At the restroom of the art studio, Lisa was busy washing the dust off of Frederick. Pierre stood outside of the restroom, and he can hear voices coming within.
"Quit squirming, Frederick!" Said Lisa.
"I can't help it! The water felt so cold running down my body!" Frederick complained.
"Ugh, let me wash him" said Yukio.
Pierre felt conflicted on what to do with Lisa, he could try and manipulate her into being captured via by trapping her into a painting. At the same time, he could let her go because she reminds him of his late lover who had complimented on his artwork (despite being a failing artist at the time). He knew the consequences of failing to capture her, in which it would mean death or imprisonment.
"If I capture ze girl and turn her in, then her friends would have to rescue her. But then, ze awakened 'ero would have killed moi. If I give zem ze diamond key, ze king would be furious. Ooh la la! Zis is a predicament!" He said to himself.
It didn't take long until lisa came out from the restroom, by which it spooked him.
"Do you have any spare clothes for Frederick to wear? Because we can't have him walk naked here" she asked.
"Two doors down to ze left, zere should be spare outfits that we artists wear. Although, if you want, I could sculpt a statue of your friend" he replied.
"Ew! Don't sculpt him naked like that metal statue of a man in the city's square!" She said in a disgusted tone.
"What!? Why would I do zat? It's art, but I do not want to sculpt ze children nor ze teenagers!" He replied in a surprised tone.
"I hope you won't, because I do not like pedophiles. Pedophiles are downright evil people, and they should deserve to be thrown in jail!" She said while hiding her anger.
He gulped in fear, before regaining composure.
"I assure you, mademoiselle Lisa. I only draw or sculpt with ze adults, because zey paid me along with other artists to either draw a portrait or sculpt statues of zem. Perhaps I can draw you and your friends a portrait, a portrait that represents the downfall of ze king" he reassured.
Lisa's face changed into a calm expression, before leaving. Pierre sighed in relief, knowing that it is true that he only sculpt and/or draw portraits of the adults since they paid him. However, he couldn't help but think about spilling the beans of how he is a member of the circle of ten (like how Enju did).
Lisa came back, holding the folded clothes and beret with both arms, and entered the restroom.
"I'm back with the clothes" she replied.
"Good, I couldn't stand the coldness from sitting on the floor" said Frederick.
"Heh, your like me when I was revived. I had to look for clothes after emerging from the clay vessel, because resurrection doesn't come with the clothes you wore when you died" remarked Yukio.
"Shut up!" Growled Frederick while blushing.
Lisa and Yukio couldnt help but giggle, as Frederick started to put on some new clothes. Afterwards, the trio exit the restroom now that Frederick is dressed like an artist.
"Ah, Frederick! You look like you're one of ze artists who work here in this studio!" Pierre complimented, with a smile.
"Thanks" said Frederick while scratching his head.
"Now, I would like to discuss ze matter with you all in my office" said Pierre.
He escorted the trio down the hall, and went to the left of where the office is located. Inside, there's a desk with paperwork on it, scale models of statues, concept art of various projects that hung on the walls, portraits of some people, etc. He sat down at his desk, with the trio sitting on the chairs.
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Trapped in the film
FantasíaLisa, aged eighteen, has found a box at the back of the closet. When she opens it, it contains an old VHS tape of an old animated film from the 60s called "The Land of the starry night". According to the tape, it was made by a company whose name was...
