dictated;

[shizue]

[Here, have the sound of yawning... and then a GASP!]

Did my office just... change overnight? _{I knew Tom Nook's people were good, but not this good. Did I even have this on the schedule?}

[!!!]

I hope the mayor doesn't think I am slacking off! It must have slipped my mind when--

[Wait.]

A book?

[.....]

_{Doesn't look like one I've seen before...}

Comments

Dictatertot!

[bezazzled]

Wait, Paradisa has a mayor? I guess that makes sense, but it's just one of those things you never really think about.

1/2

[shizue]

[!!!!!

She nearly drops the journal! What a sudden noise!]

[shizue]

Hello? _{Where are you?}

[bezazzled]

[What kind of followup question is that? What does it matter where she--

Wait. WAIT. Mabel's eyes widen. This is a new person! Someone she can guide on their journey into a new, magical land! Someone she can be fount of information for!

After she teases her, of course.]

Whattaya mean? I'm right here! You're holding me, aren't you?

1/?

[shizue]

I...

[shizue]

AH!

[She's staring down at her paws. This book? It talks?!]

[shizue]

I-I'm so sorry! Am I being gentle? I don't want to... break your spine?

[bezazzled]

You're fine. I've been through worse. I can tell that you're a seasoned pro at holding books. And I just love what you've done with your nails! Girl, you are going to have to tell me where you got them did.

[shizue]

I... I haven't really done them in a while, to be honest...

[Don't judge her, Miss Book!]

[bezazzled]

Oh. Well, we'll make sure you get them done. Look, I am even putting it on the list!

List of things to do:

1. Get nails done.

[shizue]

[Oh no!]

But I have so much work to do as it is! Kicks just opened in my town and I wanted to spend what bells I had there... when I had free time, of course...

[courageous_wit]

Hello. I'm afraid you're far from your office right now.

1/2

[shizue]

Oh. Really?

[shizue]

[........WAIT. WHAT?!]

BUT WHY?

[courageous_wit]

We don't know a "why" yet. People come to Paradisa all the time without any known reason.

And that's where we are, by the way. Cair Paradisa.

[shizue]

That's not any town I've even heard of! I don't know where it is! Is it nearby or far away? How do I get back to...

[Her... town... whatever it's called... Wait, what is it called? It's on the tip of her tongue...]

[bezazzled]

[Aww, she feels a little bad for her. She knows that feeling.]

It's probably going to be a while before that happens. Long story short, you're kind of stuck here.

[shizue]

[Weh...]

Do I really have that much work to do?

[courageous_wit]

It's not a town, it's a castle.

[bezazzled]

Oh no. That's the good news! Whatever work you had to do, you don't have to do it anymore. At least not while you're here.

[shizue]

[WEH...]

But I'm not royalty!

[shizue]

[asdfghjkl]

But there's so much to do! A citizen is moving out soon, I need to ask the mayor about putting in more public works projects, the flowers need to be watered... and all that paperwork is piling up!

[courageous_wit]

I know. Most of us aren't. We're just... visitors, for lack of a better word.

[bezazzled]

[Wow, this girl really is busy.]

Yeah, but that's the beauty of this place! Sort of. All that stuff will still be there when you get back! Eventually. It's like a giant pause button.

[shizue]

[SHE KIND OF KNOWS ALL ABOUT THAT... Would that be too meta to mention? Who knows. In any case, she is making a sad noise.]

_{I didn't sign up for this...}