But He Wasn't EXACTLY Buying The Whole ' Protocol ' Thing. Customers Like Himself Probably Wouldn't

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ𝑴𝒂𝒚𝒃𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒐𝒊𝒅ㅤ—ㅤbut he wasn't EXACTLY buying the whole ' protocol ' thing. Customers like himself probably wouldn't be too happy if they were just LOCKED IN while they were eating ! He knew that he certainly wasn't. But there were definitely far bigger things to worry about.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤMaybe he would get lucky ! Maybe one of the maids that he knew his caretaker had would answer the door instead of him. But even then, how many people within the estate actually knew of his existence ? Not many; his caretaker had put a lot of effort into keeping him a SECRET after all.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤApprehensive thoughts were interrupted at the sight of the small stack of boxes. That was a large amount of treats; more than he was used to receiving or acquiring through ' gentle persuasion ' with his book. Geez, she was so niceㅤ—ㅤhe was REALLY hoping she didn't have to deal with that man.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤWow, thank you ! I'll be certain to visit AGAIN, Mademoiselle Lottie !ㅤ❜

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤNot with friends and family though. He didn't HAVE any friends and family at the moment. Now, he was hoping that this little mishap wouldn't cause him any problems in the matter of getting his family back. Or that his caretaker won't be mad at him.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤWell, he doesn't really have a choice but to more forward now. With that, he FOLLOWS the woman's lead as he steps through the doorway with his dog in tow.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤIt might be a bit of a walkㅤ—ㅤand I hope you don't mind DARK and CREEPY forests ?ㅤ❜

"Apologies, but it is protocol to stop other customers from meandering in when I'm closing. Just sit tight for a moment." She moved her hands like she was conducting an orchestra as she spoke, the butterflies now moving in a more organized fashion to speed up the cleaning. Some moved to draw the blinds and curtains, and others cleaned the tables with staggering efficiency.

It was only a few minutes before all the butterflies disappeared as their work was finished, and half of the lights in the building turned off when Charlotte snapped her fingers. An almost frightful display of her control over the interior of the business. If Mikhail had any questions before about her, she knew this display would cause more.

With most of the tasks sorted for closing, she made her way to the door with a butterfly carrying a string wrapped stack of two take out boxes behind her, "I put together a take away too with some of the other sweets you stared at in the bottom box. The top box has some assorted homemade dog treats; all made with dog safe ingredients." As she disclosed the contents of the string wrapped stack of boxes with a smile, the butterfly set it down on top of her open palm, "...Since I hope you'll visit again with friends and family."

She was trying to show she wasn't meaning to be too intimidating towards him, even if her actions were showing the certain measure of her firm opinions. His safety and happiness was paramount to her in the moment. She just struggled to know how to calm kids a lot of the time beyond her cooking and baking.

Opening the door with her free hand and holding it open, she gestured him to move with a tilt of her head, "Let's go, shall we?"

꒰ྀི ✧ — @octtobcr asked: She shows up and puts a cape, that looked like little batwings at the end, around Misha's shoulders before taking a step back, crossing her arms and proudly looking at him. " Now you match in better with the other people here!" It wasn't much but she hadn't been able to find a lot of children's costumes that weren't just a white sheet one could put over their head.

↳ -: ˚ʚ ( Unprompted. ) ɞ˚ :-

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ𝑳𝒂𝒑𝒊𝒔 𝒉𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒎𝒊𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒓 once the bat wings were fitted onto his backside. The costume did have a certain charm to it, he had to admit. Certainly, the wings looked and DEFINITELY functioned a lot better than the white sheets children just threw over their heads. But still, he couldn't help but be just a LITTLE BIT confused by the attire.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤIt looks GREAT, Mademoiselle Aurelia ! Butㅤ—ㅤwhat's the PURPOSE of the wings and the rest of the costumes ?ㅤ❜

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤWas it about this ' HALLOWEEN ' thing ? He's heard of the DEAD rising during such an event butㅤ—ㅤclearly it wasn't exactly happening. He didn't see Father around anyway.

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ𝑶𝒉 𝒅𝒆𝒂𝒓, 𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝑪𝑶𝑴𝑷𝑳𝑬𝑻𝑬𝑳𝒀 𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒕. This definitely wasn't the Central Starskiff Haven. Worse yet, none of his fellow trailblazers were anywhere to be found ! He absolutely NEEDED to find them !

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤThe area around him seemedㅤ—ㅤnormal enough. It didn't look that out of place compared to the rest of the Xianzhou Luofu. And yet, he had a really STRANGE feeling about this place. But just what was it ?

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤHe couldn't dwell on those thoughts for long though; not when he was approached by someone else. Maybe THIS MAN could help him.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤOh ! YES, I am ! I - I'm looking for my FRIENDS ! Have you seen a man with GREY HAIR ? With a black jacket and a golden badge on it ? Or maybe a man with BLACK HAIR and a green and white outfit ! Or even a girl with PINK HAIR and a camera ! ㅤ❜

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤSurely, either Mister Caelus or Mister Dan Heng had to be around here SOMEWHERE. Miss March 7th he doubted would be nearby considering she was probably still off trainingㅤ—ㅤbut it was worth a shot.

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"Are you needing some type of aid? This isn't really a place for children". He'd been somewhat lucky to have been the one of lookout at the moment - the child had somehow not set off any of alarms set in the area before this one, and now that he was close enough, it was easier to sense that something was different about them...still, he didn't wish to draw too much attention to want was happening in the building behind him. "I'm guessing you are a tourist. Have you lost your way, perhaps?"

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕ㅤ—ㅤ𝒘𝒂𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝑵𝑶𝑻 a puppy dog. In fact, this ' GUEST ' looked absolutely terrifying ! Even so much as a nibble from that beast's teeth would most certainly result in him losing a limb !

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤButㅤ—ㅤthe monster seemed to be CAPABLE of human speech. Maybe he was just another person from a planet he's not heard of ! Still, if that were the caseㅤ—ㅤshouldn't this have happened MORE often and he'd have been used to these canines several times taller than him by now ?

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤU - umㅤ—ㅤYES ? H - How can I HELP you ?ㅤ❜

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ' CUSTOMER SERVICE FACE ' was really hard when you feel like you're about to jump out of your own shoes !

The land of Penacony, of dreams was a place that Hoolay had no reason for being. Not one single reason at all, and yet He finds himself here. prowling the dreams and acting as a spectre among the more normal sorts of people that dwell within the dream...

"Small child." he rumbles, uninterested in causing violence in such a glitzy place.

@indeliblepromise

꒰১ ✦ : ˚ʚ 【 @prodigiousvisions / March 7th 】 ɞ˚ : ✦ ໒꒱

╰ ꒰১ cont. from 「 X 」

‧₊˚ ⋅ ꒰১ ᯓ ☆ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤ𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔 were in the Reverie Hotel that the woman could possibly be interesting. Most of what made the Reverie Hotel interesting was not the hotel itself but rather, the Dream Pools that served as the gateway to the Sweet Dream. Reverie Hotel was MAGNIFICENTㅤ—ㅤbut certainly not the grand centerpiece of Penacony.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤWell, The Family puts the most emphasis on the Sweet Dreamㅤ—ㅤbut I guess there's SOME interesting things in the Reverie ! There's the VIP Lounge and the bar. The banquet hall is usually used for parties but I guess I can show you that ! We also have some other commodities like libraries, small gift shops, indoor pools, and other things of that sort. Other than that, it's just storage rooms, utility rooms, and break rooms !ㅤ❜

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤMost of those features didn't get much traffic however. Everyone was far too eager to reach the other side of Penacony than to dwell in the Reverie for too long. If Miss March 7th wanted to explore the area though, than he would be happy to guide her. She just couldn't go into the off - limits areas like the storages or the utilities without him getting PERMISSION.

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤ❛ㅤThere's actually FORTY - EIGHT sectors in the Reverie Hotel so we could be here all day if you'd like !ㅤ❜

˚ʚ ☾ ɞ˚ㅤ˗ˏˋㅤㅤNow that he said those words out loud, it was a miracle he always got ALL of his work done.