The clip seems to pick up right in the midst of something, framed in the reflection of an elegant vanity mirror, and right away, there is some sniffling from the child its primary focus is on.
"That won't fix it," she whines.
The olive-skinned elf woman who is consoling her smiles sympathetically. "No...but it's like make-believe, isn't it? And no one will be looking at your freckles if they're painted."
The little girl pouts. "Can't you just poof them away?"
"No, tae one. We do not practice spells that can alter one's body like that. The paint will have to do."
Again, a whiny sound as the child fidgets, reaching for a bottle on the vanity.
"So I have to paint them every day?"
"If you want to not see them, then yes. But perhaps you would rather just let people see what you really look like?"
"No! No, no, no!" Her eyes well up. "It's ugly! I hate it! Everyone hates it!"
"Cecelia--"
"They laugh! Call me quail egg! I hate it! I wanna be pretty! Like you! I want my skin to be clean and my ears to be long and my hair to be flowy like everyone else's! I hate it!"
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VIDEO//source: anon//postdate:03.14
Date: 2020-03-18 09:09 pm (UTC)"That won't fix it," she whines.
The olive-skinned elf woman who is consoling her smiles sympathetically. "No...but it's like make-believe, isn't it? And no one will be looking at your freckles if they're painted."
The little girl pouts. "Can't you just poof them away?"
"No, tae one. We do not practice spells that can alter one's body like that. The paint will have to do."
Again, a whiny sound as the child fidgets, reaching for a bottle on the vanity.
"So I have to paint them every day?"
"If you want to not see them, then yes. But perhaps you would rather just let people see what you really look like?"
"No! No, no, no!" Her eyes well up. "It's ugly! I hate it! Everyone hates it!"
"Cecelia--"
"They laugh! Call me quail egg! I hate it! I wanna be pretty! Like you! I want my skin to be clean and my ears to be long and my hair to be flowy like everyone else's! I hate it!"
The woman sighs.
"...Here. Let me show you how to paint."