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[yolonceler]

Who: The Once-ler (yolonceler) and OPEN!!!!!!
What: Somebody's canon regressed back to simpler times and is wondering why he's wearing this ugly suit
When: NOW
Where: The gardens!!


The Once-ler really needs this vacation. Two weeks and he hasn't sold a single Thneed, nobody cares, and a little girl smashed his guitar. Little girls are terrifying (thinks the 6'4" adult). But hey, he's on vacation, in this... weird... cool-looking place! It's no truffula valley, sure, but it's away from all the stresses of being a young entrepreneur. Time to kick back, relax, and think about how much of an incredible failure he is. Good times, right?

So, yes, the Once-ler is in the gardens, sitting cross-legged and staring at a flower he twists by the stem back and forth between his fingers. His dumb gloves and dumb tailcoat are folded neatly beside him, right under his dumb top hat and dumb sunglasses. Really, where the hell did those come from? Whatever. The reason he's not lounging in his room because he finds it impersonal. Don't get him wrong, the room is great - it's just... after living in truffula valley for a few weeks, spending too much time indoors just feels wrong when there's such a lovely atmosphere outside.

Why hate yourself on a fancy bed when you can hate yourself surrounded by flowers? It's common sense.

He is yours to bother.

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[masterofthewind]

His brows raise for a moment at the mention of Mako, but his face quickly returns to his usual neutral expression.

"Were I able to return home, I would. But as I said, I do not know when I'm supposed to check out, and I cannot seem to find out at the front desk. There also seems to be nothing for miles around, and I got a strange feeling the one time I tried to leave. Hence, why I am still here."

A pause.

"For better or worse."

[yolonceler]

"Man, I didn't even think of checking the front desk. I've got zero idea of when I'm leaving."

Hopefully he won't be here too long. Gotta pick up a new skill to make up for his failed business. Gardening? Can he learn gardening here? Is that alright?

"Hey, do you, uh, remember making a reservation, or whatever? Clearly?"

[masterofthewind]

"I don't, actually."

Tenzin strokes his beard again, this time continuing to do so as he speaks.

"I only vaguely remember my student insisting I take a vacation, and this being the ultimate result. Though I'm not sure why either of us would have though this hotel was a good choice."

He pauses to sigh.

"Especially considering the footsteps I heard at night, recently."

[yolonceler]

Oh man, he's stroking his beard. That is so monk-like. And he has students! This is so cool, it's like a movie. ... Alright, Oncie, let's not fawn over the guy. You are still engaged in conversation.

"Are footsteps... abnormal? Because in my experience, I have found that most people make footsteps when they walk."

[masterofthewind]

"Footsteps are indeed abnormal when there is no one there to go with the footsteps. Every time I try to find the source of the footsteps, there's no one to be found. And yet, it sounds as if someone was right outside my door moments prior."

[yolonceler]

"So it's... a poltergeist, or something?" Do poltergeists have footsteps? "Are you sure you're not just hearing things?"

[masterofthewind]

"I'm positive."

He glances back at the hotel, hands falling to his sides for a moment before being clasped behind his back.

"Mako, the boy you mentioned that wears the scarf, heard and experienced the same thing that I did."

[yolonceler]

Mako! Finally, he has a name. Good. Calling him "scarf guy" is pretty rude.

"That... makes no sense, though. Could they be coming through speakers or something?"