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Post by wulfie13 on Mar 21, 2013 0:08:03 GMT
Hollie nodded as she let out another large yawn as the train began to pull out of the station.
The conductor came down to check tickets, before a voice came through speakers not far behind the pair. "Welcome to the overnight train to Yaso-Inaba. Enjoy your journey, and thank you for travelling with us."
The voice moved on to safety instructions as Hollie drifted to sleep.
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Post by Echo on Mar 21, 2013 12:25:13 GMT
Lexi smiled as her new companion fell asleep, and settled down into her reverie for the night.
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Post by wulfie13 on Mar 21, 2013 13:44:36 GMT
As Hollie drifted off, a room began to take shape. Everything inside was dark blue, and every so often, lights crept in from the wall behind her.
Sat on a couch, across a small table from her, was a small man, with a large hooked nose.
"Ahh... We seem to have a new guest once more. My name is Igor... I am delighted to make your acquaintance."
"Hollie. But where is this place?"
"Welcome to the velvet room. This place exists between dream and reality, mind and matter... It is a room that only those bound by a 'contract' may enter."
Hollie knew HQ had been keeping something from her, and something had been off about that contract. Maybe they were linked...
"Now... let's take a look at your fate, shall we?..."
Igor waved his hand, and a deck of cards appeared on the table.
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Post by Echo on Mar 21, 2013 15:29:08 GMT
Lexi listened to the steady click of the wheels on the tracks, allowing her mind to wander slowly.
Presently, she found herself fading into existence in a room. Hollie was there, and so was a man with a crooked nose that she'd seen before. She looked around, eyeing everything, and sighed. "This is the velvet room again, isn't it..."
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Post by wulfie13 on Mar 21, 2013 16:26:50 GMT
"Ahh, it seems you have returned to us, Miss Lexi. Welcome back to the Velvet Room."
Igor turned back to Hollie. He then began to flip the cards that he had lain out, one by one.
"The Devil in the upright position. This represents your distant past, and the core of your being."
"Death in the upright position. This card represents your recent past."
"The Moon in the upright position. This card shows your present situation."
"The ten of swords downturned..." Igor paused briefly before continuing. "It represents the immediate future."
Igor's hands trembled slightly as he flipped the final card "The Lovers in the upright position. It represents your ultimate fate, as well as your true goals."
He looked up to Hollie. "You lived a life driven purely by desires. Unlimited by society or other rules placed upon you. However, something changed you not long ago. Now you have been forced into this mystery, in which a great tragedy will befall you. One who's effects will be felt long from now. However, you will eventually return to that which you lost..."
Igor swept all the cards back towards the deck. However, he left out the Devil. He then slid that card towards Hollie. "I find it prudent for us all, to keep a reminder of that which we were, as to see how far we have come..."
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Post by Echo on Mar 21, 2013 19:36:18 GMT
Lexi kept an eyebrow raised and sighed. She wasn't entirely convinced by Igor, and hadn't been the last time they'd met when her and Nabarl's doubles had appeared from a parallel world. "And me?" She asked with a half-bored sigh.
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Post by wulfie13 on Mar 21, 2013 23:36:14 GMT
"I am afraid you left before I could give you your card." Started Igor. "However, far be it from me to be a discourteous host." He began to smile, before holding the deck out to Lexi. "Take a card, as a tolen of apology..."
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Post by Echo on Mar 21, 2013 23:40:46 GMT
Lexi raised an eyebrow and took a card at random.
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Post by wulfie13 on Mar 21, 2013 23:46:45 GMT
Igor smiled as Lexi drew her card. "May Temperance remain your symbol for many years to come..."
He waved his hand, and new Devil and Temperance cards appeared on the table.
"The next time you enter this room, it will be by your own will..." Igor said,as the room began to fade from Hollie's vision.
She woke up to the announcement that the train would shortly arrive in Yaso-Inaba station.
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Post by Echo on Mar 21, 2013 23:49:55 GMT
Lexi opened her eyes as the train carriage faded into view again. Or was she fading back into the train? She shook herself, both mentally and physically. She hadn't liked the velvet room the last time she was there, and this time it had just freaked her out. She looked over to Hollie, a vaguely puzzled expression in her eyes.
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