shinyheartbeats - HOTEL LEX - FLOOR 5 (19/?)

Emmett hands you back the prism which you put back down.

"N-not interested?" Emmett inquires.

You shake your head. There have been a lot of weird things here and there and you feel like the more strange artifacts and unusual things you procure, the more likely weird and strange things will follow. If anything, getting your pocketwatch fixed should be your main priority. You take one more look around and see nothing that jumps out at you. You and Emmett walk down the stairs and wave to the store attendant as you exit. You turn your attention back over to 'Magic Emporium' and notice that the rabbit is no longer in the top hat. Intrigued, you take Emmett to the wooden door with a large iron knocker.

You pull on the handle and the door is locked. You shrug and lift up the iron knocker to drop against the wood a couple times. The door creaks open suddenly and you expect someone to have opened it but no one is there. You feel a cool breeze coming from inside and you make a slightly disappointed face, unsure if this is worth exploring. Emmett is hiding behind you and you are reminded of his fear of ghosts. You sigh. Well, if you're already here. You push open the door and peer into an old, rustic-looking mansion. There is an elevated wooden bar in the center of the space with shelves of random objects spilling off the side. You spot candles hovering in the middle of the space beneath a circular glass roof. Somehow, instead of a sun shining brightly, stars twinkle and moonlight shines through, illuminating much of the space.

"Ah yes, I've been expecting you." You both spin around to see a rabbit walk past you and Emmett. You blink. It's the exact same rabbit that was in the large top hat outside but now he's much smaller, about the same height as Emmett. He's wearing a ridiculously large bow tie with a two-piece suit that is way too big for his frame. He has a small dandelion in his breast pocket which he picks up and blows on his way toward the bar.

"What is it that you seek? Confidence? Luck? Strength?" The rabbit jumps onto the large wooden bar and picks up a long cane which he leans on, staring intently at you.

You ask him how he knew you would come. He laughs, "Oh, I didn't. It's just something to make people curious. Well, are you going to take a gander at what I have for you or what?"

You are still baffled and exclaim about the large rabbit in the giant display top hat outside but he looks at you with an eyebrow raised. "What rabbit?" he asks.

You try to explain having seen a large rabbit in the top hat outside but suddenly realize he's pulling your leg and you stop; a sheepish expression appears on your face. He laughs and picks up a box and pops it open. A roll of shimmering gold string drops out onto the wooden bar and rolls a little before the rabbit stops it. He then digs into his pocket and pulls out a pair of golden dice. And then he reaches with his cane and picks up a top hat off a nearby rack and drops it in front of you. Its tattered hat band sports a couple of cards and a feather.

"Now, now, I don't have much time so chop, chop." He takes the dandelion stem and munches down on it.

"W-what do they do?" Emmett asks, approaching the bar and leaning against it.

"Whatever you want them to do," the rabbit says, chewing the stem.

That's not very convincing and you're tempted to pull Emmett out of the store but he picks up the roll of golden thread, clearly interested. You look at the quality of the string and it feels soft to the touch yet sturdy. You mention that you don't have quite enough to buy something so high quality but the rabbit shakes his head. "11/6, all I ask for that spool," he says, swallowing the stem.

You ask Emmett what he thinks. "It's q-q-quite unique, something I've never worked with before... M-maybe it could come in handy!"

> Purchase the spool of golden thread.> Ask to see the pair of dice.> Ask to see top hat.

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