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

[golden_king]

[ The one and only! Gil would absolutely answer in the affirmative if asked too, no matter how improbable that notion would be to regular people. It's fiiine. ]

Yeah, I think it's wrong too. The Queen really has a lot to answer to since she's the person who put all this together.

[ But, ah well. ]

Let's do our best to work together, though. We're in the same situation so there's no reason to team up, right..."Nagisa", was it?

[strictura]

[ Whoa, that's awfully familiar already, isn't it? Even Monaca still calls him Shingetsu-kun... But he guesses they probably didn't have family names in ancient Sumeria, though he kind of can't believe this is a thought process he's going through right now. ]

Ah... yes, that's right. And I agree, we'll have far better luck standing up against this if we can count on each other.

[golden_king]

[ The lovely complications of dealing with Servants and such things. Though admittedly probably having a normal chat with Gilgamesh as he was now was actually far easier than it'd be if he were older. ]

See? You get it. [ Around this time he'll take a glance around the room, looking a little thoughtful. ] I guess we should start walking around together? It'd be best to get more familiar with our surroundings, right?

[strictura]

[ IF HE WAS OLDER, HE WOULD BE AN ENEMY AND THEY WOULD NOT BE HAVING A CHAT AT ALL.

(Also, Nagisa doesn't want to deal with any more Servants, thanks. The one he has is already terrible.) ]

If you want to, that doesn't sound like a bad idea. An extra set of eyes might help with picking up on more details.

1/2

[golden_king]

[ Oh no. It wouldn't be a chat at all. Nosiree.

At least this Gil wasn't hope-despair-obsessed like a certain non-fate Servant. Small mercies. ]

That's exactly what I was thinking.

2/2

[golden_king]

...Alright, last one to the next room is an unbelievably huge slowpoke!

[ He'll shoot off towards the Dining Hall which wasn't that far anyway. Surely with such a short distance Nagisa wouldn't have trouble keeping up? ]

[strictura]

H-hey, wait...!!

[ He's definitely not incapable of running or anything, but keeping up is probably a bit of a stretch, even for a short distance, especially when he's getting a late start. Amazingly, studying at a desk practically 24/7 doesn't do much for physical ability!! ]

[golden_king]

Time waits for no one!

[ ...so unsurprisingly Gil would beat Nagisa to the new room, skidding to a stop, and turning to see how far/well the other did in catching up... ]

[strictura]

[ He's not terribly far behind, but there's a good few seconds of a delay. ]

You're supposed to give a countdown or something beforehand, you know.

[golden_king]

Ehhh? But that's no fun...

[ He'll put his hands behind his head with a carefee smile. ]