a proper voice test appears...!

[prisedefer]

Shhhhhh, princess, shhhhhhh. I'm afraid all that comes of kissing frogs are bruised lips and dirtied fingers.

But there is an easy trade when you wish to rouse a prince.

It begins with, Once upon a time. And it ends with death, despair, dread and delusion.

Shhhhhhhhhhhh.

Comments

[raison]

Does it-

[ No- ]

It doesn't have to end like that.

1/3

[prisedefer]

'And they lived happily ever after'?

[prisedefer]

'And they lived happily'?

[prisedefer]

'And they lived'?

[raison]

Wasn't it... "And if they have not died, then they are still alive today?"

That doesn't sound bad.

[prisedefer]

What's left of a sword hand that's dropped its weapon?

[raison]

The hand's still left. It- can't it do other things?

[prisedefer]

But what is on a hand that a sword held long enough has left?

[raison]

...calluses?

[ It sounds stupid, even to his ears. He'd rather not be here, having this conversation... ]

[prisedefer]

But a callused hand is harsh on a princess' fair skin. The prince can't hold her.

[ But Miki, senpai noticed you. ]

[raison]

He can't hold her while holding the sword, either. Maybe-

[ Hesitant, and a little unhappy. ]

Maybe he can't, no matter what he does.

[ Please stop noticing him!! ]

[prisedefer]

And if he had never taken up the sword?

[raison]

Maybe then. Do they have to be prince and princess?

[knightoftheswan]

............

You sound like the sort of person my mundane listens to.

[prisedefer]

An avid fairy tale connoisseur?

[prisedefer]

That's the rule of 'once upon a time.'

[knightoftheswan]

Something like that.

With a bit of opera when the fairy tale isn't tragic enough.

[prisedefer]

Wagner?

[knightoftheswan]

The very composer.

If only it was just limited to princes and princesses. But knights and their ladies are not excluded.

[regretzio]

[strum]

♪ Akio, Akio, scheming and laconic
His car insurance premiums
Must be astronomic ♪

[metallic_corruption]

OOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH, Such wonderful darkness that emanates from your being. You are indeed one of my kin or should I say, you have become one. Tell me, If the hero of the story is also it's villain, is it a tragedy or a comedy?

[prisedefer]

...shall we go for a ride?

[prisedefer]

A kingdom lies in a point of view. Or so they say.

[prisedefer]

A satire.

[knightoftheswan]

I suppose in the end, everyone is their own protagonist.