DaNCeR (A Marble Hornets Inspired Story)
Find #2 - Interview with Minuette
Previous ChapterNext ChapterWhen Twilight arrived at Minuette's house she began knocking on her door. Eventually, it was answered and Twilight was let in.
"Twilight! How's the search going? Did you find anything?" Minuette asked
"Actually I came to ask you some questions Minuette." Twilight said before sitting down at a coffee table
"Oh... well, I'll tell you whatever I know." Minuette replied as she sat down at the opposite end
"Well, what did you know about Moondancer before she disappeared?" Twilight asked
"Before she disappeared? Well, I know she liked the video cameras when they came out. The girl was practically a techie with one of those things, she'd always be recording anything interesting she found. 'Like to catch the moment as it happens' she'd reply."
"Well did you notice anything STRANGE about what she was doing with them? Anytime she liked to point the camera at rain in particular?"
"Well, not really."
"Well, did you ever notice her acting stranger than normal after a while with those cameras? Like, her recording her daily routines and such?"
"Well, on occasions there were some times when she'd pull out the camera and just never stop recording. Though it was around that time that I think she began acting a little stranger than usual."
"Like, what do you mean?"
"She seemed to be acting like as if she was being followed, she'd sometimes mumble to herself that it could see her but she couldn't see it. That sort of thing. Occasionally though if she was running out of battery she'd change it like as if her life depended on it and if she took too long to change the battery she'd start to get really paranoid and if she took long enough to not find a battery she'd just straight up run away."
"That's... interesting. Makes it sound like her life depended on those cameras."
"I think she said that once. Like her life depended on her keeping a camera rolling at all times. We'd ask her why and all she'd reply with is it can see me, but I can't see it without this camera."
"Y-you mean like some kind of force that you can't see without some kind of camera?"
"Maybe. She did look like she hadn't slept for quite a while though so she could've been hallucinating. She started having bangs under her eyes, she started acting a lot jumpier, and she even started losing track of her appetite. Eventually from what I understand from the others is that this obsession got so bad that she started making those drawings that you have, and eventually that mural found in her home the day it was discovered she went missing."
"Who made the report anyways?"
"I did."
"You did?"
"Yeah, I mean I just stopped by to see how Moondancer was doing since it had been a couple of weeks since anypony last heard from her. When I arrived the door's lock was... broken. There didn't seem to be any sign of a struggle or anything. She just seemed too straight up disappear."
"Well, do you know who else could be linked to Moondancer that might shed some light on her reasons for disappearing? Well... unless you might know why."
"Unfortunately no. All I know is what I told you."
"Well, do you know anyone who might know why she could've disappeared like this?"
"I think maybe Lyra knows. She was usually more in contact with her than I was."
"Like how much in contact exactly?"
"I'd say a pretty fair amount. Despite the fact they lived in separate towns they managed to keep in contact with each other as often as they could by exchanging teleport letters like you and Spike do with Celestia."
"Was there ever a time when that contacting slowed down? Like, did Moondancer and Lyra have a moment where they stopped talking to each other?"
"Not really. The only time it seemed to slow down was before that couple of weeks she disappeared. Lyra was apparently moving houses and she'd be unable to speak for a while."
"Do you know if Lyra managed to get back into contact with Moondancer?"
"Not really. After that little move, Lyra apparently had to take it slow on the contact with Moondancer because her new job required her to be mentally focused a lot. I mean considering she works for Bon Bon who's been actively competing against Pinkie Pie of all ponies is quite the situation to get yourself into."
"Well do you know where I can possibly get in contact with her?"
"Not really, apparently Lyra's not really been feeling too good. I think Bon Bon once said during one of my visits to Ponyville that Lyra felt like she was drowning or something."
"Well, if you say so." Twilight sighed
Twilight then made a mental note to speak with Lyra as soon as she could after her little interview had ended. Whatever it was that was stalking Moondancer seemed to have left an imprint on Lyra as well, as Lyra seemed to be suffering the same sort of feeling Moondancer had about "drowning".
Author's Note
Twilight's Notes:
-Moondancer seemed to see something that only could be seen with the cameras
-Whatever was stalking Moondancer seemed to push her into a state of insomnia and made her more quick to panic. Especially if she couldn't find a battery for her cameras
-Lyra was in contact with Moondancer up until she disappeared, meaning Lyra probably knows what might've caused Moondancer to disappear
-Lyra seemed to be coming down with the same feeling of drowning Moondancer had
