You and your three friends decide upon thew House of Changing Mirrors. There is literally no queue and the decorations look strange. There are all sorts of creatures, monsters and animals with mirror reflections. The artistic style appeals to you, even if you're the only one of the four and if once inside, it's not as extravagant. Mirrors, of course, but with only a black background. The front of the attraction was really selling dreams... Though the carnie at the booth was nice. And polite, asking you to please enter and thanking you "four graceful ladies for bringing a bit of sunshine to this carnival." Well, a bit corny, even for a carnie but a gentlemanly attitude is a disappearing habit which you are happy to see has still survived. You and your friends then step into the House of mirrors and at first everything feels normal. Banal, even. Mirrors that make you squat, fat, super tall or thin like a string. But the house is in fact a labyrinth and after five minutes you've all taken different corridors. And the reflections change. Suddenly, you appear as a bird, or as a fish, or as a dog. And the illusions are done so well, they seem incredibly real! You call out to your friends to see that, but you've lost them, even though you swear you can hear some words in the distance. This place is much, much bigger than it looked from the outside!
And as you pass in front of one mirror, you gasp. For two reasons. First, because the reflection is so bizarre. It's a dragon with dog ears, halfway up and scruffy-looking. The snout of the dragon is a little dog-like, as is its appearance, and its scales are a golden yellow. Then, the mirror starts glowing. You step back, but it's too late. The floor opens under your feet and you are swallowed by a trapdoor, which closes back as if you had never been there. Screaming, you slide down a smooth slope and end up on a mattress. You don't have time to shout out for help, though, because you are sprayed with a gas which knocks you out instantly, forcing you into a deep sleep as your body is transformed.