first pirouette ❥ ( video )

[waltzhagen]

[ Before the mirror now is a girl, obviously flustered and extremely flushed. She wearily stands, possibly more confused than she's ever been. For her, that's saying something. ]

Uhm...! Is this how to call the Queen? I've asked these cats a lot of questions and they gave me lots of scrolls but I still don't understand this dream.

[ She holds

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[tookupthesword]

[Seeing it now, Sayaka has to reflect on her own belief ages that this was a dream.]

This... isn't a dream, and I'm no queen.

[waltzhagen]

[ ACK She wasn't expecting there to be a real response. ]

What's going on then?...Oh! Are you the princess? [ She gives a quick bow, wobbling a little. ]

[tookupthesword]

No, no... I'm not any kind of royalty. But, you were... mysteriously taken to this place.

[waltzhagen]

Mysteriously? Like with a van and a shady back alley deal? [ Being kidnapped isn't something she's adverse to. ]

[doihavepanties]

If you do manage to wake up, let us know.

[waltzhagen]

But you're in the dream so when I wake up aren't I in the ...not dream?! I can't tell you that way, Dream Girl-san.

[doihavepanties]

My name is Suruga Kanbaru. Nice to meet you.

Ah, but I'm sorry to say that this isn't really a dream.

[waltzhagen]

I'm Otomiya Haine! And I'm also really confused, so...! It's a dream, because I was at home and everything, so I just need to wake up, I think.

[ Maybe drinking tea before bed time wasn't such a marvelous idea if she was going to have dreams like this. ]

[wonribbons]

I'm not the queen either, and I don't know how to leave. I'm really sorry! [ And she gives a small, apologetic bow! ]

[waltzhagen]

It's okay! After my brain stops overheating, I'll figure out a way to leave. Even if I have to fight tooth and nail to get out of here! Maybe it's like a video game and we have to defeat the final boss to win the game-dream!

[ Haine logic. ]

[wonribbons]

But I don't think this is a dream... [If so, it's a very lucid and long one.]

[waltzhagen]

Even if it's real, there's gotta be a way out. And I'll be sure to find it! Maybe we're just stuck in a town or a park or something! There'll be a gate or a tram or something.

[jemerite]

The cats are not very clever.

[Her voice is wry. The truth of the matter is mostly that Zinc just doesn't get along with them very well.]

[waltzhagen]

I don't mind the cats, it's the scrolls that confused me. This dream seems really complicated!

[jemerite]

[She puts her chin into her hand, looking a little bored,]

What do the scrolls say?

[She'd never bothered to read it, personally.]

[waltzhagen]

Well, uhm, this one [ She struggles to rearrange the ones she's carrying enough to open one of them. ] says something about vines and then there was one about rules and houses and all kind of stuff! I've never had a dream that had rules before! Or was this pretty...

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[tyrianicull]

I am a queen.

[ Empress, Queen, close enough. ]

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[waltzhagen]

Ah! Queen-sama! [ She curtsies for good measure. ] I got your invitation...but I don't know if I can stay and help you. I'd love to but I have other things I need to do first. I'm really sorry.

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[tyrianicull]

Hmm?

[ She is going to play right along with the mistaken identity. She is a troll, after all. ]

Denying the request of the ruling class tends to be grounds for execution.

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[waltzhagen]

Ehh?! Ahhh....! Uhm...! Well, Your Highness, can't we work this out!

[ She's ready to throw down, but execution isn't going to get her anywhere. ]