretty. I can't find 'er, she's been missin' the past couple of days.

If anyone's seen 'er, 'd really appreciate it if ya'd let me know.


Don' want t'be 'ere on my own...haven't been on my own since I was little. Want t'be back 'ome with the rest of 'em, Joker an' Jumbo and Dagger an' everyone. Maybe...maybe she ain't really gone.

[there's a lot of barking in the background and the sound of things being knocked over]

Tiger?! Tiger, what's wrong boy, what're ya doin'...

[the barking gets closer]

'ere, don't do that! Oww! Stay.


((ooc: cursed puppy :<))

[Doll seems to have nudged the device's camera on by accident.

She's sitting at the table at her and Beast's apartment, face lit up happily as she laughs and holds a hyperactive puppy in her arms. He's licking at what's visible of her face as she tries and holds him tightly enough to stop him from attempting to climb all over her.]

There's a good boy. Yeah, yeah, I like ya too!

Guess 'e really ain't comin' back then.

Still findin' it a bit weird t'use this thing t'talk t'everyone. I listen t'what people 'ave ta say on the...whassit called? 'Network' sometimes. Some of it goes right over me 'ead, but it's still nice ta get ta hear what's goin' on around 'ere. Surprisin' how much everyone 'as ta say!

S'almost like 'earing everyone chatterin' away at the circus camp back 'ome after a show...

...er, Joker.

Dunno if 'm goin' t'be able ta perform today.


((ooc: her kryptonite? Her circus costume.))

[There's a tightrope stretching far above the square and a figure walking across it lightly, a parasol in one hand more for show than for balance.

Doll's decked out in her full circus gear, headdress tied on tightly with a bow under her chin, face prettily made up and a smile on her lips. Now and then she stops on the highwire, balancing carefully as she waves at the people below.]


((ooc: feel free to watch/wait for her to come down and talk/etc. She looks very different from usual but if she recognizes you she'll come over to say hello))