thecapitol | (no subject)

Who| Elsa and whoever might be up fairly late
What| Elsa goes up to the roof to admire the Capitol
Where| On the roof of the living suites
When| Present day, sometime after midnight
Warnings/Notes| N/A

The weeks following her time in the arena have truly been the hardest that Elsa had ever experienced in her entire life. Not even losing her parents had been as painful as the knowledge that she had killed Anna. All of her life, she had avoided her sister in order to keep her safe and yet when she finally felt like she could be around Anna without hurting her. She had been wrong- her powers had returned and everything had gone horribly wrong.

Ever since then, she'd done exactly as she had her entire life; shut herself in her room and keep everyone out. It was painful and lonely, but she knew it was what she deserved for hurting Anna.

But even those who felt like they were monsters grew restless sometimes and as the days ticked by, Elsa found herself wanting to get out and explore a little. This world was new and foreign and her brief glimpses of it before had been intriguing. The technology was confusing but fascinating all at once.

Finally, the curiosity got the better of her. Late one night, after the noise outside died down and it seemed like everyone had retired for the night, Elsa made her way out of her room. It was too late for her to want to leave the building entirely, so she opted instead to go somewhere she thought she could get a small taste of what she wanted.

So eventually, she made it to the roof. It was the first breath of fresh air she'd had in weeks as she stepped out into the cool night air. Elsa stepped forward until she was near the edge of the building. The view was absolutely breathtaking, she could hardly believe what she was seeing. It was so different from Arendelle, with it's lights and large buildings- to be honest, it was a little overwhelming on top of beautiful.

Suddenly Elsa felt really small and alone. She wrapped her arms around herself and let out a small sigh, closing her eyes. There was no sense in missing Arendelle. She didn't belong there now- if they knew she had killed Anna, then they would shun her- or worse. In her opinion, now she belonged here. With the murderers and the monsters, because that was exactly what she was. If anyone deserved to go back to Arendelle, it was Anna.

Elsa continued to stare out at the twinkling, colorful lights of the Capitol, arms folded over her chest. As horrible as she'd started to feel, she didn't have any particular urge to go back to her room at the moment. So she allowed herself to zone out, imagining what each of the buildings might have in them. So lost in her thoughts, anyone could come upon her and she wouldn't notice.

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"O-oh. Um..." Most people here knew what a computer was, so he didn't have to really try and explain things. So sure, he came from inside of one. But he didn't really know how to describe it in itself. It was like a universe out of his planet.

"A computer's a big...machine. And it can do some things for you that would be harder otherwise." That was right...right? "It's basically this big thing that's run by other little things called programs. And that's what I was.'

That shouldn't have been so hard to explain. But hey.

Arendelle...that sounded nice, at least. Beck looked to her, and offered a smile. "That sounds nice. What was it like there?" It was a kingdom, right? "Was there a big castle?"

She didn't want to admit it, but she still found it a little hard to grasp. If she could have access to a computer, it would help but she didn't think to ask if there were any around here. But it was at least clear that he wasn't human, so that was enough for her. Maybe she would learn about computers one day and fully understand.

For now, she simply nodded and decided instead to focus on his curiosity on Arendelle. She felt bad, but it was hard to talk about something she didn't understand.

"It was, yes," she said with a smile. "And there was a castle- I lived there. Actually, there are two castles now. I created one out of ice." She missed her castle a lot, it was one of the only places she felt truly home, even if she was isolated from everyone else. "Both castles were beautiful, though."

"…out of ice?" Beck was still trying to get used to weather. Sometimes it seemed a little unnecessary; there were only a few times where he actually felt thankful for a shift sometimes. But any other time, it was kind of silly, and he didn't understand it. Rain in the Grid meant changes. Rain here…? It was kind of just…

He felt kind of stupid for the next question he was going to ask. If it was one thing the Grid didn't have, it was ice. Whatever that stuff was.

"What's ice?"

Elsa couldn't help but find the question a bit comical. They both obviously knew nothing about each other's world. Rather than being put off by it, she was just amused. They both had so much to learn about everything and she was completely happy to help him along with whatever she could.

"You have had water since you arrived here, right?" she asked, her tone patient. "It's water that has gotten really, really cold and turned solid."