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ℬ𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒𝓁𝓊𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓉𝑒 ℳ𝑜𝒹𝓈 ([personal profile] lesmodsalouette) wrote in [community profile] bellelurette2025-03-07 11:17 pm

Mesdames et Messieurs, Voilà, C'est Vous

Bievenue

You're wrapped in a soothing, all-encompassing darkness.

Well, perhaps not perfectly all-encompassing -- you can see some slivers of light here and there, just enough to realize that your current space is literally wrapped in something, and that you are a highly customized burrito at the mercy of an entirely too fluffy bed and set of blankets. Moreover: you are definitely not alone.

Depending upon the contents of your bed (two of you, waking up dressed exactly in what you wore last you remember back where each of you came from, in the exact same state as those last moments no matter how illogical or disjointed), it may not be comfortable or feasible to stay cocooned up for much longer. There's a low, muted GONG, GONGG coming from not far away, your bed creaks like a beleaguered ship in an unannounced storm, and it is joined by even more noises of movement beyond the bed canopy as you try to take stock of where you are.

Eventually, you either fall out of bed or drag yourself into this world: your new and strangely crowded personal rooms, the clock insistently sounding out the hour, and the halls and heraldry of the venerable Château Ambregris -- a lavishly decorated and fully furnished version of a more-or-less authentic French castle (assuming you know what France or a castle are).

Left to your own devices for the moment, you may find it helpful to explore the castle for your own purposes, check out the suspicious statues and personalized plaques in the Promenade of Reflexion, or perhaps to try to get to the bottom of the mysterious and frankly alarming amount of bread piled up in front of the place settings in the Banquet Hall. (Were you thinking of escaping? Any attempts to leave the property will be met with no forward progress at all, treadmill style). There's just about every kind of loaf, roll, boule, baguette, croissant or even animal-shaped bread you can think of stacked in baskets. There's absolutely nothing else save for plain bread, but at least you won't starve.

[OOC: Welcome to Château Ambregris, a perfectly normal castle receiving perfectly normal guests. Feel free to ask any questions in discord! The NPC Meet & Greet will be later today, March 8 at 6 PM EST/3 PM PST.]
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[personal profile] calamitish 2025-03-08 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Wait, you wan to talk about it here? There's no way I can focus with everyone yelling at me!

[ This environment is hostile! Literally. ]
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[personal profile] distain 2025-03-08 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[When the shouting and the stage-charging start, she takes a single step backward, fingers interlaced tightly and white-knuckled in front of her. Her head already hurts from the chimes of the bells.

Which... Hasn't she already heard those clocks before? Or was that part of her dream?

She gives it a little time before politely stepping forward to speak.
]

If you please. I know nothing of magic. [MAGIC ALSO ISN'T LIKE, ISN'T REAL, BUT WHATEVER, WE'RE BALLING] What's happened to our homes? Is everyone... is anyone else affected?
Edited 2025-03-08 23:59 (UTC)
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[personal profile] calamitish 2025-03-08 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Shaking his head. ]

Names are important.
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[personal profile] littlegentleman 2025-03-08 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well now the child just looks sad. But maybe being pitied isn't as bad as someone assuming that he has things "so good".]

...so, if it was an accident...do you have any idea why we were pulled here, specifically?
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[personal profile] calamitish 2025-03-08 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
...yeah.

[ The worst... ]

I did.

I didn't mess that up too, did I?
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[personal profile] coldseep 2025-03-08 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
What's the difference between a witch and a wizard to you?

( he figures there isn't really a distinction among witches and wizards besides preference, but who is he to assume?

He has to consider for a few moments how to describe his supernatural nerf. Hmmm... )


On my senses... In every way, I guess. It's the difference between having your eyes open and being blind. Do you mean the magic that brought us here? It must've been really powerful.
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[personal profile] uiscebeatha 2025-03-09 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ That surprisingly earns Witch a smile? A normal, pretty neutral one, but a smile nonetheless. ]

Yeah. You did. That's a great first step.

Witch— [ He pauses, as though considering something, but shakes his head to erase the thought. Considering this guy's supposed power, he probably already knows Cain can't see, but no reason to say it out loud. ]

If the rest of the steps are too much for you to handle on your own, just tell us. Someone here will probably be able to help you—if those plaques are right, then you have a lot of talented and capable people here.
Edited 2025-03-09 00:00 (UTC)
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[personal profile] simulacres 2025-03-09 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ from the back: ]

There he goes again, forgiving too easily...
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[personal profile] snakeblood 2025-03-09 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
I'm surprised you haven't managed to kill yourself off before this if you're this incompetent.
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[personal profile] calamitish 2025-03-09 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
If you're gonna mimic someone, at least do it correctly!

[ When he speaks again, he sounds exactly like her. Pitch perfect actually.

Didn't he say he was out of magic though in another thread? Hmmm. ]


I can't right now. And if you keep talking to me like that I'll bring everyone back but you.
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[personal profile] arbalestrier 2025-03-09 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[At first, his intent was just to listen in and remain in hiding. But the more he hears, less patience he has for whatever nonsense this man is claiming. So Sousuke ultimately stands up from where he's crouching behind the closet at the entrance and strides over, flintlock pistol in hand.

Once he's close enough that he's within arm's reach, he points the muzzle at the man's head.]


Enough with the lies. Who do you work for? Talk.
snakeblood: (wow quelle surprise)

[personal profile] snakeblood 2025-03-09 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
And that's how spirits forget who they are and all that's left is mindless retaliation.
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[personal profile] ocenon 2025-03-09 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ hi5's right back!!! yay!!!!!! ]

Is the "pocket dimension" what is limiting any sort of extra-ordinary capabilities we may or may not have?
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[personal profile] frostlight 2025-03-09 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
[You go, king.]

By he, are you referring to the person responsible for this?
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[personal profile] calamitish 2025-03-09 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Umm, no. I don't know where that is.

Or who the Deputy Head Research is...
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[personal profile] simulacres 2025-03-09 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[ she shakes her head ]

No, it was good. Thank you? Seriously. [ really, she can't help but feel a little bad for the guy, even if it is his fault. ]

Will we find more food or uh... are we depending on you for that, too?
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[personal profile] antline 2025-03-09 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
[sorry, he's over here just murmuring "pocket dimension" to himself after hearing that.........don't mind him...............]
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[personal profile] diel 2025-03-09 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ he makes a choked-off indignant sound bc hello?? help?? that's why he's been trying to ask? ]

That's why -

[ AAAAAAAAAAAAAA ]
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[personal profile] cleansheets 2025-03-09 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a 'tch' noise from Angelo, but (untypical for him) he hasn't got the energy to fight with this random woman on top of everything else. ]
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[personal profile] snakeblood 2025-03-09 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not one of those scammers. [ These goddamn fake shamans everywhere. ]
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[personal profile] calamitish 2025-03-09 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ It's okay, he basically barely knows anything about magic either probably. ]

Oh, they should be fine. I'm powerful, but I'm still learning, you know?
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[personal profile] diel 2025-03-09 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ his hands cover his face, fingers flexing in despair. he is just so bad at arguing. he gives up!! ]
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[personal profile] antline 2025-03-09 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
....

[................................]

I see. I will keep looking. [A beat.] The others are upset. Hopefully you can...help everyone out.
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[personal profile] calamitish 2025-03-09 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ Is that a Gun.

Eyeing the Gun. Taking a smalllll step back. ]


I-I don't think you'd know her. And she's not here, so this is all on me.

[ A beat. ]

And who said I was lying!?
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[personal profile] antline 2025-03-09 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
...No? No. I don't think the Deputy Head Researcher would do this.





Would he?