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

[seventhlittlemonster]

_{[Heavy footsteps could be heard as the two groups crossed paths with Alice's arrival. A giant, horned humanoid with a crease on his neck looked around at these new faces...]}

No need to be alarmed, I am not one of Closetland's monsters! I'm my own monster from my own world! _{[He bowed, trying to be polite.]} You may call me Seven. Or Numbah Seven! Whichever you prefer!

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat eyes this monster suspiciously. A red slime monster is perched upon the flying bat.]

...Are you a bad monster?

[seventhlittlemonster]

Oh, heavens no! I'm not bad at all! I'm a simple monster, who wants simple things! Like cheese! And being with my family!

[violence_ensues]

[...]

[...]

[Bad monsters don't really care about having a family, so Adorabat lightens up and sticks a wing out for a handshake, staying in the air by only flapping a single wing.]

Okay! I'm Adorabat! Nice ta meetcha!

[seventhlittlemonster]

It's nice to meet you too, Adorabat. _{[He has huge hands, so he's sticking out a pinky for Adorabat to shake.]} Pardon me for not giving my whole hand. You are just so little.

[violence_ensues]

[...Flashbacks to Mao Mao's jerk father.]

Um... um, this is Slimy. She's a monster, too! And one of my friends!

[Adorabat indicates the red blood slime.]

[seventhlittlemonster]

Oh... She's adorable! _{[He's going to do what he does best and unscrew his head unprompted and hold it in his hands in order to get a closer look!]}

[xxxx_me]

[Allen's one of the first to come through with Alice now that everyone in his world's been accounted for - and he smiles and takes her hand to give it a little squeeze of encouragement once she's done explaining everything.]

Looks like the kids over here made it out, too... That's really good.

[violence_ensues]

[Excuse me, what the FUCKING.]

[cellpreservation]

[Yuta's been hunting down a way to get out of here since the word Go, but now that they have a path out secured, he finally seems to relax a little and hang around a bit. It... might be easier to catch him here for your goodbyes, all things considered.]

I guess that solves everything, huh?

[seventhlittlemonster]

I hadn't met any monsters like Slimy during my time at the castle... Well, I'm not sure whether or not Entei counts. _{[He's just continuing to yammer as he looks upon Slimy.]}

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[You know in cartoons when a character is so large compared to another that their footsteps create shockwaves, causing the smaller character to jump off the ground with each footstep?

Yeah, that's exactly what happened to Dylan as Seven walked up to their group, and now he's just staring up, up, up...]

...tall...

[brilliant observation]

[imozon]

[Hopefully everyone will just accept Alice at face value, but if anyone tries to mess with her, it's pretty clear they'll have someone else to contend with. Dark Dream is here, in all her fancy gothic lolita glory so she sort of matches Alice and to sidestep awkward questions about having her usual evil magical girl outfit when powers are off, and acting as her bodyguard. Sort of. She never gets too far away, and she does a pretty good job of paying attention to Alice and their surroundings, but let's just say she's not exactly the world's foremost expert on bodyguarding.

She's not really going out of her way to meet most people, but for someone who looks like a villain from a light novel about fantasy aristocracy, she seems pretty approachable! The easiest place to find her is raiding the food supply, because of course she does.]

[seventhlittlemonster]

So I've heard. I've never met a talking dog before. Unless Entei is a dog. I don't know what he is to be honest. _{[He tilts his head at Dylan.]}

[canreallymove]

Not everything, dude. Not for me.

[He's frowning.]

[violence_ensues]

[Uh... uh. Adorabat will go ahead and, uh... reach out and... try poking the flat of the neck that's on the body...?]

[canismajorcontrolfreak]

[Staring for another second, because this is...literally the TALLEST PERSON HE HAS EVER SEEN, and unlike Edward who can pass as human, THIS GUY CLEARLY ISN'T-]

Ah...I'm sorry, I'm...still not used to...seeing monsters and stuff.

[cellpreservation]

Why, what do you need to solve next?

[seventhlittlemonster]

_{[Adorabat can see the nub that his head screws onto. And when she pokes it...]}

AH!! _{[He lets out a surprised little noise as his hands instinctively reached to where his neck, dropping his head on the ground.]}

[violence_ensues]

[Well, this is certainly an unexpected surprise. So these are the residents of Castle Invictus, huh? Well... if this castle was anything like what the students went through...]

[A concerned bat may be approaching your castle resident, red slime monster carried upon her.]

Umm... Are y'all... okay?

[seventhlittlemonster]

I understand. Not a lot of people are used to it, except the ones on Chestnut Street and the surrounding places.

[violence_ensues]

[Adorabat lets out a surprised noise of her own before just... awkwardly staring. For a moment. She eventually manages to turn to her other students.]

Are we sure Kakuya doesn't still have her powers anymore...?

[xxxx_me]

[He nods! Still staying close to Alice.]

We sealed away the King, Nursery Rhyme. It was tough but... She just wanted to make Alice happy, I think.

But now we can stay at the Castle and try and help any other kids who get stuck here, too. I thought we were going to have to help you out, but it looks like it's over already.

[seventhlittlemonster]

Uh... A little help? _{[Seven's head calls as his body kneels down in an effort to find it.]}

[canreallymove]

I'm gonna find a way to stop these Kings. Somehow, someway. They can't get away with tryin' to kidnap kids and manipulate their fears. And if they also wanna set up games like ours...

It's way past uncool. Someone's gotta stay and stop them.