prologue, act i. [voice]

[forestwitch]

W-where am I?!

What sort of fate has fallen upon me now? I demand to know, where am I and why have I been brought here?

Has the wars stopped? Has the chaos been quelled? Tis not Erion, I know that much, but I do not know why I am here. This is a kingdom of some kind. More or less, a village judging by the houses I see before me.

Where is my clothing? I never wore this type of dress before. I do hope I am in the company of friends and not foes…

Comments

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

Grady, the police chief? I suppose speaking with him would prove to be a terrible idea by the way you speak of him.

Tell me, what is our purpose here if any?

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

Hmph. If I was to deny the existence of magic, then I would be denying the life I have lived up until now.

Science hasn't done many deeds within my world but both crafts are respected.

Russia? That is your name? Who is America?

[like-a-romanov.livejournal.com]

...

That's not an awfully grim way to look at it at all.

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

As a dog!? Cornelius, you are no dog! Why would anyone assign you to such a role?

[Action] Le back!

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

So this town isn't from a country you know of? Then we both are truly lost.
I am grateful for your help but I am not sure where to even begin. So many questions...



Shirou? I know my possessions have been stolen from me but is there anyway I could retrieve them back? If so, I need to know how!

The gem I spoke of, it is a powerful one and if it falls within the hands of evil it will lead to disaster.

[pooka-prince.livejournal.com]

A twisted sense of humor, I suppose. 'tis not so bad... The Fairy Queen, Mercedes, was assigned to my household as the "daughter", and I've managed to befriend both her and my false owners. Were it not for the occasional torments this town subjects us to, it would not be so bad a life.

[properwhitemage.livejournal.com]

Yes--he's able to brainwash people into believing that they've always been here.

It's hard to say exactly why we've been brought here. As far as anyone can tell, they just want us to act as though this is our home.

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

Are my words a tad morbid? If so, it is not intentional...my thoughts simply lie elsewhere.

Perhaps instead of thinking of such a somber topic, the both of us to speak of something more cheerful.

Tell me more about yourself, Anya.

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

Humor because of the form you wear now, the Pooka's Curse.

The Fairy Queen is here? So even the fairies aren't immune to the deviousness of this realm. I do not understand the point of creating these mock families but I suppose the answer will come in due time.

I hope your 'owners' don't mistreat you, my love, but what do you mean by occasional torments? What happens here?

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

Brainwashing...I'll be sure to regard Grady with caution.

If they want us to pretend to be at home here then they would do better by freeing us. No pretend world can match the same luster as the worlds we are from.

Regardless of all the trials I have faced upon Erion's soil, I still consider that world as my home. I am sure you and others may feel the same.

[pooka-prince.livejournal.com]

Do not let this town's bright, cheerful nature deceive you. Roughly once a month, things... happen. Once, the food disappeared, leaving us to starve for a week. More recently, we fell prey to a deadly disease and were poisoned by the very men sent to save us. Those who die here awaken the next morning, completely unharmed...

[Action] Welcome back!

[inb4gar.livejournal.com]

I know this country's name, I just don't know where in it we are at. It's America, by the way. But it's the least I can do for someone who has just arrived here too.

[He looked over his shoulder to look at the woman when she called him out and asked her question, but even then he wasn't exactly sure how to answer that since the explanation he was given didn't make sense to him at all.]

About that, I was told that we were mailed what we had lost by the mayor of the town but... I can't say I know how he would mail us since we, or at least I don't, live here and if we can't leave then that wouldn't be of any help to begin with. I don't even know what he looks like either, so I don't know where to he is or who he is... as much as I want to. Maybe then I could get some answers myself.

[wizardoftheweek.livejournal.com]

Yes.

[bustydefense.livejournal.com]

Perhaps. We ourselves have no idea how we were brought here.

[cowardly-prince.livejournal.com]

...Death, sister. I know not why I have been revived, only that this is no Netherworld.

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

Then tell me, which category do you fit within? I am assuming you are a friend...

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

Not even the faintest memory to help piece together the puzzle of our captivity here?

Mhm...

Something is truly amidst here. Tell me, what is your name?

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

...

No matter the reason for your revival, I am just grateful that the last time I saw you wasn't truly my last.

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

So we are merely toys being toyed with by the mayor of this awful city? We hold no power and we cannot stop the eventual evils that will befall upon us?

No. If Armageddon can be deterred by mortal hands then this villainous world can be usurped!

[Action]

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

America? I cannot say I ever heard of such a place...



Mailed our belongings? Such a lie! Why would we mail our things to a man we do not know? I find this suspicious! There is no reason why I would give the Graveryl to another since it was given to me by my brother. There is no reason for me to give it to another.

If this is the only explanation that can be given, then it is a foolish one. That man, he is the sour of our woes. I am sure of it.

[pooka-prince.livejournal.com]

Velvet...

No... You're right! I had begun to lose hope, but... You're absolutely right. As long as you and I are together, no force in the world can stop us!

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

Tis true, my love. As long as we have each other, no evil can thwart us.

We must keep our faith in each other and in ourselves. We can overcome this, Cornelius.

I know we can...

[wizardoftheweek.livejournal.com]

I said the terms were relative. Given that I do not know you...

[scarlet-valor.livejournal.com]

I am Velvet and you are? While I doubt you hail from the same world I am from, it doesn't hurt to make the acquaintance of another.

[wizardoftheweek.livejournal.com]

Patchouli Knowledge.