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[joybound]

Who: you??
When: Day 48, evening and night
Where: the library and beyond

[As sun sets today, everyone will receive a message on their Chain:

☆: Good Evening my precious, charming heroes!
☆: It's been awhile since we had a party, so I was thinking you guys could use a pick-me-up.
☆: If you're interested, come down to the library ♥

Should you take the suggestion, you'll find the library has been decked out in fairy lights, with pink glittery star-shaped decorations all around. In the hallway are tables with trays of fruit tarts and fizzy drinks, and there's cheerful electronic music playing over the intercom.

In the center of the library, there's a new hexagonal bookshelf, accessible from every angle. It spins, allowing passengers to browse without bumping eachother around, and on it are a new collection of books. Some you might recognize from home -- if you ever wrote a book yourself, or had one written about you, it's here. Everything from formal biographies to grade school story projects has been brought in, in a delightfully embarrassing celebration of the passengers.

And if that wasn't enough to make you blush, there's also a slew of new books about you... The trains Heroes have been written in to a variety of fairy tales. In one story, you may find yourself a knight on a white horse rescuing your teammate and riding off into the sunset. In another you're a fairy godmother. You may even be a witch or a dragon! Given enough time, you'll probably find a story that puts you in just about every role, in a cast with just about every other passenger, teammate or no.

Be careful, though -- at random chance, reading a story about yourself might make you feel like acting out that role in real life! Those effected by this will consider other characters from that story to be their roles as well -- if your teammate was your Prince Charming in the story, you'll think they are in real life! All in a harmless, bond-promoting way, of course. This effect will wear off after an hour or so, and one character can be afflicted multiple times.

Will you get lovingly teased by over-the-top fanfiction? Probably. Will the library be covered in glitter forever? Definitely. Is it worth it...?

Well. Prince Cardamom thinks so. He's also joined in for the night, and will gladly play out stories with you, or face your ire. Enjoy the party!]

[[OOC: There's a prince toplevel here, though as always threads are subject to mod energy levels. If you'd like to handwave your character asking questions/etc, please feel free to poke Cleo#9893 @ discord and I'll work out what kind of information you might get! Thank you!]

Comments

[voreaciously]

Fascinating. How is it a curse?

[bad_crowmance]

[ His tone could be mistaken for completely serious if you didn't know him. ]

Because when you're this attractive.... sometimes people think you're only a pretty face. And none of them try to get to know the real me.

[voreaciously]

[yeah she's an idiot genius overlord

so she like, lowers her voice to a whisper when he imparts this information to her, gasping.]

I had no idea.

[she grips his shoulder]

Your life must be truly difficult. What a cross to bear.

[hey i hate this thread.]

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow is having a blast right now. He moves his hand on top of the one on his shoulder. ]

It's truly difficult... but your faith in me had made it all a little easier to handle.

[voreaciously]

[80H's voice grows more heated, more determined as she comes to grips with the situation.]

Yes...yes I do believe in you! You are very cunning and capable and make delightful finger sandwiches, you are definitely not just an exceptionally pretty face!

[bad_crowmance]

You're right! And I'll prove it to the world! ....Right after I seduce Rean per your brilliant plan!

[voreaciously]

A world that will soon be under our control. [She laughs to the side of her hand.] OHOOHOHOHOH!

But, ah, yes, it is rather brilliant, is it not? Someone so...[she grimaces] straightlaced is sure to be overwhelmed.

[get rekt rean!!!!]

Let us go over the particulars: how do you mean to proceed?

[bad_crowmance]

Well, I figured I'd start with flirting.

[voreaciously]

You flirt with everyone, though, even the enemy. [She ponders, thoughtfully.]

Or perhaps that is my own personal bias.

[bad_crowmance]

Yeah, but the difference is making a concentrated effort.

[voreaciously]

There's a difference?

[she is like, almost prepared to take notes.]

Interesting! Please, continue.

[bad_crowmance]

Of course. There's casual flirting and then there's "hey, I'm seriously into you" flirting. If I step it up, that'll be the first step. And when he gets I'm interested, I can move onto the next step-- wooing. Theow in a little romance, wine and dine....

[voreaciously]

[She flips over the whiteboard and starts to take notes. Included is a very cute, unrealistically evil drawing of Rean "Fuddy-Duddy" Schwarzer and a super fabulous drawing of Crow. With sparkles.

She's very good at this.

But she makes notes of what he's said so far, and writes "Stage" next to them, complete with number.]

How far will you need to go, I wonder...?

[bad_crowmance]

Well... depending on circumstances, I may need to call you in for... a threesome.

[voreaciously]

E-eh?!

[she raises a hand to her mouth, scandalised, but like in a way that's still clearly very curious.]

A threesome? Really?! Assistan, I am not sure I will be any good at that...

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow places a hand on 80H's shoulder. ]

I believe in you! I believe you can, in fact, take part in a threesome.

[voreaciously]

[She is incredibly red, now. congratulations.]

Threesome...so many hands...too much handsomeness...--ah, not to say that awful Schwarzer is attractive, because he's not! He is a toad! But I am not certain, Assistant! S-should I not leave this to the expert?

[bad_crowmance]

Of course I'll be handling most of it. But I don't believe anyone could resist both of us combined.

[voreaciously]

[crow that is oddly actually kind of sweet of you to say

but also she's like undiscovered nerd hot? you know like before the glasses monocle comes off and all that.]

I don't think I could seduce anyone if my life depended on it.

[bad_crowmance]

Sure you could! All you'd need to do is wear some sexy lingerie, a smile, and crook your finger. No words required.

[voreaciously]

I do not own anything..."sexy". I do not really smile, either?

[do evil laughs count

but he's wearing her down a little]

Being seductive sounds like such hard work...how do you do it?

[hey i still hate this thread.]

1/3.

[bad_crowmance]

[ You love it. ]

Well, it works something like this...

[bad_crowmance]

[ Crow leans in and whispers into her ear in a low voice. ]

I've been thinking about you all night. All... alone. Thinking... wanting...

[ He ghosts his hand down her cheek, his fingertips featherlight. ]

...Touching...

[bad_crowmance]

[ And then he backs away with a smile, tucking his hands behind his head. ]

Get it now?

[voreaciously]

[!!!!!!

holy shit]

Ahh--

[She blushes all the way to her ears. That does not happen often and she clearly needs a moment to get herself together. Probably even two moments.

She withdraws a silk cloth from her pocket and cleans her monocle before putting it back on her (blindfolded) face.]

I s-see. W-well, then. [she clears her throat] You are clearly a light in your craft.

[she's still blushing and thinking about not so pure things but she needs to ffffoooocus she rubs her face before patting it.]