Roxana — Chapter 10

HAHA,

YOU'RE SO CUTE, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE LIKE THIS.

ARE YOU NUTS? YOU'RE COVERED IN BLOOD!

THE SMELL! UGH, IT'S DISGUSTING.

WERE YOU JUST AT THE MONSTER HUTCH, JEREMY?

YOU SHOULDN'T OVERWORK YOURSELF... XANA SEEMED REALLY BUSY AS WELL.

MIND YOUR OWN--

WAIT, YOU SAW XANA?!

YES, I RAN INTO HER EARLIER TODAY.

I WANTED TO HAVE SOME TEA WITH HER AND DEON, BUT--

LISTEN OLD LADY...

...KEEP DEON THE HELL AWAY FROM XANA.

DID I NOT MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?

WHY NOT? IT'D BE NICE FOR HER TO CATCH UP WITH HER BROTHER ONCE IN A WHILE.

Are You Upset We Didn't Invite You?

WHAT?! BROTHER?!!!

BROTHER?!!!

CLEAR THE COBWEBS OUT OF YOUR EARS, OLD LADY.

THE ONE AND ONLY BROTHER XANA HAS IN HER LIFE NOW...

...IS ME, GOT THAT?

UGH! SHE BARELY HAS TIME FOR ME ANYMORE AS IS BECAUSE OF THAT STUPID TOY OF HERS!

WHAT TOY?

YOU KNOW, THAT BLUE PUNK.

It Was A Birthday Present.

IS THIS THE FIRST TIME YOU'RE HEARING ABOUT THIS?

SERIOUSLY, YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING THAT GOES ON IN THIS HOUSE, DO YOU?

I BET YOU'RE TOO BUSY PLAYING WITH YOUR LITTLE DOLLS. YOU'RE SUCH A CREEP.

SO, XANA'S GOT HERSELF A NEW TOY...

I WONDER WHAT HE'S LIKE--

HMPH, HE'S JUST AS ANNOYING AS DEON.

SOMEBODY GO GET LOUELLE.

THERE SHE GOES AGAIN.

WHY HASN'T SHE UPDATED ME ABOUT THIS YET?

NEVER MIND, I'LL GO FIND HER MYSELF.

JEREMY, WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER TO MY ROOM? I'LL GIVE YOU SOME TREATS.

FORGET IT, I'M NOT ONE OF YOUR DOLLS!!!

AHA

I SHOULD SEND XANA AN INVITATION, BEFORE I FORGET.

I CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE HER COME OVER FOR A TEA PARTY WITH HER BRAND NEW TOY.

I'M ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT!

MY LADY!

LADY ROXANA!

WHAT WAS HIS NAME AGAIN...?

OH, YOAN.

I HOPE CHARLOTTE WASN'T TOO HARD ON YOU LAST TIME.

I'M FINE,

EPISODE 1

THANK YOU!

YOU REMEMBERED MY NAME!

I'M HONORED, MY LADY!

I KNOW IT'S NOT MUCH,

BUT THESE ARE FOR YOU, MY LADY.

THESE FLOWERS...

A PRESENT? FOR ME?

YES, MY LADY! I KNOW THEY AREN'T AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU, BUT--!

IT WOULD MEAN THE WORLD TO ME IF YOU ACCEPTED THIS GIFT.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S WITH THE FLOWERS?

SOMEONE GAVE ME THESE ON THE WAY HERE.

YOU SEEM TO BE IN A GOOD MOOD.

YOU MUST REALLY LIKE FLOWERS.

I DON'T KNOW,

THEY CERTAINLY ARE PRETTY...

...BUT IT'S TOO BAD THEY DON'T LAST LONG.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THEM?

I THOUGHT IT WAS A GIFT FROM SOMEONE.

I THOUGHT IT'D MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER,

SINCE YOU'VE BEEN TRAPPED IN THIS ROOM FOR A WHILE NOW.

They're Not Very Fragrant, Though.

WAIT! THESE FLOWERS...!!!

WHO GAVE THEM TO YOU?

IT WAS ONE OF MY FATHER'S MEN.

HOW ODD.

THESE POISONOUS FLOWERS ARE A GENETICALLY-MODIFIED CREATION OF THE AGRECE FAMILY.

THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE A NAME YET, AS THEY ARE STILL IN THE EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT.

THEY ARE KNOWN TO INDUCE PARALYSIS,

THOUGH ONLY ENOUGH TO MAKE YOUR HANDS AND FEET TINGLE.

THE EXPERIMENT ENDED MOSTLY IN FAILURE, SO THE FLOWERS WERE NEVER USED.

THAT IS WHY ONLY A FEW PEOPLE IN THIS FAMILY KNOW ABOUT THESE FLOWERS.

SO, WHY DOES HE...

DO PEOPLE GIVE YOU PRESENTS LIKE THESE OFTEN?

...SEEM TO KNOW ABOUT THEM?

FROM TIME TO TIME, I GUESS.

YOU CAN LEAVE THEM HERE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO ACCEPT THEM IF YOU DON'T WANT TO.

Here.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK THIS ROOM COULD USE SOME DECORATION.

Alright...

BY THE WAY, I WANT YOU TO TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

!!!

WH-WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING...?!

HUH?

WHERE ELSE WAS I SUPPOSED TO HIDE THESE?

WELL, WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A MAP OF THE MANSION.

YOU SHOULD MEMORIZE IT QUICKLY.

I HAVE TO BURN THEM BEFORE I LEAVE.

I KNOW YOU'RE STILL SUSPICIOUS OF ME,

SO, I'LL TAKE YOU ON A TOUR OF THE MANSION WHEN IT'S SAFE TO DO SO.

THAT WAY, YOU'LL KNOW IF I'M LYING OR NOT,

AND YOU CAN SEE IT FOR YOURSELF.

WHERE ARE WE ON THE MAP NOW?

HERE.

THE SHORTEST WAY OUT IS...

...THIS WAY.

I'M PROBABLY THE ONLY ONE IN THIS FAMILY WHO KNOWS ABOUT THIS PATH.

I FOUND IT BY ACCIDENT A WHILE AGO.

A SECRET WAY OUT OF THE MANSION, IS IT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

NOW, THERE IS A SLIGHT PROBLEM WITH USING THIS PATH,

BUT IT'S YOUR BEST WAY OUT OF HERE.