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[blindfall]

[ oh man what.

WHAT THE HELL????

elliot was only looking at the weird music box that happened to be in his room before making the beyond stupid decision to open it right then and there. sure, music boxes always played cool tunes and stuff and it kind of reminded him of-- something, so it's not like his curiosity was completely unfounded, but still

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[coercively]

[ there you go. have another stuck-up noble/royal. ]

Must you shout your demands, young man? [ lifts an eyebrow. ] And to answer your inquiry, no, We do not know who you are.

[blindfall]

[ oh sup queeny ]

I do what I w--

[ oh what's with that getup. ]

. . . is this-- Isla Yura's estate?

[coercively]

[ hdu mistake her as someone from isla yura's estate!!! ]

Isla Yura? We do not know this Isla Yura.

[blindfall]

[ idk man he has lots of weird funky women around ]

But-- you're dressed for the ceremony too, aren't you?

[coercively]

[ like your mom, you mean? ]

Ceremony? We do not recall preparing for another ball.

[blindfall]

[ OOOOH--- actually sob yes exactly like that. ]

Huh. Then-- is that how you... normally dress?

[ not that he particularly cares but he's gotta make sure. baskervilles wear red all over, after all. ]

[coercively]

Yes, it is required of Us as Queen. Do you have a problem with the way We dress?

[ ace fits the baskerville category more. ]

[blindfall]

[ too bad he'll never get to meet ace!! ]

No, it's-- nice. I guess.

But you're definitely a noble, aren't you?

[coercively]

[ good for elliot. i think. ]

In Our land, yes, you could say that. Is there something wrong with that?

[blindfall]

Why would there be something wrong!? Don't put words in my mouth!!

[ wait-- what. ]

Your "land"? . . . you mean your country?

[coercively]

[ she DID say she was queen, didn't she? these men did not learn how to listen. ]

What else would it mean?

[blindfall]

. . . so you're a foreigner.

[ oh yeah definitely one of isla's bitches. ]

[coercively]

As you are, here in Splendor. We are all foreigners in this land.

[ no u ]

[blindfall]

--huh? Does that mean you're also, uh, visiting this place?

That makes absolutely no sense!!

[coercively]

Visiting is hardly the term We would use to describe Our situation. We did not even know of the existence of this place until of recent.

We did not go here of Our own accord.

[blindfall]

. . .

[ okay this is starting to get freaky. ]

I'm Elliot Nightray. Does that name ring any bells at all?

[ he kind of knows the answer already but hope is the last thing that dies. ]