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[The camera shows a little girl with black hair and brown eyes - she looks eight or nine.]

Nanny....nanny! Onda fya ondjala!

[There's a pause here]

Tate?

[Another pause, as she considers. She looks like she's thought of something, though!]

Haai? Ek is verlore...ek het honger, ek soek na nanny...

[She pauses again, and speaks once more. Her accent is clipped and clearly a mix of South African and Namibian, pointed and almost Dutch and English mixed with a little bit of German thrown in: much stronger than Saya's adult accent]

Hello? I'm looking for my vade-my father, and I'm very hungry. I think my nanny lost me. Please, someone, understand English, my German is not very good. My name is Satya Daphne. My father works at the American Embassy. I'm not sure how I got here.

[And yet another pause, but she has to do this, she's looking slightly more unsure now]

Entschuldigung, Ich heisse Satya Daphne....

[But before she can finish, the video stops]

[ooc: She's speaking Oshiwambo, Afrikaans, and German, in that order. I don't speak any of these languages, so I apologize for any butchery! replies from

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Apologies, I didn't mean to mispronounce. [This is going to go splendidly, he can already tell.]

I hate to have to tell you this, but you're not in your home.

[Sigh]

It's all right. My nanny says it wrong, too.

Do you know where the American Embassy is?

There... isn't one. This isn't the world you're used to.

I'm sorry?

I know, it sounds quite ridiculous. But nevertheless, here you are. Do you need some assistance?

Well, I think so.

Can you describe your surroundings?

I'm a very large room...like the size of the Embassy's room for parties, maybe.

Does it look like a warehouse? Or a garage?

I don't see any cars. Isn't that was garages are for? When we went to America, that's what my auntie called it.

True. Can you describe it better? Is there anything in it, furniture?

It's simply...a very large room! It's empty. I came down the stairs from a bedroom and I turned around and I ended up here.

You were in a bedroom?

When I woke up.

Then I think I know where you are. If you don't mind, I'd like to come check on you?

Will you bring something to eat?

Certainly, what would you like?

Not porridge.

[Pause]

Please.

How do you feel about waffles, fruit and juice?

Wafel!

Yes, please.

Alright, give me some time and I'll have it to you shortly.

Thank you very much.

I'll be there soon, then.

[Twenty minutes later, there's a few short knocks on the door.]

Miss Satya? It's Cinna, I have your breakfast.

[The door opens a moment later, and she looks up at him. Her eyes are huge]

Hullo, Mr. Cinna.

It's just Cinna, dear.

[He smiles down at her. She looks quite... innocent and young. Juggling the bags of food, he enters the room.]

And here's your breakfast.

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