"Oww..." August wasn't quite sure what was going on except that he had fallen down, been hit on the head with his own crutch and definitely wasn't in the garden anymore. In fact, he wasn't anywhere he recognized at all! Even stranger, floating text was telling him that he had been reborn as a Maou. It probably had something to do with the dialogue box he pressed, really. The next box even said something about his body and mind being different, which he guessed explained why he wasn't panicking nearly as much as he thought he should be in this sort of situation. [i]A shame they couldn't actually fix my body while they were at it, but basically being an RPG character's pretty good too really...but why were we given all of this stuff anyways? There are definitely wider implications...[/i] [b] [Tutorial Quest: What the Heck is Going On?!] <Journey into the Abandoned Castle for the obligatory exposition and synopsis!> [/b] [i]Well, that sure was convenient...still, who knows what dangers and hidden complexities lurk in this new world? I'll have to stay completely focused and-[/i]

"COOKIES!~ Yay!~" His subtle scans of the area having picked up on Miranda's baked goods, August scooted and scuttled forwards from his seated position while beholding the treats with sparkly eyes of wonderment. and he instantly lunged to nom on the cookies like a predator pouncing on prey, oblivious to his previous wary train of thought and the others around him as he obsessed over the sweets in a completely carefree manner, practically radiating happiness as he did.