IC Inbox for Victory Road

[neverbreaks]

INBOX text / audio / video / action -supposed to be recording? Oh wait, there it goes. Uh, okay...this is Luisa Madrigal. If you need to reach me, I guess you can leave a message? That's how this works, right? art credit code credit

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[neverbreaks]

[ Luisa nods, though she still doesn't eat it yet. Instead she takes a shuddering breath, as if trying her best not to cry. ]

...I don't know where I am. But I have to get home.

[mamalike]

[Eda winces.]

I don't know how you're going to. I mean, it's not such a big deal for me...

What's so important for you to get back to? Or are you just homesick?

[neverbreaks]

[ Luisa slumps into herself a bit, bunching some of her skirt in her hands as she fidgets. ]

I...I need to get home to help the Encanto. Everyone...Everyone is relying on me.

[ On their whole family, but she knows that her Gift does a lot for the town. Which is a problem, once she'd realized that she doesn't seem to have her Gift. How is she supposed to help without it? ]

[mamalike]

What's an Enca-- Wait, no, better question: Why are people relying on you? I mean, you're just a kid, right?

[neverbreaks]

[ It feels strange, talking to someone who didn't know about the Encanto or their gifts. She's never really had to explain before, so she isn't sure what to say at first. ]

My...My family's Gifts help everyone in town. I'm - or I was really strong, so I would move stuff for people. And I help build houses for new people coming to live in the Encanto, since I can hold so much.

[mamalike]

Wait, really? You must have been crazy-strong to do that! Being here changed me, too. This place took away my magic.

[She gives a disgruntled snort.]

Being that powerful must be so cool, though! What else would you do with it? I mean, you know, for fun when you weren't building houses.

[neverbreaks]

[ Luisa blinks, finally looking up in surprise at Eda. ] Really? You have magic too?

[ The question has her hesitating again, though. ] I-I...My chores keep me busy most of the day. I-I don't...

[ Don't really have time for fun anymore ]