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6/24/2025, 6:47:00 AM
"So... What do we do now?" Tamako says, looking from behind yourat the bawling entertainer before the group.
"Guardians tend to respond better to humans. Let your father make the first move." Kamiko says, then turns to you and says, "Just try to go with the flow. Remember, we need to go through him to get to the story proper."
Nearby you see the alien take out a notepad and stare at you.
A little unsure, you approach the cart and ask the jester if he needs help with his cart.
Immediately he latches onto your hand, thrusting his masked face close to yours and saying, "Yes! The axle has broken and now the thing wobbles and tilts like me when I get into the godale."
Pushing down the coulrophobic urge to to ask Hilde for assistance, you inquire if there is anything you can do to help.
"Very kind of you, very kind! But alas, unless you are carrying a spare wheel or axle I'm afraid I may be stuck here for some time. I dare not leave my possessions behind, after all. I only hope some other person hasn't made the fair lady of the castle laugh before I can get the chance." He says, gesturing to the city in the distance.
You already know who he's talking about of course, but you ask why he needs to make a princess laugh.
The jester gasps, and dramatic throws his hands to his cheeks. "But have you not heard? His daughter has reached the age of marriage. Purportedly, she is so lovely that the her beauty is well known far and wide. Just as legendary however, is her melancholy. So deep is it that she is said to have never laughed. "
The jester hops up onto his broken cart and then says, "Not wanting her daughter to go to someone who would make her even more unhappy, his highness came up with a decree. Anyone who could make his daughter laugh would take her hand in marriage. Be they pauper or prince. Farmer or nobleman, anyone may try. However, he also made it clear that anyone who failed would be punished severely. Despite people pouring in from the northern and southern lands, no one has yet made her crack a smile."
You ask what sort of punishment the king doles out for failure.
"Nothing deadly, as far as I know. He seems to be a fan of irony." The jester responds with a chuckle. "I heard a soldier who made an attempt was forced to do drills for a day in mismatched shoes while singing."
"Guardians tend to respond better to humans. Let your father make the first move." Kamiko says, then turns to you and says, "Just try to go with the flow. Remember, we need to go through him to get to the story proper."
Nearby you see the alien take out a notepad and stare at you.
A little unsure, you approach the cart and ask the jester if he needs help with his cart.
Immediately he latches onto your hand, thrusting his masked face close to yours and saying, "Yes! The axle has broken and now the thing wobbles and tilts like me when I get into the godale."
Pushing down the coulrophobic urge to to ask Hilde for assistance, you inquire if there is anything you can do to help.
"Very kind of you, very kind! But alas, unless you are carrying a spare wheel or axle I'm afraid I may be stuck here for some time. I dare not leave my possessions behind, after all. I only hope some other person hasn't made the fair lady of the castle laugh before I can get the chance." He says, gesturing to the city in the distance.
You already know who he's talking about of course, but you ask why he needs to make a princess laugh.
The jester gasps, and dramatic throws his hands to his cheeks. "But have you not heard? His daughter has reached the age of marriage. Purportedly, she is so lovely that the her beauty is well known far and wide. Just as legendary however, is her melancholy. So deep is it that she is said to have never laughed. "
The jester hops up onto his broken cart and then says, "Not wanting her daughter to go to someone who would make her even more unhappy, his highness came up with a decree. Anyone who could make his daughter laugh would take her hand in marriage. Be they pauper or prince. Farmer or nobleman, anyone may try. However, he also made it clear that anyone who failed would be punished severely. Despite people pouring in from the northern and southern lands, no one has yet made her crack a smile."
You ask what sort of punishment the king doles out for failure.
"Nothing deadly, as far as I know. He seems to be a fan of irony." The jester responds with a chuckle. "I heard a soldier who made an attempt was forced to do drills for a day in mismatched shoes while singing."
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