05 | In which Howl recieves an invitation. [Dictated]

[strangewonders]

[There's a scuffling noise, as if someone's trying to keep hold of the journal while fiddling around with something else.]

My goodness. Someone needs to be told it's rather rude to nail their invitations to a person's door. I nearly thought the king had managed to track me all the way here.

[There's a pause an a bit of a laugh]

I'll have to work on my royalty-evasion, it seems. I don't suppose anyone knows something about our gracious host? Or whether this will end up being an elaborate trap?

[Howl's not usually the paranoid type, but you can never be too careful when it comes to kings.]

Comments

[deterrence]

I remember a celebration for the previous spring [which was more or less safe fun], so this isn't entirely unheard of. The "kings" are new to me.

[strangewonders]

Hm. Parties are always fun, but I'm wary of sudden royalty.

[For good reason.]

[deterrence]

Especially when it appears that no other residents have heard about them, either.

[and yeah, she has reason to be wary of sudden royalty too.

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[strangewonders]

Indeed. Mysterious kings... I suppose I have no choice but to go and see what happens.

[Which he doesn't sound too terribly put out about.]

[deterrence]

Might as well take a look at them if you can't avoid them?

[really though, is this a good idea if he's trying to get away from one]

[strangewonders]

That's my thought on the matter.

['Howl' and 'good idea' rarely exist in the same plane of existence, really.]

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[ino]

Nope, the royalty thing is new to me, too. But I guess we won't know until it happens whether or not it'll be a trap.

[she sounds oddly cheerful about this]

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[strangewonders]

The I suppose I will simply have to keep my guard up.

[He's not the sort to pass up a good party, even if he's wary of it.]

[ino]

Pretty much! That's about all you can do.

[strangewonders]

So I'm learning.

[losemycherry]

I never received an invitation. Uhh...but I'm not even sure yet whether that's a bad thing, even.

[strangewonders]

Perhaps it got lost in the mail?

Not that I have a clue who went around delivering these things...

[losemycherry]

That's just it, though. It could be anyone. It could be the castle itself for all we know, although if that's the case, I doubt it would have forgotten about me. I'm pretty memorable, after all. <3

[strangewonders]

Hmmm. That is strange. I suppose you could always simply show up anyway? Or find someone to take you. I can't imagine they'd protest someone bringing a guest.

[losemycherry]

Hmm. I've never been somebody's and-guest to something like this.

[lord_wizard]

Where else would you have had them put an invitation, Howl?

[strangewonders]

They could have slipped it under the door.

[lord_wizard]

Clearly they know you spend too much time with your head in the clouds to notice something on the floor.

[strangewonders]

Me? Perish the thought. I am utterly grounded.

[lord_wizard]

Of course you are. And what was all that about dodging kings?

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[amiable]

Nailed to your door?! Mine was just on a table...

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[strangewonders]

Yes. Quite firmly, in fact. Perhaps they didn't want it getting lost.

[Or for him to ignore it, more likely.]

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[amiable]

Sounds like they really want us to come, then!

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[strangewonders]

It does seem that way, doesn't it? They were rather flashy about the whole thing.

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[amiable]

I've never heard of a king before, though. Not in this place and I've been here nearly three years.