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A Day In Another World

Who: Anyone in the event
What: For 21 hours, pairs of characters will get to visit one of their worlds
When: Sunday morning, from 1AM to 10PM (in Luceti time)
Where: Somewhere else!
Summary: It's described here. One person will play the host, another the visitor.
Rating: Keep it clean, kids! Move your icky business to appointments posts.

Quick run of things to keep in mind:

-The pair of characters will return to the host's canon point. The host will temporarily return to their physical state at whatever their canon point was.
-Anything they do will be undone after they return to Luceti.
-If they are going to be part of the Alternate Universe aspect of the event, they won't remember the visit until after they have returned to normal.

Disclaimer: Visiting canon worlds will mean having to NPC characters that may already exist in Luceti, but will have no memory or knowledge of it. Be respectful and in character and bear in mind that these do not reflect upon characters in game!

ALSO! Threading out the visit is 100% optional. You're entirely free and encouraged to discuss and handwave what goes on if you want. But if you would like to thread it out, you may do so here.

(This post is forward dated by one day.)

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She looks to Eugene again, somewhat apologetically for the suddenness of all this. "Umm...lead on?" She offers him an encouraging smile, which seems to do the trick. He sighs shortly and starts walking towards the docks.

Rapunzel then glances at Arthur and Max, gesturing for them to follow suit. "Well, let's go!"

With a sigh, Arthur glances at the horse and shrugs, deciding to just go along with it for now. As the docks come into sight, he starts to make a guess as to where they're heading. As well as what Eugene's plans might be. For Rapunzel's sake, he says nothing. Not until Flynn arrives at the boat.

"Good, looks like we'll be just in time," Eugene said. An unspoken 'no thanks to you' was directed at Arthur with a sidelong look.

A genuine smile spread across her face. "We're going to watch them from the water? That's a wonderful idea! Oh, thank you, Flynn!"

Sorry, Arthur, you'll have to pardon her a moment when she hugs the other guy again. But don't worry, she doesn't forget about you, either!

"Can you believe it? It's finally almost time!"

Arthur forces an awkward smile for Rapunzel's sake, but he's certain he's just in the way right now. "Maybe I should take a separate boat."

As generous an offer as that was, Eugene had to go from enjoying a hug to staring flatly as Arthur. "You have an idea how hard it is to get a boat on lantern day? This is all I've got."

Oblivious to any crushing of any initial ulterior motives for the boat ride, Rapunzel heads to hop into the boat as Eugene follows closely behind.

"It'll be perfect! There's just enough room for three!"

"Right, right, perfect," says Eugene. He doesn't sound as convinced.

Although Arthur could just stay, he really didn't want to risk something happening and leaving him stranded on this world. At least in Luceti he had a chance of making it back home. This could be a permanent problem.

"Very well, after you Rapunzel." Chivalrous as always, he offered a hand to help guide her in. It was an automatic response.

And continuing to be oblivious, he'll take his hand to guide her. Though Eugene certainly notices, and he doesn't seem to thrilled about this.

"Yes, aren't we all just going to have such a darn swell time together," he remarks as he starts to untie the boat. Better hurry, Arthur, before he conveniently leaves you at the dock.

"I can barely contain my excitement." However Arthur climbed in. At the back. Drumming his fingers along the side.

Eugene rolled his eyes as he started to push the boat away, jumping in last. Stopping he turned back to the dock, tossing a sack of apples for a suspicious Max. "Don't worry, I paid for them-- most of them."

Arthur turned back, glancing at Rapunzel incredulously and whispering, "Is he talking to the horse?"

She can't help a somewhat smug grin at that as Eugene starts to paddle the boat out onto the lake.

"Yes," she whispers conspiratorially. "He gets it!"

Arthur had no response for that. He just decided to turn around, face the water, and wait to see what this lantern business was all about.

The sunlight has almost completely faded now, and Rapunzel is perched on the edge of her seat in anticipation...which is quickly giving away to restlessness and anxiousness. This is it. This is it. What she's been dreaming about for years.

As Eugene guides the boat into the middle of the lake, Rapunzel is unusually silent. Everything has been building to this moment, even her hopes and dreams while in Luceti. And now...

What would happen next? What comes after the biggest day of her life?

Arthur, for his part, is also silent. Not for any particular reason other than the fact he hates being a third wheel. So he's staring off the side of the boat, in the completely wrong direction. So even with the sun fading away, he doesn't think to look back towards the castle, where the lanterns would be released.

Eugene, on the other hand, decides to speak up about Rapunzel's sudden quietude. It isn't like her to be so silent--especially now, of all times.

"Hey, you okay?"

Heh. That's a loaded question. She's better than ever. And yet, there were so many lingering things. Why? Shouldn't she just be able to let them go and throw herself fully into the moment?

"...I'm terrified."

Terrified. Now that caught Arthur's attention. Seeing nothing threatening, he concluded the only thing that seemed obvious at this point.

"This is your first time on a boat, isn't it? Don't worry. I'm certain Flynn found something secure."

"No...that's not what I meant." Even if it's true, it is her first time in a boat. But she isn't afraid of the things she should be, like not knowing how to swim. She's never really been afraid of the things she should be.

"I've been waiting for this moment for eighteen years...what if it's not what I'm expecting?"

Eugene had something good to say here. Encouraging. He knew Rapunzel's situation. He understood it. And he was about to prove that, opening his mouth to speak.

Instead Arthur spoke. "Sometimes things aren't what you expect them to be. You might even be let down. Enjoy it for what it is, even if it's not as good as you'd hoped."

Completely contrary to what Eugene had in mind. Who frowned, crossing his arms. "Hey, who asked you? I'm supposed to be the cynic here."

Rapunzel glances between the two of them. On the one hand, he has a point...if she didn't build it up so much, there was less of a chance of being disappointed. But building it up was part of enjoying it too, wasn't it?

Eugene decides to speak up before losing his chance again, though. "Don't worry, it will be."

Which could almost be more terrifying.

"But...if that's true...what's next?"

It's an open question.

Fortunately, Eugene managed to answer it before Arthur could, who still had no idea just how important these lanterns were to her.

"That's the good part. You get to find a new dream."

At the very least, it gave Arthur more perspective on just what this meant to her. He didn't have the whole puzzle yet, but it was getting there. However, before he could start saying anything, a small single light began to rise from the top of the castle. And then... the entire city lit up with them.

"... is that it?" Arthur was a man of simple tastes, but even he found it a breathtaking sight.

Rapunzel doesn't even answer--she's not even listening now. This is it. Everything she's been waiting for. The lanterns begin to fill the sky, the way the had since the first birthday she could remember. Even now, being so close to them, their light covering the world around her, she's filled with awe and wonder.

This...this was everything she had dreamed of. Her heart is brimming and bursting as she jumps right past Arthur to climb up the bow of the boat. It's such a sight...she could almost sing about it.

Both he and Flynn nearly fell out of the boat when she did, but he was able to steady himself. For once, her spontaneous outburst didn't bother him. He found himself feeling kind of happy for her. And truth be told, he was caught up in the moment. This really was a pretty big thing. He glanced back at Eugene, who seemed to be watching Rapunzel more than the light show.

"Why all the lanterns?" Arthur whispered.

"Huh?" Eugene snapped out of watching Rapunzel to rewind the question in his mind. "Oh, it's for the lost princess. A remembrance thing on her birthday each year. Probably hopeless, but plenty flashy."

In fact? How can she resist singing? Her heart is full, all her hopes and dreams having met together in this moment. She doesn't even notice Eugene and Arthur conversing. She's so swept up in emotion, so compelled by the wonderment around her, that the words leap right out of her heart and into her voice.

"It's a world of laughter,
a world of tears,
it's a world of hopes,
and a world of fears!
There's so much that we share,
that's it's time we're aware,
it's a small world after all!"

All it takes is these beautiful lanterns to bring everyone together! And that's worth singing about.

Arthur was very nearly going to inquire about the princess when there was singing. He turned around, shocked to find Rapunzel in the middle of a song. Which she was rather good at, admittedly. She had a nice voice. But he couldn't fathom why she was singing at all. He turned back to Eugene.

"She's singing." Arthur said.

Eugene shrugged. "She's a singer. She sings. Just be glad it's the three of us and we're not in a tavern."

And it's not over yet. There's a whole chorus, heartwarming and mind-numbing, that she runs through. There's just one moon and one golden sun, and a smile means friendship to everyone!

Yes, it's a small world after all.

She doesn't seem put out that Arthur and Eugene didn't join in her musical number, but once she's done singing, she settles back down into her seat and watches the lanterns as they began to settle onto the water around them.

"...This is amazing."

Weird as it all was, he had to agree. Her singing seemed to add an enchanting element to the lights. Honestly, Arthur was enjoying himself. And he was actually pleased to see that Rapunzel was also enjoying herself. He was smiling despite himself.

"Was it everything you hoped for?"

She nods, slowly at first, and then more eagerly. "Yes. Even more than that. I could never have imagined what it was going to be like to actually be here."

She pauses, heart swelling, but she doesn't cry. She glances at both Eugene and Arthur. "Thank you. Both of you."

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I'm not sorry.

I am.

She could have gone on in twelve different languages.

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