004 - Bringing the First Taste of the Spring

[n0secondchances]

[Ten's gone walking through the castle today, curious to explore the building that's causing them all so much fuss. He doesn't make it very far, though, before he spots a single acorn sitting right in the middle of the lobby.

Funny... it wasn't quite the right season for acorns, was it?

Picking it up, he'll turn it over in his palm, when he notices

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[drivesaniisan]

[Walking by and... stops when he sees Ten. On the floor.]

... What on earth on you doing?

[n0secondchances]

Well, technically, I think the answer to that would be nothing, since this is hardly the earth. [looking up with a smile] But then, that's not exactly the point of the question, I'd imagine.

I thought I'd seen something move, so I was looking for it... and I found something else altogether. Or... several things, actually.

[drivesaniisan]

Do not waste my time with that nonsense. [Sorry, Ten, he doesn't appreciate your humor. D:]

... let me guess. Those damn black... things... that have been running around?

[n0secondchances]

Everyone's a critic.

Yes... there do seem to be a lot of them, doesn't there? They're all over the castle, then?

[drivesaniisan]

[He's going to give an annoyed sound.]

They have infested my room. And, as it seems, everywhere else as well.

[n0secondchances]

Oh, come now. This is hardly an infestation. A slight influx, perhaps.

[drivesaniisan]

Whatever you desire to call it, it is nothing but a nuisance.

[n0secondchances]

[glancing back down at the creatures] They seem rather harmless.

[drivesaniisan]

Harmless does not excuse the fact that they have overrun the castle and staying in places in which they are not welcome.

This castle also has a distinct enjoyment out of causing incidents greater than they initially appear. There is nothing saying that this may not be such a case.