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[ picks a prompt from your mingle comment
boothill gets on one knee. his white robe is probably a mess by now. don't be afraid of the man with shark teeth extending a metal hand out to you, kate. ]
Hey there. I ain't gonna bite. Just wanted to see if everythin' was all right over here. What's a little lady like you doin' in this place?
boothill gets on one knee. his white robe is probably a mess by now. don't be afraid of the man with shark teeth extending a metal hand out to you, kate. ]
Hey there. I ain't gonna bite. Just wanted to see if everythin' was all right over here. What's a little lady like you doin' in this place?
[ she turns her head away, pulling her hood over her face. there's some hesitation before she decides to answer. ]
... I'm an outsider here. The same as you, I assume.
[ she does not reach for the offered hand. ]
... I'm an outsider here. The same as you, I assume.
[ she does not reach for the offered hand. ]
... Me neither.
I can guess as to why I might have been sent away, but for all these other people to be abducted to the same place, at the same time... It makes no sense.
I can guess as to why I might have been sent away, but for all these other people to be abducted to the same place, at the same time... It makes no sense.
I think I may have angered someone very powerful.
I don't know his name. An adult wearing a monocle.
I believe he's among the ruling elite of the House.
The Shadows House, where I reside.
You could think of the Shadows family as feudal lords, who rule over the surrounding lands.
You could think of the Shadows family as feudal lords, who rule over the surrounding lands.
[ son of a what ]
No. I'm alone.
But the last thing I would want is for one of those adults to be here, too.
No. I'm alone.
But the last thing I would want is for one of those adults to be here, too.
That's right.
[ she says it very simply, like it's a fact with no particular emotion behind it. ]
[ she says it very simply, like it's a fact with no particular emotion behind it. ]
... I'm sorry. Until I know for sure who might be listening...
It may be dangerous to say.
It may be dangerous to say.
[ hours after the trial, a shadow comes to darken boothill's doorstep.
she comes up to the barrier and just stands there ominously, looking in silently. how's he look. ]
she comes up to the barrier and just stands there ominously, looking in silently. how's he look. ]
[ boothill looks. insane! but he is behind the barrier hello. by this point he's just sitting on the ground, one leg bent, elbow propped on his kneecap. his voice sounds deep and cybernetic. he has a pointy stepford smile as he raises his head to look at kate. ]
Evenin', young lady.
Evenin', young lady.
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