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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: (so they'll never die when I'm dead)

[personal profile] begrimed 2021-05-29 11:06 pm (UTC)(link)
That's it, fraulein.
amortristis: (12)

[personal profile] amortristis 2021-05-30 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
And what you said is all there is to it? Just get away with taking a life and it will be granted?
begrimed: (isn't up to them)

[personal profile] begrimed 2021-05-30 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
Yup! Well, when you leave this place. I can't exactly really grant your wishes while you're all here.
amortristis: (8)

[personal profile] amortristis 2021-05-30 12:41 am (UTC)(link)
... Why not?

[ Wishes tend to work near instantly, as far as she's aware. ]
begrimed: (Goddamn right you should be scared of me)

[personal profile] begrimed 2021-05-30 12:44 am (UTC)(link)
Consider this a closed world. [ Tapping a finger against his flute that's in his lap. ]

But if your wish is something about this world? Then we'd need to talk about it first. Same goes for if any of you change your wish. You gotta tell me first, or I'm just going to assume what you wanted when I brought you in.