hisapprentice | [Puzzle 001]

[Puzzle 001]

[In the plaza, near its southern edge, there is something strange. It is most noticeable now that snow is falling in earnest - a shape, smallish and curled up on itself. There is a boy in the snow. Asleep, dressed only in new feather pants, shivering. When he finally shivers himself awake, it's a groggy half-there voice that broadcasts. Seems the journal's open.] Just...a few m-more...minutes, Prof-ffessor...

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[Oh no, he can't take a lady's coat. Especially if she looks cold right after taking it off.]

Th-that's okay, I'll get warm on my own. ...Where are we again?

No, it's fine! [She smiles a bit at him.] We're in a clothing shop! Everything's free here, so you can take what you like! The clothes you were wearing before you got here should be in this shop somewhere.

Everything's...free? [He kneels up a little, looking around. There are tables and racks of clothes and...free?

Is that a familiar blue sweater? Still stumbling, Luke gets to his feet and holds onto the table it's on to get a better look.

That's it! Oh great. His shirt and shorts and - everything but the shoes and hat are there. ...But will the shorts do it in this weather?]

Hmmm...ah! What am I thinking? ["in this weather" like something normal is going on!]

Yeah, I know, it's pretty unbelievable! [Totally thinking you're in awe over all the things you can take and not shocked at the fact you're starting to adjust to the situation.]

[Anise points at the shorts.] You should get warmer clothes!

I don't wear this in the winter. [Well, he does the sweater. England is always cold and rainy and sweaters are just...good for that. For now he tries to put on the shirt and sweater and yelps instead]

Something's wrong with my back...?

Huh? Lemme see? [Was his back frozen? It takes a few seconds before she realizes what's wrong. It's kind of strange to think that she had gotten so used to all the winged people in Luceti.] Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention! You grow wings when you arrive here! [She reaches out to give Luke's wings a gentle stroke to prove that they exist.] I have a pair too, but it's cold, so I wore my clothes on top of them.

[he shudders at that careful touch on wings that are just beginning to feel again. Something very weird was going on around here. He felt that, and as he looks over his shoulder at the wings - wings! - in a mirror, and thinks about it, they move ever so slightly.

He felt that too.]

This can't be real. It's a dream, or...

I know it's hard to believe, but it's real! I've been stuck here for months now. Don't be so upset! It's not all bad!

Not all bad? [How can any of this be good?]

There must be a way out somewhere. I just have to find it.

Lots of people tried! But it's all down to luck whether or not you can leave! Some people have been stuck here for years.

What do you mean years!

Yeah, years! A year in Luceti is twelve months with around thirty days each. Pretty weird, huh?

Weird? That's how a year works.

No it isn't! [She folds her arms stubbornly.] How do you guys manage to live with so little time?!

I don't know what you're talking about.

Fine, fine, whatever! [She waves it off with a grin.] Anyway, did you get everything you need?

How am I going to put on my shirt like this?

There should be holes in your back for wings! I can help you if you want! [You look like you'd be pretty fun to dress up 8) ]

I-I can dress myself!

[With that stubborn pouty face of his. He knows what a changing room looks like, and there's one right over there.

Once he comes out of that room in his regular clothes (plus long pants, for the weather) and with his wings flapping a little behind him...he doesn't look any happier]

Could you tell me what's going on now? From the start.

Hmm, okay. But you have to promise to believe me!

Well, I'll do the best I can.

[Anise thinks for a moment, organizing her thoughts.] You've been transported into this Luceti village by a group of people called the Malnosso. Are you with me so far?

[It doesn't make much practical sense, but he nods]

Mmhmm.

The Malnosso leave us alone most of the time! We got pretty much everything we need here, and everything's free! But sometimes, they experiment on us.

Free? Even the food? [He's so hungry. Can't you hear his stomach rumbling? When she says 'experiment' he looks up from tugging on snowboots]

Wh-what do you mean by 'experiment'?

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