7 DOLLS ARC – Chapter 1: ROZEN
While her brother was doing important paperwork, Miel was sitting to the side playing a game on a PBP. After about thirty more minutes of silence, Ciel spoke up.
"So… How is it?" the Young Earl asked, facing his sister.
"Mm," Miel replied, engrossed in the game.
Ciel let out a sigh, when a knock on the door came and Sebastian came in with the day's snacks.
"Master, today's snack is Canonigo with rose tea given by Lau-sama", the Black Butler said as he placed two plates of cake on the table.
Miel paused her game for a moment and got her share from the table. She ate it rather quickly and messily.
"Miel, that is very unladylike," Ciel interjected, having a small bite out of his own share. "You'll choke on your food."
"Come in, it's Canonigo. It melts quickly in your mouth and it's like swallowing bubbles," Miel pointed out, sipping her tea.
Ciel placed his fork down. "So, the game, how is it so far?"
"Ah, it was at a crucial scene earlier so I didn't reply properly. Sorry about that… And, it's a nice game with an interesting plot." She looked at the game case.
"After the trouble of hiding what happened in the forest and him not even believing? He asked for a collaboration."
"The game was from Natsume-san, correct?" Miel asked, resuming her game.
"I heard the game was based off a rumor…" Ciel said, sipping his tea.
"Ah, hontou? Seems very interesting." The young girl stood up.
"Are you going back to your room?" Ciel asked, hearing a ting from the PBP Miel was holding.
"Sou," his younger sister replied, leaving. "See you at dinner." Miel closed the door and hurriedly walked over to her room.
Click
Miel locked the door and went over to her laptop.
The moment she sat down, her phone buzzed.
She received a text message from an unknown number. Miel unlocked her phone and read the message.
Uh, I heard from Ciel that you've been pretty engrossed in the game.
How is it so far and how far did you make it? Would you like to know some more details?
-Asahina Natsume
Seeing the name typed down at the bottom of the messag, Miel saved the contact before she replied to him.
Konbanwa, Natsume-san.
The game is actually quite addictive and the plot is very interesting. I'm only on the 3rd chapter considering I, too, have some duties to fulfill.
Both Ciel-nii-chan and I, considering that once the test is over, Funtom will be reselling this game, would appreciate more details on the game.
I believe you got my number from either Ciel or Mai-ti-chan-nee-san and Kei-ti-chan-san?
After clicking SEND, Miel opened up a browser and typed in "Rozen Maiden" and clicked ENTER.
Her phone buzzed once more and she opened up the message that said:
Game Title: Rozen Maiden
Release Date: TBA
Planned Sequels: 2 to 3
Adaptions: N/A
Genre/s: Fantasy, Supernatural, Action
Also, Rozen Maidens are dolls rumored to exist. They re made by a famous doll maker named Rozen who was said to have disappeared. I have some business to attend to now so you can just search it on the web.
Ja.
Miel went back to her laptop and clicked the first link.
There it said:
Rozen Maiden are dolls made by the famous doll maker Rozen.
"Somehow, I've heard that name somewhere before. Natsume-san's text wasn't the first place I've heard it from either," Miel wondered to herself. She opened the linked page to Rozen's name on a new tab.
The young girl continued reading.
There are said to be 7 dolls.
Each doll were said to be made with Realistic and detailed features.
She clicked the link to a new tab.
There are only 6 dolls.
Although they seem to be real, there has never been proof of their existence and no one has ever seen one.
Miel's phone buzzed again.
Oh yeah, and, Rozen Maiden dolls were never said to have skills, powers, not a medium. It was for the game.
"How did Natsume-san end up with an idea like this…?" Miel wondered while typing a reply.
If I may ask, how did you think up of an idea like this?
A response came immediately after:
It was Keira and Maika.
They found out about the dolls and requested for a game.
They also said they would voice act.
"AH. No wonder the twin dolls sounded familiar," Miel said to herself, recalling all the 6 dolls in the game.
The dolls didn't really have any names. They were simply called 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and so on.
The 1st dolls had shoulder-length, silver hair with a fringe and a dark ribbon holding dome of her hair to the left side of her face, and a pair of scarlet eyes.
She wore a dress with a deep V-neck revealing a laced-up, white top with dark purple ribbons crisscrossing, and puffed sleeves with extra sleeves going down to the middle finger, wrapping around it like a ring. The ends of the sleeves were black. The skirt had 3 layers colored black-white-black.
1st wore a pair of dark purple boots stopping just below the knees, and a pair of white stockings. And around her neck was a dark purple choker.
Her power was of feathers, and she is able to summon crows and bats that she is able to control. There are also times where a pair of black wings appeared on her back.
The 2nd doll had blond hair tied up to the left of her head with an orange ribbon, and a pair of bright green irises. Her hair was styled in curls with the exception of her bangs.
She had on a dress with a turtleneck inside with feathered edges. The collar was "square-neck" and was lined with an orange ribbon and white lace. The sleeves were puffed and lines with white lace and it further extended to her wrists. The dress had 3 layers and was yellow-orange in color.
The 2nd layer of the dress' skirt was orange while the third and first was yellow-orange. It ended mid-thigh.
She also wore a pair of white stockings reaching up to her thigh, and her brown boots went up to below her knees.
The doll's power was music. She could play the air piano and notes would come out and do as she pleases. But it was more effective it she used an actual instrument, of course.
The 3rd doll was one of the twins, and she was voiced by Maika.
She had heterochromia iridum—her right eye being red and her left eye being black. She had long, chestnut colored hair that curled up at the ends, with bangs to the right. There was a ribbon on her hair to the right side of her head.
She wore a white, turtleneck shirt with long sleeves inside her dress. The collar of the dress was "square-neck" with two ribbons intersecting at the neck that leaned more to the right. The sleeves had two loose layers similar to a kimino's sleeves.
Her dress had two layers—one white and one red. Above the skirt, there was a red ribbon tied around her waist with two black roses to the right and two layers of red lace going down to the ends of her skirt. She also had on a pair of thigh-high black boots.
Her power was still not known.
The 3rd doll's twin was the 4th doll, who was voiced by Keira.
The doll also had heterochromia—her left eye was red while the right was black. She had bobbed, chestnut hair that reached just above her shoulders, with bangs to the left side of her face, and a small hat sat atop her head.
She wore a turtleneck shirt with long sleeves inside her blouse. Her blouse was white and had slightly puffed sleeves, and was "square-neck". To the left of her waist was a black ribbon with red lace going down to the ends of her white, formal shorts that went down to her knees.
The 4th also wore stockings with black shoes.
Her power was also still not known, like her twin.
As for the 5th doll, she had dark brown hair that covered her left eye. Her hair to the right side was braided and pulled up to a side ponytail to the left side of her head that was held up by a rose's stem.
Around her neck was a green choker with a red rose one it. She wore a red bolero tied with a green ribbon at the center over a laced-up, tube dress with two, red layers. On her feet were dark brown, thigh-high boots that had a green ribbon instead of laces, and had a red rose at the ends.
The 5th doll's powers were of nature—flowers in general. It was similar to the 1st dolls—except instead of feathers, they were petals.
And lastly, the 6th dolls, who had the power to breathe life into material objects that looked like living things.
The doll had orange hair tied with two pink ribbons into low ponytails that were styled in fancy curls. Her bangs were braided going to the right section of her hair.
She had on a long-sleeved, white inner lined with lace inside her pink dress that had a "square-neck" line with dark pink. The dress had two layers, with the second one white and like a harder tulle, and a dark pink ribbon tied just above the skirt.
She wore thigh-high socks lines with trills along with wedge flats with ribbons crisscrossing her legs until just above the ankles.
Miel proceeded to scroll down and noticed that there were no descriptions of how they look like.
'No one has ever really seen how they look like. The ones in the game were most likely just made up.'
Another text came form Natsume-san.
Oh, and the character designs were solely made by Maika and Keira.
I don't know about where they got the designs but I let them do it anyways.
Miel didn't bother replying, but instead she closed the tab she was on and read through the page that was linked to Rozen's name.
Rozen was a prodigy doll maker most known for the said creation of the rumored dolls called Rozen Maiden.
He was said to have disappeared a long time ago.
Whether his dolls exist and his whereabouts are unknown.
Next, she read through the tab that was linked to "realistic and detailed features".
Miel came upon a page that doesn't exist. 'No one has seen them after all,' Miel thought.
Just as she was about to search for more, there was a knock on the door.
Miel stood up and opened the door to see Sebastian standing outside.
"Dinner is ready, Milday," the butler said.
"I'll be down."
Miel dismissed Sebastian and walked back to her table.
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