[Semi-Accidental Video] Backdated to Dec 19th, 11 pm

[blondandperfect]

[With the clatter of a glass object, the NV suddenly turns on to show green bottle of wine, and behind the bottle a blonde woman's head raises with a start. Hattie looks like she hasn't slept for a while, and on top of that, pretty buzzed.]

*snort* Wha-? .. Ella? [She fumbles for the NV, setting it upright, and appears to be sitting at a table under dim lighting.] Pick up, I know you're there, don't leave me on voice mail again!

[She stares intently at the screen for a moment, then sneers as she grabs another bottle and pours herself a glass.] Fine, I'll leave a message. I suppose you're far too busy having yourself a.. Good laugh then, are you? Well that's.. That's just fine with me. Just go ahead 'n laugh it up.

[She shakes her head.]

You haven't called in.. Two days. I checked the calendar four times. So, I suppose that means you're not lettin me back home, so... I dunno. The look on my face when you showed up at the door with that... Whatever that was, was just priceless to you, wasn't it? I bet it was.

I've been thinking, you know.. I tried to wrap my head around it, you know. It was just weeks ago when you were touting 'Give, give this season.'. And I chuckled, 'Typical Ella'.

[The blonde pours a glass of wine, then takes a gulp from the glass. Silence follows for twenty seconds.]

And then.. I thought about how during all that, in the back of your head you must have been thinking 'I know what I'm going to give Hattie this season: a ten minute eviction notice'. And then I'm thinking when we were talking at work, and you're all, smiling that.. innocent smile of yours, with those same words in the back of your head all the while. Something. [Hattie gives a distressed chuckle, and slams her glass on the table.]

I think the most brilliant part was when you let her stay. You really thought this out. So congratulations; don't ever say I don't give credit where credit is due.

Honestly, I'm ashamed that I left myself open. It was only last month I warned her about getting stabbed in the back [By people you can't control, specifically.] An' then I just waltz right into that one. Hah! In retrospect that is kind of funny.

[Hattie bites down on her knuckles and her cheeks burn red. She trembles, as if trying to find the will to shout, but she simply can't muster it, instead she lowers her head in defeat.]

I'm such an idiot.. I hate this place. And this wine.

[But once she gets over feeling sorry for herself, Hattie's going to find a way to get even. But she doesn't say that and instead ends the feed.]

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[ella_of_frell]

[ You couldn't be more wrong, Hattie. Ella had spent a lot of nights thinking over the decision Meg had suggested to her. She genuinely felt bad about kicking Hattie out - but she DID offer her old apartment, with it being paid up the rest of that and the next month. You refused.

And seeing Hattie in this ...vulnerable state now, Ella still felt bad. She'd have felt even worse if she hadn't found her diary and read it through. You spoiled brat of a liar.

All the same... her response is stunned, and even a little distressed. ]

...are you drunk?

[video]

[blondandperfect]

Ah-HA!!

[Hattie quickly shows on screen again. However after a moment, she's not exactly sure what she's ah-ha'ing about. So instead, she snorts.]

I'm just a buzzed. I'm no lush.

[video]

[ella_of_frell]

Ah Ha what?

[ Look maybe if you treated her a little better you wouldn't have gotten kicked out, hm? HM? ]

I think you're past 'buzzed'. You realize this isn't the private NV. You posted this to the entire network.

[Video]

[blondandperfect]

... I'll be asking the questions here.

[...]

No I didn't. You just don't want to hear my telling it like it is! Well I'm going to tell you. I'll tell you everything.

[And of course Hattie wouldn't take the apartment, that was just insult to injury for a super fussy prissy princess! She hisses in the most ominous tone she can muster while pointing at the screen.]

Be... Trayal. You're a witch.

[Video]

[ella_of_frell]

What are you talking about?

[ That's actually hurtful. :( Even if it is coming from you. ]

[makeflowersgrow]

Madame?

[Eponine bites her lip. She feels bad about staying, honestly she does. Okay, that's a lie because quite honestly, Ella is much, much nicer than Hattie and Eponine doesn't have to do nearly as much cleaning. But she does feel sorry for Hattie. She knows what it's like to have nowhere to go and no family or friends to talk to]

Hattie? Are you okay? Where did you go?

[Private]

[blondandperfect]

[Hattie looks surprised, clearly not having expected anyone other than Ella to respond. Maybe it was just a coincidence.]

I'm fine, Eponine. I'm stayin' with someone else for a couple of days or two. Yourself?

Re: [Private]

[makeflowersgrow]

Me, Hattie? I'm living with Ella. She doesn't make me call her Madame, or clean much.

[Smug? Well, maybe a little...]

Who are you staying with, Hattie? Are you drunk? You sound drunk - as drunk as I was playing cards that evening. You remember that, don't you? When we bet, and you lost?

[Eponine's horrid side is coming out more than a little. She feels like, for once, she's in the dominant position, and even though Hattie might be drunk, Eponine's enjoying it!]

[blondandperfect]

Yes, Eponine, I know you're living with Ella. And I'm sure you're just having yourself a grand ol' time, aren't you?

[She sneers.]

Everyone just loooooves Ella. Well, I don't. And I'm not drunk, I just had a couple of glasses or two. [She thinks upon the bet then takes a drink.] Yes I do. Clearly I haven't drunken enough.

Thankfully that can be fixed.

[makeflowersgrow]

It is nice, you know... You were funny, sometimes, but I don't have to rush round after Ella. I do like her. Maybe even I can change my shift at Uzushio and not go out after dark. That WILL be good.

[She smirks] You SOUND drunk. I bet you would smell it, too. I suppose I can say that now? You are worse off than me - and you still owe me from your bet.

Video

[icy_heavens]

[The video is offset, because he's got his NV on speaker and he's not even bothering to look at it. But it's clear enough that he's on his couch, reading a book, and he possibly has his cat in his lap. (The cat has fortunately decided to forego sitting on his head today, which he appreciates.)]

She was nicer about this than you deserve.

Video

[blondandperfect]

[Hattie sneers.]

Hah, I known you were involved someho--

[....]

Are you hacking my phone calls???

Video

[icy_heavens]

I wasn't there. [Which isn't denying his involvement, but whatever. And the reason he wasn't there is because he knew he'd fly off the handle if you tried to use Ella's curse to circumvent this.]

I have better things to do than try to hack your NV. [He's also no hacker.] You posted this to the network.

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[blondandperfect]

[The network?? Oh. Well.. Crud.]

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[blondandperfect]

Well anyway, I know you weren't there, I didn't see you! But there's no way Ella would have done this without talking to you first, which means that you encouraged her!!

[She smacks her hand on the table, and her eyes narrow.]

How dare you. How do you sleep at night, you white haired snake?

[mouthbreathing]

[This... really isn't what Warsman was expecting to see last thing at night. At all. Needless to say, he's more than a little concerned for Hattie: she's obviously drunk and distressed and, even more worryingly, maybe even without a home if that part about being kicked out is anything to go by.

He's not sure how much sense he's going to get out of her in this state, but he has to find out if she's safe. He can't see enough of what's behind her to be sure.]

Hattie? Hattie, where are you? What's happened?

[blondandperfect]

[Hattie looks.. Perplexed. Of course the answer couldn't be she did something wrong; she doesn't make mistakes on her NV!]

What? I'm at someone's place tonight. .. How did you know something happened?

also [video] oops

[mouthbreathing]

[He can't be too surprised about her confusion when she's obviously fairly far gone- he's very willing to be patient.]

Your network post- you mentioned not being allowed back home? [He shakes his head.] It doesn't matter. Where are you staying?

[Video] -> [Private]

[blondandperfect]

.. What.

[.. Well son of a gun. It should come to no surprise that she actually listens to Warsman. She switches to private, looking disgraced. She fumbles a bit, switching the feed to private.]

How humiliating.. I'm staying with 'someone' right now, so I'm fine, just feeling ill. They have lots of alcohol I've never even heard of, you know. They all taste bad. [She pauses as she looks her wine bottle over.[] And, yes, Ella threw me out. Are you still associating with her?

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[servingmichael]

You should try making a phone call while sober.

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[blondandperfect]

Ahhhhhhhhh, shut your ya-

[Video] 2/3

[blondandperfect]

[OH SWEET JESUS]

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[blondandperfect]

[Hattie abruptly ends the feed.

She then stuffs the NV into her handbag.

Then places three empty wine bottles on the handbag.

Finally she just shoves all of them off the table, shuddering.

Jesus.]

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[servingmichael]

[That was wonderfully successful.]

not here

[ella_of_frell]

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