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

[heroin_e]

Holy crow.

[Okay. Oooookay. She is not at all convinced that she's not crazy yet, since the voice coming from a dog saying she's not crazy probably should not be considered valid proof of this, but you know what? Sure. For now they may as well go with this.]

Um. Hello?

...

I'm sorry, this is... kind of weird for me.

I. Uh. You said you knew Edward?

[The commentary on her knowing how to speak dog she just sort of gently sets to the side for now because she just has no idea how to respond to that.]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[Before Dylan can answer-]

She does! She does understand!

Woah!

Cool!

Hey, hey! Calm down!

[Turning away from Bella for a second to address the trio of pups.]

Dafydd, Donut, Delphie, can I have a minute? Please?

[The pups look at their brother, then the human, and back to their brother before speaking in unison.]

Okay!

[Once they run off, he turns back to Bella.]

Sorry about that, not really used to humans understanding us. Anyway, yes, I do know Edward! He's...a good friend.

[putting it lightly...]

[heroin_e]

[Bella just stares for a long moment after the puppies - who she can still understand - as they file off, nibbling in a distracted, worried sort of way at her lower lip as she does. None of this is making much sense to her, and ugh, this is humiliating enough.]

Oh.

[Honestly what did his sister even send her here for?]

Well, um. He's been missing, I guess? Actually missing, not just absent from school. I... I kind of thought that it might have been my fault, except, um...

[Finally, not really sure where to go from there, she offers the note, slightly damp now with nerves, and then pauses.]

Wait, can dogs read?