[Video] Time for a free skate!

[coldhardy]

[Elsa is a young blonde woman in a shimmering blue dress. From the lighting and the light breeze blowing tiny wisps of her hair across her pale face, it's obvious that she's outside. Her smile might strike very astute observers as slightly nervous, but she's doing her best for her message to seem warm.]

Hello, everyone!

I have a job! I'm managing A Rinkle in Time for the owner, Jim. He's very nice.

Now, I don't know if you've ever skated on ice before, but I wanted to invite you to come by. If you can see this message, you can get in for free once in the next two weeks -- just mention Elsa's Invitation at the door. We're in the Time District, and we look like this. [She holds the TAB out so that the eye of the camera shows the building before returning to her face.] If you don't know how to skate, come anyway! I'll cover the cost of your first lesson. We also have other games you can play, and we have skates to fit just about anyone, trust me.

[What she means is that if they don't have skates in someone's size, she'll create a pair with magic, even if they're for one of Riptide's friends and have to be the size of a sled. And if someone falls... well, if she's able to, she'll try to cushion their fall in a way they might not expect.]

[As she continues to talk, her expression sobers.]

One more thing. I've been told that I was on the Moira with you all, but I'm very sorry… I don't remember it. Still… if we were friends then, we can be friends again now. If you don't want to skate, maybe you'd like to have tea?

[Another smile, nervous again, and then a quick nod, and the video feed ends.]

[Note: Elsa will keep video format in replies, but that doesn't mean anyone else has to! If there's any interest, I'll throw up a log in a few days.]

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Ice skating... [The words escaped Angel in the form of a low breath. She'd read about it, watched videos on the ECHOnet, but she'd never had the opportunity. Being locked away certainly kept her from that.]

[There were lessons though -- that was what the woman said. And even though Angel could barely walk, she found herself over the moon at the idea of trying to skate.]

How hard is it to learn, if you don't mind me asking?

[coldhardy]

Well... that depends on who you are.

[But Elsa's gaze is friendly and curious: there's nothing in her reaction that would deter anyone from skating.]

But if I'm around when you're learning, it probably won't be too hard. I can't guarantee that you'll be able to pick it up, but I'll try to help you. I can almost guarantee that you won't get hurt if you fall.

[Because you will land in an impromptu snowbank!]

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[Angel was far from deterred, and not just because of Elsa's expression. She appreciated the honesty, especially from someone who might just wind up being her teacher. It was one thing she could appreciate about her upbringing -- she always knew how to correct her mistakes, or if she was barking up the wrong tree.] M/small>

That's good to know. Especially the part about not getting hurt. I am... rather good at falling down. [Technically, the term was collapsing from exhaustion, but Elsa didn't need to know that. Probably.]

[coldhardy]

I wouldn't want you to fall, though. We might have some skates here that would be easier for you to learn on.

[That makes her miss Anna for a minute, a sharp little pang that she pushes aside; her gaze becomes momentarily unfocused, but a moment later, she's back in the present and reinforcing her soft smile. What she can do for Angel is, maybe, a pair of skates with double blades, something that would give her a little more stability to start with.]

Have you ever played in the snow?

[brokencode]

[She felt a little self-conscious, having someone go through all this effort for her. If she could just... be normal. If she could have been granted a normal life. There were so many things that she wasn't sure how to do, and learning how to do them was embarrassing, when it came down to it.]

[As was admitting to all the things she had never done.]

No I haven't. I've seen it [Through video feeds.] but I've never played in it before.