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[queendaze]

Who: You, you, and you!
When: Day 1, evening
Where: Outside of town, a ways over there
What: A labyrinth in the form of a social bingo!

[later that day you hear that obnoxious horn sound, the one that would be sounded when they discovered a labyrinth. you follow this sound past the town and wind up at a set of stairs leading into the the ground. by these stairs is a sign reading HEAD ON IN. though you might normally be inclined to dilly dally, you're inexplicably drawn to walk down those stairs...]



[the stairs leading down to this "labyrinth" are absolutely grandeur. when you reach the foot of the steps, you become dressed to the nines in some kind of formal wear, like what you'd wear to a fancy ball... which would explain the room before you: you've stepped into a large ballroom. ballad music plays, tables line the wall, and is that a complimentary buffet table next to the wet bar? on the far back wall of this space are a pair of double doors, settled underneath an inaccessible balcony.]

My, my, my, my, m~y!

[a voice rings out from above—and an indistinguishable figure appears on that balcony, looking down at you with a hungry grin; their low voice is upbeat, but oddly smooth]

I've never had guests before! Oh, but you weren't invited... Tsk, tsk! Why, a bunch like you look like you could cause me problems... How troublesome! Oh, troublesome indeed! Still, unlike that royal kindergartener, I am actually kind enough to throw you a party! She didn't do that for you, now, did she? Hahahaha!

[they're still laughing when a bingo card materializes in your hand. between their laughter and constant chatter, they don't seem to be giving you much room to say anything. when their laughter stops, they speak again, their voice taking on a grisly tone]

If I'm going down, I want entertainment, you hear me? And there's only one way I want to go... Do you know BINGO? Must I spell it? Remind you that it's his NAME-O? Ha! You must do what you can to complete a row, or two rows, or the WHOLE CARD! If you do well, you'll earn more than just my dear palace's erasure...!

[they laugh, their laughter growing louder by the second, resonating through the spacious room—then it abruptly stops. just as quickly as that "person" appeared, they disappear, leaving behind nothing but a cloud of black smoke that quickly dissipates into thin air]

I'm watch~ing! ♫

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Comments

[ninetyninelives]

Is it?

[glorious]

It reminds me of the uniform of the priests back home. Though it's mostly the hat and the cloak that gives me that impression.

[ninetyninelives]

I don't know why I would be in a priest costume for a fancy dress party... I'm 14, I'm not even old enough to be a priest.

[glorious]

On my world, you would be old enough to be a priest but that's a little beside the point. You may simply be wearing this world's version of formal wear.

[ninetyninelives]

I like it, whatever it is.

[glorious]

Well, it does look good on you.

[ninetyninelives]

You're just saying that for the bingo.

[glorious]

The squares say only to "comment on someone's appearance" and to "genuinely compliment someone". They don't say "give half-hearted compliments simply to win a confounding game of bingo".

[ninetyninelives]

Well it's some kind of comment on appearance.

[glorious]

I'll count it off for that then.

[takes his stamp and stamps 'comment on someone's appearance']

[ninetyninelives]

My turn!

[glorious]

Of course. Which square are you aiming for?

[ninetyninelives]

I'll go for the same one. It's in a convenient spot for me.

Your goatee is impressive!

[glorious]

[--laughs!]

Thank you. I take good care of it.

[ninetyninelives]

It shows!

[glorious]

I'm glad the effort is appreciated.

[glances down at his card...]

...Would you mind doing another square?

[ninetyninelives]

I want to do as many as I can.

[glorious]

Very well. I'll tell you about the fonist who walked into a bar.

He said "ouch".

[ninetyninelives]

[pfft]

How many worlds have that joke?

[glorious]

[stamps off 'tell a joke']

I take it it's a classic on your world as well?

[ninetyninelives]

There's lots of them like it.

"A sandwich walks into a bar.

The barkeeper says: sorry, we don't serve food here."

[glorious]

[...laughs.]

My world has that variant as well. Jokes relying on wordplay seems to be a unifying trait amongst worlds.

[ninetyninelives]

Puns!

[glorious]

That does seem likely.

[looking back at his card and making a face for a moment]

...I'm afraid that there may be something more to this particular labyrinth than merely a game of 'bingo', especially as our host has a...disconcerting view on the whole situation.

[ninetyninelives]

The host isn't a gossip watching a meet and greet?