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7/9/2025, 6:33:30 AM
As you take to the queue and keep your eyes peeled for any signs of goth activity. Unfortunately the castle has pretty unremarkable masonry and inhabitants. Not a sign of a gravestone or ugly gargoyle to be found, and no skulking vampires or prowling werewolves. You ask Tamako what she would think of having a goth mother.
"They are the ones that dress in all black and stuff right? With the poofy dresses that make them look like dolls?" Tamako asks scrunching her face slightly, "They don't look very strong... Their clothes are pretty adorable though."
Right. Her only exposure to a goth fashion is the lolita variety.
Come to think of it, there is no saying she wouldn't be dressed like that. For all you know she could adopt a more Visigoth looking medieval style. That would certainly fit with the story better after all. You lean around the queue to try and spot her majesty. Each contestant is led through a thick wooden door, probably as not to reveal their act to the others. Craning your neck up, you spot a near completely black figure looking down onto the stage.
The figure is a woman leaning on her balcony, her head tilted and resting in one hand from boredom. She certainly has a more Victorian style goth look to her, and though you can't make out too much of her clothes from here she very clearly has a tiara with a veil that completely masks her features. Even her hair is jet black.
"Goths are weird, right? Like, awkward and stuff? I can't think of any weird awkward jokes to tell." Tamako says from beside you.
You ask her if she plans to participate. You tell your daughter that Kamiko is probably supposed to win, so likely the princess won't laugh at her joke and she'll be punished. She can just watch from the sidelines and wait for you to be finished.
"It'll be fine. Probably." Tamako says, bouncing on her heels a little. "I wanna see what happens!"
From the way they were described, the punishments were "ironic". What that would mean for you or Tamako is unclear. You glance around to try and find any of the failed contestants, but you realize none of them have actually came back through the heavy wood door. They must be led out another exit or something. Maybe since they are Quasi or whatever, they just disappear afterwards? You are still a little unclear how this all works.
"They are the ones that dress in all black and stuff right? With the poofy dresses that make them look like dolls?" Tamako asks scrunching her face slightly, "They don't look very strong... Their clothes are pretty adorable though."
Right. Her only exposure to a goth fashion is the lolita variety.
Come to think of it, there is no saying she wouldn't be dressed like that. For all you know she could adopt a more Visigoth looking medieval style. That would certainly fit with the story better after all. You lean around the queue to try and spot her majesty. Each contestant is led through a thick wooden door, probably as not to reveal their act to the others. Craning your neck up, you spot a near completely black figure looking down onto the stage.
The figure is a woman leaning on her balcony, her head tilted and resting in one hand from boredom. She certainly has a more Victorian style goth look to her, and though you can't make out too much of her clothes from here she very clearly has a tiara with a veil that completely masks her features. Even her hair is jet black.
"Goths are weird, right? Like, awkward and stuff? I can't think of any weird awkward jokes to tell." Tamako says from beside you.
You ask her if she plans to participate. You tell your daughter that Kamiko is probably supposed to win, so likely the princess won't laugh at her joke and she'll be punished. She can just watch from the sidelines and wait for you to be finished.
"It'll be fine. Probably." Tamako says, bouncing on her heels a little. "I wanna see what happens!"
From the way they were described, the punishments were "ironic". What that would mean for you or Tamako is unclear. You glance around to try and find any of the failed contestants, but you realize none of them have actually came back through the heavy wood door. They must be led out another exit or something. Maybe since they are Quasi or whatever, they just disappear afterwards? You are still a little unclear how this all works.
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