Y'reckon I need'a tag 'er? Eh. She'll f:nd 'er way. -- VIDEO FILE ATTACHED -- [The record:ng beg:ns w:th two f:gures tak:ng up the screen. One, a greenblood crouched low w:th the top half of h:s face just out of frame. He holds the other, a l:mp teal of amb:guously legal hue, up by the ha:r to face the lens.] “Sm:le for the camera, now,” [Snakeb:te speaks w:th a gr:n and a l:lt:ng southern drawl, vo:ce surpr:s:ngly smooth. The tealblood’s eyes are blown w:de w:th terror, the:r rap:d breaths the only movement on a body that :s otherw:se slack.] “Ah, that’s r:ght. Nearly forgot you ca:n’t. Just need some help, then.” [He places the thumb and foref:nger of h:s free hand on e:ther s:de of the:r l:ps, forc:ng the corners up wh:le a fr:ghtened wh:mper jumps from the:r throat.] “A:n’t that cute?” [He lets the s:des of the:r face return to rest and w:dens h:s own gr:n.] “Found th:s one wh:le out search:n’ for my new fr:end. Lot less sl:ppery’n that one. Say ‘H:, Dusk:e.’” [Snakeb:te grabs the tealblood’s arm to wave the:r hand at the camera.] “Y’wanna ask ‘er how many folks her freedom’s worth?” [A beat.] “Nah, me ne:ther. Best’a luck, cottonta:l.” [Snakeb:te drops the tealblood and reaches for the camera. The v:deo ends.]



