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𝔒𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔘𝔭𝔬𝔫 𝔐𝔬𝔡𝔰 ([personal profile] faentasy) wrote in [community profile] onceuponacomm2021-05-27 10:57 pm

Prologue

PROLOGUE


The clink of glasses, the clatter of utensils upon plates and the soft murmur of conversation flows smoothly in the warmly lit dining hall. It's a dinner party, a rather vivacious one at that, with the food flowing freely. Savory and sweet, regional specialties, refined and rustic, there's something for everyone. Omurice, chiffon cake, kimchi, sizzling porterhouse steaks—it might be more apt to call it a buffet than anything else.

Do buffets usually serve such a unique smorgasbord of food? And actually, weren't you doing something else? A free meal is usually a good thing but is anything truly free? Who are these people around you? And where exactly are you?

Whatever thoughts are racing through your mind, they're abruptly cut off by a note, high pitched G-sharp from a woodwind. All your senses return to you, though they won't tell you much. Maybe not all of them actually, if you're used to feats of heroic strength or manipulating reality or numerous other abilities. There is one clue at least, a heavy weighted paper beneath your plate, an embossed note rather than a list of courses.

"Enjoy yourselves. I'll come see you when you've had your fill. And don't try to dine and dash, huh? There's something I have—something I can do for you, after all. Besides, you've already agreed to the terms anyway!"
Welcome to your Fairy Tale.



begrimed: (they echoed and groaned)

[personal profile] begrimed 2021-05-29 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You know, you know RULES! Everything has rules you gotta follow, that's just how stories work? If you don't follow the rules and go off-script...it all turns into a GIGANTIC MESS, ahahaha!
goldencave: (Like the day that I was born)

[personal profile] goldencave 2021-05-29 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
. . . How do you expect anyone to follow the rules if no one knows what they are?
begrimed: (Goddamn right you should be scared of me)

[personal profile] begrimed 2021-05-29 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
...you know, you have a point?

[ Here have his reading of the rules! ]
goldencave: (You said you were Damascus bound)

[personal profile] goldencave 2021-05-29 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Thanks. Now he can BSOD in peace. ]
Edited 2021-05-29 22:56 (UTC)