BF Session 14

[00:53]	<[GM]Ludwig>	[Sam, you wake up first.]
[00:54]	<[GM]Ludwig>	[Mary is lying on your bed, over the covers, still asleep.]
[00:55]	* [Gtz]Mary	snores softly
[00:56]	<[Gtz]Mary>	ahhmm... go fish... ZzzZzzzZzz.....
[00:57]	* [Dune]Sam	squirms a little under the sheets, readjusting herself and unconsciously adjusting for Mary's obstruction.
[00:59]	<[Dune]Sam>	mmnnn...
[01:00]	* [Dune]Sam	rolls on the bed, bumping into Mary.
[01:00]	* [Gtz]Mary	drifts lazily like one of those traffic cones they put in the middle of lakes
[01:02]	* [Dune]Sam	then slowly opens her eyes and rubs them as she comes into consciousness.
[01:03]	* [Dune]Sam	starts to get out of bed, but feels something pulling on the sheets.
[01:03]	* [Gtz]Mary	is strewn out in one of those horrid ways in which only children can sleep
[01:03]	<[Dune]Sam>	what's -ii!
[01:04]	* [Dune]Sam	quickly scurries back in the opposite direction of the bed from Mary, giving the bedcovers a good hard tug.
[01:07]	* [Dune]Sam	blushes, her mind running with a quick and sudden start. (W-why's Mary in my bed?)
[01:07]	* [Dune]Sam	slowly creeps her way out of the bed now, careful to try and not shift the sheets.
[01:08]	* [Gtz]Mary	yawns and rolls over.
[01:10]	* [Gtz]Mary	's shirt rides up a little bit.
[01:12]	* [Dune]Sam	blushes a bit further upon seeing Mary's belly/stomach area.
[01:13]	* [Dune]Sam	is flustered enough and focuses enough on not disturbing Mary that she even falls out of the bed with a little thud, now.
[01:13]	<[Dune]Sam>	ow! ah...
[01:17]	* [Dune]Sam	quickly picks herself up off the ground after rubbing her side and brushing herself off.
[01:17]	* [Dune]Sam	glances at Mary again as she does so, still blushing slightly.
[01:18]	* [Gtz]Mary	rubs her head against the pillow like a dog
[01:22]	* [Dune]Sam	continues looking on silently for a moment before moving her gaze away and quietly stepping towards the dresser.
[01:26]	* [Dune]Sam	stops for a moment, though, and takes a half-step towards Mary thinking that perhaps she should wake her before she starts getting dressed...
[01:27]	* [Gtz]Mary	stops breathing.
[01:29]	* [Dune]Sam	decides reluctantly that she should probably awaken Mary now so she has time to dress as well.
[01:29]	* [Dune]Sam	slowly walks over beside her bed again, this time nearer to Mary.
[01:29]	<[Dune]Sam>	Mary...
[01:30]	* [Dune]Sam	cannot muster a strong voice quickly however, and so first whispers.
[01:30]	<[Dune]Sam>	um, Mary...
[01:30]	* [Dune]Sam	tries speaking Mary's name to get her to awaken.
[01:32]	<[Gtz]Mary>	s...ss................sSSSNRRRRK! snmm...
[01:32]	* [Gtz]Mary	breathes normally again
[01:33]	* [Dune]Sam	continues trying to awaken Mary, this time continuing with light prodding.
[01:34]	* [Dune]Sam	lightly pokes at Mary's upper right arm while speaking.
[01:34]	<[Dune]Sam>	Mary, it's morning...
[01:35]	* [Gtz]Mary	is unfazed.
[01:36]	* [Dune]Sam	prods again, a little more forcefully.
[01:37]	<[Dune]Sam>	Mary, y-you're sleeping in my bed...
[01:37]	* [Gtz]Mary	paws at the prodding
[01:38]	<[Gtz]Mary>	snm... what is it, ceri- i mean, sam...
[01:39]	* [Dune]Sam	speaks a little more softly.
[01:39]	* [Gtz]Mary	didn't seem to understand her, but is finally starting to wake up
[01:39]	<[Dune]Sam>	It's morning Mary, and you w-were sleeping in my bed...
[01:42]	* [Gtz]Mary	yawns, shaking off the sleepiness and fixing the little shoulder straps on her camisole
[01:43]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Uuhmm... Do what, now? I'm sorry, I should've been up earlier... What time is it?
[01:44]	<[Dune]Sam>	um, morning, i guess...
[01:46]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Mmm... Good morning, Sam. Do you need something?
[01:46]	* [Dune]Sam	at this point just moves over to her dresser, and starts donning her daywear outfit complete with miniskirt.
[01:47]	<[Dune]Sam>	G-good morning.
[01:47]	<[Dune]Sam>	I just wanted to make sure you got up and...
[01:47]	<[Dune]Sam>	uh, yeah.
[01:48]	* [Dune]Sam	refrains from mentioning yet again that Mary was sleeping in her own bed.
[01:51]	* [Gtz]Mary	starts making the bed, blissfully oblivious, as usual
[01:53]	* [Dune]Sam	sees this and stops, deciding to address the matter despite her shyness before Mary does more unnecessary work.
[01:53]	<[Dune]Sam>	um, Mary?
[01:54]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Hmm? You say something?
[01:55]	* [Gtz]Mary	says, leaning over the bed. It's hard to get that one corner...
[01:57]	* [Gtz]Mary	finishes, and goes over to the other. I swear I didn't put any blankets on last night...
[01:57]	* [Dune]Sam	gulps, and blushes ever so tinily.
[01:57]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Ah, let me get this one too.
[01:57]	<[Dune]Sam>	y-you were sleeping on my bed, when i woke up...
[01:58]	* [Gtz]Mary	stops, halfway through fixing the other bed.
[01:58]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Huh?
[01:59]	* [Gtz]Mary	stands up straight, and feels for the little knob at the edge of the bed to re-orient herself to the room's direction. Door's to my back, Sam should've been sleeping... here?
[02:00]	<[Gtz]Mary>	You weren't sleeping in this bed?
[02:00]	* [Dune]Sam	drops her head a little and embarrassed at having spoken that fact.
[02:00]	<[Dune]Sam>	n-no, i was...
[02:01]	* [Dune]Sam	blushes a little more.
[02:02]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Then what's the problem?
[02:02]	<[Dune]Sam>	a-and you were kinda on top of me...
[02:03]	<[Gtz]Mary>	On... top of you? Are you sure you weren't dreaming or something, sweetie?
[02:04]	* [Gtz]Mary	is perplexed
[02:04]	<[Dune]Sam>	y-yes...
[02:05]	* [Gtz]Mary	isn't really sure what to make of this
[02:07]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Um... Well... A-are you sure? Maybe I...
[02:07]	* [Gtz]Mary	thinks. I don't remember getting up in the middle of the night...
[02:08]	* [Dune]Sam	still stands half-dressed in front of the dresser, head dropped, blushing, and embarrassed...
[02:09]	* [Gtz]Mary	still stands undressed(save for bedclothes) in front of the bed, head scratched, twisting her lip, and puzzled...
[02:11]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Ah, I don't know. I must be sleepwalking or something. I apologize, in any case.
[02:13]	<[Dune]Sam>	u-uh, thanks...
[02:13]	* [Dune]Sam	turns around now and resumes dressing.
[02:14]	* [Gtz]Mary	continues getting ready. Continues slowly, a little hesitant about stepping out that door today.
[02:18]	* [Dune]Sam	, to be fair, moves to make Mary's bed once she's done dressing. Granted it isn't as much of a task as making her own due to an absent user, but she still wants to do something to equalize things.
[02:21]	* [Gtz]Mary	decides to pray on it, fully nun'd up aside from the hat. She kneels before either bed, arms folded together and elevating her head at the mattress's edge. A series of inaudible whispers follow.
[02:24]	* [Dune]Sam	finishes readying herself and then goes beside the door to semi-awkwardly wait for Mary.
[02:26]	* [Gtz]Mary	finishes, and returns to Sam.
[02:26]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Thank you.
[02:27]	* [Dune]Sam	nods.
[02:27]	<[Dune]Sam>	You're welcome.
[02:30]	* [Dune]Sam	opens the door and steps out, the flustering morning encounter's embarrassment beginning to pass.
[02:30]	* [Gtz]Mary	takes a deep breath. Today is another fresh start. A chance to make things better. At least, I hope it is...
[02:37]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Oh. What're you going to do?
[02:40]	* [Dune]Sam	muses to herself.
[02:40]	<[Dune]Sam>	I'm not really sure...
[02:41]	<[Dune]Sam>	there's still a lot of the fortress i haven't seen, i guess.
[02:41]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Hmm. Well, I'm going to go start breakfast. Could you go find Alexis for me?
[02:42]	<[Gtz]Mary>	And maybe after breakfast, one of us can show you around.
[02:42]	* [Dune]Sam	nods slowly.
[02:42]	<[Dune]Sam>	um, I guess so...
[02:43]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Hmm?
[02:43]	* [Gtz]Mary	stops.
[02:43]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Is there a problem, sweetheart?
[02:47]	* [Dune]Sam	drops her head a little and chews lightly on her thumbnail.
[02:50]	<[Dune]Sam>	she's a little scary...
[02:54]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Who, Alexis? Hmhm, I thought so too when I first showed up here, but she only acts that way. She's quite nice, at heart.
[02:55]	* [Dune]Sam	is reluctant to believe Mary on this subject.
[02:56]	<[Dune]Sam>	...are you sure?
[02:58]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Certain. She's probably just picking on you a little because you're new here. If you prefer, I could try to find her, but I'm not sure what luck I might have... she's a little... all over the place.
[03:01]	* [Dune]Sam	accepts Mary's judgment, and doesn't want to inconvenience her further...
[03:01]	<[Dune]Sam>	um, alright then.
[03:04]	* [Dune]Sam	gulps, and straightens herself.
[03:04]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Alright then. You remember where the kitchen is, right? I'll be in there. Cerise is pro-bab-ly out on the roof and... the Master is probably still in bed. I dunno where Teilya would be right now.
[03:05]	* [Dune]Sam	nods.
[03:05]	<[Dune]Sam>	ok.
[03:08]	<[Gtz]Mary>	Alright. She shouldn't be too hard for you to find. If you don't have any luck, just come back to me and help out with breakfast. I'll talk to you later, Sam.
[03:08]	* [Gtz]Mary	makes her way to the kitchen
[03:09]	* [Dune]Sam	takes a deep breath, and then wonders just how she should start looking around for Alexis...
[03:11]	* [Dune]Sam	turns toward the opposing direction of the one Mary took, and starts walking.
[03:13]	* [Dune]Sam	, several minutes later and after having poked her head into various rooms, seems no closer to finding Alexis...
[03:17]	* [Nom]Alexis	slips out of a nearby door, closing it softly behind her
[03:17]	* [Dune]Sam	finally halts in the hall after finding no clue of anyone around, and does not hear the door close behind her.
[03:20]	* [Nom]Alexis	puts her hand on the cart she came out with, and starts wheeling it towards the kitchen
[03:20]	* [Dune]Sam	, just as she is beginning to believe she has gotten herself lost, hears the cart and turns around.
[03:21]	<[Dune]Sam>	Alexis!
[03:21]	* [Nom]Alexis	spins around to face whoever shouted out just then
[03:21]	<[Nom]Alexis>	"Shh!"
[03:22]	* [Nom]Alexis	puts a finger to her lips, hushes the miscreant, and, beckoning for her to follow, continues towards the kitchen
[03:23]	* [Dune]Sam	cocks her head to the side in confusion, but quickly hurries to walk beside Alexis.
[03:24]	* [Nom]Alexis	chats in a low voice
[03:25]	<[Nom]Alexis>	"Hush, Sam. It seems the master wore himself out with something. Best to let him sleep it off."
[03:25]	<[Nom]Alexis>	"While he does, we need to prepare."
[03:26]	* [Dune]Sam	still looks thoroughly confused, but is pleasantly surprised by her lack of aggression.
[03:26]	* [Dune]Sam	replies in a low voice:
[03:26]	<[Dune]Sam>	um, what are you doing with this cart...?
[03:27]	<[Nom]Alexis>	"Oh, this is a tea trolley. Sam, trolley. Trolley, tube person."
[03:27]	* [Nom]Alexis	introduces the maid essential to Sam
[03:31]	* [Dune]Sam	frowns a little at having been called tube person and fidgets with her miniskirt a bit.
[03:31]	<[Nom]Alexis>	"Oh ho, now that we've all been introduced, it's time we get to work."
[03:34]	* [Dune]Sam	frowns a little bit less.
[03:35]	<[Dune]Sam>	where is the tea being taken, then?
[03:35]	<[Nom]Alexis>	"Ah, excellent question, dear."
[03:35]	<[Nom]Alexis>	"We must reload and prepare for the master's morning."
[03:36]	* [Nom]Alexis	swells
[03:36]	<[Nom]Alexis>	"That's right, it is a battle which begins right now!"
[03:37]	<[Nom]Alexis>	"Come, Sam! To the Beetle-kitchen!"
[03:38]	* [Dune]Sam	finds Alexis's enthusiasm a little odd, but a little nice.
[03:38]	<[Dune]Sam>	alright, then.
[03:38]	* [Dune]Sam	hurries along with Alexis to the kitchen.
[03:38]	* [Nom]Alexis	gives Sam a disarming grin, then away!
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@@Cerise~
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[01:50]	* [PYG]Cerise	opens her eyes and finds herself staring at a wall across the room.
[01:51]	<[PYG]Cerise>	Oh, that's right...
[01:51]	<[GM]Ludwig>	[Still passed out cold in his room]
[01:51]	<[GM]Ludwig>	[Sorry, we'll get out of your way, now]
[01:51]	* [PYG]Cerise	says, disappointment obvious in her voice, as she sits up and stretches her arms.
[01:54]	* [PYG]Cerise	takes a moment before finally getting herself out of bed to start dressing into her uniform.
[01:58]	* [PYG]Cerise	finally gets into her uniform, placing her headdress upon her head last. She takes her rifle leaning by the wall and makes her way to the door of the room. After taking in a deep breath and exhaling, she reaches for the knob and steps out of the room.
[02:05]	* [PYG]Cerise	shivers as she walks down the hallway. Another cold morning. It feels rather empty on this side of the mansion, and the echoes of her steps down the hall doesn't help much in alleviating that feeling.
[02:31]	<[GM]Ludwig>	[Well, it would've been nice if Teilya could've shown up to say "good morning" to Cerise, but I guess that isn't happening.]
[02:36]	* [PYG]Cerise	climbs some stairs that lead to one of the walls of the fortress. Couldn't hurt to do some morning patrol.
[03:00]	<[GM]Ludwig>	[Remember that cloud on the horizon yesterday morning, just before Hans came limping up? It's still there. Might even be bigger, now.]
[03:01]	* [PYG]Cerise	stares out at the distance before raising her rifle to look through the scope for a better view.
[03:06]	<[GM]Ludwig>	[It hasn't gotten any closer since yesterday (thank God for small favors), so you can't make out much more than you could before. You do think you see movement, though, at the bottom of the cloud... and within it.]
[03:10]	* [PYG]Cerise	clicks her tongue as she takes her eye off the scope. This is really unsettling.
[03:34]	* [PYG]Cerise	returns back inside, heading for the kitchen to grab a quick breakfast. It would be awkward if she ran into Ludwig, but she decides telling him about the cloud not disappearing has precedence before personal issues. The fortress's safety is at stake here.