Would you speak with a queen? Or a cat? (AUDIENCE HALL)

[twinverses]

Need something? Want to complain more directly to your cute hosts or maybe you want to bargain with your memories? Maybe you just have a favor. Regardless, this is the place to do it! Just knock on the Audience Hall's door or just call for the Alices and they'll answer.

Of course, if you want to speak with a particular Alice just note that in your toplevel as long with the date and rough time it's happening. They can be contacted IC-ly throughout the day.

For the final week, in person meetings with the Storyteller (formerly known as the Cat) aren't possible. Alice, obviously, isn't talking to anyone either. However! The Storyteller can be called to talk throughout the castle so just say where you're yelling at her from.

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Comments

[twinverses]

Yes? What is it?

[It's Queen Alice, alone. What a treat.]

[imozon]

[A treat indeed!]

I was thinking about what happened on Sunday.

[twinverses]

I think we've all been thinking about that.

[imozon]

You seemed like you were really upset.

[twinverses]

I'm not a bad girl.

[imozon]

[Dark Dream is quiet for a moment.]

I think I am.

[twinverses]

If you were, you wouldn't have come to see me.

[imozon]

...do you think so?

I've hurt someone before, after all. I would have killed her if I could have. I was really trying to.

[twinverses]

Is that any different than my game?

[imozon]

Do you mean what you're doing, or what you're asking us to do?

[twinverses]

What I'm asking you to do. I... don't think I'm doing it for bad reasons but if you're a bad girl then I'm worse. Right?

[imozon]

Franziska made it sound that way, but... I don't really know. I think everyone else understands "good" and "bad" better than I do.

[twinverses]

[She tilts her head.]

Oh... that's right. I think my Alice said you're... sort of like the one of the monsters? Not like Seven. The ones that live here. ...You seem less mean than them, though.

[imozon]

[...]

I guess I am like a monster. Like a Kowaina.

[twinverses]

[...]

I... didn't mean that you're a bad person, Dark Dream!

[imozon]

[She shakes her head.]

No, I understand. It's just something I hadn't thought about before.

I'm the one saying I'm a bad person, remember?

[twinverses]

Oh. Right.

[...She's nine and this is confusing.]

[imozon]

...I don't think I have to stay that way, though. There was someone who wanted to teach me about having friends.

[twinverses]

Was that your wish?

[imozon]

...I wanted to be friends with her, at least.

[twinverses]

She didn't want to?

[imozon]

No, she did before I did. There just wasn't enough time.

[twinverses]

[o h]

Sometimes it seems like there's never enough time, huh..

[imozon]

...yeah.

[...]

What did you want to do?

[twinverses]

...I wanted a friend. Then once I met Alice, I... just want to play.