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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]

Nice to meet you too, I'm Mao.

[whopraysfor]

Are you much of a reader?

[ninetyninelives]

I'm not, but my brother is.

[whopraysfor]

Then why the library?

[ninetyninelives]

I don't read as much, but I like studying, and I helped the school council out with paperwork. Library work will be familiar.

[whopraysfor]

Studying anything in particular, or just studying?

[ninetyninelives]

I studied for my classes.

[whopraysfor]

What classes were you taking? Are you a high school student?

[ninetyninelives]

I'm 14. It was just general classes, it's a few more years before I need to pick a focus.

[whopraysfor]

Right. Any favorites?

[ninetyninelives]

I liked the art classes, but there's no studying for those ones.

[whopraysfor]

You can still practice it. Or study what other artists have done.

[ninetyninelives]

I mostly just liked looking. I liked the clothes in the old paintings.

[whopraysfor]

Which ones? Or just old clothing styles in general?

[ninetyninelives]

Old styles in general.

[whopraysfor]

When you think about it, a lot of the clothing were works of art in general. At least the fancy stuff for the nobility. Someone -- well, or many someones -- had to make them all by hand.

[ninetyninelives]

That takes a lot of skill.

[whopraysfor]

Yeah. It's not a skill I have.

[ninetyninelives]

I don't either. I buy my clothes.

[whopraysfor]

Most people do, where and when I come from.

[ninetyninelives]

Same. It's convenient!

[whopraysfor]

True. Making clothing takes a lot of time, even with a sewing machine.

[ninetyninelives]

Even longer if you need to make the fabric first.

[whopraysfor]

See, I probably should have thought of that. it pretty much was a full time job before the Industrial Revolution.

[ninetyninelives]

It is still is, isn't it? Someone makes what we buy.