You are in an unfamiliar realm, forced to wander the expansive spaces of... wherever you are, the rain patting down on your body, your clothes being incredibly wet by now.

You are tapped on the shoulder by a man with some blue horned armour.

SHOVEL KNIGHT. Shovel Knight: "Hello, citizen, I come in peace!

You do not respond, either shaken up or you just can't be arsed.

Shovel Knight: "Well, come along!"

Shovel Knight grabs your arm and takes you into... a Grillby's?

Shovel Knight: "Team, I appear to have found someone in the same situation as us!"

A kid with a cup for a head looks over.

CUPHEAD. Cuphead: "Ah, name's Cuphead, pleasure meetin' ya!"

Silence...

Cuphead:."Do they..?"

Shovel Knight shrugs.

A girl with pink hair looks over, her expression cheery.

MADLELINE. Madeline: "Hey, I'm Madeline, how are you?"

The Knight and The Drifter look in your general direction and simply nod.

Shovel Knight: "Yes, those two don't speak."

Niko is mumbling a song.

Niko: "Streetlamps..." The rest of the song is unintelligible. Niko: "Hmm?" The ever-sociable Niko walks up to you, shaking your hand.

Niko: "I'm Niko!"

nothing.

Niko: "Uh-"

Shovel Knight: "I think they're either mute or pranking us."

The Beheaded looks at you.

The Beheaded: "What's cooking?" NOTHING. The Beheaded: ..."Jackass." Charlotte, the drone speaks.

Charlotte: "Charlotte, my main function is to assist in facilitating your return home."