tucky | ♻ 009 | video/spam

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[Behold Tiffany: sitting at the foot of the steps in the Broken Stair room, a drunk and passed-out Mason slumped next to her with his head pillowed on her shoulder. Fortunately, she looks sober herself, albeit tired and stressed. She has her arms around him and is lightly stroking his hair, more for her own comfort than for his at this point.]

We're looking to hear from some people. Merlin and Gwen, 'cause they're our wardens, but also Iris, Dillon, and Simon. I wanna know if they're okay. And Mason wants to know about Tig and, uh-- Elena? Elana? I think it was Elena. And also--

[Here she makes a face.]

Facilier. Fucking asshole.

I was also wondering if-- I mean, we don't have magic powers or nothing, and this whole place is... really, really fucked up. We came in here because it's quiet, but the stairs don't ever end, and I think there must be a better way.

So we need help. I don't know exactly where we are, but I can say it's near the bedrooms with the dead bodies, 'cause that's where I pulled him from. A lot of the stuff here seems strange and magical, so I was thinking, maybe we could just sit here until someone who--

[Suddenly one of the beams creaks extra loudly, and a spooky, etherial chattering can be heard echoing around the darkened room. Tiffany curls her fingers into the sleeve of Mason's shirt, eyeing the ceiling warily.]

... I would appreciate someone coming real soon, I think.

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[They'll be camped out there for a bit, so characters going up or down might pass them by. Feel free to stop and chat! Or glare. Or gloat.]

[OOC: Mason gets blanket rights to wake up and threadjack anywhere if Allison so chooses! This also means he could potentially hear Tiffany's side of audio/video conversations, even locked ones, so keep that in mind if you want your character to say something he shouldn't overhear.]

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What's wrong with the one we've got back on the ship?

It ain't anywhere near as extensive as this one. There are books here that could unlock so many secrets.

You an' your bloody secrets.

Secrets are power, Mason. Ya'll can do a lot, with the right ones.

...Can you find a way to get girls to like you?

[That gets a laugh. ]

Depends on if you only want them to like you, or if you want them to love you. Love is a much more tricky thing to manipulate.

Nah. Love's just a harder version of like, isn't it?

Not at all, it's a deeper force. There's a reason why the fairytales have curses broken by love's true kiss.

That's something that exists? Come off it.

'Course it does. I've used some of those curses, myself.

True love's kiss.

You're mental.

That's always a matter of debate.

But, yeah. True love's kiss.

S'not real, mate. I'd know it if it were.

Then you and me are gonna have to have a difference of opinion.

If it were real, nothing terrible would ever happen to people in love.

I never said it wasn't terrible. It is. It's a force, and a powerful one. It can tear people to pieces, even when it's true. Hell, true love can be one way. A person can feel absolute true love for someone, but they wouldn't feel the same way.