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[wizard_redfive]

[In the lobby this morning is a princess, sleeping peacefully on one of the available couches.

…Well not really. Actually it’s not a princess at all. It’s Dairine. However, she certainly looks the part today. Her normal clothes have been switched with a long velvet gown, soft and green. On one wrist is an emerald bracelet held together with glowing strings of the Speech. And is that a tiara on her head?

With a sigh, Dairine’s eyes flutter open. …Odd. This isn’t where she went to bed last night. She moves to push herself up—when she notices the change in her attire. There’s a loud yelp as Dairine jolts awake, her hands moving subconsciously to where her necklace should be.

Nothing.]

You have got to be kidding me!

((OCC: Loss start! Open to all, journal or action, while she’s asleep or awake. Super open to backtagging, so you don't miss your chance to see her. Have fun!))

Comments

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS.

[blue_sniper]

[Bucky is wandering into the lobby in the morning, as usual, and sees her on the couch. He actually has to get closer to figure out it is Dairine. She's still asleep, so he gently grabs her shoulder and shakes her.]

Dair, wake up.

SO HAVE I. 8D

[wizard_redfive]

Nnnm. [She mutters, rolling over in her sleep. Go awaaaay.]

[blue_sniper]

Dair, you have to wake up. You're in the lobby, wearing a tiara and a green dress. [He has a sneaking suspicion this is a loss.]

[wizard_redfive]

Go away, Neets. [Dairine says sleeply.

And then jolts awake.] WHAT?!

[inafadingcrown]

[Galadriel arrives while Dairine is still asleep. And, oh, isn't this a charming sight? She'll simply bend over and remove the tiara from her head, setting it on a nearby table, and take the opportunity to brush the hair away from Dairine's face. Sweet, silly child.]

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine shifts in her sleep, murmuring slightly. Why isn't her mattress as soft as before? :c]

[inafadingcrown]

[She probably should wake the girl up, shouldn't she? As tempting as it is to just let her sleep, Galadriel just places a hand on Dairine's shoulder.]

Dairine? [It's spoken softly, almost a whisper]

[wizard_redfive]

[mutter mumble] Five more minutes.

[alwaysaquestion]

[Renee walks in just in time to hear her yelp and turns her attention towards the sound.]

Huh...looks like the castle found itself a princess.

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine is a little preoccupied with panicking looking over her transformation, and thus doesn’t notice Renee until she starts talking.]

Wha...? [Who is she…? Oh.] No no! I'm not a princess at all!

[alwaysaquestion]

Then what's with the...[She motions towards the gown and the tiara.]

It's a little too soon to be busting out the Halloween costume.

[modernholmes]

[Conan is in the lobby, watching this with great entertainment.]

Should this be called irony, I wonder?

[wizard_redfive]

[Fffff. Not now. Can't you see she's having a crisis busy?!]

Shut it.

[modernholmes]

Why? It's only a costume, isn't it?

[atadiscoverer]

[Carson likes to wander as he reads, and he wanders into the lobby, working on what seems to be a translation.

And he pauses to examine Dairine.]

That's a pretty dress.

Sorry about the length. >_<

[wizard_redfive]

[The moment another person wanders into the lobby, Dairine quickly tries an invisibility spell. She does not need to be seen like this, no way.

Except the spell doesn’t work. At all. Dairine looks briefly horrified, before muttering bitterly to herself.] It figures. [Clearly the castle wants her to suffer. Fine. Be that way.

So when the man stops to look, she looks right back at him with a fierce stare like she's challenging him. It's only after Dairine recognizes the voice that she relents a little.] Thanks.

Action

[is0latedthinker]

[Alan's made his way down to the lobby, on his way to the kitchen to make himself some breakfast. He's not much of a fan of wishing for food unless he's in the middle of his work, in which case he only stops for the occasional snack - probably popcorn. Code monkey's habit.

That's when he sees Dairine there, all dressed up on the couch. He actually does a double-take at first, not realizing it's her until the second glance.]

Dairine..?

All the Action!

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine, meanwhile, was getting increasingly more frustrated. She has tried numerous invisibility spells as well as a couple of transits, none of which had worked. They hadn’t failed or rebounded. The spells just never happened. This was alarming. A spell was always supposed to work!

Now she is sitting there with Spot, taking a closer look at the transit she had just attempted, checking for any noticeable flaws. By now she's already guessed the real cause of her failures, but it’s always best to be sure.]

Hey Alan. [She replies, not looking up from the screen. Dairine’s busy enough that she doesn’t really react to Alan seeing her like this.]

[is0latedthinker]

You alright? The castle messing with you or something? [The outfit is uncharacteristic, and since she seems to be disregarding it in favor of her computer, it's almost as if nothing's out of the ordinary. Alan's guessing it's a loss.]

[lord_wizard]

[Felix almost walks past her before he recognizes the young wizard, and then abruptly stops, turning on his heel, blinking at her]

Was there a ball scheduled that I wasn't invited to?

[wizard_redfive]

[Dairine just stares back at him, arms crossed. At this point she’s given up on hiding, but that doesn’t mean Dairine is going to enjoy this. Nope.

So her voice is a little sharp when she answers.]

Not that I know of.

[lord_wizard]

[Felix doesn't seem to be affected by that particular tone]

Pity you're all dressed up with no where to go, then.

[peeta_bread]

[Peeta was just walking through the lobby, on his way to his room to paint, when he spots a princess.

...Wait. A princess? He doubles back and stares at the sleeping girl. It's Dairine...? He pokes her in the shoulder. His voice is a hiss.]

Dairine.

[He pokes her again, a little harder, and this time in the stomach.]

Dairinnnnnnnneeee...

[wizard_redfive]

[Pro tip: do not poke the sleeping wizard.

Dairine's eyes snap open, and suddenly an energy weapon appears, aimed at the unknown threat (a.k.a. his head). She hasn't fired yet, but Peeta might want to move!]

[peeta_bread]

[ sob.

Peeta sees this and flails, falling to the ground with his arms over his head.]

It's PEETA!!