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Post by June Scarlet on Oct 31, 2023 20:09:50 GMT -5
Sylvia the Supreme begins laughing again, but is cut off by a stack of hats - where did they come from? - being scattered across the stage. In the cascade of hats, her own magical top hat is knocked from her hand. "Nooo!" yells Sylvia, and she begins sifting madly through the hats, looking for the magician's top hat. "Didn't you say something about 'unlimited power' with that hat?" shouts someone from the audience. While Sylvia was misquoted, the audience doesn't seem to care. People start making a mad dash to the stage, grabbing whatever hats they can find. It's a mad scramble for the top hat!
Lizica I see your hat chaos, and raise you. Everyone: The top hat is up for grabs! |
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Post by RielCZ on Oct 31, 2023 21:43:48 GMT -5
CursedPirate!Riel is caught in the fray of the audience, sifting through piles of hats in search of the one with LIMITLESS POWER. Holding onto his own bicorn pirate hat to ensure it doesn't get lost or stolen, he grabs one of the top hats, but isn't sure whether it is THE top hat. "Hatterie daiquiri!" he shouts as he reaches inside to see if there is grass or something else... if this is even THE POWER top hat amongst the leagues of other top hats and top hat lookalikes. O1vTjmPW1-6*(IDK, for some reason some amount of chance felt right here.  ) 1-6* |
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Post by downrightdude on Oct 31, 2023 23:19:20 GMT -5
Charlie the Llama takes the grass from Riel and eats it.
Then he picks up a glowing top hat that has landed beside him. Curious, he puts it on. But nothing happens.
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Post by June Scarlet on Nov 1, 2023 13:00:30 GMT -5
CursedPirate!Riel reaches into the top hat, and feels nothing. Wait, shouldn't he at least feel the inside of the hat itself? He reaches in further and touches what feels like green leaves and twigs, like he's touching the top of a tree. Peering into the hat, you see something like this:  Meanwhile, Sylvia the Supreme searches frantically for the top hat she'd had in her grasp, not knowing it's already been found. "I'll reward anyone who brings me the top hat!" she yells, but no one is listening to her.
A girl and a guinea pig enter the theater, and the girl is immediately overwhelmed by the chaos. "Uh... I guess we missed the show. Or this is the show..." The guinea pig starts squealing loudly as if it wants something.
RielCZ You have found the top hat! Everyone: It's still chaos. Jess and Taffy have entered the scene. |
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Post by RielCZ on Nov 1, 2023 23:03:50 GMT -5
CursedPirate!Riel marvels at the scene inside the hat, and feels a sense of nihilistic dread building within him. "A whole world... inside a hat? Are we just a world inside a forum on the internet a hat as well?" He reaches in and grabs some more grass and leaves to feed Charlie the Llama ( downrightdude). Riel's ears perk up at Taffy's squealing. He turns around and waves to Jess. "What's up? And what's up with your guinea pig?" |
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Post by downrightdude on Nov 1, 2023 23:25:54 GMT -5
CursedPirate!Riel marvels at the scene inside the hat, and feels a sense of nihilistic dread building within him. "A whole world... inside a hat? Are we just a world inside a forum on the internet a hat as well?" Hearing someone speak of another world inside a top hat, Snaw gets up and starts singing, imagining the world hidden inside the hat: Down where they walk!
Down where they run!
Down where they stay all day in the sun!
Wandering free,
Wish I could be,
Part of that world!!Snaw has no idea what's going on; they were busy daydreaming about the human world to care about the ongoing chaos happening around them. Charlie the llama was being fed grass by someone, and a little girl with an adorable furry creature had just arrived. "Wow, the human world really is an exciting place to be!" says Snaw. "So much better than the boring ocean." |
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Post by June Scarlet on Nov 2, 2023 8:52:45 GMT -5
Jess nods in return to CursedPirate!Riel, her hands full from holding the loud and wriggling guinea pig. "She usually squeals like this when she wants something!" she yells over the crowd. "Usually a treat, like a carrot or grass! But I think she wants something else right now!" Meanwhile, some, though not all of the audience members stop their hat searching to listen to Snaw's impromptu performance, giving wild cheers as they finish their song. Seeing her chance, Sylvia the not-so-supreme slips out a side entrance, deciding to cut her losses.
RielCZ Jess replies, saying that Taffy wants something, but not food. downrightdude The audience loves your performance! |
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Post by RielCZ on Nov 2, 2023 12:36:07 GMT -5
"Oh, I see," CursedPirate!Riel says as he walks over to Jess and Taffy. "Maybe she wants this hat?" He offers it to her only marginally expecting some sort of coin reward. "There is grass inside."
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Post by June Scarlet on Nov 2, 2023 13:36:33 GMT -5
Taffy jumps right into the hat and purrs, eating grass from some unseen source. "That's it!" says Jess, "That's the hat I bought at Mr. Magnolia's Resale Shop! Don't tell anyone, but Taffy came with the Hat. As in, I reached in there, and pulled out a guinea pig. I've been trying to figure out this hat every since then." Jess pets the little fuzzy creature. "She does unexpected things sometimes," she says, as Taffy lifts up a gold coin with her mouth from the hat. Jess hands the gold coin to Riel. "I think she wants to give this to you."
RielCZ Taffy has rewarded your kindness with a gold coin! Everyone: I guess it's pretty well resolved, so I'll give it to tomorrow morning for any additional posts, and then come up with something to wrap things up. |
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Post by RielCZ on Nov 3, 2023 0:21:47 GMT -5
CursedPirate!Riel grins and accepts the gold coin. "Thank ye so much wee one!" he says, more to Taffy than to Jess. "Indeed, it seems to be a marvellous hat... I'm sure you'll learn its ways with practice." He proceeds to give the coin to downrightdude. "Always tip a performer!" Riel says merrily before endeavouring to leave the theatre. |
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Post by downrightdude on Nov 3, 2023 16:59:38 GMT -5
"Oooh! An authentic dooklemen!" Snaw bites it. "Yup. Hard."
Enthused, Snaw deposits the coin in their pocket. "Thanks Mr. Pirate! I've seen your kind a lot on the Seven Seas!"
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Post by June Scarlet on Nov 3, 2023 19:17:54 GMT -5
Jess thanks everyone for their help, with Taffy continuing to happily eat the grass from the top hat.
The crowd continues to search through the hats, but some start to disperse. Jess decides to leave as well.
"You know, though, Taffy, something makes me think this is only the beginning of our story."
Taffy chirps in agreement.
THE END
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