Mindscape continuations

[purpleprosebud]

[For Ferdinand and Rika's hearts. Feel free to continue it here, start a new explorations thread, whatever.]

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Kaien

[purpleprosebud]

[next up: tiny, butterfly-winged fairies flittering around and through your coach, singing and dancing with unearthly beauty. One of the mascots leaves to go dancing with them, possibly forever]

Re: Kaien

[daddyderpest]

[!!!]

Re: Kaien

[purpleprosebud]

[The others make a sparkly little memorial plaque as you continue.

Eventually, you arrive at a vast and beautiful fairytale castle, surrounded by lush gardens and water. Do you check out the lake, the water, or go straight into the castle?]

Re: Kaien

[daddyderpest]

[to the castle we go]

[wasaredherring]

[ from here!

Siiiigh, taking out a knife, and trying to cut himself down]

[moextispicy]

[from beneath and behind you, you hear the sound of a familiar loli giggle]

[wasaredherring]

...Rika?

[moextispicy]

[gigglegiggle]

[wasaredherring]

[ and here!

Awwwww, just watching it play out.]

[purpleprosebud]

[That's all there is to it. From the way he subtly changes, you get the feeling that that's been a precious place for him for most of his life. At the end, the rose goes gray. Do you sniff some more?]

[certifiably]

[from here]

[going to go that distance and step around that pit, then]

[moextispicy]

[sadly, your pebble missed a pit on the way to that pit, and down you go!]

[certifiably]

[DIGNIFIED YELP]

[moextispicy]

[there's a giggle from above]

[takeme2urpants]

[Comes toward him--still a bit wary, but definitely happy to see him unharmed]

Ferdinand. Are you all right? I had been concerned.

[purpleprosebud]

I'm fine! [beams and blushes] How could I not be, with you in my heart?

[takeme2urpants]

Good, that is--

...I beg your pardon?

[purpleprosebud]

What's wrong?