trusthell | Induction.

There's a good amount of confusion, and rightfully so. After all, aside from the rules in purple listed on the wall, there isn't much to explain how you got here or why you're here.

Don't worry though. It seems like you won't be left to your own devices for very long.

There's a brief moment of static - not loud enough to be particularly grating, but enough to let you know that something's about to happen - before a voice addresses all of you from somewhere unseen.

"Hello. I hope you all slept well. I was a bit worried after..."

It sounds like it's coming from somewhere above you. There doesn't appear to be anything it's coming from, however. There's a brief pause before the voice resumes speaking.

"I'm sure you all have a lot of questions for me. I don't mind answering them. Before you ask anything, I'd like you to examine the rules again. They're posted in every room."

The voice is masculine, but there isn't anything to note about it otherwise.

"I am the Kingmaker. Welcome to the Vault."

[OOC: You can be heard just fine through the PA system, so feel free to ask any questions your little heart desires; brackets are fine, you don't need to use prose!]

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But with species... The King does not mind. The King has shed that old image.

Yes, The King thinks it is okay if he is simply "a royal bird". [ SO WHY WERE YOU CRYING??? ]

[SHE...

DIDN'T HURT THE BIRD'S FEELINGS?]

Yyyeah, sure. Royal bird. At least there's reason to bring you along, little king, and I'm the best soldier around so naturally I got picked up, but you agree that the rest of these guys aren't too special, right?

[The robot maybe. Though it seems it was built for sass and complaints than anything useful.]

..................

The King thinks everyone is the same. Everbirdie can be unspecial. And everbirdie can be special.

[ That doesn't sound sagely at all... just kid's logic... ]

[dude..........]

That's wise for a bird. [Yeah.] I didn't think I'd heard something like that from royalty either. Though it's not like we've got a place for that in this world anymore anyway.

[Not in her world either. Destroyed or not, it was pretty dead in the first place. Just kind of like an eventuality if that expedition she was supposed to be going on didn't pan out.]

The world can be very cruel. That is why The King made his Holiday Star perfect, and his citizens are so happy with him.

[ "Are", not "were"! He's not buying that destroyed nonsense until he can see it with his own two eyes, and maybe not even then... ]

You made a whole star?

[Wooow. That's impressive, however it's done.]

Why?

Because, of course, The King could. If he had to be honest, he did not know how he did it exactly... but he did it.

[ "He sat down and waited for people" doesn't sound very cool though. ]

[... Patience is a virtue, your kingliness.]

Ooooh, impressive. [Look, you've even got her applauding a little.] Then you can recreate it here, right?

[ At that the bird falters, and he seems to stare at his... wings?? Hands?? From under the cape. ]

The King thinks he lost some things... The King lost things like these special powers. The King is not sure how or when it happened.

[Wings............ Hands???]

Then we'll just wait for it to come back and make a Holiday Star here too. I'm sure everyone'll love it.

[ What is under the cape... maybe there is literally nothing... who knows. ]

The King thinks that idea is amazing! The King would be very happy to make another Holiday Star.

... But The King also wonders, how can he rule two stars??

... Get a queen?

... Relationships are scary.

You're telling me. They always complain about how often you go out troll hunting and how it's like you like that more than them, it's because they're not in the military isn't it?

[...]

I'll rule the second one if you teach me how. No relationship needed.

[ ............. ]

The King is a bit worried... if some of his citizens will become dinner.

No worries there! I'll make sure none of them end up as stews, roasts, anything like that!

[sigrun you were putting up the discussion of eating this one only a little while ago]

The King will... consider.

[ HE IS LIT SO UNSURE but he doesn't know what else to say about this...!!! ]

... The King was curious. [ ~~and a bit a fraid to ask~~ ] What are your ideas of fun?

Well, I'm military born and bred, so it's nothing your kingliness would be interested in...

[She's sure of that, seeing how everyone's reacted to her so far. But she'll shrug.]

Protecting people, searching out hidden treasures, brutally murdering monsters that infect the land to name a few. Though the last's strictly my own homeland's business. [...] Training, exploring, getting right into the mouth of a giant before ripping through it.

[All very... not Holiday Star worthy, if that's what he's asking for.]

... Ah... The King is reminded of... videogames. [ Basically, the first half sounded cool, and the latter half made him want to internally scream. A GIANT'S MOUTH, REALLY... ]

The King does not know if his citizens can handle such stress.

[ PRETTY MUCH. ]

What's a video game?

[Sorry.]

The King enjoyed videogames, before he became a king. Videogames are like interactive storybooks! The King said he played battle ones too.

[ AS... UNBELIEVABLE AS THAT SOUNDS NOW. ]

But The King liked crafting ones most. Videogames let you do many things you could not normally do.

[...]

Sounds boring. Why couldn't you normally do those things?

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[KING...]

As... long as you're happy.

But The King still hopes birdkind won't be insulted too much.

... The King will do his best being considerate, talking about humans too. [ He's probably met more of you elusive guys just now than his entire lifetime... ]

I'm... sure we can come to a mutual understanding.

[Bruce is STILL TRYING TO TAKE THIS IN but he's. Managing well, considering.]