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You've lived in Londinium Paper City Central for your whole life. Everything was fine before the time loop started. Things are getting out of control each day. But what can you do.
High Class: Engel, Lizzy, Petunia, Oliver, Zip, Edward.
Mid class: Ruby, Cubbie, Kevin.
Low class: Abbie, Lana, Claire, Bubble, Robby, Skell.
Unknown Class: ∆lice, Miss Circle, Miss Thavel, Miss Bloomie, Miss Grace, Miss Sasha, Miss Emily, Mister Demi, Chip, Riley.
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TimeKeepers:
-Miss Circle: Appearance: Miss Circle still has her long black hair and wolf ear-like horns on her head like her original design except her horns are smaller.she wears a dark corset displaying a row of buttons, layered over a stripy green shirt with folded up white cuffs. The corset connects to a long collar-piece which frames her torso. Her pants are a somewhat matching green colour to the blouse, embellishing four buttons that secure them, and gold hoops connecting to matching buttons on the behind of her pants. She has a handkerchief tucked into the side of her pants. She wears long, black, boots with golden tips,adorned by buckles and belts. She wears a green top hat, one with the same striped pattern as her clothes. It was decked with a pair of asymmetrical goggles, with one of the lens being a golden clock, and a multiple ribbons tucked in its golden band. The brim of the hat was a dark brown and it is placed over her right horn. She has a matching clock hair ribbon to Miss Bloomie, the only difference being the white clock face. Miss Circle also wears a gold monocle and a white jabot. Weapon: Miss Circle fosters a sword, featuring a golden handguard resembling the hands of a clock with a large clock face as a centerpiece. The blade itself is black, glowing a dark aura when used. Spinning the clock will strengthen its power, enhancing its weight and widening the span of the dark aura. Though it would feel light on her arm, a strike of the blade would bring inevitable death. About: Miss Circle was the second Timekeeper to be recruited. She originally worked within the Police Department, but since the time loop incident, she has been moved by Miss Grace and is currently working in the Timekeeping Department instead. Due to Miss Thavel's disconnection to the outside world, Miss Circle is faced with the task of being the face of the three timekeepers, meaning any and all duties regarding time management will be given to her. Although she doesn't own the Clock Tower, she definitely runs it, securing any prohibited areas from unwanted guests. She holds one of the Keys into ∆lice's room. Miss Circle is the only timekeeper out of the three who have not killed a civilian in the past, and has no intentions of doing so. She spends most of her time in the Clock Tower's Underground Bunker. Circle doesn't dislike going outside, however any public visit she makes is very quick, and also very rare, considering she has to take care of Miss Thavel.
-Miss Bloomi: Appearance: Miss Bloomie still has her blunt black bob cut hair except her hair is messier and has a brown interior with two shoulder-length messy locks of hair on the sides of her face,and she still has her small ponytail on the left side of her head.she wears an under bust waist coat, similar to Miss Circle's. Her blouse is a stripy green, and she wears a white cravat with a black band and golden jewel around her neck. Her sleeves are loose, ruffled and wavy, with a slit to for aerodynamics. She wears a long mermaid skirt with two layers of ruffles near the end of the skirt. Layering her outfit is a striped bustle skirt that reaches near the end of her mermaid skirt. It has ruffles under the waist coat's corset. She wears a golden monocle with a pearly chain, and a half black headband. Her hairpiece is the same design as Miss Circle's, with the clock face instead being gold, and attached to the headband. She also holds a closed green parasol, adorning a striped pattern similar to the rest of her outfit. She has her weapon unequipped, hence the missing hand. Weapon: Whilst not in the featured reference, Miss Bloomie's weapon features a type of key-blade, with golden embellishments and cogwheel details. It features one large clock at the head of the blade, and a smaller one besides it. The end of the key is able to be shot out, leaving a golden trail as it shoots. The key can go up to 40km/h or approx. 25 MPH. The speed can be adjusted with the smaller clock. The larger clock is able to go back in time. Once the end of the key is shot, as long as Miss Bloomie stays in close proximity to the end of the blade, the clock is able to spin back and return the blade to its original sitting. The key-blade itself has "some sort of sentience," and it perceives time differently to the civilians, having its own pocket of time within the key. Any changes to the key's own time pocket does not interfere with the reality's time loop. But for best results, Miss Bloomie usually stands still and waits for the key to retrieve its other end. About: Miss Bloomie was the third Timekeeper to be recruited. She worked at the museum and clock shop prior to her recruitment, and she continues to run both locations. Bloomie had only met Circle after she was recruited by Miss Grace. Bloomie often keeps a calm demeanor. She often beckons people to visit the museum and clock shop, as a marketing strategy of hers. She is the keeper of the second Key to ∆lice's room. Rather than hiding the key, she displays it on one of the higher shelves in the Clock shop for visitors to awe. The glass box it rests in was anything but secure, and could have been easily shattered. Knowing this, she set up a complex alarm system, triggering if the glass was to be broken. Miss Bloomie also lives upstairs to the clock shop, and has practically 24/7 surveillance over the shop.
-Miss Thavel: Appearance: Miss Thavel still has her black hair and white antlers like her original design except she doesn't have her swirly square-shaped ahoage.she wears a ruffled shirt with a dark brown corset adorned with gold buttons. She wears a sleeveless coat in a light brown, its swallowtail ripped to a similar fashion as Miss Circle's. She wears a long green skirt with details at the waist and complimenting stripes. There are a few tears at the end of the skirt, but it's kept in a mostly decent quality. She wears a pair of black boots with black buckles. The toecap and soles of the shoes resemble a deer's hoof. Thavel also wears a black capelet with a large hood over her head. The fabric is old, and ripped apart. There were rips in the hood for her antlers. Miss Thavel wears a plague doctor mask, with one of the goggles having a golden clock face. Though her Alt. Appearance has this removed. She also wears some goggles on her head, and fingerless leather gloves with gold details. Weapon: Miss Thavel doesn't have a weapon. She defends herself solely with Chronomancy. Since the practice is considered to be witchcraft and taboo, she can only practice it in the Clock Tower's Bunker. Due to how mentally draining the magic is to practice, let alone use, Miss Thavel is often ill or jet lagged. Because of her long term practice, she is able to withstand the effects of the time loop better than anyone else. About: Miss Thavel. The first Timekeeper to be recruited. She was also the first paper civilian to be aware of the time loop, and also the person who told Miss Grace. At that time, she had already been illegally practicing Chronomancy. It was because of so that she noticed the strange time imbalance in the city. She was brought in and questioned about it, and explained how she noticed, but she never exposed her illegal practices. The police department assumed that she had a natural talent, and therefore permitted her to pursue in Chronomancy, as long as it was done legally and without harm on others.
-Mister Compass: A Forbidden Chronomancy User, Former Timekeeper, Out to kill Miss Circle after she neglected him... And Miss Thavel's final opponent. The compass he has on is a mimic of his compass form.
-Miss Keyblade: Appearance: Miss Keyblade wears a long, red dress with stripes and a side slit with gold fabric aligning the insides of the dress and fold details near the end of the dress. It has a sweetheart neckline and a more defined bust with white details. She has long, skintight sleeves, with the addition of puffy shoulders. On her chest is a large clock built into a cogwheel. Miss Keyblade’s dress also has a large bow on the side, with gold fabric lining the insides of the bow, similarly to the dress. Keyblade is also wearing a red stole scarf with white details, and earrings that were made from parts of unused cogwheels. Miss Keyblade’s top hat is a red colour with a darker red brim. The band of the hat is gold and has a ribbon of matching colour tucked into the band. She also has minor details on her dress and has a gold, long curly lock of hair in the front. Weapon: Miss Keyblade in her key form would have the same abilities described in Miss Bloomie’s weapon description. However, in paper form, Miss Keyblade is easily capable of chronomancy, being able to cast it directly from her hand without it draining her. The magic had slightly been altered and is weaker than the magic the government forbids. It is still strong in some areas. Unlike Miss Thavel, Miss Keyblade does not need to keep the ability a secret. About: Miss Keyblade is Miss Bloomie’s sentient keyblade. She was passed down to Bloomie when she became a Timekeeper. The clock on her chest is the center piece of her key form. She was made for one of the Clock Tower’s entrance doors. The original key was infused with chrono magic to become the tower’s main defense and security system. From this, she was somehow able to gain consciousness, and had defended the Clock Tower from intruders until that role was given to Miss Circle instead. Miss Keyblade was supposed to be a piece in the tower’s museum, but since she still had a use, she was instead given to Miss Bloomie. Keyblade previously did not have a host, so she was a walking, talking key. However, since Miss Bloomie was in control, she had gained a vessel which she would be able to transform into when Bloomie was unavailable to run the shop. It is unknown why she chose a red dress to wear instead of a green dress that could have matched the rest of the Timekeepers’ outfits. Though she does argue that the red represents the blood of the victims and intruders she had killed throughout the ages.
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-Miss Grace: Appearance: Miss Grace's uniform features a sleek black, high collar coat, fastened by rows of buttons. She wears a pencil skirt with buttons decorating the front of the skirt, and a tight band around her waist in a green color. The coat has a green tail in a striped pattern. The cuffs of the coat's sleeves are white, with the button fasten loose. She wears a monocle-like gear piece over her eye, a ribbon badge and a tall top hat. The ribbon badge is the Victoria Cross, however its lower detail makes it easily mistakable to the Iron Cross. Miss Grace's hat adorns the Londinium Paper Police Department badge. About: Miss Grace is the Lead Police Officer of the Londinium Paper Police Department. She is the one who hired the three Timekeepers after the realization of the time loop. She is also the one in charge of fabricating any media regarding the time loop or the Princess of Time. She works alongside Miss Sasha, who is the Vice Lead Police Officer.
- Miss Sasha: Appearance: Miss Sasha has long black hair in a ponytail and a stoic expression on her face along with a large scar on the left side.Miss Sasha's uniform features a sleek black, high collar coat, fastened by rows of buttons. She wears a pencil skirt with buttons decorating the front of the skirt, and a tight band around her waist in a green colour. The coat has a green swallowtail in a striped pattern. The cuffs of the coat's sleeves are white, with the button fasten loose. She wears a black hat with a white band, and the Londinium Paper Police Department badge pinned on the uniform. She's also wearing flats with dark stockings. When she's not working her casual outfit is of a brown coat,a green scarf,a black cap,and a white skirt with a black shirt. About: Miss Sasha is the Vice Lead Police Officer, but also shadow lead. She'll step in when Miss Grace is unavailable. She helps set up the search parties on Grace's behalf. Sasha allegedly has something going on with Mister Demi, but she denies every allegations regarding it.
-Miss Emily: Appearance: Miss Emily wears a white button up shirt under a split-coboutd vest. One part brown, one part green with stripes. The vest had ruffles sewn around the armpit area. Her sleeves are rolled up, and the ends of the blouse were showing from under the vest. Miss Emily wears high waist pants with pockets, rolled up to her thighs, the white rolled up fabric showing. She's also wearing thigh high boots with straps. Miss Emily is holding a brown leash that fastens to Mister the Doberman's spiked red collar. the Londinium Paper Police Department badge is pinned on her vest, and also on Mister's collar. Miss Emily also wears black gloves and a gold monocle. When she's not working her outfit is that of a white singlet with a greyish-green coat and brown pants,upon closer inspection a scar can be seen on her left shoulder and her arms are covered in bandages,she has a muscular physique. About: Miss Emily works alongside Mister Demi in the search party as the second in command for the detective branch. She and her police dog Mister are able to track and chase down suspects. Though Mister is a bit new to the team, as at this point he's still a newly introduced breed.
-Mister Demi: Appearance: Mister Demi has white hair and small horns like his original self except his eyes are blue instead of green.he wears a brown capelet over a striped green vest and white sleeves. He has a jabot tucked into the capelet. The rest of his coat was brown, with buckles and pockets. He has a hat sharing the same colors as his coat. He also wears his Londinium Paper Police Department badge pinned to the band of the hat, and has one pipe horn behind his real horns. Mister Demi is also wearing brown pants, rolled up to reveal the white layer of fabric underneath. He's wearing black boots and gold glasses. When he's not working his casual outfit is that of a white button up shirt with rolled sleeves and black suspenders with pants. About: Mister Demi is the Lead Detective for the search party for Oliver and his Rebellion. Along with Miss Emily, he's in charge of gathering any evidence or leads that could track down the location of the hideouts.
Normal Civilians
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Engel: Appearance: Engel still has his white hair in a ponytail except the two feathers in his head is black rather than blue and red.he wears a short-sleeved button up. He wears a red tie, with a small, gold name tag pinned to the knot of the tie. He wears long green slacks that go down to his ankle. He’s also wearing black shoes. Engel also has a brown waistcoat with a tail that pasts his thighs. The coat itself has front pockets on either side, and a trimmed down fur collar. Engel also wears glasses and has the coat’s cuffs flipped over. About: Engel is the manager of the Londinium Newspaper Factory. A factory built over the plot of land that once stood an old clock factory back in the 1820s. The construction of the newspaper factory only started during the 1950s, and finished later in the decade. Engel is the second manager. The old manager had retired, and he was promoted to the role after working 4 years at the factory. He’s now been working for the factory for 9 years. Engel is responsible for hiring Claire, who only started working for one year. He also employed other paper citizens. Engel is also a high class citizen. His parents were always wealthy people, and he inherited their fortune after they passed away from illnesses. He was insensitive about their deaths for the most part, but still refrains from talking about it. Engel is on good terms with Abbie. They have been friends for a while. He once asked if Abbie wanted to work at the factory since at that time they were low on delivery people. Although Abbie denied, he recommended some mutuals: Claire and Skell, who both accepted the employment request. After Claire had joined the Rebellion, Engel forbid her from revealing any documents or news reports, and warned her about Oliver. Although skeptical, Claire was stubborn, and revealed the news about ∆lice anyway.
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Lizzy: Appearance: Lizzy wears a green blouse with white ruffled and puffy sleeves with ruffles that go down just above her wrists. She also has a white ruffled collar and more ruffles going the front of the blouse. A mermaid skirt cuts to her knees.Ruffles were sewed on at the ends, and some folds gave it shape at the waist. On her neck is a dark green neck bow with a P&L pin, representing her business and friendship with Petunia. Lizzy wears long, pointed boots and a dark green hair bow. She keeps her hair in a bun. About: Lizzy is one of the owners for P&L, a shared business between Lizzy and Petunia. They first established the business back in high school as a side project, but it eventually grew into a well known and recognized business, with most of its income coming from high class paper civilians. Lizzy designs the outfits, and Petunia helps tailor them to the person who commissioned. Having trouble with their management, Lizzy hired Ruby and Cubby for help. Ruby is responsible for advertising, whilst Cubby manages the orders and keeps the shop in place. Lizzy and Petunia are on good terms with Oliver, their most regular customer. They often express their gratitude for his support to their business by serving him drinks when he enters. He gets to relax on the big couch in their studio anytime while they work.
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Petunia: Appearance: Petunia wears a black, high collar, long sleeved top under her duo-colored blazer. She has a green jabot tucked into a white shirt collar. On her jabot is a dark green neck bow with a P&L pin, representing her business and friendship with Lizzy. Petunia wears a straight skirt that goes past her knees. It has buttons adorned to the waistband. Petunia also wears black flats. About: Petunia is one of the owners for P&L, a shared business between Lizzy and Petunia. They first established the business back in high school as a side project, but it eventually grew into a well known and recognized business, with most of its income coming from high class paper civilians. Lizzy designs the outfits, and Petunia helps tailor them to the person who commissioned. Having trouble with their management, Lizzy hired Ruby and Cubby for help. Ruby is responsible for advertising, whilst Cubby manages the orders and keeps the shop in place. Lizzy and Petunia are on good terms with Oliver, their most regular customer. They often express their gratitude for his support to their business by serving him drinks when he enters. He gets to relax on the big couch in their studio anytime while they work.
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Ruby: Appearance: Ruby wears a white, buttoned up shirt with poofed sleeves. She has a ruby pinned to her jabot and a simple, long, green flowing skirt, and she’s wearing black boots. Her hair was cut short in comparison to original Ruby. Ruby also has a TV head, modelled after the first few generations of Television. One of her eyes is a sound wave. One of her antennas are also bent. About: Ruby is responsible for advertising at P&L. She’s not supposed to exist. Or at least, her head wasn’t. As TVs were invented much later than the timeframe in which Londinium is set. Because of her strange appearance, she was able to capture a lot of audiences to the business. Though Ruby prefers her full-time job as a kindergarten teacher. Ruby goes around handing out pamphlets for the business, and tends to knock on civilians’ doors to advertise. It works better on Higher class citizens.
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Cubbie: Appearance: Cubbie has a similar outfit to Engel. It consists of a white, short sleeved collared shirt, and a blazer. He wears a red tie. His pants are duo-colored, with one side sewn with a lighter fabric. He’s also wearing glasses, a small hat hiding one of his ears, and a black belt, which hangs loose. Cubbie’s hair is a lot longer than original Cubbie. He also has a cat tail. About: Cubbie is responsible for managing at P&L. He sorts out all the orders from chronological order from first to last. Although he seems like he’s stressed all the time, Cubbie rather enjoys his job and likes working with Lizzy and Petunia. He usually treats them to some tea when they’re working on larger orders. Cubbie lives with the two owners in one of the spare rooms. He rents the place out, since he was kicked from his old apartment. The two girls don’t seem to be bothered by him most of the time, though he does seem to be a disturbance when the two are stressed.
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Skell: Appearance: Skell wears a half-buttoned up shirt with sleeves rolled past his elbows. He also has on some black overalls, which were cuffed at his ankles. Skell wears black shoes and a cross body bag in a lighter brown colour, carrying newspapers inside. About: Skell is one of Engel’s hires for the newspaper factory. He serves as the newspaper delivery man. Skell only accepted the job, since Engel seemed desperate at the time. He later regretted it, but being one of the only few delivery people that the factory even has, he continues to work. Skell had overdue loans, and was kicked out of his home. This ended him up on the streets. However, he met with Oliver, who he bargained with to let him live in the Rebellion’s hideout. Oliver agreed out of whim, and now he uses the hideout as a homeless shelter. He is not one of Oliver’s legitimate recruits, but they are somewhat related.
The Rebellion:
-Oliver: Appearance: Oliver wears a green vest over a white long-sleeved collared shirt with a gold name tag on his vest. He popped the ends of the white undershirt out from under the vest and is wearing a brown jacket with fur trimming. His pants are dark brown with white stitching details. He also has knee-high boots and a black hair ribbon. About: Oliver is The Rebellion leader. However, his intentions were never made clear. He first proposed the idea to Zip and Edward during their less wealthier times as a potential method of milking more money after the news regarding sightings of The Princess began to spread. Oliver told the two that it would be a good idea to “strike a deal with her.” As less news began rolling out about her, Oliver decided to ask around if anyone had more information how to track her down. Majority gave hints on where she could be and who to ask. Oliver got the idea of creating a rebellion underneath the government’s nose for the project. He hired Claire, Abbie, Lana, Bubble, and Kevin originally to do most of the hard work with tracking down and finding information. Robby and Riley were hired later as subs. Oliver allowed all of them to hide in his manor’s basement, where all the planning would be conducted. With the team he built, it was guaranteed that he'll be able to find the princess. All evidence linked to one place: the Clock Tower. Particularly the innermost chambers where they used to use it as a storage unit. Ever since The Princess came along.
-Claire: Newspaper gal, she helps ink em' in the factory. She was bribed to join Oliver's Rebellion, despite Engel's warnings.
-Abbie: Shoe Polisher. He's in a big debt, so Oliver recruited him, promising him a fortune if he joined.
-Zip: Life-long friends with Oliver. She's one of those snobby, high classed women. Juxtaposing to that, she dresses rather simple. She's the older sister of Chip, and they live together with Edward, Zip's romantic interest. She runs a restaurant on one of the city's streets. They got good food there.
- Edward: One of those snobby rich guys. He dresses rather sloppily for his status. Regardless, he lives together with Zip, his romantic interest.
-Chip: Zip's younger brother. He always wears the ragged hood, despite Zip's efforts of getting rid of it. No one actually knows what's in that box he carries around.
-Lana: She's a cook at Zip's restaurant. Also one of Zip's recruits to the Rebellion. She cooks for the group. And she's good at it!
-Bubble: Previously a maid at one of the bigger hotels, she quit her job due to work trauma. Oliver promised that the circumstances here at the Rebellion will be different from her old workplace.
-Robby: He's a mechanic or somethin'. Probably one of Edward's coworkers, that's how he even got here, I guess.
-Riley: She stalks Robbie, and joined the Rebellion to stalk him more. She formerly worked for the newspaper factory. Weirdo.
-Kevin: The brains of the Rebellion. Oliver hired him to do all the planning. He seems to really like the job, despite the awful pay.
Princess of Time:
∆lice: Appearance: ∆lice wears a white blouse adorned with golden buttons. Her corset is brown, and also adorned with two buttons. The backside of the corset is laced. ∆lice wears a black headband with bows, and she's also wearing a short, brown jacket with gold details. One of the sleeves of the jacket is a white, ruffled sleeve. The sleeves of her blouse are flowing and made from a breathable fabric. She has black cuffs on her shoulders to push back the sleeves, giving it a puffy effect. ∆lice wears a very detailed layered dress. The top skirt is a dull blue colour, with black straps and bows holding up parts of the skirt. Following the skirt is a darker blue layer of fabric that parts at the front of the dress. The layer has a sort of tail at the front. The third layer is a beige dress with a black fabric stitched along the edge of the dress.Under the dress is a white petticoat. ∆lice wears long socks with lace trimmings at the end. She's wearing black Mary Jane shoes. She also has a gold caged skirt around the back of her dress, over the bustle. ∆lice's Semi-transformed form wears the same white blouse that she wears in her normal form. However, it is ripped and partially unbuttoned. The blouse is also stained with sweat. ∆lice does not have her jacket or corset in her semi-transformed form. Her neck and ankle are cuffed. ∆lice's skirt has two layers. The first layer is a blue skirt that has its edges ripped, and is stained with a dark substance. The second layer is a beige, unripped skirt. Similarly to her normal form's dress, she does have a caged skirt around the back of her dress. Her Semi-Transformed Form does not have a petticoat. ∆lice wears white stockings for her Semi-Transformed form, except they are heavily ripped. She also still wears the black Mary Jane shoes, but appears to have lost one. ∆lice also has a long, black tail with a part of the tail's spine being spiked. She also has spikes behind her back, which all have an ombre from black to gold. One of the spikes has a loose bandage. Her cowlick also has the gold gradient similar to her spikes. About: Princess ∆lice. What more is there to say? ∆lice is the embodiment of Time in the Alternate Universe. No one truly knows what she is capable of. ∆lice never goes outside. She stays in the innermost chambers of the Londinium Clock Tower. She has no intentions of hurting anybody, and only attacks when her solitude had been provoked. ∆lice's backstory is unbeknownst, even to the Timekeepers. She is often asked by the Timekeepers regarding her origin, but always seemed reluctant to answer.
∆lice's Bunny: The Princess' bunny. It's often seen dwelling around in the alleyways of the City. Please don't pet it.
Londinium Paper City Central, the beating heart of the Paper City in 1895, stood as a marvel of progress. Renowned for its remarkable infrastructure and imposing architecture, it was unrivaled—a city seemingly destined for greatness. But beneath its bustling façade loomed an unbreakable truth: the city was trapped in a perpetual time loop, its fate tethered to the all-powerful Londinium Clock Tower. Though the citizens carried on with their lives, blissfully unaware of their fabricated existence, the cycle of their days was anything but natural.
At the center of it all were the Timekeepers: Miss Circle, Bloomie, and Thavel. Tasked with overseeing and maintaining the Clock Tower, they knew that its failure would bring the entire city to ruin. Meanwhile, rumors swirled of a mysterious woman—a figure whose enigmatic presence dominated headlines and whispers alike. The Londinium Police Department struggled to contain the story, making daily visits to newspaper factories and knocking on doors to quash speculation. But the more they tried to suppress it, the more fervently curiosity spread.
Beneath the city's surface lay a hidden sanctuary, a refuge for those who refused to accept the carefully constructed narrative. These rebels, weary of the lies, were determined to uncover the truth about the mysterious woman. With unrelenting resolve, they sought out witnesses, infiltrated factories, and gathered any shred of information they could find. Their mission was clear: expose the secrets buried within the city.
But neither the citizens nor the rebels could comprehend the full scope of the truth. The mastermind behind the time loop—the very architect of Londinium's endless days—was none other than the woman in the headlines, the Time Princess herself. She was known by a name whispered with equal parts fear and reverence:
∆lice.
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[Londinium Paper City; Year 1895.]
The city was quiet—though not in a comforting way. Londinium Paper City was a silence made strange, punctuated only by the ceaseless ticking of the colossal clock tower at its heart. The sound carried through every street and alley, a reminder that in this city, time itself was watching.
You exit your apartment building. The air hung heavy with the scent of pressed paper and oil, laced with a metallic tang from the unseen gears hidden beneath the streets. Occasionally, a puff of steam hissed from a vent, like the city exhaling in irritation.
The skyline rose around you, precise and unnatural. Buildings folded like origami, their corners sharp and symmetrical, fragile yet eternal. Overhead, mechanical birds flitted from roof to roof, their wings creaking with every motion, their glassy eyes catching the lamplight. Their jerky movements made them seem more puppet than bird, as though strung up by invisible wires.
The streets pulsed with subdued life. Vendors muttered halfhearted sales pitches, their words muffled against the rumble of clockwork carriages rolling along rails embedded in the roads. Children darted through the crowd, their laughter carrying an anxious edge, as if joy were something to be whispered, not shouted. Though it was hard to have any joy after "She" showed up.
Every glance felt dangerous. Every conversation carried the weight of conspiracy. Even the beggars, faces hidden beneath folded-paper hats, watched others warily—as though they sensed that calamity could come in seconds.
And always, above it all, loomed the clock tower. Its frozen hands pointed to an hour that had not changed in years, yet the entire city moved to its rhythm. You could feel its pull—a quiet, invisible thread winding tighter with every step you took. A thread that has wound tighter each day.
As you walked, you came upon the central square. A crowd had gathered at the base of the clock tower, their voices raised, their anger sharp. They pressed forward, desperate to force their way inside—to reach the mysterious Time Princess ∆lice within.
But two figures stepped forward. Women in sharp uniforms, silver badges pinned to their chests. One with a measured calm, the other with a fire in her eyes. They commanded authority in every gesture. The Lead Police Officer, Miss Grace—and her vice, Miss Sasha. Together, they pressed the crowd back, dispersing the uprising with firm words and steadier hands.
Would you draw closer to witness this confrontation at the square? Or slip away into Londinium’s maze of streets to carve your own path?
Places & Faces of Londinium
•Characters at this time: Miss Grace and Miss Sasha in the main square in front of the clock tower calm the crowd, which is a small group from the uprising. At the Londinium newspaper factory, Engel, as the head of the factory, is sitting in his office and writing some reports, Claire and Skell are sitting on the ground floor, Claire is printing newspapers and Skell, as the postman, is waiting for her to finish her work.
Zip Restaurant: Zip, Oliver and Edward are sitting at a table and discussing something while Lana is working in the kitchen and preparing food for them. Bubble as maid trying to make restaurant cleaned.
Tailor "P&L" building, Petunia and Lizzy are sitting in their office and discussing business plans for their joint business in the form of this tailor. Ruby is on the ground floor of the building rehearsing a speech for an advertisement, along with Cubby, the Manager of P&L, who drinks tea and gives her advice.
The basement of the Rebellion main building: Robby is fixing something while Kevin prepares a plan to break through their rebellion, led by Oliver, to the clock tower to the time princess ∆lice. Riley stands not far from Robby and quietly watches him, trying not to attract attention and continue stalking him.
In the building of the Londinium Paper Police Department, At detectives office, Mister Demi and Miss Emily with her dog Mister, as detectives, look at the papers for new missing persons in some case.
Inside the clock tower: ∆lice is sitting in her room at the very top of the clock tower and quietly reading while stroking her black bunny that was given as a gift by the timekeepers. Miss Circle talks to Miss Bloomie while drinking tea on the middle tier inside the clock tower. Miss Thavel practices chromancy inside the bunker under the clock tower.
In the museum near the clock tower: Miss Bloomie is sitting in her office and looking at something in the documents. Miss Keyblade has assumed her human form and just walks around the office, looking at what she is interested in.
The Streets: Abbie polishes boots in the dust of an alley. Chip, small and silent, passes by with a strange black box strapped to his back—his destination unknown, his secret kept. Mister Compass wanders as well, hunting for Miss Circle with eyes full of murderous intent. Few dare whisper his name, for he is said to wield forbidden chromancy itself.
Here in Londinium Paper City, the clock is ticking.
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