[ The king was watching all of this go down, staying out of the way after Jeanne and Clementine pushed her away. She's so focused on everything that just happened that she doesn't even notice Alphinaud coming towards her until he sinks the knife in.
At the exact moment the blow connects, Alphinaud, Lup, Jeanne, and Clementine will feel as if their heads are bout to burst open with pain. Every moment, both back home and in the Realm, of loneliness, doubt, boredom, insignificance, betrayal, anger, hurt--every time they felt that they've failed, or that they're not smart enough, or that everything in their life, is the opposite of everything they have ever wanted, rages inside them. Even moments they've forgotten in the Realm, even if they can't remember what the memory is, they can still feel the pain from it. All they can think of, and feel, is nothing but existential dread.
The king's body falls to the ground, and at the moment it hits the floor, the area they're in suddenly transforms into a classroom. The king is no longer there with them.
On one of the desk are four plain rings--orange, blue, purple, and green. There's nothing else there, but if they were to grab them, they'd know that the rings will let them transform into an animal for an hour. If they choose one of the six animals represented by the Leaders, there will be an added half hour to the total.
The classroom is silent. There's a door across the room, and if they open it and walk through it, they will find themselves on the bridge back in the town.
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At the exact moment the blow connects, Alphinaud, Lup, Jeanne, and Clementine will feel as if their heads are bout to burst open with pain. Every moment, both back home and in the Realm, of loneliness, doubt, boredom, insignificance, betrayal, anger, hurt--every time they felt that they've failed, or that they're not smart enough, or that everything in their life, is the opposite of everything they have ever wanted, rages inside them. Even moments they've forgotten in the Realm, even if they can't remember what the memory is, they can still feel the pain from it. All they can think of, and feel, is nothing but existential dread.
The king's body falls to the ground, and at the moment it hits the floor, the area they're in suddenly transforms into a classroom. The king is no longer there with them.
On one of the desk are four plain rings--orange, blue, purple, and green. There's nothing else there, but if they were to grab them, they'd know that the rings will let them transform into an animal for an hour. If they choose one of the six animals represented by the Leaders, there will be an added half hour to the total.
The classroom is silent. There's a door across the room, and if they open it and walk through it, they will find themselves on the bridge back in the town.
Well. ]