Welcome to the Netherworld!

[lazyvassals]

[It is difficult to define what a normal afternoon is by Netherworld standards. In the dark, torch-lit halls of the Overlord's Castle, penguin-suited prinnies totter about pretending to do work, while most other vassals make no effort at all to pretend. No fights have broken out yet, but it is questionable how long that will last with the Overlord being awake. It is just the sort of calm that comes before something unexpected happens, or someone makes it happen out of boredom.

And that is precisely when the first stranger comes through the swirling vortex of the Dimensional Gate.

It doesn't seem so unusual at first, because people use that gate on a daily basis. But more people start to show up, people who aren't demons. The Gatekeeper herself has no idea where they've come from, or how they've found their way to the Netherworld.

Unfortunately, neither do the unexpected guests.]

Comments

[musicalplum]

Hah!?

[he jumps at her prod, whirling around and bringing up his hands defensively...to face what appears to be a young lady. Huh.]

I-I am not in-character...! Or, er, I am always in-character.

[nerveball]

[Well, that was a strange response.]

We're not supposed to be until we've started the session. Didn't anyone tell you that? [It's not like Lumina to forget to explain the rules to any new people...]

[musicalplum]

Session? What in the world are you talking about?

[nerveball]

[And that right there stops her in her tracks.]

..... Huh?

[musicalplum]

[he folds his arms, staring down at her]

Miss, I believe you are confused. I am not playing in some game.

[nerveball]

W-wait, you're not?

[This just got about fifty times more-awkward. Is she going to need to explain? What if his reaction is the same as everyone else's? She's not sure how she would react if it is. Maybe it would be a good idea to try to excuse herself before she makes herself too uncomfortable here...]