scary monsters ~endless halloween night~ 4-11 "you ought to be more engaged"

[mandytl]

 

Location: The Other Dimension - Bizarre Staircase

They step into a blinding white nothing.

Location: The Other Dimension - Yugen Canyon

Deuce: Who would’ve guessed that door would lead to somewhere so pretty…?!

Rook: The tasteful buildings here have an unmistakably unique charm when compared to the castle we first saw.

Sebek: Th-That’s…!

The pattern of that roof! It’s exactly the same as what Malleus-sama and Lilia-sama used to decorate Ramshackle!

Trey: I… guess so. You’ve got a real eye for detail.

Sebek: More than some human riffraff ever could. You ought to be more engaged in what Malleus-sama and Lilia-sama devised!

I committed every inch of the structure to memory, so I can tell you for certain that the architecture embraces the many historical legends of the Long!

Rook: Ah, the Long. There were legends passed down about them safeguarding a family’s ancestry for generations.

No doubt Malleus-kun wished to invoke those legends when drafting the costumes for Diasomnia.

Trey: A dragon who protects the bloodline?

Rook: Indeed. There was once a family whose ancestors watched over their prosperity for many generations.

Whenever they were in distress, they sent forth such a dragon to aid them.

Deuce: For many generations, huh. That’s one spectacular story.

Trey: The Queendom of Roses isn't exactly a country of legends and traditions in which your ancestors watch over you.

How about you, Sebek? I bet Briar Valley’s customs are way different from ours.

Sebek: We have a tradition where a powerful fae would watch over a newborn child to bless them, but… 

… There are no such tales about our ancestors that I’ve ever heard. That might be owing to our long life-spans.

Rook: Quite the intriguing perspective.

Sebek: What's more, my family isn’t typical for Briar Valley. I’m told we moved there with my grandfather’s generation.

He lived in the Sunset Savannah when he was rather little, it seems.

My mother and father married, and the two of them chose not to live with him. In fact, our families shouldn't be that different.

We’re just your typical family that runs a dental clinic.

Trey: … Wait.

You mean they’re… dentists?!

Sebek: That’s right. My grandfather, on the other hand, was a member of the valiant kingsguard.

And then, regrettably, his daughter wed my father, who is just your ordinary, typical dentist.

Trey: Ordinary? Why put it that way?

Dentistry is a WONDERFUL profession!

Sebek: Y-You think so?

Trey: Yeah. So, please… if you could continue—

Ghost A: Humans, in the flesh!

Rook: Goodness! Even more ghosts!

Deuce: They’ve got guts to show their faces again…

Grit your teeth ‘cause it’s time for some payback!