castle_whims | You're My Friend, They're My Friends (IC Intro)

Whatever you were doing before, wherever you were before this moment it doesn't matter. The world seems to grow dark around you: an almost inaudible giggle floats to your year before you lose consciousness completely. Other it belonging to a child there's no defining characteristics of the voice. Maybe you just imagined it? Even if you did, one thing is clear when you wake up.

You're not where you were before. The bedroom you find yourself is plush and well decorated, almost like a fancy hotel or apartment. That might be little comfort considering that it's clear that you don't recognize it. Before you rush off to explore your surroundings there's a message pinned to the door to the hall.

From the desk of the Queen:

Hello, my friends dear.

I can only hope you enjoy your new life here. For those you stirring from sleep, this is my promise that I will keep: I will let you go if that is what you desire but the price for it will be quite dire.

For my rules are quite clear that I don't wish you to leave. Yet I will, if you can take the grief.

If you wish to know my name and the reasons to my game, meet in the audience hall for tea. Tea, yes, a grand tea party for my grand guests! Cake and sweets are what we need to meet. In an hour we both will be there, no peeking before!

Signed,

Instead of a signature, there's a small feline paw print underneath as well as some strange sort of heart crest?

There seems to be others moving outside your room. Perhaps it's time to explore, to see if anyone else knows what's going on. Don't slip on the playing card (an ace of hearts, with the heart shape replaced by the strange crest). That there's a scribbled phrase of 'dormez-vous? dormez-vous?' on the card but surely one of the others slipped it under your door.

This Castle seems like a strange place ot live in... yet for now it's quiet and peaceful, even if the Audience Hall is locked.

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[Oh wow she doesn't like that at all!] And he hasn't ended up in jail yet? Or are his powers too strong for that?

He's a fire breathing shapeshifter, I doubt there's a prison that can hold him. He also has every villain in the city in his pocket. But as long as we thwart him at every turn, we're safe. He may be powerful, but he's still just a dorky adult in the end.

Wow. Sounds like Missingno, with the whole "controlling all the villains" thing. We managed to seal him away in the end-though we had help from Arceus, for that. [A pause]

Um, let me know if you want more explanations on some of what I just said.

I have no idea what any of that is about, no. Missing no? A missing number?

Hmm...Kenta would probably know more than me, but he was some kind of god who used to be sealed away. But he got free enough to possess people, and he tricked us all into thinking he was a good guy while secretly causing even more trouble. [A pause, as she considers that, glancing at Nigel's sunglasses and freezing up a bit.]

[I mean... Nigel is literally carrying a makeshift weapon, so if that fits the M.O. of something that pretends to be innocent, idk what to tell you, but he assumes this is why she froze up at any rate.]

Oh relax. I won't use this unless someone gives me a reason.

[It's a trauma response, those are never rational.] Oh, it's-it's not that. Would-would asking you to take off your sunglasses just for a moment count as a reason?

You're creeped out by my sunglasses?

[He's looking at her like she's weird, but it's not a reason to whack her, probably.]

That's fine if you stand back.

[He doesn't want her to steal them.]

Oh, of course! [She steps back, well out of arm-grabbing range. If his eyes turn out blank she'll just spin around and run, probably.]

[Nigel pulls down the shades for a moment. His eyes are bl..............ue!!]

Happy now?

[She relaxes visibly at that.] Yeah...you can put them back on now.

You're My Friend, They're My Friends (IC Intro)

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