Alexis Castle 7

[20:23]	<Reiuzi_Utsuho>	Last time, food.
[20:27]	<Reiuzi_Utsuho>	Now, as night sets in, Alexi and his maids begin to think of sleep
[20:32]	* [huh]Alexi	leans back in his chair, his plate clean.
[20:34]	* [Tet]Flonne	wipes up some sauce or blood or something with one finger.
[20:36]	* [huh]Felicia	is the embodiment of manners, with her utensils on her plate even facing the proper direction for the end of a meal.
[20:36]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	is thinking of something other than sleep.
[20:36]	<[Tet]Flonne>	See? Pretty good stuff after all, huh, princess?
[20:37]	* Andel	pushes around some peas, which he keeps with him just in case he needs to look nervous and pathetic at the dinner table
[20:37]	* [Tet]Flonne	grins chummily at Felicia.
[20:39]	* [huh]Felicia	smiles back, looking in much higher spirits than when she arrived.
[20:40]	<[huh]Alexi>	Now, the matter at hand becomes...
[20:40]	<[huh]Alexi>	Where to lodge our little guest.
[20:42]	<[huh]Alexi>	We've only got four beds, with the others broken or gone entirely.
[20:42]	<[huh]Alexi>	One of you guys will have to share with her, or else sleep on the floor.
[20:43]	<[Tet]Flonne>	I don't mind sleeping on the floor.
[20:43]	<[huh]Felicia>	Is there really no other beds? This place is pretty large...
[20:44]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Oh, there are plenty of rooms, but furnishings are... scarce.
[20:44]	* [huh]Felicia	looks to the side.
[20:45]	<[huh]Felicia>	W-well, if there really is no other way, then I-
[20:45]	<[huh]Alexi>	Flonne it is!
[20:45]	* Andel	looks up at the question, and contemplates offering his own bed, being that he won't really need it. But eh. Too much of a bother. They'll figure something out.
[20:45]	* [Tet]Flonne	blinks and starts at the sound of her name. Wait, wasn't she just talking? Then how could she have... y'know what, never mind.
[20:46]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Huh? Me?
[20:46]	<[huh]Alexi>	No, the other Flonne.
[20:46]	* [Tet]Flonne	looks around the room for the other Fl-- ohhh.
[20:46]	* [huh]Alexi	looks at Flonne sarcastically.
[20:46]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Heh, yeah. Good one, boss.
[20:47]	<[Tet]Flonne>	But, uh, seriously, what, again? I kinda spaced out.
[20:47]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Oh right, beds. Right?
[20:47]	<[huh]Alexi>	Be careful with her, though. The magister of whatever country she's from will have our heads if any harm comes to her.
[20:47]	* Andel	nod sagely.
[20:47]	* Andel	nods, even
[20:47]	<[huh]Felicia>	...magister? What...
[20:48]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Don't worry about a thing. They'll get her back just as good as they left her. Or vice versa.
[20:48]	* [huh]Felicia	shakes her head, apparently being stopped by her better sense.
[20:48]	* [Tet]Flonne	pauses a second and stares at the ceiling. That is what "vice versa" means, isn't it?
[20:52]	<[Tet]Flonne>	So, anyway, yeah. That's cool with me if it's cool with her.
[20:52]	* [Tet]Flonne	turns to Felicia for confirmation.
[20:52]	<[huh]Felicia>	A-ah... sure...
[20:53]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Cool!
[20:54]	<[huh]Alexi>	Well, if that's decided, I'll be retiring for the night.
[20:54]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	tries to keep her impatience under control. Has it been 15 minutes yet?
[20:54]	<[huh]Alexi>	Sleep tight, everyone.
[20:55]	* [Tet]Flonne	gets up and stands next to her chair. It seems like a maid-ly thing to do, what with the master leaving and all.
[20:55]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Good night, Alexi.
[20:55]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	I always constantly do.
[20:56]	* Andel	gets up and gathers the dishes in a hurry.
[20:56]	* [huh]Alexi	tilts his chair back, rolling as it clatters to the floor. Twisting himself in a roll, he turns his backward momentum into forward momentum and comes out already running, heading for his own room.
[20:57]	* [Tet]Flonne	hears the din out of one ear as she starts gathering the plat-- oh.
[20:57]	<[Tet]Flonne>	You've got the dishes, Andel?
[20:58]	* Andel	turns to look at Flonne, and nods. Though he has more important things on his mind, perhaps this will give him the space he needs to talk(as best he can) to Fourteen.
[21:00]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	looks back and forth between the people staying and going and likely to go. Hmm...
[21:00]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Perfect. Thanks, man.
[21:00]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	Shall I help assist you, Andel?
[21:00]	* Andel	nods, twtiches, then nods again.
[21:00]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	asks innocently.
[21:00]	* [Tet]Flonne	grabs one of Felicia's hands, but, rather surprising, doesn't run off immediately.
[21:00]	<[Tet]Flonne>	So, you want to go and get set up in my room now, or something else first?
[21:01]	* [huh]Felicia	doesn't resist, and is surprised when there's nothing to resist after all.
[21:01]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	begins gathering dishes from her side of the table.
[21:01]	<[huh]Felicia>	Er, let's go to your room first.
[21:01]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Ok.
[21:02]	* [Tet]Flonne	smiles and gives the taken hand a light tug to prompt Felicia into standing, then leaves the dining room at a leisurely pace, leading her by only a step at most.
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@@Scene one: Andel and Fourteen
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[21:11]	* Andel	tries to think of exactly how he's gonna... "say" this.
[21:12]	* Andel	finds a round potlid-thingie. Yes, this shall be the key to success.
[21:12]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	gathers up the leftovers, wrapping them up and placing them in smaller containers, and then stores them in the fridge, humming the Hymn of Engineers as she works.
[21:15]	* Andel	sets it aside and begins washing the dishes. Ah, he thinks, the last time he washed dishes, everything happened so innocently... but wait, wasn't that only this morning?
[21:17]	* Andel	has a midlife crisis at fifteen years old. Those dishes get *washed*.
[21:20]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	goes back and gathers up the consolidated dishes and utensils, and brings them over to the sink where Andel is working. Oh. There's that elevated heart rate, again. Dammit, is this going to happen to her every single time? How do people manage to put up with this?
[21:21]	* Andel	doesn't even look. Just becomes a paragon of unquestionable dish washing speed and power.
[21:33]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	starts washing alongside him, casually. She'd really like to do something, but her curiosity is winning out.
[21:34]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	...You wanted desired to talk?
[21:35]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	is not sure just what exactly "talking" will entail, given.. well. It's Andel.
[21:37]	* Andel	stops.
[21:38]	* Andel	thinks to himself. Is this a silly question? I'm doing the right thing, aren't I? The responsible thing, isn't it? Shoot, I wouldn't even be here if... someone... just...
[21:40]	* Andel	looks up at Fourteen with uneasy eyes.
[21:47]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	looks down from her dish-washing, and pauses, seeing the look there. ...Okay, this is probably serious, then.
[21:48]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	puts her dishes down gently, and dries off her hands.
[21:49]	* Andel	fidgets, giving Fourteen a few soft pokes to her belly, making sure to coordinate hand and eye contact.
[21:52]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	...I am hearing listening.
[21:53]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	looks down bemusedly at where Andel pokes. ...is he... no, he--- maybe.
[21:54]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	You are concerned worried about... children?
[21:54]	* Andel	finds that big potlid from before, and with pink cheeks, puts it up his dress to where his own belly would be. The lid makes a very r- nope, she got it. Andel nods.
[22:00]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	's cheeks color as well, and she ruffles Andel's hair.
[22:00]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	It is not a problem for me. My modifications alterations necessarily interfere with certain various biological processes.
[22:00]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	Ovulation is one of these. It is reversible can be undone, however...
[22:01]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	's arms wrap around Andel, pulling him close.
[22:02]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	...It ...feels good to be worried about.
[22:02]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	struggles with saying that. It's not quite what she wanted to say, but it seems to capture some of it.
[22:03]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	Thank you.
[22:04]	* Andel	tilts his ruffled head and peers from inquisitive eyes, or at least he would have before he got a facefull of Fourteen-booby. Nevertheless, the unusual look on his face needs to be recognized.
[22:07]	* Andel	looks up again, rubs her belly, and shakes his head slowly, questioningly.
[22:08]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	...hmm?
[22:08]	* Andel	So wait, you're saying that you're not gonna have a kid if we keep doing this? Is what he wants to say, but alas.
[22:09]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	pauses, feeling another poke, and looks down.
[22:14]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	is a little confused. She just explained it, right? Unless he meant-- oh. Wow. Um.
[22:14]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	No, I am.. unready not prepared for offspring children, yet. No matter how...
[22:15]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	blushes.
[22:15]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	...How hard you attempt try, I will be unable to cannot conceive until such point time as I desire.
[22:15]	* Andel	shakes his head frenzily. Yes, frenzily. Fuck frenziedly.
[22:16]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	stops.
[22:16]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	...I am still missing something?
[22:16]	* Andel	shakes his head again, and gives a thumbs up.
[22:17]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	's cheeks are hot. Hot and bothered, much like herself.
[22:18]	* Andel	then literally jumps into Fourteen's arms, with his own around her neck and his butt hitched up all bridal style. He's looking away, but upon closer inspection, a dirty look crosses his face. The "oh, my purity~" kind of look.
[22:26]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	catches him; surprised at first, then smiling. Apparently his question(s?) got answered. And now...
[22:26]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	casts a glance towards the dishes.
[22:27]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	...I believe we have sufficient time to clean wash the dishes...later.
[22:27]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	looks back at Andel.
[22:27]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	Much later.
[22:29]	* Andel	nods, unable to hide a smile. Uh oh, it's back again...
[22:30]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	's lower hand snakes down a little and squeezes, goosing Andel. *Squeeze*
[22:32]	* Andel	makes an "aaahn~" face, but doesn't utter a word. He draws closer to Fourteen and squeezes her breast in return.
[22:34]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	So... where what place shall we go tonight? Your quarters? My --ah! You'll suffer pay for that, later~ -- ...My own, or...
[22:35]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	looks around the kitchen, an evil smile crossing her lips.
[22:35]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	...Right here?
[22:37]	* Andel	looks to Fourteen, and just smiles. I've been in good hands so far, why doubt them now?
[22:44]	<[Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6>	Hmm... Maybe next time, then perhaps? Let us go to your own quarters. They cannot be worse more terrible than my own.
[22:44]	* [Atai][14^3]Factorial_over_6	carries off her blushing bride ^H^H^H captive ^H^H^H maid.
[22:49]	* Andel	is carried away, giving Fourteen a few kisses on the neck for the ride~
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@@Scene two: Flonne and Felicia
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[21:09]	* [Tet]Flonne	continues like this down the halls for a while. Gradually, she drifts back so that she's walking beside Felicia instead of in front of her.
[21:09]	<[Tet]Flonne>	So... what's it like where you're from?
[21:11]	<[huh]Felicia>	Oh, uh...
[21:11]	<[huh]Felicia>	It's actually really nice.
[21:12]	<[huh]Felicia>	We live on the western side of the Desert, so it's cooler there and there a lot more greenery.
[21:12]	<[huh]Felicia>	Or, uh, i lived.
[21:13]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Wow, that does sound nice...
[21:13]	<[huh]Felicia>	I wish I could show you...
[21:14]	<[Tet]Flonne>	I'm sure you will, someday.
[21:14]	<[Tet]Flonne>	I'd love to see it.
[21:14]	<[huh]Felicia>	You really think so?
[21:14]	* [Tet]Flonne	grins at Felicia.
[21:14]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Believe it.
[21:17]	* [huh]Felicia	grins back.
[21:18]	<[Tet]Flonne>	I don't think I've ever seen a really 'green' place before.
[21:19]	<[Tet]Flonne>	It was cooler where I came from, up in the mountains... well, it was more like "freezing cold", but technically, that's cooler than here.
[21:19]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Everything was rocks, though. Kinda boring.
[21:20]	<[Tet]Flonne>	And then I got sent here, and that's been about it so far.
[21:20]	<[huh]Felicia>	Yeah, I've never really liked cold places. Still, even something like that might be a nice change from this endless desert.
[21:21]	<[huh]Felicia>	But... you say you were sent here?
[21:21]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Yeah, I'm a ninja. Did I not mention that yet?
[21:23]	<[huh]Felicia>	I... think you did, actually.
[21:24]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Yeah, I'm on a mission. Somebody took out a contract with my clan to assassinate Alexi and commandeer the castle for them.
[21:25]	<[huh]Felicia>	...
[21:25]	<[Tet]Flonne>	They figured this'd be a good one for me to cut my teeth on. It's my first, y'see.
[21:25]	<[huh]Felicia>	Wait, assassinate?!
[21:25]	* [Tet]Flonne	speaks to the outside world from within her own.
[21:27]	<[huh]Felicia>	Wait, what was all that about you loving him?
[21:27]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Even so, the regular laws apply. Until my mission is confirmed as completed by the contractor, the gates are closed to me. I will remain a wandering weed.
[21:28]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Fuck that.
[21:29]	* [huh]Felicia	looks shocked!
[21:29]	* [Tet]Flonne	's pace is steady, but her footfalls have gotten heavier, her gait stiffer, and her tone of voice somewhere between a mutter and a growl.
[21:29]	<[Tet]Flonne>	They threw me out, and that's all there is to it.
[21:30]	<[huh]Felicia>	Who did?
[21:30]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Who the hell takes a ten-year-old kid, gives them a few weapons, and sends them out to kill someone neither of them have ever met?
[21:31]	<[Tet]Flonne>	A lunatic, that's who. A heartless bastard lunatic.
[21:31]	<[Tet]Flonne>	This weed won't wander anymore, I'll tell you that right now. I've found a place, and I'm staying here.
[21:32]	<[Tet]Flonne>	They don't want me back, and I don't want to go back. So who cares?
[21:32]	<[huh]Felicia>	I... I don't completely understand, but I guess I'm happy that you've found a place after all.
[21:33]	* [Tet]Flonne	suddenly stops walking and puts her hand up to her mouth, eyes wide and watery.
[21:34]	<[huh]Felicia>	Flonne?
[21:34]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Oh... did I... just say all that out loud?
[21:34]	<[huh]Felicia>	You did...
[21:34]	* [Tet]Flonne	's jaw disengages for a couple of seconds. It takes some effort to get it back into place.
[21:35]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Oh, no... no, no, no. I'm so sorry.
[21:36]	<[Tet]Flonne>	You don't need to hear about this... you've got so much to worry about yourself...
[21:37]	<[Tet]Flonne>	I didn't mean to...
[21:37]	* [Tet]Flonne	loses control of her jaw again, making any further words come out unformed.
[21:38]	<[huh]Felicia>	No, no, it's fine... Your problems are just as important as mine are...
[21:42]	* [Tet]Flonne	resets her troublesome jaw by clamping it shut. The impact shakes a couple of tears loose down her cheeks.
[21:42]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Tha... thank you for saying that...
[21:42]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Even if it isn't really true...
[21:44]	* [huh]Felicia	just smiles warmly at her new friend.
[21:45]	* [Tet]Flonne	reaches out with her free hand to brush it against Felicia's cheek, but changes her mind midway through the motion and just wraps the whole arm around one shoulder, pulling the princess into a tight hug.
[21:46]	* [huh]Felicia	returns the gesture.
[21:48]	* [Tet]Flonne	makes sure to wipe her eyes dry before she breaks the contact and faces Felicia again.
[21:48]	<[Tet]Flonne>	We'll be okay.
[21:48]	<[huh]Felicia>	Yeah...
[21:49]	* [Tet]Flonne	lets the moment continue for a little while: the two of them, just standing there, smiling at each other.
[21:50]	<[Tet]Flonne>	...so, you probably didn't bring any pajamas.
[21:50]	<[huh]Felicia>	Er, no.
[21:50]	* [huh]Felicia	is taken aback at the unexpected question.
[21:51]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Hmm, and you seemed pretty shy back in the bath, too... that's gonna be an issue.
[21:51]	* [Tet]Flonne	crosses her arms and frowns in concentration at some invisible thing off to the right somewhere.
[21:52]	<[huh]Felicia>	Well, that was because...
[21:53]	<[Tet]Flonne>	We'll figure it out when we get there. C'mon!
[21:54]	* [Tet]Flonne	interrupts that train of thought by grabbing Felicia's hand again, this time with the more characteristic yank-and-zoom action.
[21:55]	<[huh]Felicia>	Wah!
[21:58]	* [Tet]Flonne	tows the stumbling princess back to her room - their room, now.
[22:00]	<[Tet]Flonne>	'kay, so...
[22:03]	<[huh]Felicia>	Well, even with what Alexi said, I'm okay with sleeping on the floor...
[22:04]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Nonsense.
[22:04]	<[huh]Felicia>	No, really.
[22:04]	* [Tet]Flonne	turns a much different (and much less frightening) flavor of 'deathly serious' than she showed before in the hallway.
[22:05]	<[Tet]Flonne>	You're our guest. We will not have it said of our castle that we treat our guests in such a fashion.
[22:06]	<[Tet]Flonne>	More than that, you're under Alexi's protection.
[22:06]	<[Tet]Flonne>	And Alexi's placed me in charge of that duty.
[22:07]	<[huh]Felicia>	A-ah, I'm sorry, I meant no disrespect to you, your master, or his house.
[22:08]	<[Tet]Flonne>	I know you didn't, you were just trying to be accommodating, and that's fine, up to a point.
[22:09]	<[Tet]Flonne>	But there's really no way that I could keep a proper eye on you from the bed.
[22:11]	* [Tet]Flonne	opens up the closet and takes a roll-out futon down from the top shelf.
[22:11]	<[huh]Felicia>	I can see that...
[22:12]	<[huh]Felicia>	I guess?
[22:14]	* [Tet]Flonne	carries the package to a point in between the bed, against one far wall, and the door, set into the other. She keeps an eye on Felicia and stomps one foot in place by way of demonstration.
[22:15]	<[Tet]Flonne>	See, that door's the only way in here. If I set up on this spot, anyone who tries to come in and get you will have to cross over me somehow.
[22:15]	<[huh]Felicia>	I see...
[22:17]	<[Tet]Flonne>	You may have noticed, I said that door was the only way in... but it is not the only way out.
[22:17]	* [Tet]Flonne	sets the futon down for a second and clambers onto the top of the bed, beckoning Felicia over.
[22:17]	<[huh]Felicia>	Huh?
[22:17]	* [huh]Felicia	follows.
[22:17]	<[Tet]Flonne>	C'mere, gonna show you something.
[22:18]	<[huh]Felicia>	I'm looking...
[22:18]	* [Tet]Flonne	chuckles.
[22:19]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Well, that's good, but I'm afraid it's useless. Gimme your hand for a sec.
[22:19]	* [huh]Felicia	does so.
[22:22]	* [Tet]Flonne	takes the given hand and lays its palm flat against a section of the wall. Her own hand overlays the first, pressing against it very, very gently. At the edge of sensation, a section of wall can be felt pushing inward in response: a hidden button.
[22:22]	<[huh]Felicia>	This is...
[22:22]	* [Tet]Flonne	looks directly into Felicia's eyes and speaks seriously.
[22:23]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Remember this spot. If anything happens, and it looks like I can't handle it myself, for Pete's sake, don't try to help me.
[22:23]	<[huh]Felicia>	Is that likely?
[22:24]	* [Tet]Flonne	falters. Her mouth twitches around a few rejected responses before she recovers.
[22:25]	<[Tet]Flonne>	...honestly... yeah.
[22:26]	* [huh]Felicia	's mouth becomes a line in a clear "I'm not satisfied" fashion.
[22:26]	<[Tet]Flonne>	They... thought Alexi was just going to be some yutz with a key. I'm really not that good of a ninja, yet.
[22:26]	* [Tet]Flonne	does her best to steel herself against that line.
[22:28]	<[huh]Felicia>	Well, alright.
[22:29]	<[Tet]Flonne>	...sorry
[22:31]	* [Tet]Flonne	retracts her hand and breaks eye contact.
[22:32]	<[Tet]Flonne>	So, anyway, yeah. That button'll take you out of here. The tunnel actually branches off to a few places, so I can't really say for sure where you'll end up.
[22:33]	<[huh]Felicia>	Right.
[22:34]	<[Tet]Flonne>	I don't think I've got anything that'd work for pajamas, but I'll keep my back turned until you're under the covers.
[22:35]	* [Tet]Flonne	slides off of the bed and starts unrolling the futon.
[22:35]	<[huh]Felicia>	You mean...
[22:36]	* [Tet]Flonne	shrugs helplessly.
[22:36]	<[Tet]Flonne>	It's either that or try to sleep in what you've got on, I'm afraid. Can't really think of anything else.
[22:39]	* [huh]Felicia	looks at the bed, and down at her rather tight-fitting uniform.
[22:40]	<[huh]Felicia>	Then, make sure to keep your back turned, alright?
[22:40]	* [huh]Felicia	blushes slightly.
[22:41]	<[Tet]Flonne>	You got it.
[22:42]	* [huh]Felicia	unbottons the uniform, though slowly, fumbling for a bit with each button. Finally the suit slides off with a dull thump as it hits the floor.
[22:46]	* [huh]Felicia	slides off the skirt after that, and climbs into the bed with due haste.
[22:46]	<[huh]Felicia>	Alright...
[22:52]	* [Tet]Flonne	has gotten the futon laid out in the meantime.
[22:54]	* [Tet]Flonne	crawls inside it and shifts around under the cover for a minute or two, depositing the pieces of her uniform on the floor above the pillow, one at a time.
[22:55]	<[Tet]Flonne>	Well... g'night, then.
[22:58]	* [Tet]Flonne	settles in and tries not to dwell on the cruddy note that ended this awesome day.