[ There is a face in the mirror that has not been seen for some time - the Damsel, pretty and fresh-faced as always, though right now she has the look of someone who is trying very hard to be cheerful and positive, but not completely succeeding. She is wearing a delicate white sundress, and cradling what appears to be one of the stones from the ( Read more... )

[At the stroke of last midnight, all the normal clothes in the Gardens disappeared mysteriously, replaced by glamorous formal wear from all cultures and eras--the vast majority of it gowns, but a small fraction men's wear. But that was only the beginning. Throughout the day, rustling has been heard in the undergrowth, mysterious creatures glimpsed ( Read more... )

[Just before sundown today, signs begin appearing around the Gardens, hanging from trees or posted in the Necessities.]

( You are cordially invited to... )

Well, it's been a few days now... I suppose it's time we started asking questions. I believe there are already those searching for Madame Reine, I hope you find the poor thing before she comes to harm ( Read more... )

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[It's almost normal through the day, with the sun shining merrily away in a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. But as the sun sinks down to the horizon, the light doesn't go out. Instead, new light starts to shine in, and by the time the sun has slipped over the edge of the world (which may actually be true here), the sea of stars is ( Read more... )

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[As the sun sets, the usual darkness overcomes the sky. There is no moon in the Gardens, and there are no stars. The only lights are fireflies, whatever marks the necessities, and the distant glow of actual fires.

Tonight, that changes.

It starts with a tiny *pop!* noise, and a single bright star appears in the sky. Tentatively, a * ( Read more... )