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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[doublefried]

When you touch her hand--

This time it's an appointment with what sees to be some kind of therapist. While they're not dressed the same as the men with clipboards in some of the other memories, they have the same calculated gaze. Calm, businesslike, without a shred of empathy.

It's a general wellness check-in. They want to make sure you're not unstable. Is everything going okay? How are your stress levels? If you feel as though there's too much on your plate between your two roles, we can arrange for a substitute. As a reminder, your mental health is our highest priority.

We wouldn't want a repeat of the incident with your predecessor, after all -

-- then it fades.

"Yeah, I noticed those. They're kinda cute?"

[survivaltricks]

[. . . . . . . this would be hilarious if it wasn't so. . . infuriating]

Only kinda? I think they're adorable.

[gonna make his way to one of the EXIT signs]

[doublefried]

The EXIT signs both point to a wall of bars. They're not thick like the bars in human jails; they're the thin, delicate, golden bars of a birdcage.

And then another birdcage beyond that. And then another, and then another, and then another until it forms a solid wall.

[survivaltricks]

[. . . THIS IS NOT AN EXIT!!]

How the hell. . .?

[reaches out to touch the golden birdcage wall like ??]

[doublefried]

"Symbolism?"

The bars seem like normal birdcage bars, there's just SO MANY of them.

[survivaltricks]

[a grunt]

Time to break through, I guess. Do you mind standing back for a minute?

[he is gonna try to BLOW A HOLE THROUGH THE CAGE by using satanael]

[doublefried]

"Woah!"

IT SURE WORKS. It blows a hole in the wall and fresh air blows through.

[survivaltricks]

[HELLA. grinning a little as Satanael fades, and he nods his head towards the hole in the wall]

This way.

[TIME TO CLIMB THROUGH]

[doublefried]

You safely get outside.