Quest 180
[Accidental Voice Post]
[The audio begins, rather abruptly, to the sound of someone in near-hysterics, shrieking in a tone that is both desperate and pleading.]
--told you he doesn't know! Stop it, stop it, put him down, how can you expect him to--Alexander! Leave him alone, he told you he doesn't know! He said he doesn't--
[Then, suddenly, she goes silent as she at last becomes aware of her surroundings, and more importantly, the fact that these are not the same surroundings she was seeing a moment ago.]
...What--what sort of trickery is this? A fountain...? Horses? This isn't--where am I?
[The sound of her breathing quickens.]
What have you done, Mordack?! Where am I?! Where's my--Mother, where's my mother, what have you done with her?! Alexander--our castle--no, no, what have you done, where am I?! Where have you taken me? What is this, what have you done?! Let me go!
[The questions seem to hang in the air as she falls silent again, waiting for a reply that never comes. There is a long, drawn-out pause, in which the only discernible sound is the faint rush of water from the Fountain in the background. When Rosella finally speaks again, her voice is quiet and trembling, obviously directed more to herself than to anyone else whom she thinks might be listening. Despite sounding on the verge of tears, it is clear that she is determined to carry on as bravely as she can.]
It still won't work. Whatever you've done to me, it won't work, it doesn't--it doesn't matter what you do to me, he'll never change that awful cat back for you. No matter how you threaten us--it won't work, it won't ever work, he'll never help you!
Don't tell him anything, Alexander. It doesn't matter about me. You've done more than your part already. This time--this time it's mine to bear.
[There is a soft rustle of cloth as she gets to her feet, and then the faint sound of heels clicking against pavement as she begins to walk around, trying to get her bearings as she attempts to make sense of everything she is seeing.]
Mordack...what in the world have you done with me...?
[OOC: Ahhh, I've been wanting to do this one for a while. So today, Rosella is cursed with Feels Like The First Time, but with a twist: this time, she's coming in from midway through King's Quest V, when she and her family (minus her father) have been kidnapped by the evil wizard Mordack, shrunken down to itty-bitty size, and held hostage in a glass bottle. She's back to regular size at the moment, fortunately, but she's just overheard Mordack threatening to turn her family into cat chow if her brother doesn't comply with his demands, so she's...not exactly the happiest of campers at the moment. Sob.
Expect a lot of disorientation and distrust at first, since she'll assume that people who approach her--and particularly people who know too much about her--are Mordack's henchmen. Fortunately, convincing her otherwise is as easy as proving that you're not pure concentrated evil and having a reasonably plausible story to back it up. And according to canon, bribery is also always a viable option, lulz.
She is currently wandering around the Square, mostly keeping near the Fountain, so action for people out there, and voice for everyone else.]
[The audio begins, rather abruptly, to the sound of someone in near-hysterics, shrieking in a tone that is both desperate and pleading.]
--told you he doesn't know! Stop it, stop it, put him down, how can you expect him to--Alexander! Leave him alone, he told you he doesn't know! He said he doesn't--
[Then, suddenly, she goes silent as she at last becomes aware of her surroundings, and more importantly, the fact that these are not the same surroundings she was seeing a moment ago.]
...What--what sort of trickery is this? A fountain...? Horses? This isn't--where am I?
[The sound of her breathing quickens.]
What have you done, Mordack?! Where am I?! Where's my--Mother, where's my mother, what have you done with her?! Alexander--our castle--no, no, what have you done, where am I?! Where have you taken me? What is this, what have you done?! Let me go!
[The questions seem to hang in the air as she falls silent again, waiting for a reply that never comes. There is a long, drawn-out pause, in which the only discernible sound is the faint rush of water from the Fountain in the background. When Rosella finally speaks again, her voice is quiet and trembling, obviously directed more to herself than to anyone else whom she thinks might be listening. Despite sounding on the verge of tears, it is clear that she is determined to carry on as bravely as she can.]
It still won't work. Whatever you've done to me, it won't work, it doesn't--it doesn't matter what you do to me, he'll never change that awful cat back for you. No matter how you threaten us--it won't work, it won't ever work, he'll never help you!
Don't tell him anything, Alexander. It doesn't matter about me. You've done more than your part already. This time--this time it's mine to bear.
[There is a soft rustle of cloth as she gets to her feet, and then the faint sound of heels clicking against pavement as she begins to walk around, trying to get her bearings as she attempts to make sense of everything she is seeing.]
Mordack...what in the world have you done with me...?
[OOC: Ahhh, I've been wanting to do this one for a while. So today, Rosella is cursed with Feels Like The First Time, but with a twist: this time, she's coming in from midway through King's Quest V, when she and her family (minus her father) have been kidnapped by the evil wizard Mordack, shrunken down to itty-bitty size, and held hostage in a glass bottle. She's back to regular size at the moment, fortunately, but she's just overheard Mordack threatening to turn her family into cat chow if her brother doesn't comply with his demands, so she's...not exactly the happiest of campers at the moment. Sob.
Expect a lot of disorientation and distrust at first, since she'll assume that people who approach her--and particularly people who know too much about her--are Mordack's henchmen. Fortunately, convincing her otherwise is as easy as proving that you're not pure concentrated evil and having a reasonably plausible story to back it up. And according to canon, bribery is also always a viable option, lulz.
She is currently wandering around the Square, mostly keeping near the Fountain, so action for people out there, and voice for everyone else.]