Castle-Loving One Y'know... The end of the world is fine and all... But I only have one regret...

Castle-Loving One I......

Castle-Loving One I WON'T BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
TO LORD JOSÉPHANDRE IN THE FINAL ISSUE OF "THE CURSING OF CHÂTEAU CASTLE"!

Castle-Loving One Did he manage to protect his castle to the very end?!? Did he finally find his friend Pierre-Jacques-Erneste, did he finally find more about himself?!?

Castle-Loving One Oh... I'll never know...

First time

(Is that really what they're worrying about today...? A book series? Not their imminent death or anything?)

(Weird.)

Second time

(You didn't really care about their problem before, but...)

("The Cursing of Château Castle", is it? Interesting...)

(Maybe you could find the last issue for them?)

Subsequent times

• "Is the final issue... Issue #?"

  Siffrin "Goldfish Memory" Nolastname will always ask about the issue you most recently saw, not the highest you've seen.

  
  

  Issue #3; unused

  Castle-Loving One No... Of course not. Why would I be into a series with only three issues?!?

  
  

  Issue #10

  Castle-Loving One No... That's the issue where Pierre-Jacques-Erneste made his big appearance, though. What a great issue...

  
  

  Issue #24

  Castle-Loving One No... That's when Lord Joséphandre ate his whole weight in donuts, transporting him to another world as like, some kind of filler plot?

  Castle-Loving One It wasn't very good.

  
  

  Issue #32

  Castle-Loving One No... That's when Lady Irene-Janine-Karine finally joined the party, though! She's such a good character...

  
  

  Issue #48

  Castle-Loving One It wasn't very good.

  Castle-Loving One It sucks. No one likes it.

  
  

  Issue #51

  Castle-Loving One No... That's when Pierre-Jacques-Erneste betrayed the whole party!!! What a turn of events!!! Oh...

  
  

  Issue #68

  Castle-Loving One No... That's when Pierre-Jacques-Erneste, in an act of self-sacrifice, destroyed his castle to save Lord Josephandre!!! Oh...

  
  

  Issue #86; unused

  Castle-Loving One ...  Is it?

  Castle-Loving One No, it's not. That was when Lord Joséphandre was about to reveal his true lineage.

  Castle-Loving One And see!!! This is what I want!!! I want the rest!!! What IS his true lineage!!! Oh...

  
  

  Issue #87

  Castle-Loving One ...That's...

  Castle-Loving One THAT'S IT!!!!! THAT'S THE ONE!!!!!!!!!!

  
  

  (Oh!)

  
  

  Castle-Loving One Oh, please tell me, what happens in this issue!!! Please, you have to tell me!!!!!!!!

  
  

  If you haven't read it

  (Oh.)

  (You didn't read it.)

  (You awkwardly smile.)

  
  

  Castle-Loving One . . . . . .  

  Castle-Loving One I will never forgive you for the emotional journey you've just given me.

  
  

  If you haven't read it

  (That's fair.)

  (Time to go back and read it...)

  
  

  If you have

  (You know how it ends, though.)

  (You can tell him in the next loop.)

• "I know how it ends." Available after having Mirabelle read Issue #87

  Castle-Loving One . . .

  Castle-Loving One What? No, that's a lie. I think you're lying to me right now.

  
  

  (You explain the contents of issue #87, as best you can...)

  
  

  Castle-Loving One . . .

  Castle-Loving One What? Lord Joséphandre is just a guy?

  Castle-Loving One That's...

  Castle-Loving One THAT'S AN ENDING BETTER THAN MY WILDEST DREAMS!!!

  Castle-Loving One He was just a guy... He was just a guy...!!!

  Castle-Loving One He saved so many people, made the world a better place, and everyone thought it was because of who he was, of his past, but...

  Castle-Loving One But he was just a guy...!!!

  
  

  (Uh oh, tears are coming out!!!)

  (Before you can try to figure out how to respond, they've already taken out a lovely handkerchief and blown their nose into it.)

  
  

  Castle-Loving One Thank you. I... I'm so glad I got to know this, before...

  ---

  If you don't have the First Issue

  Castle-Loving One Here, take this.

  
  

  (You got the FIRST ISSUE!)

  (You put the First Issue in your pocket for Odile to equip later.)

  
  

  If you have it

  Castle-Loving One Here, take thi--

  
  

  The world skips.

  
  

  Castle-Loving One ...Huh?

  Castle-Loving One Um, I wanted to give you something, but... I can't...

  Castle-Loving One Knowing the final issue's contents must've shocked me more than I thought.

  ---

  Castle-Loving One Now... Can you please leave? I need to lay in bed and think about this ending.

During Loopquest

(You need to ask...)

Castle-Loving One What I asked the Favor Tree?

Castle-Loving One Ha... Do you even need to ask?

(You guess not.)

Castle-Loving One Oh, Lord Joséphandre... I hope you're okay...

If you've told the Castle-Loving One about the final issue this loop

Castle-Loving One Lord Joséphandre...

Castle-Loving One No... Just... "Joséphandre."

(The bookcase is filled with a series of novels called "The Cursing of Château Castle".)

ACT 1-3

(You've seen Mirabelle read one issue, so you assume the series is about romance  and also about terrible things happening to good people.)

(A pile of notes explaining the themes and hidden easter eggs in the series "The Cursing of Château Castle".)

(You can see even more books peeking from under the bed.)

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