Imeeji Idol Productions ([personal profile] idolpro) wrote2020-09-26 03:13 am

Princess Maker 1.5: future is now

[ When you insert the key and open the door, you'll find the room inside looks like the living room of a mansion. There are several doors, but one in particular stands out to you: it is ornately decorated, the very door's wood itself carved beautifully with gold etched in to make luxurious patterns depicting what looks like the sky and the wind blowing through the grasslands. Though the door is closed, you can see through it—as if it's somewhat transparent.

The room is painted baby blue and a gold-plated cradle sits in the room. Inside, a baby cries—high pitched and noisy. That child, your charge—you're her nursemaid, so you go to her and rock her to sleep. ]

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[ Slowly, the scene changes, fading in and out with various silent scenes—the baby sits up, trying to climb out of her cradle; a little toddler dressed prettily with expensive clothes beams pleasantly; a tantrum, thrown by the little girl who's distressed; the little girl holding a puppy, pleased as punch; then the wall becomes opaque. ]

[ In the middle of the open doorway, a young girl at the age of 11 sits on a chair, smiling at you. A long-haired, pure white cat is curled up beside her.

This is your little girl. you couldn't help spoiling her, honestly—after all, she's a noble too, and she should like to become a princess as well. She deserves it! But you also know, with how her family history has gone, she's going to have to work to get to the top. Still, you have faith in her—she's your girl, after all. Fortunately, when she goes to the Lost Continent, she won't be alone: you, as her longtime caretaker (her third parent, really, or her first, if you consider how her family's left her care entirely to you), may accompany her to her new school. You'll be her ally, her support, her greatest weapon; you'll be the one who determines her success . . . or her failure. ]

[ Of course, you're not the only one that thinks your charge deserves the world: Primrose Victory Bacon^3, one of the Queens of your Kingdom, hand-selected your employers' child. She doesn't have a child of her own to send to the Lost Continent—and even if she did, she would have her own inheritance battle to face within the Kingdom anyway—so she's selected theirs to sponsor. It's because of her that your charge will be able to go at all. That your child would catch the Queen's eye surely means the inheritance is as good as hers!

. . . Though, it's a little unsettling that the one rumored to be the Queen of Crime is your charge's sponsor! ]
bluescreenwhitedragon: ([Ira-Ira] Hand pron)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] bluescreenwhitedragon 2020-09-27 12:04 am (UTC)(link)
Us - ultimately nothing. Her - potentially everything.
mind_blown: (pic#14141038)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] mind_blown 2020-09-27 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
[he raises an eyebrow.]

Takin' it very seriously, huh.
bluescreenwhitedragon: ([e] 056)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] bluescreenwhitedragon 2020-09-27 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Is it feasible and probable everything here is fake? Absolutely.

But Hell can also control worlds.

So yes. I take it very seriously.
mind_blown: (Better get to diggin)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] mind_blown 2020-09-27 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
I'd believe that if this were a touch less...

Eh.

We're supposed t've cared for this kid since the beginning. But I don't think she took after any of us. It's a little too cute for me.
bluescreenwhitedragon: ([Ira-ira] I don't care)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] bluescreenwhitedragon 2020-09-27 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
Flip it the other way.

If we have nothing to lose, what's the harm in trying to win it for her? It's not like we give a shit about the game or the points.
mind_blown: (It won't be so bad)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] mind_blown 2020-09-27 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
That presumes I'm not tryin' to win it for her in the way I'd like t' win things.
bluescreenwhitedragon: ([e] 043)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] bluescreenwhitedragon 2020-09-27 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
Then explain what your win condition is for her?
mind_blown: (All these broken backs... tragic.)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] mind_blown 2020-09-27 12:34 am (UTC)(link)
One, that she's less of a shit to people "below her station" or whatever.

Two, that whatever system that set this up is either gone or under the right kinda control.

Three, ideally, at the end of this she gets t' decide what she wants t' do.
bluescreenwhitedragon: ([R] 002)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] bluescreenwhitedragon 2020-09-27 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks to Shark, step one is underway. Step three also seems doable.

Two is what's going to be hard to pull off in a short amount of time. Isn't the best option to get her a good shot at becoming Queen so she can change it herself?