Smile doll! youre never fully dressed without one!

[They looked lost, though they were smiling while they walked]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

[Sparrow was rifling through files, but glanced up at the stranger. They noted the visitor badge. And the lack of picture. Artifact Storage must have lost their camera again. They give the stranger a small wave and a smile, their eyes shifting between colors]

[They look at Sparrow, and tilt their head, their own eyes shifting color slightly, but more in the way of the Cheshire cat]

I was just wandering- i think.

[They shuffle through a few more files, watching the stranger all the while. They glance at his nametag]

Felix, is it? Out of all the places to wander you’ve picked a rather strange one. Not really a view down here. What exactly is so interesting over there?

[He looked over at Sparrow]

Short hair, hair clips, jacket, medium hight, and lines. Like this.

[He drug his finger down the side of his face]

[They try to see it better, even stopping their usually constant pushback against the spiral for a moment and letting strange colors start to fill the room, but they see nothing]

[He blinked a few times and his eyes changed colors every time he did so]

[His smile widened and he fadded away. His grin was the last to dissapear. His laugh echoed around sparrow for a moment before he was behind them]

So you are a Spiral avatar, at least in some aspects. You know I’m not entirely sure I’ve ever met another one.

[They put out their hand and it lands on a doorknob to a door that wasn’t there before. They open it just a bit, revealing a very odd looking room inside. Their form shifts, they’re more warped now, hands extending longer than they should and their face not looking quite human. They smile just a bit wider than one should be able to. Their voice takes on an echoey quality that wasn’t there before]

I’ve got something similar. Doors. May I guess a few things about you?

[He blinked a few times, his eyes shifting hues each time he did so. He brushed off his jacket a few times and he shifted into a more Spiraly form]

[They study him for a moment, nodding to themself when they seem to have made enough observations]

[They looked lost, though they were smiling while they walked]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

[Sparrow was rifling through files, but glanced up at the stranger. They noted the visitor badge. And the lack of picture. Artifact Storage must have lost their camera again. They give the stranger a small wave and a smile, their eyes shifting between colors]

[They look at Sparrow, and tilt their head, their own eyes shifting color slightly, but more in the way of the Cheshire cat]

I was just wandering- i think.

[They shuffle through a few more files, watching the stranger all the while. They glance at his nametag]

Felix, is it? Out of all the places to wander you’ve picked a rather strange one. Not really a view down here. What exactly is so interesting over there?

[He looked over at Sparrow]

Short hair, hair clips, jacket, medium hight, and lines. Like this.

[He drug his finger down the side of his face]

[They try to see it better, even stopping their usually constant pushback against the spiral for a moment and letting strange colors start to fill the room, but they see nothing]

[He blinked a few times and his eyes changed colors every time he did so]

[His smile widened and he fadded away. His grin was the last to dissapear. His laugh echoed around sparrow for a moment before he was behind them]

So you are a Spiral avatar, at least in some aspects. You know I’m not entirely sure I’ve ever met another one.

[They put out their hand and it lands on a doorknob to a door that wasn’t there before. They open it just a bit, revealing a very odd looking room inside. Their form shifts, they’re more warped now, hands extending longer than they should and their face not looking quite human. They smile just a bit wider than one should be able to. Their voice takes on an echoey quality that wasn’t there before]

I’ve got something similar. Doors. May I guess a few things about you?

[He blinked a few times, his eyes shifting hues each time he did so. He brushed off his jacket a few times and he shifted into a more Spiraly form]

[They looked lost, though they were smiling while they walked]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

[Sparrow was rifling through files, but glanced up at the stranger. They noted the visitor badge. And the lack of picture. Artifact Storage must have lost their camera again. They give the stranger a small wave and a smile, their eyes shifting between colors]

[They look at Sparrow, and tilt their head, their own eyes shifting color slightly, but more in the way of the Cheshire cat]

I was just wandering- i think.

[They shuffle through a few more files, watching the stranger all the while. They glance at his nametag]

Felix, is it? Out of all the places to wander you’ve picked a rather strange one. Not really a view down here. What exactly is so interesting over there?

[He looked over at Sparrow]

Short hair, hair clips, jacket, medium hight, and lines. Like this.

[He drug his finger down the side of his face]

[They try to see it better, even stopping their usually constant pushback against the spiral for a moment and letting strange colors start to fill the room, but they see nothing]

[He blinked a few times and his eyes changed colors every time he did so]

[His smile widened and he fadded away. His grin was the last to dissapear. His laugh echoed around sparrow for a moment before he was behind them]

[They looked lost, though they were smiling while they walked]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

[Sparrow was rifling through files, but glanced up at the stranger. They noted the visitor badge. And the lack of picture. Artifact Storage must have lost their camera again. They give the stranger a small wave and a smile, their eyes shifting between colors]

[They look at Sparrow, and tilt their head, their own eyes shifting color slightly, but more in the way of the Cheshire cat]

I was just wandering- i think.

[They shuffle through a few more files, watching the stranger all the while. They glance at his nametag]

Felix, is it? Out of all the places to wander you’ve picked a rather strange one. Not really a view down here. What exactly is so interesting over there?

[He looked over at Sparrow]

Short hair, hair clips, jacket, medium hight, and lines. Like this.

[He drug his finger down the side of his face]

[They try to see it better, even stopping their usually constant pushback against the spiral for a moment and letting strange colors start to fill the room, but they see nothing]

[He blinked a few times and his eyes changed colors every time he did so]

[A voice sounded from over Its shoulder but there was no one there]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

Wh-?

[Merlyn turned around, nearly dropping the photos they’d been trying to restore in the darkroom back into the water. They’d stayed late to finish them up and had lost track of time. On instinct they put a hand over their watch]

[The smile turned into a person- or did a person appear because of the smile? For a moment they looked like a very fancily dressed man with a pinstripe suit, but in a blink they seemed to be a younger man wearing a stripped hoodie with... cat ears?]

Well. . . you are, at least in a way that’s relevant. Because we’re speaking. And I’m here because I’ve been here all day. Here as in um, well mostly this room. Which you don’t have clearance to be in, at least not that I’m aware of. . . um.

[They hold the photo they had a little tighter. Who- or, truly, whatever this man was, he was very strange and made it feel very wary]

I dont know, I thought you knew them.

[He laughed]

[He tilted his head at an odd angle and glanced around the room]

[They wind their watch back some more]

That is rather unfortunate. If that’s a question you’re—heh—dying to answer you’re in the right building to do it. Figuring out odd things like that are kind of what we do around here.

Felix is my name is belive. Though its hard to tell nowadays. Everything gets so confusing.

It sounds like it.

I’m Merlyn. Like the wizard, but with a “y”.

[Something in their demeanor shifts now, as if having a name to assign to this stranger suddenly made the situation perfectly normal and that normal protocol was to be followed. It turns back to look at him, studying the changes.]

Im not quite sure how I ended up here. I just smile and end up somewhere different.

[He looked past Merlyn for a moment and snickered]

Interesting, and um, I’m afraid I can’t hear them. Or see them. If it’s funny enough they’ll have to scratch it into the wall or haunt a book for me to understand.

[The briefly hold a camera up towards him, but just as quickly set it down and mumble something to themself before hitting a button on a printer. From it comes a small paper with “VISITOR - Felix” and where the picture was supposed to be they put a smiley face with a wide grin. It slides the paper into a lanyard and hands it to him]

This is a very poorly drawn picture of me!

[He paused]

Well, i suppose nothing is set in stone so you may see me around again

An avatar?

[He hummed]

[He stayed simply]

Well- yes, but not really. Do you know?

Right, if your ghost friend has any information, you’ll have to translate for me. But stepping back a second, you say “yes, but not really”. Would you elaborate on that?

[He chuckled to himself]

[They keep writing]

Now I can’t say it for certain—though I’m sure in your case you can’t say many things are—but I wouldn’t entirely brush off the idea that you’re a Spiral avatar.

Yes, im sure. Well ill take that as my sign to go!

[A voice sounded from over Its shoulder but there was no one there]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

Wh-?

[Merlyn turned around, nearly dropping the photos they’d been trying to restore in the darkroom back into the water. They’d stayed late to finish them up and had lost track of time. On instinct they put a hand over their watch]

[The smile turned into a person- or did a person appear because of the smile? For a moment they looked like a very fancily dressed man with a pinstripe suit, but in a blink they seemed to be a younger man wearing a stripped hoodie with... cat ears?]

Well. . . you are, at least in a way that’s relevant. Because we’re speaking. And I’m here because I’ve been here all day. Here as in um, well mostly this room. Which you don’t have clearance to be in, at least not that I’m aware of. . . um.

[They hold the photo they had a little tighter. Who- or, truly, whatever this man was, he was very strange and made it feel very wary]

I dont know, I thought you knew them.

[He laughed]

[He tilted his head at an odd angle and glanced around the room]

[They wind their watch back some more]

That is rather unfortunate. If that’s a question you’re—heh—dying to answer you’re in the right building to do it. Figuring out odd things like that are kind of what we do around here.

Felix is my name is belive. Though its hard to tell nowadays. Everything gets so confusing.

It sounds like it.

I’m Merlyn. Like the wizard, but with a “y”.

[Something in their demeanor shifts now, as if having a name to assign to this stranger suddenly made the situation perfectly normal and that normal protocol was to be followed. It turns back to look at him, studying the changes.]

Im not quite sure how I ended up here. I just smile and end up somewhere different.

[He looked past Merlyn for a moment and snickered]

Interesting, and um, I’m afraid I can’t hear them. Or see them. If it’s funny enough they’ll have to scratch it into the wall or haunt a book for me to understand.

[The briefly hold a camera up towards him, but just as quickly set it down and mumble something to themself before hitting a button on a printer. From it comes a small paper with “VISITOR - Felix” and where the picture was supposed to be they put a smiley face with a wide grin. It slides the paper into a lanyard and hands it to him]

This is a very poorly drawn picture of me!

[He paused]

Well, i suppose nothing is set in stone so you may see me around again

An avatar?

[He hummed]

[He stayed simply]

Well- yes, but not really. Do you know?

Right, if your ghost friend has any information, you’ll have to translate for me. But stepping back a second, you say “yes, but not really”. Would you elaborate on that?

[He chuckled to himself]

[They keep writing]

Now I can’t say it for certain—though I’m sure in your case you can’t say many things are—but I wouldn’t entirely brush off the idea that you’re a Spiral avatar.

Yes, im sure. Well ill take that as my sign to go!

[They looked lost, though they were smiling while they walked]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

[Sparrow was rifling through files, but glanced up at the stranger. They noted the visitor badge. And the lack of picture. Artifact Storage must have lost their camera again. They give the stranger a small wave and a smile, their eyes shifting between colors]

[They look at Sparrow, and tilt their head, their own eyes shifting color slightly, but more in the way of the Cheshire cat]

I was just wandering- i think.

[They shuffle through a few more files, watching the stranger all the while. They glance at his nametag]

Felix, is it? Out of all the places to wander you’ve picked a rather strange one. Not really a view down here. What exactly is so interesting over there?

[He looked over at Sparrow]

Short hair, hair clips, jacket, medium hight, and lines. Like this.

[He drug his finger down the side of his face]

[A voice sounded from over Its shoulder but there was no one there]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

Wh-?

[Merlyn turned around, nearly dropping the photos they’d been trying to restore in the darkroom back into the water. They’d stayed late to finish them up and had lost track of time. On instinct they put a hand over their watch]

[The smile turned into a person- or did a person appear because of the smile? For a moment they looked like a very fancily dressed man with a pinstripe suit, but in a blink they seemed to be a younger man wearing a stripped hoodie with... cat ears?]

Well. . . you are, at least in a way that’s relevant. Because we’re speaking. And I’m here because I’ve been here all day. Here as in um, well mostly this room. Which you don’t have clearance to be in, at least not that I’m aware of. . . um.

[They hold the photo they had a little tighter. Who- or, truly, whatever this man was, he was very strange and made it feel very wary]

I dont know, I thought you knew them.

[He laughed]

[He tilted his head at an odd angle and glanced around the room]

[They wind their watch back some more]

That is rather unfortunate. If that’s a question you’re—heh—dying to answer you’re in the right building to do it. Figuring out odd things like that are kind of what we do around here.

Felix is my name is belive. Though its hard to tell nowadays. Everything gets so confusing.

It sounds like it.

I’m Merlyn. Like the wizard, but with a “y”.

[Something in their demeanor shifts now, as if having a name to assign to this stranger suddenly made the situation perfectly normal and that normal protocol was to be followed. It turns back to look at him, studying the changes.]

Im not quite sure how I ended up here. I just smile and end up somewhere different.

[He looked past Merlyn for a moment and snickered]

Interesting, and um, I’m afraid I can’t hear them. Or see them. If it’s funny enough they’ll have to scratch it into the wall or haunt a book for me to understand.

[The briefly hold a camera up towards him, but just as quickly set it down and mumble something to themself before hitting a button on a printer. From it comes a small paper with “VISITOR - Felix” and where the picture was supposed to be they put a smiley face with a wide grin. It slides the paper into a lanyard and hands it to him]

This is a very poorly drawn picture of me!

[He paused]

Well, i suppose nothing is set in stone so you may see me around again

An avatar?

[He hummed]

[He stayed simply]

Well- yes, but not really. Do you know?

Right, if your ghost friend has any information, you’ll have to translate for me. But stepping back a second, you say “yes, but not really”. Would you elaborate on that?

[He chuckled to himself]

[They looked lost, though they were smiling while they walked]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

[Sparrow was rifling through files, but glanced up at the stranger. They noted the visitor badge. And the lack of picture. Artifact Storage must have lost their camera again. They give the stranger a small wave and a smile, their eyes shifting between colors]

[They look at Sparrow, and tilt their head, their own eyes shifting color slightly, but more in the way of the Cheshire cat]

I was just wandering- i think.

[They shuffle through a few more files, watching the stranger all the while. They glance at his nametag]

Felix, is it? Out of all the places to wander you’ve picked a rather strange one. Not really a view down here. What exactly is so interesting over there?

[He looked over at Sparrow]

[A voice sounded from over Its shoulder but there was no one there]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

Wh-?

[Merlyn turned around, nearly dropping the photos they’d been trying to restore in the darkroom back into the water. They’d stayed late to finish them up and had lost track of time. On instinct they put a hand over their watch]

[The smile turned into a person- or did a person appear because of the smile? For a moment they looked like a very fancily dressed man with a pinstripe suit, but in a blink they seemed to be a younger man wearing a stripped hoodie with... cat ears?]

Well. . . you are, at least in a way that’s relevant. Because we’re speaking. And I’m here because I’ve been here all day. Here as in um, well mostly this room. Which you don’t have clearance to be in, at least not that I’m aware of. . . um.

[They hold the photo they had a little tighter. Who- or, truly, whatever this man was, he was very strange and made it feel very wary]

I dont know, I thought you knew them.

[He laughed]

[He tilted his head at an odd angle and glanced around the room]

[They wind their watch back some more]

That is rather unfortunate. If that’s a question you’re—heh—dying to answer you’re in the right building to do it. Figuring out odd things like that are kind of what we do around here.

Felix is my name is belive. Though its hard to tell nowadays. Everything gets so confusing.

It sounds like it.

I’m Merlyn. Like the wizard, but with a “y”.

[Something in their demeanor shifts now, as if having a name to assign to this stranger suddenly made the situation perfectly normal and that normal protocol was to be followed. It turns back to look at him, studying the changes.]

Im not quite sure how I ended up here. I just smile and end up somewhere different.

[He looked past Merlyn for a moment and snickered]

Interesting, and um, I’m afraid I can’t hear them. Or see them. If it’s funny enough they’ll have to scratch it into the wall or haunt a book for me to understand.

[The briefly hold a camera up towards him, but just as quickly set it down and mumble something to themself before hitting a button on a printer. From it comes a small paper with “VISITOR - Felix” and where the picture was supposed to be they put a smiley face with a wide grin. It slides the paper into a lanyard and hands it to him]

This is a very poorly drawn picture of me!

[He paused]

Well, i suppose nothing is set in stone so you may see me around again

An avatar?

[He hummed]

[He stayed simply]

Well- yes, but not really. Do you know?

[They looked lost, though they were smiling while they walked]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

[Sparrow was rifling through files, but glanced up at the stranger. They noted the visitor badge. And the lack of picture. Artifact Storage must have lost their camera again. They give the stranger a small wave and a smile, their eyes shifting between colors]

[They look at Sparrow, and tilt their head, their own eyes shifting color slightly, but more in the way of the Cheshire cat]

I was just wandering- i think.

[A voice seemed to echo around Maddison, ut was followed by a smug but unsettling laugh]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

[Another weird voice bothering her at her job. Doesn't sound like ████.]

[He looks at himself in a nearby mirror just to make sure everything's right (can't have people seeing that slanted stitch!), and turn in his swivel chair to face the grin.]

[He looks them up and down.]

"Pretty interesting one."

[She's a bit taken aback by the transformation but- it's kind of silly. She likes this person already.]

[He tilted his head at an odd, almost unnatural angle.]

I dont know the people im around. Most of them are fairly old.

[He chuckled to himself and glanced around the room before pointing to somthing that wasnt there]

[A voice sounded from over Its shoulder but there was no one there]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

Wh-?

[Merlyn turned around, nearly dropping the photos they’d been trying to restore in the darkroom back into the water. They’d stayed late to finish them up and had lost track of time. On instinct they put a hand over their watch]

[The smile turned into a person- or did a person appear because of the smile? For a moment they looked like a very fancily dressed man with a pinstripe suit, but in a blink they seemed to be a younger man wearing a stripped hoodie with... cat ears?]

Well. . . you are, at least in a way that’s relevant. Because we’re speaking. And I’m here because I’ve been here all day. Here as in um, well mostly this room. Which you don’t have clearance to be in, at least not that I’m aware of. . . um.

[They hold the photo they had a little tighter. Who- or, truly, whatever this man was, he was very strange and made it feel very wary]

I dont know, I thought you knew them.

[He laughed]

[He tilted his head at an odd angle and glanced around the room]

[They wind their watch back some more]

That is rather unfortunate. If that’s a question you’re—heh—dying to answer you’re in the right building to do it. Figuring out odd things like that are kind of what we do around here.

Felix is my name is belive. Though its hard to tell nowadays. Everything gets so confusing.

It sounds like it.

I’m Merlyn. Like the wizard, but with a “y”.

[Something in their demeanor shifts now, as if having a name to assign to this stranger suddenly made the situation perfectly normal and that normal protocol was to be followed. It turns back to look at him, studying the changes.]

Im not quite sure how I ended up here. I just smile and end up somewhere different.

[He looked past Merlyn for a moment and snickered]

Interesting, and um, I’m afraid I can’t hear them. Or see them. If it’s funny enough they’ll have to scratch it into the wall or haunt a book for me to understand.

[The briefly hold a camera up towards him, but just as quickly set it down and mumble something to themself before hitting a button on a printer. From it comes a small paper with “VISITOR - Felix” and where the picture was supposed to be they put a smiley face with a wide grin. It slides the paper into a lanyard and hands it to him]

This is a very poorly drawn picture of me!

[He paused]

Well, i suppose nothing is set in stone so you may see me around again

An avatar?

[He hummed]

[A voice sounded from over Its shoulder but there was no one there]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

Wh-?

[Merlyn turned around, nearly dropping the photos they’d been trying to restore in the darkroom back into the water. They’d stayed late to finish them up and had lost track of time. On instinct they put a hand over their watch]

[The smile turned into a person- or did a person appear because of the smile? For a moment they looked like a very fancily dressed man with a pinstripe suit, but in a blink they seemed to be a younger man wearing a stripped hoodie with... cat ears?]

Well. . . you are, at least in a way that’s relevant. Because we’re speaking. And I’m here because I’ve been here all day. Here as in um, well mostly this room. Which you don’t have clearance to be in, at least not that I’m aware of. . . um.

[They hold the photo they had a little tighter. Who- or, truly, whatever this man was, he was very strange and made it feel very wary]

I dont know, I thought you knew them.

[He laughed]

[He tilted his head at an odd angle and glanced around the room]

[They wind their watch back some more]

That is rather unfortunate. If that’s a question you’re—heh—dying to answer you’re in the right building to do it. Figuring out odd things like that are kind of what we do around here.

Felix is my name is belive. Though its hard to tell nowadays. Everything gets so confusing.

It sounds like it.

I’m Merlyn. Like the wizard, but with a “y”.

[Something in their demeanor shifts now, as if having a name to assign to this stranger suddenly made the situation perfectly normal and that normal protocol was to be followed. It turns back to look at him, studying the changes.]

Im not quite sure how I ended up here. I just smile and end up somewhere different.

[He looked past Merlyn for a moment and snickered]

Interesting, and um, I’m afraid I can’t hear them. Or see them. If it’s funny enough they’ll have to scratch it into the wall or haunt a book for me to understand.

[The briefly hold a camera up towards him, but just as quickly set it down and mumble something to themself before hitting a button on a printer. From it comes a small paper with “VISITOR - Felix” and where the picture was supposed to be they put a smiley face with a wide grin. It slides the paper into a lanyard and hands it to him]

This is a very poorly drawn picture of me!

[He paused]

Well, i suppose nothing is set in stone so you may see me around again

[A voice seemed to echo around Maddison, ut was followed by a smug but unsettling laugh]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

[Another weird voice bothering her at her job. Doesn't sound like ████.]

[He looks at himself in a nearby mirror just to make sure everything's right (can't have people seeing that slanted stitch!), and turn in his swivel chair to face the grin.]

[He looks them up and down.]

"Pretty interesting one."

[She's a bit taken aback by the transformation but- it's kind of silly. She likes this person already.]

[He tilted his head at an odd, almost unnatural angle.]

I dont know the people im around. Most of them are fairly old.

[He chuckled to himself and glanced around the room before pointing to somthing that wasnt there]

[A voice sounded from over Its shoulder but there was no one there]

@take-your-lessons-from-a-cat

Wh-?

[Merlyn turned around, nearly dropping the photos they’d been trying to restore in the darkroom back into the water. They’d stayed late to finish them up and had lost track of time. On instinct they put a hand over their watch]

[The smile turned into a person- or did a person appear because of the smile? For a moment they looked like a very fancily dressed man with a pinstripe suit, but in a blink they seemed to be a younger man wearing a stripped hoodie with... cat ears?]

Well. . . you are, at least in a way that’s relevant. Because we’re speaking. And I’m here because I’ve been here all day. Here as in um, well mostly this room. Which you don’t have clearance to be in, at least not that I’m aware of. . . um.

[They hold the photo they had a little tighter. Who- or, truly, whatever this man was, he was very strange and made it feel very wary]

I dont know, I thought you knew them.

[He laughed]

[He tilted his head at an odd angle and glanced around the room]

[They wind their watch back some more]

That is rather unfortunate. If that’s a question you’re—heh—dying to answer you’re in the right building to do it. Figuring out odd things like that are kind of what we do around here.

Felix is my name is belive. Though its hard to tell nowadays. Everything gets so confusing.

It sounds like it.

I’m Merlyn. Like the wizard, but with a “y”.

[Something in their demeanor shifts now, as if having a name to assign to this stranger suddenly made the situation perfectly normal and that normal protocol was to be followed. It turns back to look at him, studying the changes.]

Im not quite sure how I ended up here. I just smile and end up somewhere different.

[He looked past Merlyn for a moment and snickered]

Interesting, and um, I’m afraid I can’t hear them. Or see them. If it’s funny enough they’ll have to scratch it into the wall or haunt a book for me to understand.

[The briefly hold a camera up towards him, but just as quickly set it down and mumble something to themself before hitting a button on a printer. From it comes a small paper with “VISITOR - Felix” and where the picture was supposed to be they put a smiley face with a wide grin. It slides the paper into a lanyard and hands it to him]

This is a very poorly drawn picture of me!

[He paused]

Well, i suppose nothing is set in stone so you may see me around again