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[learningtolove]

[There's a lot of grumbling as the audio starts. Beast is hardly going to show himself off to the populace at large right off the bat, given his startling appearance. That's a good way for people to turn up with the torches and pitchforks. There's a lot of muttering in his deep, growly voice.]

No--No--No! That's not right-- Maybe if I-- Oh da--

[And the audio cuts out. It's restored a few minutes later and this time he at least seems to be certain he's recording.]

I was wondering if anyone here is familiar at all with magic and curses?

[Might as well get a general sense of what everyone here thinks about the subject before he decides to reveal himself as a big, possibly scary monster.]

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[learningtolove]

.......I got cursed.

[He sounds reluctant to say even that much even though he was the one to bring up the topic, but forethought has never been Beast's strongest suit.]

[smudging]

Powerful magic if it works between dimensions.

[ Despite his clear reluctance, Blue lets her curiosity get the best of her. ]

What type of curse was used on you?

[learningtolove]

It is. It's lasted almost a decade now.

[Definitely wasn't one of those 'wait and it'll wear off' types of magic.]

A shapeshifting one. It changed me, my servants, and the entire castle.

[smudging]

If you don't mind my asking [ Because curses can be a bit of a personal subject to those that they've been put on. ] what was it that you did to make someone curse you and your castle?

[learningtolove]

[It's a long time before Beast speaks again. He's not really used to telling the story of how his foolish stupidity had cost him so much.]

I wouldn't show hospitality to a guest. There was an old woman in the snow who asked to stay at my castle and I turned her away.

[It wasn't like there were hotels nearby in the 1700s where she could have taken shelter. Beast had essentially condemned her to death by refusing to let her stay there, a horribly cruel act from a spoiled boy.]