four paintings burned

[thehangedrose]

[It's a (mostly) peaceful day in Paradisa. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and some guy is shrieking at the top of his lungs in absolute terror over the journals.]

[Wait, what?]

HHHYYYEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKK!!!! NO! NO NO NO NO NO no no no nooooooo...

No, I don't want this! I don't want you! I never wanted you! So, if you please, just go bug someone else...really, that would be the best thing!

[There's the sound of running, and then it stops and there is a slight gasp.]

Oh! Oh. Why won't...just leave me alone, okay?! I don't want to take you! Nor play your games...just go. Go! Oh...this has to be a dream. I'm dreaming, right? First the rose, now this...

[And now, Garry sounds annoyed- annoyed that the gallery is coming back to haunt him (or is it the castle's doing...? he doesn't want to think about it), annoyed that he has to be reminded of everything that he went through, especially that room...]

I don't think this is doing well at all for my mental state at all...

[He lets out a shuddering sigh and then realizes that he's been holding the journal open the entire time. Welp, that is kind of embarrassing- he moves and turns away from the doll that has been following him everywhere, and speaks in a rather horrified whisper, as if he's afraid the thing can hear him, somehow.]

Um. Sorry. About that...though I have a quick question.

If...you had a specific problem that came back to bother you, what would you do about it? And this isn't a problem that I can get rid of that easily...

[ooc: Garry's first loss! And he'll be found all over the castle in a hysterical state, if you want to run into him. YAY FOR CREEPY DOLLS.]

Comments

dictated

[amiable]

What kind of doll is that?! [ DOES SHE NEED TO COME OVER AND SAVE YOU?? ]

dictated

[thehangedrose]

A doll that is born from the spirit of it's creator, and...I don't really know, I just read that in a diary! It's very confusing.

[That gallery and how it worked was never explained to him ever. THANKS A LOT, CANON.]

dictated

[amiable]

Where are you right now? The castle?

dictated

[thehangedrose]

Yes, I am. Just running all around, really...

dictated

[amiable]

Maybe we can put it somewhere so it can't follow you anymore...

dictated

[thehangedrose]

I don't think that's at all possible. It'll move when you aren't looking, and even if I lock it in somewhere, it'll just appear again. Believe me, I've tried...

dictated

[amiable]

[ A thoughtful sound. ]

I'm sure there's someone with powerful magic to do something about it.

dictated

[thehangedrose]

You think magic could help? I mean, I'm still not entirely sure its magical in the first place, but...it couldn't hurt to try, I suppose.

dictated

[amiable]

I could always my friends!

dictated

[thehangedrose]

Your friends? What can they do magic?

dictated; "ask" is the missing word sob

[amiable]

I don't know all the abilities they have, but some of them are pretty strong!

dictated; /pats

[thehangedrose]

Well, that might be helpful, either way!

Who are they?

dictated

[amiable]

Well, there's Galadriel who might know something... Allen-kun, Crowley-san, Galadriel's husband maybe!

dictated

[thehangedrose]

And I...don't know any of those people.

[He even spoke to Galadriel but never got her name so HAHAHAHA he is a friendless loser in this place, sorry, Uru.]

All I need to do is ask them about helping out, right?

dictated

[amiable]

Do you want me to ask?

dictated

[thehangedrose]

If you could...I'd be really grateful for it. Thanks, Uru.

dictated

[amiable]

Alright! If it's troubling you this much, it must be worrisome...

dictated

[thehangedrose]

Oh, oh it definitely is. The last time something like this happened, I almost got killed...

dictated

[amiable]

You're not going to die here!

dictated

[thehangedrose]

I really don't want to! [WHY ARE WE YELLING AT EACH OTHER, URU.] But...these things are really dangerous, especially given my situation...

[Having your life essence stuck as a fragile flower is basically calling for disaster.]

dictated

[amiable]

W-What do they do?

dictated

[thehangedrose]

They...

[And he suddenly pauses, because he's never really revealed what happened in that room. He doesn't want to. But he has to give some sort of explanation, so after a minute or so, he speaks, hesitantly:]

Let's just say that your mind isn't the same once they've got you...

dictated

[amiable]

[ She's not sure she follows. ]

Um...

dictated

[thehangedrose]

[Another long pause, and he then mumbles, so not liking the vague memories that are coming up with the word he's about to say.]

Insane. They make you go insane...

dictated

[amiable]

[ She's silent for a minute. ]

Will you be okay?