Rupees of Forever Children
Mask #512 of 613 — a wearable identity from X. Masquerade (2025), the sixth chapter of LUCI by Sam Spratt.
- Category
- Understory
- Material
- Wood · Vine
- Adornments
- Mane
- Region
- Kingdom
- Attendee
- Masked Guest
Observation
How quickly egos swell with the rush of invitation... but those blessed with the euphoria of inclusion inevitably encounter decisions of consequence. Will they fearlessly cast the mask aside with hopes of being seen? Or will they cling to the mask as if to preserve their fragile sense of privacy? Once amidst the revelry, will anxiety move them to retreat behind a different mask entirely? Choices underscore the pivotal role of a Happy Mask Salesman - the unsung hero of the bacchanal who waits in the wings.
Replies by this mask
- Your friends... What kind of... people are they? I wonder... Do these people... think of you... as a friend? Your true face... What kind of... face is it? I wonder... The face under the mask... Is that... your true face?
- You...what makes you happy? I wonder...what makes you happy, does it make others happy too? The right thing...what is it? I wonder...if you do the right thing, does it really make everybody happy?
- You don't have any masks left, do you? Well, let's do something else. Let's play good guys against bad - Yes! Let's do that! When you're bad, you just run. I'll give chase + heal your troubled spirits, turning them into masks for my Happy Mask Shop.
Revision
A mask granted the freedom to seek truth and to prove you can overcome the temptation of your primal predilections; but did you?