Mario was up here because he heard the whistling, too. He followed it up, looked over the ledge, and - heights don't scare him, generally. But this wasn't about the height. This was about the falling, the bracing for impact, oh god what a bad way to spend an extra life, he only has one of those--
He hits the ground, except he doesn't. He is still standing leaning over the ledge, which he hastily scrambles back from, falling onto his butt. Breathe. Breathe. You're alive, Mario, you're okay.
The laughing sounds like - it reminds him of a Boo, and the pranks they like to play. This would be right up their alley, for sure. Except. Except. As the laughter continues, it gains the quality of a villain Mario knows, a lilting Ahahaha~ that should by all accounts be accompanied by a finger snap, a flash of magic.
No, no, this is not a prank of Dimentio's style. Mario shakes his head rapidly, then pats his own cheeks. Stop thinking about that stupid magician, Mario. Get back on your feet...
Oh. There's someone else here! Reinvigorated, Mario trots towards the person - someone he hasn't seen before? Someone who looks just as shaken as Mario himself is. When Mario calls out, he sounds collected and cheerful, but if you're watching him closely, you can see he's definitely still trembling, and his face is a little pale.
guess what! it's also whistling
He hits the ground, except he doesn't. He is still standing leaning over the ledge, which he hastily scrambles back from, falling onto his butt. Breathe. Breathe. You're alive, Mario, you're okay.
The laughing sounds like - it reminds him of a Boo, and the pranks they like to play. This would be right up their alley, for sure. Except. Except. As the laughter continues, it gains the quality of a villain Mario knows, a lilting Ahahaha~ that should by all accounts be accompanied by a finger snap, a flash of magic.
No, no, this is not a prank of Dimentio's style. Mario shakes his head rapidly, then pats his own cheeks. Stop thinking about that stupid magician, Mario. Get back on your feet...
Oh. There's someone else here! Reinvigorated, Mario trots towards the person - someone he hasn't seen before? Someone who looks just as shaken as Mario himself is. When Mario calls out, he sounds collected and cheerful, but if you're watching him closely, you can see he's definitely still trembling, and his face is a little pale.
"Ah, the ghosts prank you too?"