Intro Post

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A slight dark-haired young man opens the front door of the mansion. He closes it behind him and takes a few steps forward, hand reaching out to touch a wall that isn't there. Thinking that he's just taken a wrong step, he moves backward to the door, expecting to feel something familiar, but the pattern is different, even the grain of the wood is

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[nohoof_nohorse]

Galwyn can see that something is wrong, but he hasn't quite picked up on what it is yet. "Hello." He smiles reassuringly, not knowing that Karal can't see it. "My name's Galwyn. Are you alright?"

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He tilts his head in the direction of Galwyn's voice, his eyes going past him and resting somewhere to his left. One of his hands remains lightly touching the door, but he's reassured by the friendly tone. "I'm.. not sure. Where am I?"

[nohoof_nohorse]

"It's...it's just the Mansion. No one knows where, really." Galwyn notices that he's not looking at him, or really focused on anything, and starts realizing what's wrong. "...Do you need help?"

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"Ah, do you mind?" He's tentative about asking for help, but what would take five minutes with someone helping him would take a half hour at least on his own. "I'm Karal, by the way."

[nohoof_nohorse]

Galwyn reaches out and lightly touches Karal's hand, letting him take the hand or Galwyn's arm if he chooses. "Welcome, Karal. ...I can take you around, if you'd like, or there's rooms, I could help you find one..."

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He rests his hand on Galwyn's wrist and smiles gratefully "Just showing me the main rooms should be enough, I don't think I need a room, I'll be going back to the palace once I figure out where I am." He doesn't realise yet that he won't be going back anytime soon.

[nohoof_nohorse]

He hesitates for a few moments, not wanting to break the bad news. "....You might not be able to. No one knows how people get here, and a lot of people never find a way home." He waits to see Karal's reaction to the news before leading him anywhere.

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He pauses "... No way back? But.. oh... maybe I will need a room then" He looks worried. "You haven't seen anyone dressed all in white, have you?"

[nohoof_nohorse]

"I'll help you find one, there's always plenty of nice rooms available around here." He tries to keep his tone reassuring. "No, I haven't seen anyone like that, but I'll keep an eye out, if you like. Is it a friend of yours?"

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He smiles, rather worriedly "Now I know we're really no-where near Valdemar. The Whites are the uniform of the Heralds, you see, and if you haven't heard of Heralds..." he trails off. "Thankyou, though, I really do appreciate your help."

[nohoof_nohorse]

"No, I've never heard of the Heralds or Valdemar. ...And you've probably never heard of Britain, where I'm from." He looks around, thinking about where to take Karal. "I can help you find a room, if you'd like, or I can take you around the mansion..."

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"If you could show me the main rooms, that would be... are you sure you don't mind?"

[nohoof_nohorse]

"Of course not. I'm glad I can help." He looks around again, gathering his thoughts. "Well, right now we're in the main room, the door you came through leads outside. Most people find themselves here when they first arrive, like you did. It's big, people usually come here to meet friends or talk."

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"Ah, okay" he looks around, old habits are hard to break, after all. As they walk, he will count the footsteps he takes and take note of any objects they pass around.

[nohoof_nohorse]

Galwyn leads him over to the kitchen, taking care to chose a path away from most obstacles, and narrates as he does so. "Here's the kitchen, there's always food, people can even usually find things from their homes. There's a big cabinet here," as he mentions things he leads Karal to them, "that keeps food cold, the 'refrigerator.' I'd never heard of something like that before coming here."

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He runs his hand over the walls and cupboards as he approaches each one. He looks surprised when he opens the fridge and feels the cold air inside, but grins "Me either! I know a few people back home who would be more than interested in this".