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

[whimsicalism]

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.

Comments

room 23

[undershadow]

[ Man, this is starting to get annoying on top of unsettling. Lena, who is unaware of the grand nature of toplevels, assumes this is yet another double take. ]

The one where everyone isn't a gross featherless giant, apparently.

[caligulass]

[.............

oh.

...

Okay.]

I'm going to assume you're not usually shaped like a human with wings, then. And even then, those are usually herons and ravens. I've never heard of people turning into ducks.

[undershadow]

Mmm, that's a no. This is me, all the time. [ She pauses. ] Wait, herons?

[ what's so cool about herons...... ]

[caligulass]

Oh, they're from the World of Radiance. They've got people who can turn into different kinds of animals, and one of the tribes is herons.

...

Granted, there are wolf laguz that don't really live in the country we usually deal with, so we don't see them often. Maybe there are duck laguz out there.

[undershadow]

[ wereherons... ]

Well, they're in another castle. How do you know all this stuff, anyway?

[caligulass]

My world has had contact with other worlds for centuries, so I've seen them before. I don't know everything about them, though.

...

For example, I forgot there was also a hawk tribe for a second.

[undershadow]

Yeah. I'm from a world that doesn't... do that, so add that to the list.

[caligulass]

It seems like there are a lot of people whose worlds are like that. I guess it makes sense, though, since I'm sure there are infinite worlds out there in the first place.

[undershadow]

Anyone else in your boat? Just curious.

[caligulass]

One or two, it seems. Not from my world, or worlds I've visited, but they at least know about other worlds.