HAWKS PALACE

[doublefried]

The process of entering the palace is... smooth. Painless.


You are falling, but it's not scary at the speed you're going. You drop through the pre-dawn sky like a feather, light and easy on a breeze, descending towards a bright and multicolored island in a sea of dark trees.

When you land, you are somewhere new.

Comments

Re: BACKSTAGE

[doublefried]

The red feather sort of bonks repeatedly into the cage bars like a moth against a window, which doesn't help you get through but does sort of confirm that something is in there.

Re: BACKSTAGE

[featherbeaned]

You're a person!

Re: RIDES

[doublefried]

WELL... THE ELEPHANT BREAKS THE STRENGTH TESTER.

"C... congratulations! You've beaten the high score!"

Re: BACKSTAGE

[doublefried]

She snorts.

"There's a sentiment I haven't heard for a long time."

Re: RIDES

[unfinishedsymphony]

[ pats the elephant's trunk ]

He's been sated. He's proven himself. I knew you had it in you.

Now, lead us to our prizes.

Re: BACKSTAGE

[beeknighted]

I could use a little more direction but this feels like a waste of a phoenix feather.

[presses his own hands against the bars and pushes]

Re: BACKSTAGE

[featherbeaned]

You haven't? How come?

Re: RIDES

[doublefried]

"O-of course!"

The prizes look

kinda familiar? in that you are sort of carrying around a living baby version of this plush.

Re: BACKSTAGE

[doublefried]

"You were out there, weren't you?"

Re: BACKSTAGE

[featherbeaned]

Yyyyyes? In the museum.

Re: RIDES

[unfinishedsymphony]

Hey, look kid. They made them just for you.

[ He'll go lift the him off of his shoulders so he can get down and take a look ]

Re: BACKSTAGE

[doublefried]

It is VERY difficult to pry his way through. At the most he can get his hand through enough to feel open air on the other side.

It looks like this is the right direction, but it might be difficult to get through here with the equipment you have.

Re: RIDES

[doublefried]

"It's me...?"

He picks up a plush version of himself and goes :O about it.

Re: BACKSTAGE

[doublefried]

"If that's all you've seen, then you haven't seen enough of it for the explanation to make sense."

Re: RIDES

[unfinishedsymphony]

Yeah. You want it? Our friend did his fucking best, just for you. And for his massive elephant ego. But for you, little man.

Re: BACKSTAGE

[beeknighted]

[............looks around to make extra sure nobody is around him]

Re: BACKSTAGE

[doublefried]

Nobody in the halls that you can see!

Re: BACKSTAGE

[featherbeaned]

Try anyways?

Re: BACKSTAGE

[beeknighted]

[MAGICAL BOY TRANSFORMATION TIME.

he gets all shimmery iridescent silver and gold and uses his magical air sword to AIR SLICE through.]

Re: BACKSTAGE

[doublefried]

"Heroes are a commodity. They're neatly packed up and sold to society to keep them happy, and those people keep on buying. You don't think a new shirt is a person, do you?"

Re: BACKSTAGE

[doublefried]

WELL... THAT DOES DO IT

You exit the park...?

Re: RIDES

[doublefried]

His eyes sparkle. He is clearly having some sort of Emotional Moment.

"It's me..."

Re: EXIT

[beeknighted]

[not exactly what he was expecting... goes to knock on the shack door?]

Re: RIDES

[unfinishedsymphony]

[ pats him on the shoulder and turns to the carnival game runner ]

Hey. Can you watch the elephant a minute? Let him exult in his glory and don't remind him he's over the height limit for rides.

Re: EXIT

[doublefried]

It swings open! Inside it is, predictably, a dump. It looks like no one has lived here for years and years.

Except there is???? a young man in the middle of the room, with extremely raggedy red wings. He is like. Facedown on the table, apparently asleep?