Reverie - Ingo Palace

[derailer]

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[cultfavorite]

Oh—thank you...

[He looks at the card, then folds it carefully and tucks it into the breast pocket of his shirt.

Then he turns to the girl.]

Shall we go check the bridge, then?

[derailer]

She nods, coming closer to you. "Okay!"

[cultfavorite]

There was a worker there who might have seen it, if it's in the area.

[Just a guy and a little girl and a Sharpedo and a plushie heading for the bridge to look at the sleeping trains!]

[derailer]

They make a very adorable crew. The Depot Agent on the bridge turns to watch them approach, having been distracted from his thoughts earlier. "Oh, you have some new friends!"

[cultfavorite]

[Friends . . . ]

Yes—actually, I was wondering if you might be able to help us. Have you seen a lost hat around the bridge today? A white one with patches?

[derailer]

"A lost hat? No, I don't think so..."

[cultfavorite]

I see . . .

[Damn how easy would that have been? He turns to the girl.]

Do you remember where you were standing when you were watching the trains?

[derailer]

"Ummm, I think it was..."

She picks a spot along the bridge, and then leans over the railing.

"Like this? Are you saying it fell off the bridge, mister?!"

[cultfavorite]

It's possible, unfortunately . . .

[By possible he means likely, seeing her lean over like that. Whoop. Saturn comes up alongside her to peer over the edge and see if he can spot anything out of place.]

[derailer]

You can't see anything strange. They seem like normal train tracks.

"But wouldn't I have seen it falling down if it did fall off?"

[cultfavorite]

Probably . . . could it have blown off behind you?

[Time to look off the other side of the bridge in case it went that way!]

[derailer]

"Hmmm..."

She peers over the other side of the bridge in the same way. This way, you can mostly only see the train you rode in on, and the platform. But since you're looking for it—is that something white on the platform, under one of the waiting benches...?

[cultfavorite]

Ah!

[It is! Saturn points, leaning over the railing.]

Is that it down there?

[derailer]

"Really?! Oh! I think it is!!" She is already dashing the rest of the way across the bridge, and down the steps to the platform.

[cultfavorite]

[Ah, the energy of youth (thinks this 22-year-old man carrying a plushie under his arm). Saturn follows her, not dashing, but at a decent clip.]

[derailer]

It does seem to have been her hat, because she's wearing it by the time you catch up, crying out of happiness this time. "Mister, thank you so much...!"

[cultfavorite]

[Awww. HE DID A GOOD THING . . . cute . . . Saturn comes over to gently pat her head. Hat. The hat on her head. Ingo, what is going on with your Palace.]

I'm glad we were able to find it. You did most of the work. Making me think to turn around on the bridge and look.

[derailer]

"I didn't think of anything! I was just asking questions about what you said! You should tell the lost and found man that you found it so he doesn't worry anymore."

[cultfavorite]

All right, good point. I'll go do that. You take good care of your hat.

[He waves at her. Goodbye, mysterious little hat girl! Back to the lost and found he goes!]

[derailer]

If you head straight there then nothing in particular happens on the way back, though the Depot Agent on the bridge smiles in relief at you having resolved the situation.

[cultfavorite]

[Yeah let's do this. He heads back into the lost and found and up to the worker:]

We found her hat. She insisted I let you know so you didn't worry over it.

[derailer]

"Oh—thank you so much! I didn't want to just abandon my post to go look for it... Hey! Why don't I give you a reward for your hard work!"

He starts digging around again.

[cultfavorite]

That's...

[Wait he probably shouldn't refuse it. The whole point of these ventures is to gather things, right?]

...Very kind of you.

[derailer]

He's digging out a purple plate engraved with the words "The rules of time and space change within the opposite world."

You have received a Toxic Plate!

[cultfavorite]

[Saturn takes it and reads it over . . . he really, really wants to question this situation, but, that seems unwise. He needs these plates! He shouldn't begin asking questions regarding why in the world this is here and whether it's really a good idea to just randomly give it to someone who helped find a hat. Those are the rules of this game, and he has to go with them.

The opposite world, huh. The Distortion World . . . ]

Thank you. I'll take good care of it, I promise.

[And now, at last . . . it's time to head out to that control panel, with the plates, the plushie, and Sharpedo in tow. He probably has a bag with him to carry all this stuff. Pokemon style.]