what does kathernie's head look like with out a crown?
Katherine: Oh, so you’d rather have me tell them!
Lady Foster: What in tarnation are you even doing answering questions from strangers? Honey, I thought we were supposed to discuss important matters regarding Project Lazarus.
Katherine: …wait. What seems to be the matter? I thought you put a stop to that project 20 years ago.
Lady Foster: Yeah, well the reanimated corpse of a talking dog just showed up at our doorstep so I think now would be a good time to discuss it again since, oh you knowwwww, someone may have recreated the project for themselves and we might be in imminent danger.
Katherine: Oh no…
Lady Foster: Yeah. “Oh no” is right. If anything else like Archie pops up again we’re fucking doomed.
Katherine: W-what do you suppose we do?
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Lady Foster: I don’t know, your majesty. You tell me. You’re the one running this whole shitshow.
Katherine: I-I never wanted this… This is why I need you. Help me out. Take care of this… You’re the one that talked Fernando out of it!
Lady Foster: God, it’s no wonder people are plotting rebellion. Maybe they’re right, you really don’t know what you’re doing, do you? And to top it all off, you don’t have a damn spine.
Katherine: Look, I know I was suddenly put in this position, but Fernando left this job to me for SOME reason. He knew you too, and he didn’t give you the crown!
Lady Foster: Well he had the hots for you, not me. He really used his head when he made that decision… and I don’t mean the head sitting on his shoulders.
Katherine: No. It can’t be that. That can’t be the reason. He’s not some sort of goddamn idiot. Besides, what do you know about running a country? Why don’t you sit here and handle the Revenant War and a possible rebellion and trying to run a country in the shadow of the Renaissance King? And Aurora seems to have taken Cortez away and GAH. Listen, Mel - I go through enough and I’m not going to have someone who doesn’t know what it feels like push me around!
Lady Foster: …wow.
Katherine: Please, just. Take care of it.
Lady Foster: Right away, your majesty.
Katherine: I-I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to-
Lady Foster: No no. It’s fine. Props to you, Kat. You really do have a spine in there somewhere. That’s why I let you shove me around.
Jasper:He brought a paw up to knock,his reddish eyes scanning around.He was fearful,seeing how some hid when they saw him or froze.He shook it off,but those factors made him frightened."Umm,hello?"He called,his gruff voice echoing.Was the door gonna open?Or was something horrid about to happen...?
Cecilia: Project Lazarus? What’s-
Adrián: How is this even possible? We locked ARCHIE away long after Fernando abandoned the whole Project Lazarus disaster… If she sees that someone else may have imitated it that means that someone knows about Archie.
Cristiano: …and if someone knows about Archie someone knows about Project Lazarus. And if someone knows about Project Lazarus, Lady Melissa’s going to-
Christiano: Lady Foster, ma'am! You’re here for a visit to the castle I presume! Ma'am, I can explain-
Melissa: Quit your chin-wagging. Both of you.
Melissa: And I don’t need you gum-flapping dumbasses distracting me from my work.
@Kathrine: If you met your past self, what would you tell yourself?
Katherine: …If you don’t know who I’m talking about, dear, you’ll soon find out. He isn’t what he seems to be after all. Heh, he’s the reason why I am who I am now and trust me - being a queen isn’t as marvelous as it seems… Not in the least.
When Katherine had blinked, the image that was her younger, more vivacious self had suddenly disappeared, sending the queen into a frantic state of panic.
“…S-sweetheart? W-Where did you go?” She called out to the braixen that was her nearly three or four decades ago.
Her breathing grew more and more unstable while her heart rattled her ribcage. She could feel anxiety gripping at her lungs and trying to stop her from breathing. Was she going mad, or was Aurora playing games on her again? All kinds of grim predictions coursed through her brain before she finally regained composure.
“Huh. That’s… strange. I guess m-my younger self must’ve run off somewhere. that’s all.”
Now collective but still paranoid of the situation, Queen Katherine began to talk to herself while pacing about the castle grounds.
“…O-Oh dear, I must’ve imagined all of that. Haha, silly me! I must be losing my damn mind from all the stress. P-perhaps I should get some rest… YES, rest. That will do me well. T-Tomorrow is a new day after all, Katherine…”
Since night had fallen, the exhausted delphox then retired to her quarters for the night, trying to push her worries about her people, Aurora, Johann and her absent son Cortez deep into the concave of her mind.
[ Katherine seems to slowly lose her grip on her own emotions. She could fall apart any second! ]
Mod: Also, a COLOSSAL “Thank you!” goes to Mundew, the mod of @askinsomniacariados for helping me out with this ask via guest art and collaborating with me to come up with a response for it! I’ve been itching to post this ALL WEEK because it looks SO GREAT AHHHH! Thank you so much Mundew, this really did help a lot! Plus, I love what you added in dialogue-wise!
Also, if yinz haven’t seen Mundew’s blog yet, I really highly recommend a follow! It’s guaranteed to put a smile on your face every time you see it on your dashboard. Once again it’s @askinsomniacariados!
Fithequore: OI! All of you! Why are y'all covered in blood? Are yah fighting something? That's not good sportsmanship! What are yah guys fighting that makes yah covered in blood? Eh?
Memory Entry Date: [REDACTED]th, 2016.
Time: 4:12 pm.
[ FINAL INTERACTION PROMPT HAS BEEN ACTIVATED. INITIATING RESPONSE… ]
Sarah: I know it sounds really typical, like a zombie apocalypse movie, but trust me. That’s what we originally thought too.
Leo: Sarah’s right. We thought that it would never happen to us and that it would only happen in the video games we played and the movies and TV shows that we watched… But boy were we surprised when it actually started to happen.
Sarah: It’s the fear of many decades… People have been paranoid about this for decades, but most found it to be absolute bullshit… That is, until it soon became a reality.
Miss Katherine, How many have there been on your life?
Queen Katherine: Men in my life, I presume? Well… don’t tell Stephen what I am about to tell you…
Queen Katherine: …He had thrown my heart away when I had clearly given him all my affection… I did so much for him… W-We had a child for God’s sake! Poor Cortez never had a father… Please, don’t tell Stephen that this conversation happened… (Retreating to her room, her sobs intensifying) I… I need some time for myself now… Please, excuse me…
Cecilia: Oh non… She blew a gasket and now she is crying in her room! You must’ve really upset her… Just- leave her be, Monsieurs et Mademoiselles… This will hopefully pass soon. King Fernando actually acted the same exact way back when he was still around… He always retreated to his quarter when one brought up Mademoiselle Hurwicz…
[ Queen Katherine I is temporarily closed for asks ]
[ King Fernando I has now been unlocked. Check the “Royal Family & Staff” page or click his name to see more information about him. He too is also vital to the plot! ]
[ A new character has been added to the list! Check the Pivotal Character portion of the “Royal Family & Staff” page or click the name to read more about Miss Hurwicz. ]
Mod: Look, I know Katherine is everyone’s favorite, but these next few asks were damn good questions! This is for the sake of plot and to give other characters a chance in the spotlight.
Side note: Well. You guys did it. You done bent Katherine and she snapped like a twig. I need to actually applaud you guys on that since I really underestimated how good the asks would be, to be honest. But you have unlocked MAJOR components of the plot using your asks. Congratulations! But this story is still nowhere near over…. Heh.
(I’m prepared for anything you can throw at me. I have the entire plot memorized and all my asks’ dialogues written out on my iPad.) XD
Katherine (Tearing up): And that, simply put, is how I got to where I am today. The miserable Iron Queen forced to rule over the land left by her predecessor…
