{ two. action and dictated }

[nihilo]

[ Alice is sitting on one of the couches at the lobby with one nutcracker on her lap, like a ventriloquist's doll.

She can't quite speak through her stomach or anything, but she does try, moving the puppet's hand to wave at passersby and making voices. ]

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Lothar.

Comments

[nihilo]

[ Alice gives her a look that says something along the lines of you can't be serious. ]

That would be neat. Unfortunately.

[kalinda]

[Looking this one over because... Interesting.]

I'm sure it's happened here before.

[nihilo]

[ Alice offers that nutcracker to her and quirks her head to the side in challenge. Not scared of a little puny doll, are you? ]

[kalinda]

[Of course not!

Though the second she's touching it, she's looking over at the other... curious. Well, more curious than before. Almost like she wants to investigate a little further. Interesting.]

Hey.

[nihilo]

[ This is all like an experiment, of course, with a ready-made hypothesis. Alice lets her smile spread slowly and take another step closer. She leans in. Still a challenge.

Dare you? ]