[Voice]

[exploring_game]

I learned a long time ago that it's...really not a safe idea to go exploring behind weird doors.

But I don't know if this event is mine.

Still. Should I be brave and try it, or smart and say I've learned my lesson?

Comments

[Voice]

[paper_knight]

Smart and safe. Something's funny about that door.

Re: [Voice]

[exploring_game]

Funny like what?

[paper_knight]

Suspicious. Not in a good way.

[exploring_game]

Like the kind of door that you'd open with a weird old black key, right?

[paper_knight]

Right. It's alright to be curious, but sometimes it's better to let it be.

[Parent of an inquisitive six-year-old here. This is a familiar conversation.]

[exploring_game]

[Impatient, reluctant agreement here, because Coraline's learned her lessons about bad things behind doors, but all the same, the door's leaving her miserably restless.]

I'm bored.

[paper_knight]

[A slight huff of amusement, because that's familiar too. There doesn't seem to be much in the mansion that would amuse a kid.]

How long have you lived here?

[exploring_game]

Two years in February.

[paper_knight]

[A low whistle]

I guess you've seen it all, then.

[exploring_game]

Almost!

[paper_knight]

Maybe you can make something up?

[exploring_game]

Like a game?

[paper_knight]

Exactly!