Track 2: Blood Is Thicker Than Poison

[gratuitousgerman]

[After spending long enough wandering around the castle and being weirded out, Klavier has finally decided to try out this public speaking forum the rest of you all seem so fond of, and dictate an entry to the castle at large.]

I must admit...I'm not sure I'm convinced yet that this place isn't a dream. I thought perhaps I was growing accustomed to it, until...this.

[Dishes clink in the background - Klavier is in the kitchen, not because he particularly wants to be in public with the luminescent blue spectacle markings around his eyes and the black ink top hat on his hand, but because for some reason today the castle has decided not to grant any of his wishes for food, and he's hungry.]

But dream or not...achtung, it is so very hard to present evidence one way or another, ja? So, when reality itself is in doubt, what is there to do but move forward?

And speaking of moving forward...I must admit, I'm terribly curious. When I left home - on Earth - it was 2026...and what of the rest of you? It's strange to think that if I were to meet some of you at home, you might be much older or younger than here.

((backdated to before the elephants, open to the kitchen.))

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[kungfuwitch]

It was May, 2005 when I left home.

[She smiles]

How are you settling in?

[gratuitousgerman]

It's fortunate I've met you here, ja? Had we met at home, I'd have been far too young to appreciate such a jewel as yourself.

As for settling in...this place is like a terrible vacation: dull yet not miserable, with no plans, no destination, and no end in sight. I dread the day I grow accustomed to such surroundings.

[kungfuwitch]

[She laughs.]

Just be careful to keep that appreciation on a friendly level.

There are plenty of things to do if you look for them. I wouldn't be so quick to say how bored you are, though. This place does hear that and will do some pretty extreme things to change that.

Action in the kitchen!

[sandoval]

[As it just so happens, Klavier happens to be in the kitchen at the exact moment that Sandoval steps into it, looking for something to eat. Since he can't cook for himself, he usually relies on the kindness of others to feed himself, which includes leftovers in the kitchen fridge. It's only after a quick glance at everything that he spots the other man - and instantly, Sandoval is quite intrigued.

He practically glides over to Klavier, leaning on the counter to Klavier's side in an attempt to get a good look at him. Surprisingly, Sandoval himself doesn't seem to have many marks, if any at all.]

You must be new here - I'm sure I'd remember a face as handsome as yours.

[gratuitousgerman]

[Klavier seems amused. He's hardly the first male to blatantly hit on the handsome rock star, after all, and Klavier does love attention. He's not quite in the mood for being stared at, though, so he retreats a few steps away to check on something in the microwave.]

How new is new? I've been here about a month now, but I'm still getting my bearings, it seems.

[sandoval]

[He's fine with not blatantly staring at Klavier's face - he'll just start blatantly staring at his ass instead.]

Ah, so you are new! At least, newer than I am. It's not too difficult to get used to - unless you're from one of those worlds where magic doesn't exist, of course.

My name is Sandoval, by the way - ambassador of Xoan. It's an absolute pleasure to meet you.