The Snap Sisters

Temple of the Moon

After Speckles has left, Freckles stays in Stormwind for a while. She manages to make it to the Watchman's Ball, take some pictures (which will soon be showed on the Beam-O-Rama!) but collapses more or less, and leaves for the office shivering and ill (it is said, she has fallen ill from all the tensions and happenings befalling her and her sister). When she feels somwhat better, she and Duckular decide to take a short holiday to Darnassus. While exploring they reach the Temple of Moon:

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Freckles reaches out with her hand, trying to touch the statue.
Duckular thinks for a moment. He isn't sure why he does it, but he forms two L shapes with the index finger and thumb of each hand, and looks through them to make a square. Then he whispers: "Hmmm...- Freck, lets try up there". He pulls her gently by the hand.
They walk closer to the High Priestess. Freckles kneels before her.
Duckular looks at the priestess, shrugs and waits patiently for Freckles.
Freckles stands up and Duckular and she both walk towards the statue, high up on that ridge.
Duckular whispers: "Freck..."
Freckles reaches out with her hand again.
Duckular whispers: "Think its time fer ye' te' be on a photo fer a change..."
Freckles closes her eyes and lets the serenity of the place fill her. She slowly opens her eyes again, blinking. Duckular watches her, smiling.
Freckles bends her head and sends a prayer towards the statue.
Duckular shrugs and nods respectably at the Statue.
Freckles whispers something to herself and opens her eyes again. She turns around with tears in her eyes and smiles. She whispers to Duckular:  "It is going to be okay, Duck, Sis is going to be alright..."
Duckular whispers: "Aye... she will be...She will be..."

Duckular glances at the statue and gets the strange urge to do the funny box thing he did earlier with his fingers again. He whispers: "Err... Freck?"
Freckles looks at him and whispers: "Yes?"
Duckular whispers: "Strange request but errr... "
Freckles: "Aye?"
Duckular whispers: "Can I borrow one o' yer cameras? Snappy things..."
Freckles whispers: "Snaparoid? Snap-O-Rama?"
Duckular isn't quite sure why he has the urge to do this but says: "Aye... whichever one yer reckon..." After a short while he whispers: "I jus' think yer'd look great up 'ere lookin' down on tha' statue fer some reason". He takes the Snap-O-Rama which she is holding in front of him, looking at it cautiously.
Duckular whispers: "So I... erm... press this bit 'ere?"
Freckles whispers "Just push that button over there... Aye."
Duckular whispers: "Right..." And after a short while: "Can ye' come 'ere? Stand where I am? And forwards abit? Bit te'wards me..."
Freckles whispers: "Like this?"
Duckular fumbles with the Snap-O-Rama, looks up and whispers: "Aye tha's great..." Freckles smiles. Duckular pushes the button cautiously. He looks down at the Snap-O-Rama...
Duckular whispers: "Think tha' worked." He smiles and hands the camera back to her.
Freckles smiles and whispers: "I think it did."
Freckles takes it over from him and puts the Snap-O-Rama back in one of her bags.
Duckular whispers: "Yer looked great on it... Or will 'ave dun' if it worked..."

Well ehm.. the picture was quite lovely.. but it needed some "touching up".
Here is to Duckie!

A letter from Sis

A quarrel?

A week ago:

Fiandrin points at Freckles then Speckle, and makes the sign of the sun with her hands. She points at Speckle, makes a hug sign and points at Freckles.
Speckle glances at Freck to see her response. Fiandrin pushes Speckle towards her sister.
Speckle: "She...wont..."
Freckles watches the mute gnome's signs from a distance and asks: "You want us to hug?"
Fiandrin nods frantically.
Freckles: "But why?"
Fiandrin drags out her charcoal and scribbles on the bridge again. 'She is your sister. No matter what she's done, your sisters, your blood, you love each other. Stop being bloody stubborn.'
Speckle takes a deep breath and looks up.
Speckle:"...I know enough...Sis..."
Freckles glances at her sister, taking a step closer.
Speckle: "You..."
Freckles: "Hm?"
Fiandrin writes again with a sigh,'You'd rather die than be apart. Forgive each other and be happy. You need your sister!'
Speckle: "You.. you hate me like this..in this, this human form. You do, dont ya? I can see it in your eyes Sis."
Speckle stares at Freckles.
Freckles shakes her head, her eyes big.
Freckles: "It's not that sis..."
Speckle shakes her head sadly.
Speckle: "Maybe its best if I just left..."

Like a Needle in a Haystack

A couple of days ago...

Freckles: "The human form sis is in...It troubles me. I really like her to be gnome again. You know Duckie, that ugly dwarf, he's the only reference we have. I would like to search for him.. I was thinking we might be able to draw up some sketch of him?"

"And show it to the City Watch and such?"

Freckles pulls out a piece of paper and some pencils.

"I think I start with his head...That's the most important part"

Duckular tries to remember: "Hmmm... quite a long beard weren't it?"

"Me' minds gone blank wha' colour it was though..."

Freckles mutters: "His head... was it small?"

Duckular: "Aye... couldn' tell cos' o' te' beard though."

Freckles says: "…and beady little eyes. Evil smirk on his face too."

Freckles starts to draw again, her tongue sticking a little out of her mouth. Her hands go fast over the paper, drawing some scars, tiny holes for the eyes. Freckles picks up her red and orange pencils and starts to color the beard and hair.

Duckular: "t'Watch'll 'ave no trouble findin' 'im..."

Freckles looks at the end result of the sketch and nods approvingly.

An Unfortunate Evening in Duskwood

It has been more than a month ago, since Sir Eomund Nightstar took us for a Duskwood-tour. Today Sis and I sat down and looked through the photos, hoping to find clues about what happened that unfortunate night.

Five Fingers

Freckles tiptoes into the Snapsisters office and watches her sister sleep. She whispers: "Ssh Sis…it will be alright. Im going for a walk with duck, I won't be long." Freckles strokes the hair of her sister and gives her a gentle kiss on her forehead.

Speckles lies in bed, on her back, looking up at the ceiling. She holds up her right hand and looks at it. Five fingers. "Bloody! Five fingers! Why? Why would one ever need five fingers?" It was a relief to be back home again. To feel loved again by Sis. But it didn't take the pain away. The pain in her legs, her arms and her head. Would she ever learn how to stand up straight without feeling dizzy? Could she use these fecking hands to make photos? It was so not fair.

Miss O'Brandin's Hypnosis Session

"There is a woman sitting in front of me.
She is Human, young, has red hair and clear blue eyes, she is reasonably well dressed, reasonably pretty, reasonably well-mannered, although very nervous at the moment. She claims to be Speckles Snapwiggle, sister of Freckles Snapwiggle, the twins we have all learnt to love as the ‘Snapsisters’. "

Miss O'Brandin's Hypnosis Session, read the whole story here.

After the Hypnosis...

Speckles sleeps, snoring once in a while.

Freckles looks at the woman.
A soft look in her eyes, as if seeing through the human shell.
Freckles carefully strokes the hair of Speckles,
and whispers in a gentle voice: “Speck…I love you.”

“I’m so sorry I didn't listen..., how much that must have hurt. I can only imagine.”

“It's okay now…no one will hurt you.”

Freckles lies down next to her sister, wrapping her arms around Speckles.
She whispers from behind her sister, hugging her tightly, “It's okay now.”

“I will never leave you again Sis... We will die together...”

Wedding

Such a lovely night...
Sameul and Kinly asked the Snapsisters to take pictures at their wedding. Although sis wasn't with me, I decided to go anyway, it might distract some of my thoughts. And it did... Look at that lovely couple! I am rather busy working on their wedding album.. so stay tuned!

Kinly: "But now I know what that feeling was.."
Kinly smiles at Sameul.
Kinly: "It was my true love.."

Hypnosis

"...What you think of all this?" Miss O'Brandin asks Ryle Northwind.

Ryle: "Well I believe she's Speckles. But whether she is or not Freckles has
to accept the possibility that, that could be her sister."

Miss O'Brandin: "Yes, Freckles is completely out of it now... understandable
yet...the only way to convince her is to understand what happened. I would
propose...some...Hypnosis, what you think?"

Ryle: "Well the information we have currently is, sparse at best.
But aye, I suppose its the best choice we have."
Speckles rolls over, mumbling in her sleep.