Astrophobia

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[Jonathan Crane, PhD, scans the Plane with bespectacled eyes in his very nice suit. To all appearances, the Plane has just won itself a new university professor]

Acrophobia would hardly be an irrational fear at present. Indeed, it would be very [takes a step] very [another step] practical. This is possibly one of the very few instances in a normal individual’s life where siderophobia might be considered rational as well. And so they would cease to be phobias.

Incongruous but coherent structure... far too lucid to be any breed of hallucination or dream. The idea of it being true space is out of the question, of course.

[picks up a discarded hat, examining it] The two most likely options are thus illusion or reality. I wonder which it is. [sets the hat down again and carries on his way]

Comments

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What does Pino have of herself?

[usagipino]

Hm?

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Pino is Pino and Pino is a rabbit. What else is Pino?

[usagipino]

Hoody says "Autorave."

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Do you know what that is?

[usagipino]

[She shakes her head.]

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Very well.

[if he had a knife with him, he would probably stab her in the arm out of curiosity]

Can you think of any other things that you are?

[usagipino]

[Lol good luck with that.]

Pino is Vince's friend!

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

[science is stabbing a small child to see what they're made of]

That is an important thing about Pino, certainly. [remembering a book he once read, which talked a great deal about grown-ups and children and also baobabs, but that's not the bit Crane will find useful]

What games does Pino like to play? Does she draw? Play catch?

[usagipino]

[Einstein might disapprove.]

Pino plays catch! And draws and plays hide and seek and plays instruments and watches Vince!

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

[well Crane doesn't approve of Einstein's romantic life, so they're even]

What instruments?

[usagipino]

Um, piano and this one! [She pulls the melodica out from under her bunny suit and starts playing a weird little ditty, toddling back and forth.]

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

[Professor Crane applauds her performance]

Very nicely done, Pino.

[usagipino]

Heeeee! Thank you, sir!

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Only saying what I believe. What else does Pino do?

[usagipino]

Pino helps steer the Rabbit.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

What is the Rabbit?

[usagipino]

The Rabbit is the Rabbit! It takes people through the stars because it can fly on the wind!

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

[...solar wind-powered spaceship?]

[or someone got their T.S. Eliot on and gave the girl a poetic definition of some other sort of travelling craft]

[it's very hard to tell from this child]

You and your friend Vince fly through the stars. This place must not be a great change for you, then.

[usagipino]

Well, the Rabbit doesn't, but the Rabbit is supposed to.

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Of course. We wouldn't want to be unclear or give false information.

[usagipino]

Mm!

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

Now, Pino, why is it that the Rabbit doesn't, but the Rabbit is supposed to?

[usagipino]

Timothy told me the story! The Rabbit comes down and carries people through the stars on his back!

The Rabbit is a boat! It goes with the wind. We're going to Vince's home!

[handfulofstraw.livejournal.com]

And the boat is named after the other Rabbit, the one that carries people through the stars?