journal 🔶 goodnight sweet prince

[noblegarnet]

Sender: Ferran

[After about a day or two of dealing with the entire town changing suddenly and a little bit of anxiety regarding the following subject...]

So this is the second time I've found somebody in a dead sleep I can't get them out of, and I was wondering if anybody else has seen it happen? It doesn't seem like it hurts them or they need anything special, but it can be kind of alarming to come visit a friend and they're just lying there and won't wake up for days. For the record, the last time it happened, my friend came out of it fine as far as I know, but she's not here anymore, so I can't ask her more about it.

[It's probably a good thing he already went through this or the panic might have had... a very bad effect on him, as he is now. Anyway...!]

I guess if anybody needs Prince Hans, they'll have to take a rain check. I can take any messages for him.

And if someone could let me know how to take care of a horse, that would be great. I'd like him to not have to worry about his poor animal when he wakes up.

Comments

[hashtagwoof]

So he just went to sleep and never woke up. YIKES.

and IKR??? What else do you describe those as?

[noblegarnet]

Better than hitting his head or something.

[If you're gonna go into a coma, just sleeping into it seems like the optimal outcome.]

I don't even know. I've mostly been thinking of them as "awful." I'm sure he's from a time and place where they're really in fashion, but they are so much.

[hashtagwoof]

Yeah, right? Just keep an eye on him or get a medic I guess.

[ Hunter's not a medical professional, okay? ]

LOL yeah. What else tipped you off, the suit?

[ He half wanted to mention the dream hopping incident, but... Eh, good thing this is written word. ]

[noblegarnet]

[Just spreading gossip about how sad a kid Hans was on the network, no big deal—]

That and a few other things, like the whole European royalty marrying into each other's families? Didn't that stop around WWI or something?

[Nobody said he was good at history. ... is that too much information? Eh, it's fine. He'll leave out the nasty details.]

I'll be watching him, and I'll ask around for help if anything seems wrong.

[hashtagwoof]

[ Look, when someone else's sad childhood strikes a nerve, you try to avoid talking about it and possibly exposing yourself in the process. ]

I'm from the UK in the year 2019, can confirm royals don't do inbreeding anymore.

[ Or at least as far as Hunter is aware. ]

But where did you get the marriage thing from? Also, thanks for keeping watch.

[noblegarnet]

Good to have that extra five years of confirmation. And it's my pleasure.

[Hunter is completely valid. What's 2019 like, Ferran wonders...]

He just told me about an engagement with a princess from somewhere else, is all. It didn't work out, though.

[Totally casual and nothing to be concerned about.]

[hashtagwoof]

You're from 2014 then?

[ Ah, right. Hunter was probably around 7 back then. Time travel is weird.

ANYWAY. ]

Yikes. And I'm guessing this was a political marriage? Like, they only did that because it would make two kingdoms more friendly to eachother or something?

[noblegarnet]

Ye [Wait, hold on. He's forgotten something important.] Oh, I guess it was early January when I left, so 2015. But basically.

[Time travel is definitely weird, but it's a dream world, so whatever, right? This whole place is straight out of the medieval era. Or, usually.]

I guess so. He hasn't talked about it much, so I don't know most of the details. Maybe it's a sensitive thing?

[Yep, just gonna dig this vague hole deeper. Hans probably won't find out, right? Right.]

[hashtagwoof]

[ Close enough. If we delve too far into this subject we might drive ourselves mad.

So let's keep gossiping about Hans instead. ]

TBF if I caused a huge political screw-up and dissed my gf at the same time I wouldn't wanna talk about it either! At least no one else he knows is here, right?

[noblegarnet]

Yeah, same. I'd probably want to disappear for a year, so I couldn't blame him.

[... not that Ferran's reactions to unfortunate events haven't been a tad dramatic, but still.]

As far as I know they aren't. They probably would have replied to this if they were, right?

[hashtagwoof]

[ Eh, could have worse reactions. ]

Of course they would! And I bet you they would have posted something warning about him too!

[noblegarnet]

[A warning, huh...?]

Oh, yeah. I could see that happening. Now I'm kind of sad I don't get to see a medieval callout post.

[... probably for the best, though. Ferran can imagine how hard it would be for him to have to deal with the person who tried to kill him being here. He wouldn't wish that on anybody, even if he likes Hans enough to look past that mess.]