Dictated loss post, read OOC note

[dontpatr0nizeme]

[Well, things had been going... Reasonable enough since the castle chose to turn things upside down.. But the thing is, something told him everything was going just a little too easy. And April Fool's day is coming up. He remembers it all too well.]

In case anyone is unaware or might have forgotten, it's the first of April soon. Or as it's known in some places, April Fool's day. Be ready for anything. The castle is known for strangeness.

[[OOC: As a note, he's being put on a truth loss. Not sure how long it'll last, but any question, he has to answer truthfully to the best of his ability and knowledge. Feel free to have your characters stumble into it. He doesn't realize it yet though.]]

Comments

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[fearbringer]

What sorts of things has it done in the past?

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Anything. The place is magic, after all. When the castle wants to mess with you, it's not above putting peanut butter in your helmet and having animals come out of your shower head.

... [And he hadn't intended to add those details. That's odd.]

[fearbringer]

I mean specifically on April Fools' Day. I know it can do nearly anything it wants, but I'm still curious about its track record.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

There's mostly been singing involved in the past. People singing for no reason, and the journal is good at picking up oddities like that. The worst pranking it does tends to happen random times of year.

But considering recent changes and how it loves holidays... Expect anything. Hopefully you'll be disappointed.

[freeslider]

Has it done anything to you on April Fools that I could watch out for?

[fearbringer]

Oh, I don't really have any expectations either way. I'm simply curious.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

I've been lucky on this day. It hits me the rest of the year with randomness, and I escape the singing.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

You should be. Especially since you never know when it'll hit you.

[fearbringer]

How ominous.

That's actually a part of why I like this place. It keeps the rest of you on your toes.

[freeslider]

That's a bit of back-handed luck, but take what you can get, right?

[dontpatr0nizeme]

It certainly does that much. I've been here for years.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

You take what you get when you get it here for sure...

I guess my luck could be a lot worse.

[fearbringer]

How many years?

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Four years this May.

[fearbringer]

And what advice would you give to someone as new as me?

[freeslider]

If any of us were lucky we probably wouldn't be here at all.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Keep a weapon close.

[Whether or not that's a joke is hard to tell.]

[[OOC: Sorry about missing this. My email client hid that there was a reply. If you want to continue, her you are, otherwise, feel free to drop.]]

[dontpatr0nizeme]

You make a very good point, lady.

[[OOC: Sorry about missing this. My email client hid that there was a reply. If you want to continue, her you are, otherwise, feel free to drop.]]

[fearbringer]

I'm a spirit. I don't have anything to fear from most of the people here.

[OOC: No problem at all! I'm happy to continue.]

[freeslider]

Don't get me wrong, it's not like we can't make the best of it, but it's pretty hard sometimes.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

I'm sure someone has got some kind of weapon or ability capable of it.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Considering all the things I've had happen over the years? I know it gets hard all too well.

At least it has let me stay human for a while.

[fearbringer]

I suppose so. Plenty of people seem to come from worlds that are very different from my own.

[He doesn't sound that worried, though.]

[dontpatr0nizeme]

The differences in worlds can be quite drastic. You might not even recognize a threat until it's too late.

[freeslider]

Are you normally not human? Or do you mean it hasn't turned you into anything else?

[fearbringer]

Then it's a good thing I'm good at escaping.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

I mean it hasn't changed me lately. I am human.

[freeslider]

Lately, huh? What's the weirdest thing the castle's turned you into?

[dontpatr0nizeme]

I'd say it's a tie between the alien and the poison dart frog.

The AI was unlikely, but still possible at home, so I can't really call it weird.

[freeslider]

AI?

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Artificial intelligence.

[freeslider]

That's like a thinking computer, right? We'd call that science fiction where I came from.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

One world's science fiction is another world's reality.