[ Voice ]

[sword_and_quill]

...Obviously something is going on.

But it's unclear what the curse is thus far...?

...That's troubling. Usually the harmless ones are simple to figure out.

Hn. Residents of the Opera Abandoned, be on your guard. You can never be too careful in this damn city.

[ ooc: Doer. Doesn't know it yet or understand the curse. Have at him. XD Just beware that

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[li_xiao_lang]

Whatever you say comes true. That's the curse.

[sword_and_quill]

If that is the case, it appears to be... limited. I'm affected to follow what one person says, and yet no others have had the same effect on me so far.

[li_xiao_lang]

That's good to know. If everyone was cursed to listen to everyone else, this whole place would probably fall apart.

[sword_and_quill]

...I wouldn't put it past this place to pull something like that, regardless.

[li_xiao_lang]

Maybe they're saving it for later.

[sword_and_quill]

Unfortunately, there's no way to tell what's coming or when. ...Nor a way to prepare for it.

[li_xiao_lang]

An unfortunate truth about living here.

[sword_and_quill]

Indeed. In all the time I've been here, it's rare that we're given any sort of warning for what's to come.

[li_xiao_lang]

Have you been here a long time?

[sword_and_quill]

Just over three and a half years or so, now. I returned home once for a very short time a little over a year ago, but that was it.

...Haven't been here very long, yourself?

[li_xiao_lang]

About nine months, altogether, but I went home for half a year a couple weeks ago and it's hard getting back into the swing of things.

I'm Syaoran Li, by the way. You can call me Li. Nice to meet you.

[sword_and_quill]

Li, huh. I'm Fakir. ...It's a pleasure.

[ Normally he'd have not said the last bit at all, but given that he was cursed to follow the order to be nice, Fakir didn't have much of a choice than to be much more polite than usual. ]

A half a year leave from the City? That's fortunate. And you still kept all of your memories from here?

[li_xiao_lang]

When I left, I didn't remember being here, but when I came back, I remembered again. It was like the City was a dream, then.

[sword_and_quill]

...Hn. I suppose it varies from person to person, then. I've seen a number of people leave and return with no memory of ever being here before. And even a case or two were only certain memories were missing.

[ He sighs. ]

I suppose nothing about this place is consistent.

[li_xiao_lang]

I've noticed that too. Just when you think there's a pattern, they break it.