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[grimgrinningghosts]

[You wake up and instantly realize something is wrong.

There is a vague feeling of dread hanging in the air and, as comfortable as this bed is, there’s just something off about everything, even before you open your eyes. The dread only grows when you open your eyes and realize that you are in a completely unfamiliar room. One that has clearly seen better days at that.

As you explore your room, you will soon find a bedroom key resting on the dresser along with a note]

Welcome, esteemed guest, to our humble abode. We hope that you enjoy your stay in this Phantom Manor, as we expect you to stay with us for a very long time.

Feel free to make yourself at home as you enjoy what this manor has to offer, whether it’s the library, our projection room, or our famous wax museum. We’re sure you will find great joy

However, before you can get too comfortable, we ask you to please come to the portrait gallery at noon so we can discuss your stay here.

We eagerly await to meet you.

-Your Host

[The uncomfortable feeling doesn’t let up as you leave the safety of your bedroom. The manor seems old and decrepit, almost like it would fall over at the slightest breeze. Despite that, anyone who tries to escape will soon realize that the walls are unusually sturdy, and there are no doors that would seemingly lead to the outside world.

Still, at least you’re not alone in this scenario, if the other bedroom doors are any indications. Maybe there are a few more people coming out of their bedrooms too, so you have someone to talk toif you want to try to figure out what's going on. But if the 30 bios in the foyer hall are any indication, whoever has you here did not do this on accident. Whatever you’re here for, it seems like you’re here for a reason.

But hey, what’s the use of being pessimistic about this? Maybe it’s all an innocent situation… right?]

Comments

[bestchefinparis]

[Okay, that confirms it, she really is talking to him and can actually hear him. Now that's unusual! Rémy approaches a bit, staying at the edge of the shelf]

Regular animal, pretty sure there's nothing unusual about me talking, can't everyone do that?

[It's just that humans simply don't reply to anything spoken, that's the problem]

[faciliheir]

Sometimes-- depends on where you're from. Some places you need magic to understand them, some places they just talk like normal, some places they don't talk at all.

[okay. cool. regular animal. will probably not eat then.]

[bestchefinparis]

And which one fits you? I mean, you look pretty used to talking to animals.

[Maybe humans are more used to do that than he thought, Linguini wasn't afraid of talking to him candidly even though Rémy never replied back]

[faciliheir]

Born in the last one, moved to the first one. I've just grown up around enough people who lived in the second one that it's not weird to me. [bonus of cutting off all magic: Iago fucking shut up for good.]

[bestchefinparis]

[Rémy seems to be relaxing. He's not getting any closer, but at least he doesn't seem like he's going to run away anytime now]

I guess I never really cared to find out. Humans tend to talk to me but I never bothered to talk back because I never thought they'd hear me.

[...]

Everyone here seems to be able to hear me. What's this place...?

[faciliheir]

"The Phantom Manor." Wherever that is. It doesn't sound like a place you'd find in Auradon, but if we can use magic, it's not on the Isle of the Lost, either.

[bestchefinparis]

...sounds like it's pretty far from Paris, wherever this is.

[faciliheir]

[what the fuck is a paris]

Oh, yeah, I'm sure it's really far. It makes you wonder how they got all of us here-- and why.

[bestchefinparis]

Bringing me here would be easy because... [Because, well, he's a rat and therefore he'd be easy to carry] ...but there are others like the--the alligator! You can't bring an alligator anywhere easily.

[As far as he knows. Don't ask him, he never saw an alligator before arriving here]

[faciliheir]

I can think up several ways to easily bring a gator anywhere you want just off the top of my head, and some of them don't even involve magic. [just. saying.]