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prologue week, monday

[alchemenace]

[ here they are, in ... private location i don't wanna think about. and before he shares anything else, varian needs to figure out exactly how much rapunzel ... knows? remembers? he has no idea if it's convenient amnesia or what, but it's a lot better than having her turn everyone in murder castle against him. ]

Alright, Princess. Um, to start... I sent you a message, back in Corona-- did you get it? It, uh. It wasn't exactly easy for me to check.

[ he knows she remembers the storm, at least. ]

[hairbrain]

[ her room, sans yasusada!!! anyway, once they're alone she gives him another big hug. also, varian is clearly wrong. it's plot convenient amnesia. ]

I did --- I was so worried you were in trouble. I didn't want to say this with everyone else around, but.... I had a dream that you were.

[ a beat. ]

Oh, and, call me Rapunzel.

1/2

[alchemenace]

[ she can't see it during the hug, but he is rolling his eyes and making a face ]

[alchemenace]

I-- I, I can't say I wasn't, or that this place is an... improvement.

[ murder castle. ]

But I'm fine. It's my dad I'm worried about. [ and that, above all, is genuine-- how long, realistically, can his dad stay in that amber and still be okay? Varian's been trying to not think about it. It's not like anyone else will do anything to help, especially not if Rapunzel is missing. The King definitely won't care. ]

prologue week, saturday night's alright

[hairbrain]

[ rapunzel's pacing back and forth after the trial -- she keeps flipping between angry and sad. ]

There has to be something we can do for Jae-ha and Sousei... there has to be....

[ what's up light yagami. ]

[alchemenace]

[ oh NOW she cares about doing everything she can for other people!!! thank you for nothing, princess!!! ]

[ varian's salt aside, he's clenching his fist on his lap as he sits ]

Like what? I, I tried asking about the link, but if whoever decides that stuff doesn't act, the only other thing we could do is try to stop-- whatever it is that's going to happen tomorrow. We don't even know if that's possible.

[hairbrain]

[ hey binch the entire country was in danger what do u think she was doing!!! she helped u commit treason later u ungrateful fuck!!! ]

Well, I'm willing to try. Neither of them deserve to go out because of what---- because of what Sharpay did!

week 1, wednesday

[alchemenace]

[ thank god i don't have to make a post

anyway I assume after Rapunzel got done tourniquet-ing everyone she bodily grabbed Varian and took him away so they could have this convo, so varian preambles it with: ]

I'm fine, Princess, V and I didn't get injured.

[hairbrain]

[ yeah. ]

But--- what actually happened?

[ and don't call her v you mini nice guy!!! ]

[alchemenace]

[ no fuck you he will nickname them all ]

Uh, well. We both wound up in a room with a lantern, and there were paths in front of us. We had this weird urge to keep it lit at all cost? We picked one, walked it, met a yeti, delivered the lantern, and now it looks like the snowstorm is over? But it still smells like rotten eggs, which I am getting concerned about.

[ yeah just casually roll by "met a yeti" ]

week 1, post-trial

[hairbrain]

[ running a hand through her hair and sighing deeply. ]

Did we do the right thing, Varian? It doesn't feel like it.

[ but then again, nothing does lately. ]

[alchemenace]

We picked one of two options. What else could we have done? They, they killed someone, Rapunzel. At least we didn't hang an innocent person.

[ wording is important because varian remembers his shower arguments now ]

[hairbrain]

You're right, I know you are. But this doesn't feel like justice. What about Dave's killer? They just got away, with no consequences.

[ shower murder arguments are important. he should have written them down. ]

week 2, tues...day... night??? sure

[alchemenace]

[ varian and rapunzel are both bleeding and they come across each other and go "same wound! same wound."

which is to say Varian's heading back to his room when he runs (limps because he was stabbed that day) by Rapunzel, who is... bleeding. Ok. ]

What happened to you? [ uh ] Your... Highness.

[hairbrain]

[ yeah they're having a great time tbh...... rapunzel's been bandaged up at this point, but she's also covered in animal bites. seems like the disney princess charm doesn't work on all the animals, huh... ]

Rapunzel. [ she corrects weakly, but-- ] Nevermind that, are you okay? You.... what happened?

[alchemenace]

I believe I asked first.

[ so there!! ]

week 2, saturday night's alright

[hairbrain]

[ post trial, rapunzel is pacing around varian. well, as much as she can while still injured. minipaces ]

Do you really think it'll work? Sandalphon's power....?

[ it seems almost too easy for rapunzel as much as she wants it to be true. ]

[alchemenace]

[ this is starting to become a pattern. ]

I don't know. He didn't ask the Crafters how it actually works, but. It's better than the other option, isn't it? [ to kill one of the two killers and #hopeforthebest re: the ions ]

[hairbrain]

[ biweekly murder talk. ] Yeeaaaah. The whole.... kill a person in trial without even knowing how the partner saving things works? Insane.

[ sandy's plan wasn't much better, than. ]

I hope Sandalphon knew what he was doing. If not.... Celadon.... and Natsuo....

week 3, wednesday

[alchemenace]

[ hey what's up this is jackass which is to say SURPRISE VARIAN ]

Rapunzel, what's your objective?

[ hi rapunzel how are you etc etc like he cares ]

[hairbrain]

.... Why do you ask?

[ hello to you too varian!!! ]

[alchemenace]

I'll show you in a second, just tell me what your objective is.

week 3, saturday

[alchemenace]

[ after everything, Varian's used to pulling her aside or getting pulled aside, but-- ]

Princess--

[ --but he doesn't know what to say. He doesn't know how he feels about the possibility she'll die tomorrow. Her living through her partner dying feels fair. It's what he wanted her to feel, right? His pain. But her dying is...

He blinks. He can't wrap his head around it. ]

Rapunzel, it's. It's going to be okay.

[ just one more lie. how many has it been by now? it's weird that it's this one that gives him pause. ]

[hairbrain]

[ this is the one lie that she doesn't believe. not even because she's concerned for her own life, but she's angry and hurt that they would vote out someone clearly innocent, like yasusada, who was just desperate and scared. ]

Really, Varian? He's going to die tomorrow, and we're nowhere closer to finding any of the real killers, or what's really happening in this war. Oh, and I could die too!

[ she will regret this snapping in 0.1 seconds. but, hey, now she truly does know how he feels!!! ]

[alchemenace]

[ is this what it's like to talk to himself? ha. well. that is interesting. he lets out a sigh. ]

... You're right, Rapunzel. Your partner is doomed, and you might die alongside him. So what do you want to do about it?