Buongiorno, Signore Maschere!

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## **Main Background**

Venetian Gateway

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**Buongiorno, Signore Maschere!** (**Good Morning, Sir Mask!** in Italian) is a Spectre quest released for the fifth part of the ALICE Travel Series event for the Global version of Crash Fever.

One day, Benedict is with Necronomicon and mentions that Carnival season is coming up soon. Necronomicon asks what of it, and Benedict points out that it is a good chance for them to travel somewhere amazing. Necronomicon asks if they're going to Rio de ALICE, and Benedict responds that while that would probably be fun she has a better idea. Necronomicon then asks if she means the Venetian Gateway instead, and Benedict nods while say it's the perfect place to wear fancy clothes. Necronomicon says she can see why Benedict would want to go, and Benedict asks if she wants to come along as well, and she agrees.

Yog-Sothoth walks up saying he heard something about a trip, and remarks that it sounds fun. Necronomicon asks him how long he had been standing there, and Yog-Sothoth says he just got there. He complains that R'lyeh works people too hard, and that he was assigned to manage stock. Benedict asks Yog-Sothoth if he is Necronomicon's boyfriend, to which Necronomicon angrily replies that he isn't and asks where she got the idea from. Benedict teases her by saying she must be head over heels for him, and then says that Yog-Sothoth came along at the right time since she was thinking they needed a man to bring along on the trip.

Yog-Sothoth asks why she was thinking that, and Benedict responds that it is because she made costumes already. She tells Yog-Sothoth to stay still so she can measure him for the outfit, although he quickly reminds her that he isn't even sure that he's going yet. She asks if he has anything better to do, and he admits he doesn't and says he is going. Benedict tells Necronomicon that it's great for her, but Necronomicon insists that it's not like that at all.

They head off to board a flight from Jerry Airlines, where Columbus and Pascal greet them. Once the flight starts to take off, Pascal asks Columbus where the Venetian Gateway is. He responds that it's in the I-Section (likely "Italian section") of the E-Branch (likely "European Branch), and mentions that there are tons of gateways there including the one he originally came from. He then mentions that the entire I-Section is great, and that the food is good and the wine is lovely. He then starts to go on a tangent about how during this particular occasion the women have too much to drink before Pascal quickly reminds him to change the subject.

Columbus then mentions that there has been a rumor going around of a suspicious mask salesman, and if you wear the mask that you buy from him it will curse you. Pascal says this isn't the time for ghost stories, and he asks if she is scared. While shivering, Pascal says they should buy all of their souvenirs at a proper store. Columbus says he will show her a good store, but she has to buy some for him. Pascal reluctantly agrees and says only this time.

Soon, they arrive in the Venetian Gateway, and Benedict, Necronomicon, and Yog-Sothoth step into the gateway as the carnival season is in full force. Yog-Sothoth comments that it brings out a lot of interesting people, and Necronomicon is awed by all the people in flamboyant costumes. Benedict then remarks that they should change into something as well, but mentions they need to buy masks first. Yog-Sothoth asks if she didn't bring any, and she just remarks that she wanted to buy them here since they would be better quality and would make the perfect souvenirs. She then tells Necronomicon that they can do face paint as well.

Yog-Sothoth then asks where they would get the masks, and points out that there are people everywhere and it's going to take a lot of time. Benedict admits that she didn't think the crowd would be this big. Suddenly, Edmond Dantès steps forward (although his name is not revealed), and asks if he had overheard them saying they were looking for masks. Benedict asks who he is, and he just says that he is a humble mask merchant and that there is a lot of business around this time. He mentions that he believes he has the perfect mask for her. She thanks him and asks how much it costs, and he responds that it's quite special and worth around 300 thousand bits. Yog-Sothoth asks why it's so expensive for a single mask, and says they could get a similar one for only two thousand bits.

Benedict insists that she wants this mask, and the others ask if she really wants it. Benedict says that it speaks to her image, and the mask merchant says she is the first person he has sold the mask to with no haggling. He then gives them another mask, saying it would look good on Yog-Sothoth. Yog-Sothoth thanks him, and the merchant says that it was hard to put a price on the mask so he was giving it away as thanks for their patronage. Benedict asks if he's sure, and he says it's fine for his customers. The group thanks them and leaves. Meanwhile, the merchant wonders "Maybe they'll be able to...".

The group then goes to change, and Benedict helps Necronomicon put on her dress. Necronomicon looks in the mirror and is awed by how pretty her outfit looks on her, and remarks that she looks like a princess. Benedict remarks that the outfit looks great for her, and Necronomicon responds that Benedict looks like a princess in her outfit as well. Benedict asks when Necronomicon became so girly, and she just responds that she didn't mean it like that. Benedict then wonders how Yog-Sothoth looks in his costume, but Necronomicon notices he's missing despite him being there a moment ago. She finds the door open, and wonders if he went somewhere. Suddenly they hear a scream, and the two girls run out to investigate.

They run outside to find a masked man attacking others, and Necronomicon recognizes it as Yog-Sothoth and asks what's going on, while Yog-Sothoth tries to tell her to get away from him. After a quick confrontation, Yog-Sothoth, seemingly possessed, runs away and the two girls chase after him. They try to pick a path to catch up to him (although if the player takes too long, the water lowers and a new path is revealed.) They manage to catch up to him, and he mutters something about "this feeling... she is here...". Necronomicon tells Yog-Sothoth to get it together. After another fight, the Ghost Data known as Casanova that is possessing Yog-Sothoth calls out to Necronomicon, mistaking her for "Beatrice".

Necronomicon asks if he's alright, but he keeps referring to her as Beatrice. She asks who Beatrice is, but he just mentions that he's been searching far and low for her. He tells her to come with him, and runs off with her while Benedict yells at them that they forgot someone.

Casanova brings Necronomicon to a church, and she asks where they are. He says that he always wanted to bring her there. Necronomicon tells him that she isn't Beatrice, and he admits that she is not the real Beatrice. He apologizes and says that he truly wanted to bring her there. She asks why he was looking for "Beatrice", and Casanova mentions that he and Beatrice were to be wed. They were one of the happiest couples, and even more so when they got engaged. However, a sudden calamity befell her family. Necronomicon asks if someone had died, and Casanova clarifies that Beatrice's father perished suddenly, leaving the family in shambles. Necronomicon asks if the wedding was cancelled, and Casanova says that it was and he tried bringing Beatrice to the next village over so they could run away.

Benedict, nearby, says to herself that Beatrice had just vanished afterwards. Casanova explains that he looked over the whole village but could not find her. Necronomicon acknowledges his story, and then says that him meeting her today must have been destiny, much to his surprise. She tells him to come closer and gives him a kiss, which Benedict notices from the sidelines. Necronomicon asks once again if this was where he was supposed to be married, and he says yes. She assures him that Beatrice was searching for him as well, and Casanova asks how she can be so sure. Necronomicon tells him that it's just a woman's intuition, and Casanova remarks that Beatrice would have said the same thing.

Casanova thanks Necronomicon, and says that he thinks he is ready to return now. Necronomicon tells him that she prays he meets Beatrice. Casanova then says it's his time, and that he will return the body to its owner, while saying in Italian "Thank you from the bottom of my heart...".

Yog-Sothoth wakes up and asks where he is, and Necronomicon breathes a sigh of relief that he's finally awake. Yog-Sothoth is started for a moment by her presence, and remarks that she looks so pretty in her dress that he didn't realize it was her. Benedict walks over and asks what's going on in a teasing manner, and Yog-Sothoth quickly says he didn't mean it like that while apologizing. Necronomicon asks what he means by "didn't mean it like that", and he panics for a moment tripping over his words to say that he does mean she looks pretty. She responds that it's fine if he thinks that, while Benedict asks if she is getting embarrassed, which prompts her to awkwardly say no. Benedict says that her red face suggests otherwise, and Necronomicon tells her to drop it or else. Benedict jokes about being scared, and then "complains" to Yog-Sothoth that "Beatrice is being mean to me again...". Yog-Sothoth asks who Beatrice is, and Necronomicon angrily asks who she's calling "Beatrice". Necronomicon just sighs and says they should go back to the carnival already.

Meanwhile on the airplane, Columbus asks Pascal how the carnival was. She responds that there were more people than she imagined. He remarks that carnival always has a big crowd and asks if she didn't know, but she says that she had heard about it but seeing it in person was completely different. He then asks if she met the mask merchant, and Pascal just scolds him for still talking about it and mentions that the merchant probably doesn't even exist. She does bring up that there was some trouble with multiple incidents. Columbus responds that it was bound to happen with that many people. She mentions that groups kept losing track of each other in the crowd, and she had to help them out a bit, which Columbus remarks that that must have been why she was late. Pascal confirms this, but says it was great to explore somewhere new. Columbus says he is glad that she had fun, but asks about the souvenirs, which she starts to get nervous about.

After the carnival has ended, Columbus, Pascal, Benedict, Necronomicon, and Yog-Sothoth go out into the Venetian Gateway for a bit of tourism. Benedict insists that they have to go get pizza since they're in the I-Section, but Pascal wonders why they would get it at this time of day. Necronomicon mentions that she doesn't see any pizzerias around, while Columbus says that if they're going for pizza they really should go in the evening. He says that having pizza for lunch is for tourists, while local people prefer pasta at this time. Pascal points out there is a place selling pizza slices nearby, and an annoyed Columbus just remarks that times must have changed.

Necronomicon looks over the pizza, but then remarks that there doesn't appear to be any pineapple pizza. Columbus does a double take and asks what she means by pineapple, and then asks what she wanted to eat again. She clarifies that she said pizza, and likes her pizza sweet before mentioning she could really go for some desert pizza right now. Columbus is just disgusted with her choices, while Yog-Sothoth says he will just have seafood cheese which just further disgusts Columbus. He asks if they even know the first thing about pizza, and Yog-Sothoth just remarks that he has pizza all the time as take-out. Giving up, Yog-Sothoth asks why he even bothers.

Benedict mentions that she heard that pizza is different in different places, while Yog-Sothoth just says he thought pizza was pizza. She responds that there is no sweet pizza here, and that they don't share it for some reason, which Columbus responds to by saying "Damn straight we don't!" and telling them to not confuse pizza from the I-Section with the other servers' styles of pizza. Necronomicon apologizes for not knowing, and Yog-Sothoth notices they have pepperoni pizza and says he'll have that. Benedict says it looks nice, and Pascal remarks that when she looks at it she can really feel like she is eating a tarte flambe. Benedict asks what she means, and Pascal just responds that it's a local dish. Columbus mentions that whatever it is, it isn't from this gateway. He then says he gives up and they should just eat whatever they want.

## Counter Units

The Regional Event Festival counter units to this quest are the Travel versions of Necronomicon and Benedict.

## Quest Overview

* [Prologue 1]
* [Spectre]
* [Epilogue 1]
* [Epilogue 2]

## Post Quest Blurbs

* **Venetian Rumors:** Lately there have been rumors about a Casanova ghost going around town.
* **Cursed Mask Legend:** Anyone who wears the cursed mask is rumored to go missing.
* **DYI & Risk Management:** Benedict has been practicing the art of face paint in case she doesn't get a mask.
* **A Girl in Disguise:** Way too excited for the carnival, she has been unable to sleep.
* **How Much is that Hat?:** Thanks to Benedict, he has developed an interest for cosplay.
* **Unsolved Mystery:** Why did Casanova mistake Necronomicon for Beatrice..?

## Trivia

Work in progress.

 **Hatcher Units** | Pascal (Travel ver.)

 **Hatcher Units** | Nyarlathotep (Travel ver.)

 **Hatcher Units** | Nodens & Eibon (Onsen ver.) • Nyarla & Cthugha (Onsen ver.)

 **Hatcher Units** | Leif (Travel ver.)