FRIEND

You're currently traversing the Queen's Mansion. Basically you were captured by the Queen and put in a cell, but after some time, you managed to escape using Lancer. And now, here you are, trying to stay out of sight and not get caught by anybody. Right now, you're on Floor 1F, quickly going down a hallway with Queen's paintings, a bunch of pottery on the floor, and monitors. Suddenly, the paintings shoot fireballs at you, but you dodge them all. Only one fireball got close to you, and it felt warm. VERY warm.

You run down a stairwell, wanting to get out of this shitty place. Although Tasque Manager keeps everything in order, it still feels like a real mess. Plus, you did have to fight Tasque Manager earlier. Basically she asked you to "help" her with organizing paintings, and since you got all the questions right, she was 100% at your mercy. You spared her though. It's just the way you're wired.

You peek around corners, repeatedly checking and looking around to see if anyone is around, while simultaneously being quiet so nobody hears you. One sound that is too loud, and you'll be found. You run down another hallway, past a small table against the wall, but you notice something. You walk back to the table, seeing a lone key sitting on it. You glance around, before grabbing the key and stuffing it in your pocket.

Much time passes and you still haven't gotten out yet. Your energy is draining from all this running and being overly cautious. Though, you still try your best to make sure nobody is around. So far, you've only had like, one run in with someone, and that was Tasque Manager. You honestly feel like you need a break. A nice, long break in a space where hopefully nobody will find you. Hey, maybe you could even take a short nap to regain energy.

You keep your pace the best you can, when you find a door. You grab the handle and turn it, but it's locked. You crouch down and peek through the keyhole, and see a distant light down a stairwell. You think for a moment on how to get it open, when you remember the key! You take the key out of your pocket and bite your lip, quietly inserting it into the keyhole, turning the key. Thankfully, the door unlocks with a soft "click." You let out a silent breath of relief, before very slowly opening the door, going through it, and closing it behind you.

Ahead is the stairwell leading downwards. You carefully step down the stairwell, hoping not to alert anyone that may be down there. You reach the bottom, and to the east is a forcefield, and to the west is a hallway. You walk down the hallway, seeing two other rooms, but at the end of the hallway is a door. You eventually reach the door, going through it.

What you see in the other side of the door makes you freeze. Sitting against the wall is a FRIEND. This one is female. Though, she doesn't seem to have noticed you yet. She also looks sad, her legs curled closely to her body, her breasts squished against them. After a moment, she looks around, when she notices you. Her mood, which was originally sad or unhappy, is dropped immediately and is replaced with happiness. She gets up and approaches you, her tail swaying behind her. She stops a few feet away from you, giving a curious tilt of her head.

"Hi there... you don't look like you belong in a place like this, are you lost?"