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[blackbat]

[Black Bat had woken up on the castle roof in the middle of the night when, luckily, a good number of residents were either asleep or not around. After the initial (silent) moment of "wtf this isn't Gotham" and such, she had found the book with her name on the front and began to skim quickly and quietly. A few words made themselves known during her

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[alabaster_blood]

That's a good question. No one knows.

You know about wishing and everything?

forever

[blackbat]

No one knows?

No.

[alabaster_blood]

Not that I've heard. There's some pretty smart people here, and this place has 'em stumped. The castle itself doesn't like it when people start poking around.

[Irritated sigh. Raiden hates having to explain things.]

The gist of it is that as long as you're close to the castle, you can ask for most anything, except anything huge, or anything considered a weapon. Something was taken from you, too. A memory...or a skill...something you think is important. People've called it an "entry fee", or a "loss". You can't get it back.

[blackbat]

Hm.

[Cass ignores the sigh. He was the one who asked.]

Got it.

[heirdom]

[Suspiciously:]

Batgirl?

FILTER, JENN! FILTER!

[blackbat]

[Dah fuh?]

Robin...?

FILTERRRRRRR

[heirdom]

[A-HAH, SHE KNOWS WHO HE IS BY VOICE. THAT'S A START.]

When did you get here?

FOREVERRRRRRR

[blackbat]

The middle of last night.

What about you?

[matchmaker]

I don't think anyone has actually figured that out yet.

[blackbat]

[The masked girl in the tree glances down when she hears the voice. She's startled, but it doesn't show easily. Instead she opts for conversation, hoping to learn more.]

Then what has been figured out?

[matchmaker]

Not much. Most people here are convinced that it's the castle itself that draws people in.

Whatever it is, it's powerful enough to contain even deities.

[blackbat]

That's not good.

[batfail]

B--Buuh... [Batgirl? Black Bat? IS SHE HALLUCINATING? She'll go with the safer bet, hesitantly:]

Batgirl?

filter; dictated

[blackbat]

[Cass has been caught up with the basics of the castle now, so she's going to address Stephanie without as much hesitation as she would have prior.]

Talking to yourself again?

foreverrrr

[batfail]

[No way. No way. This is too good to be true. Cass. HELP.

This greatly lowers Steph's chances of a mental breakdown.]

Where are you? You need to tell me what the heck you're near ASAP.

[blackbat]

Grove of trees a little off the path into the city. About five minutes from the castle.

[fantasycliche]

[ There's totally a raven sharing this tree with you, Cass. And it's not ignoring you, or planning on flying away soon because hey eff you man this is its tree, or any other birdlike things, it's actually just. Staring. Pretty intently. And trying to work out how a human got so far up into this tree. ]

[blackbat]

[Black Bat notices the unbirdlike behavior with a curious glance, but she stays silent for now.]

[fantasycliche]

[ After a few minutes of this she'll flap-hop closer, cock her head at a different angle to continue the study. Man, what is that outfit... ]

[blackbat]

[Have an eyebrow raise.]