It's all happened before...

[grimgrinningghosts]

[You wake up in a plush bed, well rested but very confused. As you become more conscious, one thing becomes abundantly clear: this is not your room, nor does this look like any bedroom you’ve ever been in before. It’s relatively clean room, but immediately something feels… off about all of this.

When you start exploring, a thing you’ll soon notice is that on the bedside table, there is a room key sitting ontop of a neatly typed note.]

Dear hotel guests,

We cordially invite you to come to the downstairs library at noon for an important meeting regarding your stay in the Hollywood Tower Hotel. Before then, we invite you to make full use of the amenities this hotel has provided for you.

On behalf of the hotel staff, we dearly hope you enjoy your stay in this marvelous hotel.

-HTH Management

[But, as you leave the comfort of your new bedroom, any hope that you somehow booked a hotel room the previous night and just forgot is immediately dashed. It looks like this hotel hasn’t been cleaned in decades, and despite the mention of hotel staff in your note, there doesn’t appear to be anyone working here.

Not to say that you’re alone, however. As you explore the hotel, you’ll soon find that there are 23 others in the exact same situation as you: confused and with no memory of how they got here. And to make matters worse, if the bios you stumble upon in the dining area is anything to go by, this clearly isn't just a freak accident.

Get comfy, because you are all in for a wild ride.]

Comments

[forgottenfounder]

[He accepts it politely, dutifully, with one of his own. It's one of the things that you learn as a leader.]

Well... Nice to meet ya, Belle. Call me Oswald. Just, Oswald is fine.

[It's a touching statement, honestly. He's not quite sure what to say, hearing that from such a star.]

[greatwidesomewhere]

The pleasure's all mine, Oswald.

[It's so strange...Belle gets the feeling that he's somewhat familiar with her. Maybe it's just the way he'd said 'you're not supposed to be here'...Or perhaps she's just being paranoid. She shakes his hand gently and then stands back up to her full height.]

I'm certain we can all find a way out of here, soon.

[forgottenfounder]

[he looks up at her, way up. He's like three feet tall, and a bit plus the ears. With just how strange things are today, he can only put on a plain smile and hope that certain people here don't question the things he says too much.]

It's mine too. [honestly]

I really hope you're right. If anything, there's got to be a trick to this place, since there always is.

[greatwidesomewhere]

Maybe so! I'm confident with all these people here, someone has to be able to figure it out.

[forgottenfounder]

There does seem to be some pretty smart people around here. [And that's not even including himself.]

Maybe, if we all put our heads together, we could figure out a plan. Maybe something magic...

[greatwidesomewhere]

You're right, there are...But I don't have any magic. And Merlin told me that his own magic feels diminished here...

[forgottenfounder]

Really? Weird, I can't say I have any magic myself.

[Other then his magical personality?? AHAHAHAHHAHAA]

...Maybe there's some different magic at work here, lowering his power. He is a famous wizard.

[greatwidesomewhere]

So you know of him too, then? It isn't just me...In my world, he comes from English legend.

[forgottenfounder]

Yeah, he's the great wizard that... Oh. [He taps the side of his head, thinking clearly hard.] What is it that he does again? It's kind of important?

[greatwidesomewhere]

Well—in the stories I've heard, he helps King Arthur and acts as his mentor.

[forgottenfounder]

Right! And he helps Arthur slowly learn what it takes to be a good knight, and eventually helps him when he's a king.

[greatwidesomewhere]

[Belle smiles.] That's precisely it. Do you think...do you think he and this Merlin are one and the same?

[forgottenfounder]

They could be, I've seen some really strange things in my time.