Reverie IC Inbox

[briarliar]

INBOX text / audio / letter / action "Hello? This is Yor Forger speaking..." code credit

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[totalmisplay]

[It is for sure just an Echidna bell. An Echidna could show up at any moment. But Stoat pays no attention to this. (Also, it has never actually tried ringing the bell. For all it knows this bell exists only to play card games.)]

I take one point of damage.

[Rolling the pencil to indicate the damage! And then going through its phase without explanation:

1. It draws 3 cards.
2. It plays a squirrel.
3. It discards the squirrel and plays a warren.
4. A new card appears in its hand LITERALLY OUT OF NOWHERE. It is a Rabbit. It plays the rabbit.
5. It discards both the warren and the rabbit to bring out a Hawk, which costs 2 blood, and is 3/1 and flying. It plays this in an empty lane that is not opposite the stoat. But it plays it in the furthest row—the "preview" row, of what it will be playing next turn.]

Remember that this isn't going to come onto the board until next turn, since I'm taking on different rules from you. You're going to want to find some way to counter this hawk before it appears.

[And it rings the bell again.]

No damage for you. Draw one card.

[If she does, she will draw an Adder—1/1, 2 blood, with Touch of Death.]

[briarliar]

[ since Stoat played the warren just three seconds ago that is fresh enough in Yor's mind to try and copy. she draws a squirrel, sets it down, then puts the warren over it. ]

That's how it's supposed to work, right? I-I can't really move the stoat card over, can I?

[4thwalled]

[. . . why is there a disgruntled looking Echidna staring down your card game. judgingly.

anyway, he's grabbing that bell.]

[briarliar]

Oh! Mr. Kim Dokja, did you know about this game? D-did I make a bad play?

[totalmisplay]

[A Rabbit magically appears in Yor's hand as soon as she plays the Warren. But MORE IMPORTANTLY NOW THERE'S AN INTERLOPER!]

Hey! Give that back!!

[4thwalled]

How many times do I have to tell people to not use the bells? You know these summon Echidnas from wherever they are, right?

1/3

[briarliar]

But that's not an Echidna bell, that's the game bell. The Echidna bell is over there—

[briarliar]

[ she turns to look and...oh no, the bell is not where it used to be. there is no Echidna bell there. which means that is the Echidna bell. ]

[briarliar]

I'm so sorrrrrrrry, Mr. Kim Dokja! I should've known betttttttteeeeeeerrrr...

[totalmisplay]

Huh? How were we supposed to know that? Yor knew that?!

[4thwalled]

There's a bulletin board with all that information posted on it.

But it's all right, Yor Forger. It's a mistake that happens every so often.

[briarliar]

[ whispering to Stoat ]

I knew they could be summoned with a bell from the time Mr. Momota was, um, overzealous in ringing it. B-but I thought it was a different bell! Possibly with some kind of instructions on it!

[ then turning and bowing a little in apology to Kim Dokja, which includes her deck of cards so there is also a rabbit and a warren bowing as well ]

I-I'm really sorry, it's my fault! Stoat didn't know. We weren't trying to make you come here and do any clean up or task, we were just playing a game. And we weren't trying to make you be our audience either!

[totalmisplay]

So we can't use a perfectly good bell just because it inconveniences a few Echidna?

[It is sulky, but already resigned to Yor not letting them continue to use it.]

[4thwalled]

[you think it's just fine to disrupt a guy's reading time, you shady stoat??!?]

There are plenty of other options for the same effect as a bell around here.

And there are multiple bells in various locations, so please take care with any bells left out on surfaces.

[briarliar]

W-we will! We'll avoid any bells left around in case they're yours. Including the clock tower bell! Because that might accidentally summon everyone!

...you don't get summoned if we make pretend bell noises though, do you?

[totalmisplay]

That's sooooo embarrassing...

[briarliar]

You've done impressions before, Stoat. I'm sure you can make a very convincing bell noise!

[4thwalled]

[Phoenix... is just like this...]

Definitely don't use the clock tower bell.

Anyway, while I'm here, is there anything else needed or can I get back to my book?

[briarliar]

[ Yor would protest Phoenix is not Just Like This but...she also has been caught too many times Like This for it to be convincing. she's very sure that Phoenix, when not associated with her, is Like Something Else though! ]

Oh no, we don't want to keep you from your reading! Otherwise we would invite you to play but...it's only for two players...and we don't want to annoy you with bell noises even if they're the pretend kind. Again, I'm really sorry, Mr. Kim Dokja!

[totalmisplay]

Reading a book isn't exactly a super busy or important thing to get back to. But sure, get back to it.

[briarliar]

[ the strained smile of someone trying to overcompensate niceness ]

I'm sure you're at an exciting part you really want to finish. Yuri was like that too, and he became so smart because of all the reading he did.

[ this one is more to Stoat ]

It doesn't have to be important or even fill out a bingo square as long as you're having fun with your hobby, right?

[totalmisplay]

Uh-huh...

[Look, it's being nice by backing off and letting Yor handle all the niceness!]

[briarliar]

And I'm having fun! So...um, th-that's the end of my turn. Should I say 'ding' now?

[totalmisplay]

Personally, I'm just going to say "I end my turn" even if it makes me sound like a cartoon. If you want to say "ding"... sure. Whatever. I'll know what you mean.

[briarliar]

I don't think it makes you sound like a cartoon. Those usually end with some kind of malevolent laughter or they trail off for some reason, like they want someone else to respond but aren't expecting it.

...oh, then! Ding!