and then, after clearing her throat: ] My. So it seems. Please, by all means - I have slept on far worse than a floor or a lounge, so I insist that you take it during our stay.
We have only just met. [ please ] I would much rather you have your space, considering I doubt either of us expected to be sharing with a stranger upon accepting such an invitation.
[ but she. gives a nod as she looks at the rest of the room. ]
... that it might not be reeves is a bit of a concern. I cannot say that I have anything else on my person.
[ virtuosa what have you done by pointing this out. she frowns and crosses her arms, ears lowering just slightly in discontent. ]
But with no need to pay, thus far, I have yet to have the chance to find out. The... servants? The mechanical beings, they are not particularly conversational.
In theory. The initial invitations had to have come from somewhere, yes?
I do wonder where they might be concealing themselves in all of this, if they are not among us, and why they would... it could not be only out of sheer generosity alone.
[ now she's doubting the origins of her and strohl's invitation. ]
Entertainment..? Prestige, possibly, although I cannot say I am certain of how they would go about that, unless they have invited certain peoples here.
[ especially with that query. ]
The Hulkenberg house is a noble one, but I hardly use my name as sway anywhere, being the outlier to the politicians that my father and brothers have made themselves out to be. I am merely a knight. What of yourself?
Hm... [ hand to chin, thinking. ] No, thus far I have not met any that would seem to be such targets. But I have yet to meet everyone, myself, so perhaps that might change.
While we are here, miss... should you need anything, you need only let myself or my companion, Strohl, know. And if we are to learn anything ourselves, I will do my best to relay it to you quickly.
[ hello roomie! hulkenberg is... putting her gloves up to dry, after having cleaned them of head cheese blood, deeply unhappy. but realising virtuosa is there, she looks up from straightening out the fingers, offering her a frown, tight and concerned. ]
Are you alright, Lady Virtuosa? I had intended to return and speak with you, last night, but found myself trapped at the spa with others... Vi included.
Magic of some sort..? To have spread to multiple places - did you also find yourself falling asleep? [ what is happening. they all just wanted to relax! let vi recover! ]
Quite the "vacation." And still no sign of an overseer, even when at least one, if not both, of our victims were attacked.
The same for us, and none so far that I have spoken to from the spa have reported to awakening at any point before the morning.
[ hand to her chin ]
'Twould be an invitation for a riot, I imagine. No matter what happened last night, there are too many unanswered questions and dissatisfied guests - all would be unified against them.
I only hope that we are unimpeded by the robots, in our search for answers. They have done little to help us thus far.
[ if it's somebody playing games with them through the robots she'll be the one rioting. ]
Will you attend Justice's trial, tomorrow? I intend to - we did not have enough time to find Megumi's body, to confirm what might have happened to him beyond a beheading, but I am certain there has been foul-play for the both of them.
As well as can be, after such a mess. Giving the woman some time to leave her shocked state before I see where those robots have taken her. [ sighs ] And yourself?
'Tis not a custom we are familiar with in Euchronia, truthfully, so I knew little of what to expect. But yet more death was not on the list of possibilities in my mind, either.
[ usually it's oh, crime? execution! with little due process... ]
[ she doesn't say anything right away, thinking... ]
Well, I can't say I am too surprised about that part. Where I am from, the Law is taken quite seriously in regards to how criminals are dealt with. What surprised me was who.
... mm. 'Tis not too dissimilar in Euchronia, it only depends on who is acting in the name of what laws. [ there are many countries in their kingdom, and many cities and towns and villages still. ]
But Sancoeur's life is in a tumultuous place, now, especially if what she said had any weight of truth to it. Whatever force is in play may not appreciate this.
Of course not. [ the smallest smile, tired but sincere. ] 'Twould not be a bad idea to bring it up, though. Another gathering tomorrow, perhaps - one that we can organise once more of us are recovered from such a trying day.
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intro weekend, saturday
virtuosa walks in and gives the room a quick glance. hmmm. she steps inside, mostly to confirm that her eyes aren't playing tricks on her... ]
Oh my. There does seem to be only one bed.
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looks at virtuosa.
looks at the bed.
and then, after clearing her throat: ] My. So it seems. Please, by all means - I have slept on far worse than a floor or a lounge, so I insist that you take it during our stay.
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[ ...
she looks over at the furniture. ]
At the very least, there are couches. Do not sleep on the floor.
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[ but she. gives a nod as she looks at the rest of the room. ]
There are options. It all is rather lavish.
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[ if they wish to give the organizers the benefit of the doubt. ]
But you are right. Ignoring the bed situation, the room is nice. I wonder how much it would cost if we were made to pay for it?
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[ just that she was supposed to go here... but she hums a thoughtful noise. ]
Quite a great deal many reeve, I imagine. Nevermind the food and shops, which appear to be included in the "all expanses" portion of the trip.
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[ if she sits and thinks about it too long, there are some concerning things like if they accidentally get lost or something. ]
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[ virtuosa what have you done by pointing this out. she frowns and crosses her arms, ears lowering just slightly in discontent. ]
But with no need to pay, thus far, I have yet to have the chance to find out. The... servants? The mechanical beings, they are not particularly conversational.
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[ obviously, someone could just be lying, but who knows. ]
In theory, someone organized this for us all.
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I do wonder where they might be concealing themselves in all of this, if they are not among us, and why they would... it could not be only out of sheer generosity alone.
[ now she's doubting the origins of her and strohl's invitation. ]
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[ hmm... ]
You wouldn't happen to be rich or have some important title, would you?
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[ especially with that query. ]
The Hulkenberg house is a noble one, but I hardly use my name as sway anywhere, being the outlier to the politicians that my father and brothers have made themselves out to be. I am merely a knight. What of yourself?
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[ so, she is still at a loss here. ]
Maybe someone else would make more sense, but I'm still in the process of meeting everyone.
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While we are here, miss... should you need anything, you need only let myself or my companion, Strohl, know. And if we are to learn anything ourselves, I will do my best to relay it to you quickly.
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I am afraid it is only me here from where I come from, as far as I've seen... but I offer you the same, I will be glad to help. Which one is Strohl?
[ has a pc with him after this thread so she does not know what he looks like yet ]
wk 1; friday
Are you alright, Lady Virtuosa? I had intended to return and speak with you, last night, but found myself trapped at the spa with others... Vi included.
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[ she was going on a walk!!!
... ]
This really has been a troubling week.
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Magic of some sort..? To have spread to multiple places - did you also find yourself falling asleep? [ what is happening. they all just wanted to relax! let vi recover! ]
Quite the "vacation." And still no sign of an overseer, even when at least one, if not both, of our victims were attacked.
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[ hmm, more concerning. ]
I think we might have to give up on meeting whoever is in charge any time soon. It would be a bad move for them to show up after so many have died.
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[ hand to her chin ]
'Twould be an invitation for a riot, I imagine. No matter what happened last night, there are too many unanswered questions and dissatisfied guests - all would be unified against them.
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[ it'll be easier to blame them for everything. ]
... so, we are on our own.
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[ if it's somebody playing games with them through the robots she'll be the one rioting. ]
Will you attend Justice's trial, tomorrow? I intend to - we did not have enough time to find Megumi's body, to confirm what might have happened to him beyond a beheading, but I am certain there has been foul-play for the both of them.
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[ they really need to do a head count at this point... ]
There are definitely people here who wouldn't know how to defend themselves, so if people are being attacked, we need to get to the bottom of it.
week 1, saturday
Are you doing okay?
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As well as can be, after such a mess. Giving the woman some time to leave her shocked state before I see where those robots have taken her. [ sighs ] And yourself?
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[ the organizer of it getting killed was not high on the list ]
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[ usually it's oh, crime? execution! with little due process... ]
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Well, I can't say I am too surprised about that part. Where I am from, the Law is taken quite seriously in regards to how criminals are dealt with. What surprised me was who.
[ that it was apollo and not... nathalie... ]
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But Sancoeur's life is in a tumultuous place, now, especially if what she said had any weight of truth to it. Whatever force is in play may not appreciate this.
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[ not like it matters when execution is tomorrow but they don't know that ]
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I am used to taking watch and doing patrols, truthfully. I would not be adverse to starting us off in doing such a thing.
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[ just what they need, more death ]