royal musings

𝖂𝖊𝖑𝖈𝖔𝖒𝖊 𝖙𝖔 𝕽𝖔𝖘𝖊 𝕽𝖊𝖉, 𝕾𝖎𝖗/𝕸𝖆𝖉𝖆𝖒

You find yourself being helped out of a coach in front of a large majestic mansion. Inside is a party in full swing with people you may know, others you may not and some may even be celebrities from a time before who you swear mysteriously disappeared. Music is pouring out of the open doors and inside is a variety of foods and drinks to consume, dancing to be done and endless entertainment. At the end of the night, complimentary smokes and party favors are given out (if you make it). The garden is lit by tiny lights and has its own fully stocked bar should you prefer a quiet and intimate conversation with someone special.

Beyond the extravagant decor and party, is something much more sinister.

If you choose to explore, you might want to take a friend or bread crumbs (or rope) because the way you came may not be how you return. Windows, doors, and hallways tend to appear and disappear at the whim of the house. Rooms the owners may not even be aware of suddenly appear and others disappear. Ignore everything that rational thought tells you about a house being an inanimate object. This house is alive and it loves to play. It isn't only rooms, doors, and hallways that disappear - people do as well. Ghosts are rumored to haunt these halls and perhaps be responsible for the number of disappearances and deaths reported in and around the home.

If you're "lucky", you may even receive a welcome from one of its illustrious hosts, Ellen and Sukeena. If you're "really lucky", you may even get an offer to stay... permanently.

How to play
1 Tag in (use the prompts, don't use the prompts. up to you!)
2 Tag around
3 Have fun
4 Don't fuck with the house

Prompts:
1. Arrival Welcome to Rose Red. You'll be assisted out of your coach and led to the front door where someone will take your coat and welcome you in. From there, you are free to roam to your heart's content. Please stay a while, won't you?

2. Schmooze with the Rich and Famous There are people everywhere - the who's who of now and maybe even of a bygone era. Maybe you see someone you think you know or someone you swear mysteriously disappeared in the 20s or 30s. Go, introduce yourself! What's the worst that can happen?

3. The Garden We get it, you need to take a breather. Why not stroll out into the conservatory or into the garden? There are twinkle lights to set the mood but plenty of shadowy corners to disappear with a special someone. A fully stocked bar is ready for guests to stop by for a drink. You may want to stay clear of certain plants though, they have thorns and they really love blood.

4. Exploration The lure of being invited to an estate like this is exploring and you should definitely do so. The house seems welcoming and invites you to explore its depths. But, you may want to bring a rope or bread crumbs with you, you don't want to get lost, do you? Hallways and doors can be very misleading and you could end up in an entirely different part of the house than you expected. No one knows quite how big the place is and it just keeps adding on. Is that hammering you hear in the distance?

5. Apparitions and Ghosts Lore has it that a number of people have either died here during its construction (and after its construction) or have simply disappeared. If the locals are to be believed, it now requires blood to sustain itself. Who's to say, really? But, in between the music, the talking, the endless food, and the flowing alcohol, you swear you can hear a faint hammering in the distance. The bartender that you were just chatting up suddenly disappears and now there is a woman there offering you a tequila shot. Where did the young man go? Are there suddenly more or less guests?

6. What is This Feeling? The longer you stay, eat, drink, and be merry the more... your thoughts change. You were happy, you were enjoying yourself and now you're... what? Angry? Feeling overcome with guilt? Feeling betrayed? Or are you lustful? These feelings may not be your feelings but the emotions of the house. Just what are you doing to do with these feelings?

7. The Escape / Leaving Leaving so soon? Just when things were really getting good? Well, if you must. You'll be met outside with decadent party favors and smokes as you go which may or may not disappear as soon as you leave the premises. After all, were you really attending a party at the infamous Rose Red? When it's been run down and/or even demolished years ago?
For extra spice, use rng to determine if you stay or if you go. Evens: you make it out safely. Odds: Go back to #1

8. Choose Your Own Adventure!