TWO TALES END (Golden Ending)

[whimsicalism]

Reunions and Meetings

It's a couple of hours since the end of the torment. The eternal game is over. A Little Brother, a little run ragged, runs around the Academy and the depot telling anyone who will listen that something is happening. The Queen, a friend of theirs, is visiting. She contacted the sheep while everyone was busy. They explain that she, along with a group of children, will be coming to the depot to meet everyone. She also can help get those who want to go elsewhere, get there. The Queen, it seems, found a way to open doors to other worlds and times. This could be helpful to get home as well as bringing old faces to the depot, if not Closetland itself.

It takes about an hour but eventually a golden door opens on the deck of the platform. A young girl in full petticoats dressed in blue stands before everyone. Even if her smile is nervous at the sight of so many new people she gives a quick curtsy. She shrinks back shyly as she speaks as a few other children come out of the door, too.

"I'm Queen Alice. The sheepies tried contacting my castle and told me what happened. I'm... very sorry about what must have happened. As my friends will tell you, you don't have to worry about the castle or her--uh, Nursery Rhyme--anymore. She's not a King anymore. I'm just a kid like everyone here, um. My friends helped me make this body so I'm sorry if it's a bit surprising. Um. I can help you get home if you'd like..."

Queen Alice goes onto explain that she can open doors to any world your character wants to go to. She can also gently pull other people through doors if needed. The sheep add that the teleporter to Closetland won't allow them to go there. The Academy is for students and staff only, after all!

The residents of the Castle seem nice enough, at least. Maybe now is the time for new friendships after shared two very long grueling experiences? Perhaps you just want to return to a safe place.

Two stories end quietly in the middle of a dark but calm ocean.

OOC

Welcome to the reunion post of Round One and Round Two. Players who played in either round only, please. You may play or NPC castmates of fellow characters if you'd like, though! Please no bringing in of Round Zero NPCs, please. They preferred not to come. If your character has no place to return to or ever needs a place to rest, Alice will offer them a room at her Castle provided they behave themselves. Powers are on there unless trouble arises. She's a bit sensitive after being drafted into being a murdergame accomplice, after all. We hope you enjoy yourselves and this will be the final post for round 2 of Castle Whimsical. Thank you, everyone!

Comments

[violence_ensues]

What's a tyranny?

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

I-ha ha-I'm-

[He's having trouble due to laughing and trying say anything under dozens and dozens of puppies, but after a bit of digging through, Dylan's head pops out of the pile of white with black spots.]

Yeah-ha ha, I'm-I'm okay, don't worry!

[seventhlittlemonster]

Errrr... uhh, it's like, when the people who are in charge are really unfair. I think.

[violence_ensues]

[yeah just.]

[allow adorabat to.]

[process this a little bit.]

[...]

[Okay. Okay. Adorabat's fine now. She looks over all the little puppies gathered up in a pile. Her first instinct is to hand her wing out for a handshake, but... that's not exactly feasible at the moment.]

Umm... Hi there... uh... Dylan's other siblings. I'm Adorabat.

[violence_ensues]

[Ooh, yeah, bad.]

Then those adults shouldn't be in charge. Any ideas for any other adults that aren't corrupt in... uh, One's world Or yours?

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[Hope your ready then, Dewey, because the puppy pile will drag you in, and it is quick.

And it is also soft and warm and full of wagging tails and indecipherable chatter, though you get the feeling that it's mostly the feelings of love and relief over a family being together again.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[SIGH OF RELIEF]

Do...all monsters do things like that? Like-weird body things? Or is it just you taking your head off and Edward sparkling?

[Dylan, he doesn't even know who Edward is-]

[lets_dewey_it]

Ahahaha, oh my gahahash! _{[Dewey is overwhelmed and is laughing and crying at the same time, and this is what he thought heaven would be like.]}

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

Adorribbit?

Is that American?

[Two specific pups are the first to answer, sticking their heads out of the pile. Unlike how Dylan usually talks, they actually do have British accents.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[There's a bit more talk around Dewey, from the various puppies.]

Duck?

Weird duck!

I'm not weird!

Not you Duck, THAT duck!

Oh.

Hug him too!

[And some more puppies are focusing on hugging you now.

Truly, this is the best way things could end.]

[violence_ensues]

Uuuuh... I'm from Pure Heart Valley.

[That's all Adorabat's got. She has not learned Geography yet.]

You're all from... London, right? I never knew he'd have so many brothers and sisters.

[seventhlittlemonster]

Oh, uh, it's Numbah One's world. And Numbah One isn't just "One", but I can just be Seven because Seven is also my real name. Numbah One's real name is Nigel Uno, I remember reading that in the portrait gallery.

I guess we just ignore the non-tyrant adults.

[seventhlittlemonster]

Hmm... I don't know about every monster in the world, but my siblings are also as big as me, and all look... different I guess. And some of them have special body parts but not all of them.

[lets_dewey_it]

Dylan... Being part of your family is awesome!

[violence_ensues]

[That's a little... confusing and arbitrary. But at least she gets most of it.]

No, no, no. I'm saying put the non-tyrant adults in power. They're the ones that aren't corrupt.

[Adorabat looks around, even though she has no idea what Nigel looks like.]

Where is Nigel?

[seventhlittlemonster]

I think the end goal is kids being totally free? I'll have to ask him... Wherever he is. _{[girl help he has been preoccupied with Adorabat for a bit everyone else is probably out and about.]}

[violence_ensues]

I mean... kids still hafta follow rules. And be nice. Otherwise, kids could do whatever they want, including being tyrants.

I'm part of the police within Pure Heart Valley. We have rules in place to protect the civilians. Plus it's very, very fun squishing monsters and and beating up criminals and hearing their anguished screams of pain.

[seventhlittlemonster]

...you terrify me, but I guess you have a point...?

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat huffs.]

I'm not afraid of them! And you shouldn't be, either!

[canreallymove]

[And then suddenly-]

Oh hey are those your siblllAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-

[Aaaaand he's been buried in the avalanche.]

MMMmmmphm mrrrr...??

[seventhlittlemonster]

U-Uh, right, of course I'm not afraid! I'm the bigger one here!

[britbrat]

Well, tally-ho, you lot. I don't expect I shall be coming back.

[ Valmont lingers in front of the door back to his world, talisman clenched firmly in his hand to ward off any thieves (not naming names, Dylan). Despite his words, he doesn't actually look all that eager to head out. The door stands open to a big, fancy, empty house. No one has come through to greet him.

He glances back at the others, and doesn't move. ]

[canreallymove]

...You don't have to go, you know.

[That house looks like no one's there.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[The pair of pups 'ooooooooooh!' in unison.]

I've never heard of Pure Hard Valley!

Yeah, we barely ever leave London!

What's it like there?

[hashtagwoof]

[ THAT IS A GOOD DEAL OF DOGS, HUH.

Hunter is already aware of this, and he's given the pups plenty of room to dogpile their brother. It's pretty comforting, seeing all of them safe, but... How? They must have snuck out from the back or something...

Not that he's making a huge effort to ask them what happened. Might be something of an advantage against his aunt, wherever she is at the moment. He kind of hopes she's made enough of a scene someone already called the cops on her, but he's not banking on it.

Right now he's just standing to one side and silently counting how many puppies are actually here. Just to make sure they're all okay. ]