There's a library after all. There's a place labeled "Arcade" near a lake, and if you take the boardwalk you should see a lovely building.
( [Sketch appears here, slowly and meticulously] )
They aren't subjects I'm familiar with, but they're fascinating all the same.

[[OOC: Open log is up! :> You don't have to interact with Robin, it's for anybody who wants to check out the Library~]]

[When night falls on the Gardens tonight, something different happens: instead of the bright-as-daylight sea of stars, a more normal sky eventually fades into existance. Stars can still be seen, though they're nowhere near as bright as the wishing stars.]

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[And then, not long after night fully envelops the Gardens, the Vine's mirror unfurls, revealing a rather serious-looking woman.]

I hope you all learned something from this. Simply wishing for something isn't going to make it happen; wishing for things from home, wishing to bring the excess stars down... you put no effort into this.

Contrary to what most people may think, this holiday is not some festival celebrating light; it's a celebration of a military victory against overwhelming odds.

As a final note: Damsel, you pronounce Chanukah wrong.

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[It's almost normal through the day, with the sun shining merrily away in a blue sky with fluffy white clouds. But as the sun sinks down to the horizon, the light doesn't go out. Instead, new light starts to shine in, and by the time the sun has slipped over the edge of the world (which may actually be true here), the sea of stars is back, glittering ceaselessly.]

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Well, now!

[Tonight's subject is a young woman. The background is a bit vague, but it seems to be a round, white stone room, with a window looking out into the sea of stars.]

It's only good manners to introduce myself, isn't it? I am the Damsel, and tonight, we're going to start taking care of a little problem together! Only you shouldn't think of it as a problem at all; think of it as a Chanukah opportunity!

[She pronounces the Ch in Chanukah like the ch in church.]

Although I suppose not all of you even know what that holiday is, being from different worlds and all that, but learning is fun, don't you think? It's a holiday about light! Every night, you light more candles. So we're going to have a reverse Chanukah. Every night, there will be fewer stars! How will we do this, my friends? Why, we're going to wish on the stars!

Make wishes! Make all the wishes you like! With every one, a star will fall. Who knows? Perhaps your wishes will come true. Wouldn't that be romantic? Now let's get to our wishing-work!

[She starts to reach over to turn off the Vine, but then stops.]

One more thing! The Queen means well, but she can be a bit easily distracted, and I notice she forgot to provide you all with clothes other than what you woke up in and what you came here in...well, I've fixed that! Take a look in the necessities sometime. I hope you like my choices!

[And indeed, the necessities now have various sorts of closets and wardrobes containing clothes of exactly the size whoever opens them needs. Unfortunately, they're all a very specific style: flowing dresses and skirts, lacy blouses, flowery things. Except for a few items, slipped in amongst the others, that are distinctly racy in nature, from slinky little dresses to shimmery lingerie.]

My, there are so many interesting places to see here... has anyone found a library by chance?

[[OOC: Undercover mode is go! >D]]

[ video ; Giselle is slightly back from the mirror and looks startled, as if she was taken by surprise and jumped back. She recovers quickly and approaches the mirror again. ]

Another one? My, this is curious! Your highness, are you still there? [ evidently, she is unaware that this is being broadcast to more than just the Queen. ] This is a lovely garden, and I would be so pleased to view it sometime soon, but you see I was out collecting wildflowers and I only meant to be a few hours -- perhaps I fell asleep and, er, sleepwalked, I have heard cases of such things -- but it's after dark now and Pip and the animals will be so worried, I really must get home to assure them I haven't fallen into some evil ogre's lair and require a daring rescue mission to be mounted in my name...

Hello? Oh dear, is anyone there?

[Wherever you are, so long as you're here already, a vine unfurls, and unfurls, and unfurls until it's holding a lifesize mirror. For a moment there's only darkness in it, and then someone steps out of the shadows and into view: a woman.]

You're here already! Isn't it wonderful? I hope it's wonderful. You see, I've been working so hard to make things right; there's still work to be done, of course, but I think it's good enough for now, don't you? I'm so happy to see you! All of you. It's been a long time...

Oh, oh, did I forget to introduce myself? I was so excited.

I'm...

[Her gaze goes distant, her expression misty and faraway.]

I am the Queen of Hearts.

You're going to love it here!

[Without further ado, the mirror curls back up.]