Chapter One: Series of Unfortunate Events [Video || Public]

[breaksmybones]

[The video switches on to a pair of green eyes blinking into the camera. Claire then moves the Dreamberry little farther back and now her whole face can be seen. She lets out a long breath before speaking.]

So... Is this how Somarium greets its newcomers? Floating castles crash into the ground and a worldwide power outage to boot?

Wow. Some

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[breaksmybones]

Humility?

[Note to self: Not everyone responds well to sarcasm and cynicism. Interesting choice of words, Malik. Claire did get injured when the castle fell to the ground but thanks to her unique ability, she's all healed. You wouldn't even notice that a wall of a building fell on her leg.]

I was just looking for answers. It's not everyday you get stuck in a strange world against your will.

[breaksmybones]

Hey, I'm not exactly breaking down and crying on the floor here. I'm fine.

[illuminatedfate]

It's... not usually this bad. It was much calmer both times I arrived.

[breaksmybones]

Yeah? Well, you're luckier than I am then.

[illuminatedfate]

I don't think luck has anything to do with it. If it did, none of us would be here.

[breaksmybones]

Somebody up there must really hate us, huh?

[nolessthanseven]

I arrived here to a jungle. And here I thought that was just what it looked like normally; how wrong I was.

You'll get used to it.

[breaksmybones]

A jungle?

[Claire's eyes kinda widened at that. Will your wonders ever cease, Somarium?]

[Heavy sigh.] Seeing that there's no way out of here, I've got no choice but to.

[nolessthanseven]

Right down to the menacing cats. And dinosaurs, if I remember correctly. I got pretty sick of it.

[she shrugs.] Well, some people don't get used to it. Every cycle, they act as though it's totally new.

[breaksmybones]

[Massaging her temple here.] Okay, I understand the jungle cats but dinosaurs? Wow.

So... it's going to happen again and there's nothing we can do to stop it?

[madcuriosity]

I'm sorry this is your welcome Miss Bennet.

[breaksmybones]

No, it's alright Alice. This is actually nothing compared to what I had to go through back home.

[madcuriosity]

Something worse than a falling castle?

[breaksmybones]

[Well, Claire had to deal with a homicidal maniac going around cutting people's heads open just so he can steal their special abilities for himself. Falling castles? A walk in the park.]

Unfortunately, yes. Much worse than everything that's happening right now.

[kyudousha]

Don't worry. It gets better.

[breaksmybones]

[Well, aren't you a ray of sunshine on a cloudy day?]

Well, gee. Can't wait to see what else is in store.

[kyudousha]

[Positively.]

You go on and do that. The rest of us can work our asses off trying to prevent it while you're at it.