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There is a castle in the woods, where one can get lost in the fog. Once you enter, you can get lost in the chaos. The rooms can be modern or ancient, clear or cluttered, but it is tailored to the person that inhabits it. The halls are twisty and long, with the only through-line being your way back to your room.
When you wander through the castle, you will meet spirits and see paintings that seem like they could have been made hundreds of years ago, or yesterday, you can’t really tell. One of the spirits is telling you about the history of bread, you like it. Others are interjecting with facts about pastries and sweets, but you just want to hear about bread.
You can leave, yes, but you want to go back, you want to keep exploring the castle. There are areas where you meet people with similar interests and engage in their communities. You all have different perspectives, but it doesn’t seem to bother you. You engage in debates, some important, some inane. You are walking and you fall through the floor and enter a new community. You enjoy it.
The grounds have different plants, both beautiful and odd. You are looking for a specific tree you once saw, you follow the same path but it’s not there. You ask others and they say they’ve seen it, but can’t remember where it is. You ask another friend, you describe it down to its smallest detail, but your friend says that they’ve never seen it and that it probably doesn’t exist, you give up. Later you find yourself wandering, enjoying the wildlife when you see a tree, and there it is! The tree! You found it on accident and now take a picture so you can remember it, and then you leave.
Today is chaotic and the castle has music of all different styles echoing throughout the halls. It sounds nice, and you dance along with the others. You’re all dancing in different patterns and speeds, but it’s fun. You like it. It’s a nice escape from the unhappy chaos and strife of the world.
There is news from the outside today, something happened in one of the communities, then another, and another and another and another until the entire day full of news and questions and earthshattering reveals. In the next few days, you think about what happened, you think about the chain reactions and reverent irreverence that everyone treated it with. It was fun, you realize, and you want something like it to happen at least once a year.
Another castle has news in the next few months. You are aware of the other castles, as those castles are, in fact, more commonly used amongst the world. This castle, the one you are in, is one of the older ones and is seemingly ignored. You don’t know why they ignore it, the castle and the people are fun. The other castles seem to always be upset or seem too boring to engage in.
The other castle’s patron has kicked someone out. You didn’t know the patrons could do that. Strange, the person seems to have been doing bad things for a while, why only now? Furthermore, why let similar people stay if they really want those people out. You’re confused now.
The community is excited. You’re all waiting for the bad person to come here, so you may torment them and make them leave as they did with another bad person. Your patrons have a hands-off approach to the castle, letting you sort yourselves out and only stepping in when absolutely necessary. It is how it has always been.
You’re glad you came to the castle. It’s strange and chaotic and noisy, but it’s also open and accepting. You found a place to rest from the world’s troubles. It’s nice here. You wouldn’t trade it for the world.