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.

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EXIT

[doublefried]

Someway or other, you make your way through the bars of the cage wall and find yourself... outside.



There is nothing in all directions except for poorly-maintained grass - the type of growth you get near highways and streets that nobody cares for because it doesn't belong to anything - and one house (more of a shack, really), barely standing, leaning to one side.

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[beeknighted]

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

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[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?

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[beeknighted]

[KNOCKS LOUDER]

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[doublefried]

He frowns and sleep grumbles, then cracks an eye open to look. He looks, uh, tired.

"What?"

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[featherbeaned]

[ grows back up to her usual size, and - hesitates - ]

Knock knock!

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[doublefried]

A sleepy grumble from inside.

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[featherbeaned]

Helloooooooo? Can I come in?

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[doublefried]

"Go for it."

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[rugpull]

HAHAHAHAHAHA I MADE IT

[BARGES INTO THE SHACK]

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[doublefried]

The shack is like. It's a shithole. Sleeping with his head on his arms at the table is Hawks!

His wings also look like shit, though the feathers Ruggie brings start sort of wiggling like they want to reunite.

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[rugpull]

[slapping those feathers right back on

gently]

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[doublefried]

He startles awake

"Hi?? Hi??? Is there an emergency?"

[rootsforyou]

[glances at her companion, sort of looking for a sign of whether this place is good or bad]

Do you recognize this place, by chance?

[doublefried]

She squints.

"It's not an experience we share, so it's like-- a place outside of his role in society, if I had to guess at the symbolism?"

[rootsforyou]

It's away from the bustle of the amusement park, so...it's peaceful. But it looks like it could use some maintenance.

[she'll get closer, to see if anyone's inside...]

[doublefried]

The door doesn't really close, and the shack is very very small and filled with garbage, so it's pretty easy to see Hawks in one of the free spots - he's at the table, sleeping with his head resting on his arms. He's also using a doll as a pillow?

(The Endeavor one specifically, because, well)

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[tothosewhobait]

[Looking around the area briefly before heading towards the "house"]

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[doublefried]

"I normally live here."

The house door isn't locked or even closed; it looks like it actually CAN'T close because the doorframe leans too much. So it's not hard to spot Hawks (adult hawks!) sleeping with his head resting on his arms at a shitty table.

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[tothosewhobait]

[Relaxes slightly upon spotting the older man before holding a finger up to his lips in a 'shh' motion, heading into the house]

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[doublefried]

He seems to be having a good nap! His wings are a little scraggly (probably because his feathers are scattered across the palace) and he's using a little Endeavor doll as a pillow.

[survivaltricks]

[immediately heading towards the shack, of course]

[doublefried]

The door on the shack is too shitty to close properly, so it's easy to see Hawks in there. He's asleep at a shitty table, resting his head on his arms. He seems to be using some kind of stuffed doll as a pillow. His wings are scraggly and missing a ton of feathers.

[survivaltricks]

[oh my god]

[just. steps forward to gently lay the feather he got on his wing??]

[doublefried]

He's not asleep enough to ignore that! He startles awake as the feather zooms back into place.

"--Hi?"