Cassies Palace 6

@@Finish to WELCOME TO SUNTIME
RECAP:
[01:14]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	[00:57] <[Atai]Krupskaya> Wake up.
[01:14]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	[00:58] * [Dune]Valea just shifts again, turning her back to the two trying to wake her.
[01:14]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	[01:01] * [Atai]Krupskaya has had enough of pussyfooting about. The Especially Respected Comrade is not being guarded. Who knows what could happen?
[01:14]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	[01:01] * [Atai]Krupskaya seizes ahold of Valea's sheets, and hauls on them, hard. whether she pulls them or the girl off the bed does not matter. It's the effect that counts. Doing so, she yells at the top of her lungs in Valea's ear, irritation lending her vocal strength.
[01:14]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	[01:01] <[Atai]Krupskaya> WELCOME TO SUNTIME, COMRADE! ARISE OR I SHALL FEED YOU TO BABA YAGA HERSELF!
[01:15]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	[knock yourselves out]
[01:18]	* [Dune]Valea	awakens the instant Krupskaya yells, literally jumping out of the bed and scream in shock.
[01:18]	<[Dune]Valea>	UWAAAH~!!!
[01:19]	* [Dune]Valea	lands awkwardly, bouncing once on her back before flipping and breaking her final fall with her arm out in front of her.
[01:20]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Well, at last I can stop counting. Are you alright?
[01:20]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	slings away the sheets and covers off in another direction.
[01:21]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Hallowed sun and blessed dew greet thy feet and not thy skull were it not for your bed.
[01:21]	<[Dune]Valea>	a-ahw...
[01:21]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	speaks calmly, and turns to Enrica. "You will both likely want to bathe."
[01:21]	* [Dune]Valea	slowly rises, still in her modest nightwear.
[01:22]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	points off down the hall
[01:22]	<[Dune]Valea>	ah, i'm alright...
[01:22]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Take a left, the second right, and first door you see.
[01:22]	* [Dune]Valea	turns to Krupskaya then, annoyed.
[01:22]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Scrub well and enjoy.
[01:22]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	zooms off before anything else can be said to her
[01:23]	<[Dune]Valea>	thanks, but why did you wake me up like tha-
[01:23]	* [Dune]Valea	sees Krupskaya zip out of the room, and huffs in frustration.
[01:23]	<[Dune]Valea>	hmmph~!
[01:23]	* [Tesla]Enrica	just brings her arms up in a shrug and sighs.
[01:24]	* [Dune]Valea	storms to the closet to retrieve and don her uniform, speaking to Enrica as she does so.
[01:25]	<[Dune]Valea>	could you leave the room while i get dressed, please?
[01:25]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Alright, I'll meet you outside. Might as well get my vest and tie while I'm at it...
[01:26]	* [Tesla]Enrica	leaves the room, quietly whistling a strange tune.
[01:27]	* [Dune]Valea	sighs, and goes through her dressing routine.
[01:29]	* [Dune]Valea	thoughts flow through her mind as she finishes, somewhat basic in nature.
[01:30]	* [Dune]Valea	: I wonder what everyone else's up to... and we should be getting breakfast and stuff ready now, right? Baths are for the end of the day.
[01:32]	* [Dune]Valea	finishes and steps out of her room to await Enrica's emergence, yawning a little as she does so.
[01:35]	* [Tesla]Enrica	comes out of her room, holding her vest and tie, and tilts her head significantly to the side before righting it and gesturing down the hall.
[01:35]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	All set?
[01:36]	* [Dune]Valea	nods and yawns again, but responds affirmatively.
[01:36]	<[Dune]Valea>	yeah.
[01:38]	* [Tesla]Enrica	starts walking down the hall, pausing for Valea for a second.
[01:39]	* [Dune]Valea	follows, a bit groggily.
[01:40]	<[Dune]Valea>	what to do, then?
[01:42]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	I guess we bathe, get changed and groomed, and then get to cleaning and making breakfast if no one needs anything else.
[01:42]	* [Dune]Valea	responds still with a sense of sleepiness, but seems to be waking up.
[01:42]	<[Dune]Valea>	That sounds right...
[01:43]	<[Dune]Valea>	but shouldn't we bathe later, though?
[01:43]	<[Dune]Valea>	'wouldn't want to keep them waiting on breakfast...
[01:46]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	We won't take that long. The difference is really just customary so it's not that big a deal.
[01:47]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Besides, this sort of change can be good for you, right?
[01:48]	* [Dune]Valea	pouts slightly as she speaks.
[01:48]	<[Dune]Valea>	really, i was waking up already...
[01:50]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Ah, here we are.
[01:51]	* [Tesla]Enrica	opens the door to the room, and takes a look inside.
[01:53]	* [Dune]Valea	pokes her head in the door as well.
[01:57]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Seems alright. Well, I'll get the water going.
[01:58]	<[Dune]Valea>	alright, i'll get towels.
[01:59]	* [Tesla]Enrica	proceeds to get the water running, working to balance the water temperature.
[02:01]	* [Dune]Valea	grabs several towels from the side of the bath, and places one near Enrica.
[02:05]	<[Dune]Valea>	ah, here you go.
[02:05]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Thanks.
[02:08]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Well, then, we might as well get in there so we don't take too long. Need me to look away or something?
[02:09]	* [Dune]Valea	responds a little sheepishly.
[02:09]	<[Dune]Valea>	a-ah, that'd be great...
[02:09]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Hm. I guess I know you better than I'd thought.
[02:10]	* [Tesla]Enrica	looks over at one of the walls.
[02:11]	<[Dune]Valea>	thank you...
[02:11]	* [Dune]Valea	blushes slightly, as she undresses herself and gets in the bathwater.
[02:13]	<[Dune]Valea>	um, i'm in the water now...
[02:16]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Alright, I'm going in, so look to your left if you want to miss that.
[02:16]	* [Dune]Valea	does so, out of respect.
[02:17]	* [Tesla]Enrica	proceeds to undress and get into the water, then leaning her head against the edge.
[02:19]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Ah, that's nice... can't remember exactly how long it's been since I've had a good bath.
[02:21]	* [Dune]Valea	keeps her head basically where it is, not directly looking Enrica but also remembering about their days in slavery.
[02:22]	* [Dune]Valea	and the lack of days before them, in her memory.
[02:22]	<[Dune]Valea>	this really is, i ...
[02:22]	* [Dune]Valea	pauses for a moment before continuing.
[02:22]	<[Dune]Valea>	have never had a bath like this.
[02:24]	* [Dune]Valea	seems down for a moment, but shakes it off by splashing around in the water a little.
[02:25]	* [Dune]Valea	giggles, and splashes around a little more.
[02:25]	<[Dune]Valea>	this is fun~.
[02:26]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Well, you seem to have gotten used to- hm.
[02:27]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Is it me or is this a little too hot?
[02:27]	* [Dune]Valea	blinks and looks at Enrica, then very much noticing the high heat herself.
[02:28]	* [Dune]Valea	: it hurts a little.
[02:28]	<[Dune]Valea>	maybe...
[02:30]	* [Tesla]Enrica	just decides to relax. Ah, well, it won't kill.
[02:31]	* [Dune]Valea	then notices that it is paining her a little more now, but merely bites her lip since she sees Enrica dealing with it well.
[02:33]	* [Tesla]Enrica	opens her eyes, an uncomfortable look on her face.
[02:33]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Ow... hey, you mind if I fix it?
[02:34]	* [Dune]Valea	shakes her head.
[02:34]	<[Dune]Valea>	no, not at all...
[02:34]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Alright... just a second...
[02:34]	* [Dune]Valea	averts her head again, remembering at the last second.
[02:37]	* [Tesla]Enrica	moves over to the pipes, gently twisting the pipe's control. The valve bursts.
[02:37]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Aghpth!
[02:41]	* [Tesla]Enrica	tries to place the screw back in its socket, stemming the flow of water but not stopping it yet.
[02:41]	* [Dune]Valea	nearly snaps her head to look at Enrica, but stops.
[02:41]	<[Dune]Valea>	Enrica, what's-
[02:42]	* [Dune]Valea	then notices the water's temperature changing from hot to warm, then lukewarm, and now cold.
[02:42]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Something's gone wrong. Just a second...
[02:42]	* [Dune]Valea	, not being able to bear the now very-cold water, springs out of the bathtub.
[02:42]	<[Dune]Valea>	kyaaah~!
[02:43]	* [Dune]Valea	stands unclothed for a moment before looking around for, fetching, and covering herself with a towel.
[02:43]	* [Dune]Valea	then blushes, kneeling on the tiled floor.
[02:47]	* [Tesla]Enrica manages to stop the water, looking a little annoyed and with water dripping down her face.
[02:48]	* [Dune]Valea	speaks softly.
[02:48]	<[Dune]Valea>	a-ah, are you alright?
[02:48]	* [Tesla]Enrica	just sighs, quickly calming down.
[02:49]	* [Dune]Valea	keeps her head down, respecting Enrica and her current state.
[02:49]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Yeah, I'm alright. So, should I try again, or do we call it until tomorrow for now?
[02:52]	<[Dune]Valea>	l-let's just bathe when everybody else does, i guess...
[02:52]	* [Tesla]Enrica	smiles and giggles.
[02:53]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Well, what are you gonna do? Go ahead and get dressed, I'll go for it when you've finished.
[02:55]	* [Dune]Valea	responds suddenly and with a start though her nervousness still shows.
[02:55]	<[Dune]Valea>	thank you...
[02:56]	* [Dune]Valea	turns around and quickly towels herself off, then dressing in her uniform again.
[03:00]	* [Tesla]Enrica	begins drying herself off once she's finished, then getting into her uniform and mussing her hair up with a towel to dry it more thoroughly.
[03:04]	* [Dune]Valea	speaks to Enrica once she hears the rustling of fabric behind her (and her own) ceases:
[03:04]	<[Dune]Valea>	ah, i guess we should get to work, then?
[03:06]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	I say we go look for everyone else; chances are they've got something for us to do and we should be make a particular effort since this morning is our first.
[03:06]	* [Dune]Valea	turns around and nods.
[03:06]	<[Dune]Valea>	yeah, we should.
[03:07]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Well, let's go. Any idea where to start looking?
[03:08]	* [Dune]Valea	seems to look off into space, for a moment.
[03:08]	<[Dune]Valea>	not really, but i could try finding out...
[03:09]	* [Tesla]Enrica	opens the door and walks out into the hall, pulling a comb from inside her vest and running it through her hair. Gotta get the bangs just right...
[03:09]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Eh? Ah- oh, sure. How?
[03:14]	<[Dune]Valea>	ah...
[03:15]	* [Dune]Valea	messes with her skirt, just a little.
[03:15]	<[Dune]Valea>	i just can, ok?
[03:16]	* [Tesla]Enrica	eyes her a little strangely, but then just shrugs and turns back.
[03:16]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Alright, go ahead.
[03:18]	* [Dune]Valea	though the maid cannot see it, Valea nods at Enrica as she turns around and kneels.
[03:18]	<[Dune]Valea>	thanks.
[03:19]	* [Dune]Valea	then takes a deep breath and closes her eyes, bidding the spirits around her to search for life - a repellant to death.
[03:21]	* [Dune]Valea	outstretches a closed fist in front of her, then opening it and releasing what looks like a small swarm of multicolored points of light.
[03:22]	* [Dune]Valea	the points glow only slightly, and then impact the walls to travel through them, disappearing from visibility.
[03:23]	* [Tesla]Enrica	just stretches her arms, sensing the activity behind her but not bothering with it.
[03:24]	* [Dune]Valea	waits a minute, keeping her breath perfectly level and eyes closed for the greatest clarity, then detects from the spirits a concentration near the main entrance of the mansion.
[03:25]	* [Dune]Valea	at that point releases her breath, opening her eyes and standing as the spirits resume their ethereal, silent, and invisible inhabitation around her.
[03:26]	* [Dune]Valea	stands and turns around, facing and speaking to Enrica.
[03:26]	<[Dune]Valea>	thanks...
[03:26]	* [Dune]Valea	then moves forward and takes Enrica's hand.
[03:26]	<[Dune]Valea>	they're this way, somewhere near the main entrance.
[03:27]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	Guess it's lucky I got all my things before I came here. Lead the way, Valea.
[03:32]	* [Dune]Valea	nods and smiles, then leading their way out of the room and towards the rest of the maids.
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@@Yet about half an hour before that...
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[22:32]	<[GM]Mary>	Last time, on ANATHEMA!
[22:34]	<[PYG]Cerise>	Psssst...Wrong game, Mary!
[22:34]	<[GM]Mary>	But, but I want to be a Dragon-Blooded... :<
[22:35]	<[GM]Mary>	Um, anyway!
[22:43]	<[GM]Mary>	First, there was a mysterious young stranger! This mysterious young stranger made her debut by bleeding all over the place and then passing out! After that, well, not much happened. Cassie jumped in bed with Isabel for most certainly non-homosexual reasons and Krupskaya welcomed everyone else to daytime and, if she so prefers(or if I prefer), sent them all on their way to get squeaky clean. We'll pick up from Vickie, Tabitha, Cassie, Izzy, and Krupskaya for now!
[22:47]	* [Gtz]Cassie	holds Isabel around the neck and snores happily
[22:48]	<[huh]Isabella>	Cassie...
[22:48]	* [huh]Isabella	has given up struggling for now.
[22:49]	<[huh]Isabella>	Ahhh, what am I going to do with this child?
[22:51]	* [huh]Isabella	complains, yet still nestles closer to Cassie.
[22:51]	* [Gtz]Cassie	rolls over again, pulling the enclinched fairy across her body.
[22:53]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	ZzzzZzzzZzzz...
[22:53]	* [huh]Isabella	sighs, welcoming the closeness and the warmth.
[22:54]	* [Gtz]Cassie	is snoozing much more loudly than one ever should. Suspiciously so. She slowly closes the remaining gaps between you, until your heads are right next to one another.
[22:56]	* [huh]Isabella	looks into Cassandra's sleeping face, smiling warmly.
[22:57]	* [Gtz]Cassie	leans her head over a little to Isabel's ear...
[22:58]	* [Gtz]Cassie	before Isabel can react, she finds her ear swallowed whole by the great Cassious maw, disappearing in an overly-cartoony GLOMP. She also finds Cassie's grip to have tightened, making it difficult to escape the perilous gumming of Isabel's precious fairy-ears.
[22:59]	<[GM]Mary>	Glomp!
[22:59]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	's head pops out from a carved-out flap in the side of the mattress. Shaking stuffing out of her hair, she looks around, and curses silently before disappearing back in, sealing the small opening shut behind her.
[22:59]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	(I knew I should have built these addon passages earlier!)
[23:00]	<[huh]Isabella>	Ah- Cassie, what are you doing?!
[23:00]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	MmmMMmMmMmmmMmm~
[23:00]	* [Gtz]Cassie	chews Isabel's ear relentlessly.
[23:02]	<[huh]Isabella>	Are you really still asleep?
[23:02]	* [huh]Isabella	renews her efforts to escape.
@@Meanwhile!
[23:04]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	�s eyelids flutter in her restless sleep. Even within the realm of unconsciousness, she struggles to return to the world of the waking.
[23:04]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	��nnmmgghhnntt��
[23:05]	* [PYG]Victoria	raises her eyes from her reading and onto the waking girl.
[23:06]	<[PYG]Victoria>	"Feeling any better?"
[23:06]	* [PYG]Victoria	asks, as she shuts her book.
[23:06]	* [Owen]Tabitha	finally lifts her eyelids, and sees her caretaker sitting next to her, reading a small book.
[23:07]	* [Owen]Tabitha	once again remembers the pulsing pain in her body, and half wishes she would have stayed asleep.
[23:08]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Better is irrelevant."
[23:08]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Your master...I must, must speak with Tetromi."
[23:08]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Ah, yes. About that...
[23:09]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	returns to her primary spot watching over Isabella's room, and settles into a position of sustainable readiness. She learned it during an awesome training sequence montage back in the forest. Shit was so cash, but cash like in a bank account, where it sits until it is needed. You get it? Man, this analogy worked way better than I thought it would. That's the third time in two days.
[23:10]	* [PYG]Victoria	thinks for a moment before speaking, quickly reconsidering what she was about to say.
[23:10]	<[PYG]Victoria>	...Perhaps it's better if she told you herself.
[23:10]	* [Owen]Tabitha	appears confused.
[23:11]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"...her?"
[23:11]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Shall I bring the head of the house here?
[23:11]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Is that not what I have been asking you for the last twenty minutes?"
[23:11]	* [Owen]Tabitha	stares blankly at Victoria.
[23:12]	* [PYG]Victoria	shrugs.
[23:12]	<[PYG]Victoria>	I thought you'd be the type to insist on walking there.
[23:12]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Very well.
[23:14]	* [PYG]Victoria	sits back in her chair as she deliberately projects her thoughts out, calling for her Mistress to come to the infirmary.
[23:17]	* [PYG]Victoria	, in the meantime, turns her attention back to the girl.
[23:17]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Would you care for a drink of some sort?
[23:18]	* [Owen]Tabitha	is reminded that she has drank nothing but melted snow for the past two days.
[23:18]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"If you are offering, I shall accept."
[23:19]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Something warm, I think. Yes...cocoa will be fine."
[23:19]	* [PYG]Victoria	merely nods as she gets up, placing her book on her seat and crossing the room toward the electric kettle on a table.
[23:21]	* [PYG]Victoria	opens the lid to check to make sure there is enough water and starts it up. As the water heats up, she starts going through the nearby drawers for packets of hot cocoa with marshmallows.
[23:23]	* [Owen]Tabitha	tries to wiggle around to the side of the bed, rummaging around her discarded clothes.
[23:24]	* [Owen]Tabitha	's bandaged hands make searching difficult, but she seems to find what she seeks.
[23:27]	* [Owen]Tabitha	pulls out a large bloodied chef�s knife and holds it in front of her, the blade almost a foot long. The blood is crusty and dry on the once-gleaming stainless steel. She looks at the weapon pensively.
[23:27]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"It's dirty."
[23:29]	* [Owen]Tabitha	attempts to clean the blood off the knife with a corner of the bedsheets.
[23:31]	* [Owen]Tabitha	's hands slip, and in her fumbling she slices open her finger.
[23:33]	* [PYG]Victoria	turns at the sound of something drop.
[23:35]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Good God! What are you doing?!
[23:36]	* [Owen]Tabitha	stares at Victoria, still hold the knife in her good hand.
[23:36]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Cleaning. Unlike you, who is just sitting there."
[23:37]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Weren't you supposed to be making me something to drink? If you commit to a task, why are you forgetting it so soon?"
[23:38]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"If this is the sort of help Master Tetromi keeps these days..."
[23:38]	<[PYG]Victoria>	A guest's well being is top priority. Now lay back down and quit playing with sharp pointy things.
[23:38]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"This is my mother's knife. I am allowed to care for my own things."
[23:39]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Perhaps you should learn to do the same."
[23:42]	* [PYG]Victoria	sighs. My, this one's got some spunk.
[23:43]	<[PYG]Victoria>	I very much doubt your mother would be none too pleased that her own knife cut her own daughter's finger.
[23:43]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"No, she would not."
[23:44]	* [PYG]Victoria	hears the click of the kettle finishing boiling. She returns to preparing the hot cocoa.
[23:44]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"But I assume she would be pleased to know her own knife killed the two wolves who would have killed her daughter."
[23:45]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Thus, I shall keep it clean."
[23:46]	* [Owen]Tabitha	stretches a piece of gauze over the fresh cut on her finger. A red dot seeps into the fabric quickly.
[23:50]	* [PYG]Victoria	returns to her seat, with a mug of cocoa in hand, taking her book in hand before sitting back down.
[23:50]	<[PYG]Victoria>	You can still hold this, yes?
[23:50]	* [PYG]Victoria	holds out her hand with the mug.
[23:51]	* [Owen]Tabitha	sets the knife down on an endtable and grabs the mug with her good hand.
[23:52]	* [Owen]Tabitha	takes a sip. A decent cup of chocolate, but nothing spectacular. Tabitha could care less.
[23:53]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I believe I will thank you for this refreshment."
[23:54]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Were you not about to call for your master?"
[23:54]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Oh, I already have.
[23:55]	* [Owen]Tabitha	squints at Victoria, but says nothing.
[23:55]	* [PYG]Victoria	tilts her head in response to Tabitha's squinting.
[23:56]	* [Owen]Tabitha	wonders to herself, "Perhaps this mansion was not the dream come true my mother thought..."
@@[23:59] <[GM]Mary>	Meanwhile~
[00:00]	* [Gtz]Cassie	's turned one formerly straight ear into a wet zig-zag and is currently attempting to do the same to Isabel's remaining ear
[00:03]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	MmMMmmMMm~
[00:03]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Fairy ear wax tastes like sugar~
[00:04]	<[huh]Isabella>	Cassie~
[00:04]	* [huh]Isabella	is trying to hit Cassie with her little fists.
[00:06]	* [Gtz]Cassie	's speaking is a little more than muffled, with a mouth full of ear. She tries to the best of her ability to pin her down to achieve ultimate ear slurpage.
[00:07]	<[huh]Isabella>	Stooop iiiiit~
[00:07]	<[PYG]Victoria>	&#12298;Mistress, you have a guest here to see you. We're waiting for you in the infirmary.&#12299;
[00:08]	* [Gtz]Cassie	stops.
[00:10]	* [Gtz]Cassie	echoes back: /A guest? And why in the infirmary? Is something wrong?/
[00:11]	<[huh]Isabella>	Ah... Cassie?
[00:12]	<[PYG]Victoria>	&#12298;I think it's best that she talked to you herself. She came here looking for Master Andrei.&#12299;
[00:12]	* [Gtz]Cassie	recoils.
[00:14]	* [Gtz]Cassie	/That's... weird. Who is she?/
[00:14]	* [Gtz]Cassie	sits up, the taste of fairy ear long forgotten.
[00:14]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Someone's here.
[00:16]	<[huh]Isabella>	Someone? Really?
[00:16]	<[huh]Isabella>	Who? Who?
[00:19]	* [Gtz]Cassie	thinks to herself: Shit. If it's them, then I won't have a choice but to... hmm... certainly doesn't seem like it, it's too weak...
[00:26]	<[PYG]Victoria>	&#12298;No one harmful, I can assure you, Mistress.&#12299;
[00:27]	* [Gtz]Cassie	/... be very careful. I'll be over there as soon as I can, but that might take a while./
[00:34]	* [Gtz]Cassie	gets out of bed and dons her robe. . o ( Now what to do with her. )
[00:35]	* [huh]Isabella	gets out of bed, rubbing her smarting ears.
[00:37]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...Someone in the infirmary. Victoria won't tell me who or why, for whatever reason... It's kinda suspicious.
[00:38]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	has moved to full alertness. Biting her lip, she thinks for a moment, then zips off from her observation spot over through the house to the infirmary to scout out the situation.
[00:43]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Anyway, I'm going.
[00:43]	<[huh]Isabella>	I'll come with you!
[00:46]	* [Gtz]Cassie	tries to judge if that's a good idea or not. On one hand, it'd be good to have someone and some eyes for the new visitor, on the other...
[00:47]	<[huh]Isabella>	Pleeease?
[00:47]	* [Gtz]Cassie	smirks.
[00:48]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Okay, fine. I have a feeling this is going to be a pain, though... I'm getting tired of hosting more and more guests.
[00:49]	<[huh]Isabella>	It's fun to have lots of friends around, though, right?
[00:51]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Yeah...
[00:51]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	arrives at the infirmary, peering out at the area. Well, there's Victoria, and there's... somebody bloody and wounded. With a knife. She's momentarily alarmed, but notices Victoria doesn't seem to be panicking much about this, and the stranger isn't leaping at her unexposed back. ....Not good, then, but not as worse as she'd feared.
[00:54]	* [Gtz]Cassie	's heart hardens at those words. She's never considered anyone in her life a friend except for Isabella. Though, for her sake, she'll tolerate nosy newcomers if it gives Isabel someone to play with. She knows how tiring and lonely this cold mansion must become to the lively fairy if it were only the two of them...
[00:56]	* [PYG]Victoria	remains sitting, eying Tabitha's features. Yes, there certainly some resemblance.
[01:03]	* [Gtz]Cassie	awaits her fairy's lead, hand out and open.
[01:04]	* [huh]Isabella	takes Cassie's hand.
[01:04]	<[huh]Isabella>	You ready?
[01:04]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Mm-hm.
[01:06]	* [huh]Isabella	goes off, to the med room.
[01:16]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	has seen all she'll likely be able to see and still intercept the Especially Respected Comrade. She turns away, and zooms back through the small passage, and then exits via a light fixture in the hall outside and around the corner. Upsizing herself from lightball to one foot high, she goes towards Isabella's room so as to meet them halfway
[01:18]	<[huh]Isabella>	Ah! Krupsy!
[01:19]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Hm? Krupskaya?
[01:23]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	flitters to a halt in front of the Especially Respected Comrade.
[01:27]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Greetings Greater Comrade and Comrade Isabella. I have gone ahead to look at this new... visitor.
[01:27]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	's gaze hardens slightly.
[01:27]	<[huh]Isabella>	Are they nice?
[01:27]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...!
[01:27]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	She is dangerous, clumsy, or has been in dangerous company.
[01:28]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...Did you listen to what I said earlier and come he-... is that so...
[01:29]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Wounded and bloodied thoroughly. She is in the third bed, and is armed with a knife. However, she was making no show of hiding it, so either Comrade Victoria has reason to believe she will not use it, or they are collaborating to kill you.
[01:29]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	I am supposing the former.
[01:30]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...
[01:30]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	Given the events of last night, the latter is unlikely.
[01:30]	<[huh]Isabella>	...so no-go on the "nice," then?
[01:30]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	It is my job not to discount such possibilities, however.
[01:31]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	glances at Isabella
[01:31]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	It is also possible she is a knife salesman.
[01:31]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	This I doubt even greater, though.
[01:31]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	No... They wouldn't try to kill me at this time. They couldn't.
[01:32]	<[huh]Isabella>	Cassie, nobody's trying to kill you.
[01:32]	<[huh]Isabella>	Krupsy said so herself.
[01:33]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	That's what I said. They *can't* kill me.
[01:34]	* [Gtz]Cassie	beams to Krupskaya: /You... I want to talk to you later. I'll make you aware of the when./
[01:35]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	This is all very strange, but... I don't think it's what I think it is.
[01:36]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Come on, let's keep on going.
[01:37]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	only picks up parts of it through the interference involved in human-fairy telepathic connections. "I ...want you...later ...Make you ... wear........"
[01:38]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	It seems she is being propositioned. She was unaware of the Especially Respected Comrade's healthy libido, though her tastes were all too clear, if this morning's activities were any indication.
[01:38]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	simply nods in acknowledgment.
[01:39]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	[pst: Cassie can telecommunicate with you perfectly fine, she just can't read you as easily as humans. She's been doing it with Isabel for a while now, at least.]
[01:41]	<[Atai]Krupskaya>	[oh, let me have my fun. chalk it up to clearing out the pipes for a mental pathway or something.]
[01:42]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	[ah. I figured you misunderstood what I said earlier, nevermind then]
[01:42]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	[where the hell were we? oh yeah, maids]
[01:43]	* [Gtz]Cassie	continues to take the lead of her seeing-eye fairy
[01:44]	<[huh]Isabella>	Right~
[01:45]	* [huh]Isabella	continues on.
[01:46]	<[GM]Mary>	[now they reach the infirmary. The infirmary is a long room that begins beneath a staircase, so those inside may hear them coming.
[01:47]	* [Owen]Tabitha	turns her head towards the approaching visitors.
[01:48]	* [PYG]Victoria	turns her head to the door.
[01:48]	* [Owen]Tabitha	decides to slide her knife back underneath her pile of clothes for now.
[01:48]	<[PYG]Victoria>	I hope you don't intend to harm anyone with that.
[01:49]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	opens up the drawer on the table after they've gone, and dives inside, shutting it behind her. Lightballing, she hooks back up with her tunnels, and flits back down to the infirmary room, but chooses a different location to observe from than before; one that's closer to the entryway.
[01:49]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"As with any weapon, only if the need arises. I see no need right now."
[01:50]	* [PYG]Victoria	stands up and crosses the room to open the door.
[01:50]	* [Gtz]Cassie	listens in front of the (now open) door. Though their voices are muffled, their thoughts come clear as day.
[01:51]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Oh, Victoria?
[01:51]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Good morning, Mistress.
[01:51]	* [PYG]Victoria	gestures to Isabella to lead Cassandra to the empty seat by the bed.
[01:52]	* [huh]Isabella	does so.
[01:52]	* [Owen]Tabitha	see Cassandra, and once again appears confused.
[01:53]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"You are not the master of this house."
[01:53]	* [Gtz]Cassie	is aware of a presence, but doesn't seem able to determine anything specific. And then the presence speaks.
[01:53]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Where is Andrei?"
[01:53]	<[huh]Isabella>	Whaaaat?
[01:53]	<[huh]Isabella>	Cassie is the master here.
[01:54]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"This house is the property of Lord Andrei Tetromi yet, no?"
[01:54]	* [Gtz]Cassie	swallows, and tries to keep her cool.
[01:54]	* [PYG]Victoria	shuts the door and steps over to the other side of the Mistress.
[01:54]	<[huh]Isabella>	Andrei? Good guy. Poor man.
[01:54]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	You are mistaken. I am indeed the inheritor of the Tetromi family's estate. ...What business do you have with my father? Who are you?
[01:54]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Who are you then, to be called master?"
[01:55]	* [Owen]Tabitha	exhales a little faster than normal.
[01:55]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Mmm, so you are his daughter..."
[01:55]	<[huh]Isabella>	You been really out of touch, ain'cha?
[01:56]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"My business is not with you, but with him."
[01:56]	<[huh]Isabella>	Hard to talk to him now.
[01:56]	<[huh]Isabella>	He doesn't move much, you see.
[01:56]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"...dead?"
[01:56]	<[huh]Isabella>	As a doornail, I'm afraid.
[01:57]	* [Owen]Tabitha	's face grows ever so slightly more pale, if such a thing is even possible.
[01:57]	* [Owen]Tabitha	does not speak for what feels like ages.
[01:58]	* [Owen]Tabitha	's response, when it comes, is flat and grim.
[01:59]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"...this is...most inconvenient."
[01:59]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I had...hoped..."
[01:59]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	... I'll ask again. Who are you and what do you have to do with my father?
[01:59]	* [Owen]Tabitha	finds it difficult to choose the right words to express herself.
[02:00]	* [Gtz]Cassie	. o ( Dammit, if you don't tell me, I'll force you to. )
[02:00]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"If you are so intent on asking questions..."
[02:00]	* [PYG]Victoria	places a shoulder on Cassandra.
[02:00]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Mistress, she's still recovering from severe injuries.
[02:01]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"My name is Tabitha Caulder. My mother's name was Abigail Caulder. Does the name mean anything to you?"
[02:03]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"...I doubt it does."
[02:03]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Caulder? I'm afraid not. But your injuries...
[02:03]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"-are not a hindrance to my mouth, nor your ears."
[02:03]	* [Gtz]Cassie	thinks to Isabel: /Izzy, hold my hand so I can look at her./
[02:04]	* [huh]Isabella	grips Cassie's hand.
[02:05]	<[huh]Isabella>	I haven't heard of you either.
[02:05]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"My father was a good man, you see. A wealthy businessman. We were unable to see him much."
[02:06]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"He promised to visit us at least once a year, every year in the summer. For fourteen years, he did not break that promise."
[02:06]	<[GM]Mary>	Isabel: you feel a slight pressure upon your eyes, but its familiarity outweighs its annoyance.
[02:07]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"This year...he did."
[02:08]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Mmmngh... You're gonna need a doctor...
[02:08]	* [Owen]Tabitha	ignores Cassandra's words
[02:08]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"My mother would have enjoyed seeing him one last time before the fever took her, I think. But he did not come."
[02:09]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Upon her deathbed, she wished for only one thing; that I might be with my father, and that our family could live on."
[02:10]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"She knew little, unfortunately. Only two things did she have."
[02:10]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"One was a name. Andrei Tetromi."
[02:10]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"The second is this."
[02:10]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...
[02:10]	* [huh]Isabella	gasps!
[02:11]	* [PYG]Victoria	remains quiet, already having known this from her talk with Tabitha earlier in the morning.
[02:11]	* [Owen]Tabitha	slips a small object out of the folds in the sheets, cradled in her lap. It is a shining silver ring, set with a fine sapphire and accented with diamonds.
[02:11]	* [Owen]Tabitha	holds it up for Cassandra to see.
[02:12]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"If you are indeed the daughter of Tetromi, you should know of this ring."
[02:12]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Have you not seen it's likeness before?"
[02:13]	* [Owen]Tabitha	waits patiently for a response.
[02:28]	* [Gtz]Cassie	scopes the truth of Tabitha's mind and compares it to her words. Though she's lost concentration on Izzy's vision, she's certain that her words are being spoken true.
[02:28]	* [Gtz]Cassie	. o ( Fuck! God damn you, you fucking bastard spawning pig! I knew you were always a vile philanderer, but this is too much! )
[02:29]	* [Gtz]Cassie	holds out an empty palm towards the new girl. If this is for real, that would make her my half sister...
[02:30]	* [Owen]Tabitha	looks at the palm, but does not make any movement at first.
[02:30]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"...I believe this means that you have."
[02:32]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"If by extending your palm you wish to take my ring, you shall not have it. It is mine by line of succession, not yours."
[02:33]	* [Gtz]Cassie	opens her eyes, revealing red irises and pupils.
[02:34]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Miss Caulder, I'll make you aware that I am blind. Either you may allow me to touch the ring itself, or I could retrieve my own for us to compare.
[02:35]	* [Owen]Tabitha	stares at Cassandra's eyes of scarlet with her own dull eyes of grey, betraying nothing.
[02:36]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"This choice, I believe, would be left up to you, as you apparently are the 'master' of this house, and not I."
[02:37]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"But you have said your ring. Would this not mean your mother has passed as well?"
[02:38]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"If so, that is most unfortunate. My condolences."
[02:38]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	uh... yeah.
[02:38]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	And yes, I do have my own ring. They should be one in the same...
[02:39]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"As the other three must also be, if the jeweler's words are to be believed."
[02:39]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Other three...
[02:40]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Five rings, you see. Andrei commissioned five rings to be made over a period of twenty years."
[02:40]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I am unaware of the location of the remaining three, as was the craftsman."
[02:40]	* [Gtz]Cassie	sighs.
[02:41]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	I'm... far too well aware of my father's affairs.
[02:41]	* [Owen]Tabitha	's eyes seem to light up after being so dull.
[02:41]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	But... Izzy, I've shown it to you before, right? Is hers the same as mine?
[02:42]	<[huh]Isabella>	Uuuu...
[02:42]	* [huh]Isabella	concentrates.
[02:42]	<[huh]Isabella>	I think so...
[02:42]	* [Owen]Tabitha	thinks frantically to herself. "Father is dead, yes...I may never know the truth...But this girl, this...sister. Would she know?"
[02:42]	<[huh]Isabella>	What does this mean, Cassie? Who is she?
[02:43]	* [Gtz]Cassie	grips her hand, just to check to be dead certain. Fuck! That fucking dog!
 * Cassie suddenly feels very intoxicated, aware of some other supernatural effect occurring within the mansion.  . o ( It's not anyone in here... )
[02:44]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I am the daughter of the woman Tetromi loved with all his heart...as is she."
[02:45]	<[huh]Isabella>	So... you're sisters?
[02:45]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...I'm sure he did. Forgive me. Allow me to properly introduce myself.
[02:46]	* [Gtz]Cassie	begins squeezing Isabel's hand a little too hard.
[02:50]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	I am Cassandra Tetromi, the last one to bear the Tetromi name. I'm fifteen years old, and I've just returned from a trip to Westmarch yesterday. This is all... quite a shock to me, as I imagine it must be for you. I'm sorry.
[02:52]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Your apology is accepted. I myself have spent many tears already upon the matter. You'll forgive me for not crying now."
[02:52]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"But you said you were...aware, of your...our, father? To what extent?"
[02:53]	* [Gtz]Cassie	's grip on Isabel's hand tightens, and her jaw clenches.
[02:57]	<[huh]Isabella>	Cassie?
[03:00]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...A little more everyday.
[03:02]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Then tell me. Did he love your mother, truly? Did he love you? I must know if the life I lived was a lie or the truth."
[03:04]	* [huh]Isabella	doesn't really understand what's going on. She holds on to Cassandra's arm tightly.
[03:07]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"He loved my mother. He loved me. I know this. But if he loved your family as much as mine..."
[03:08]	* [Owen]Tabitha	looks away at her pile of clothes.
[03:08]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Did he love us? I'm sure he did. I'm sure he loved you, and your mother, and whoever else he may have come across. But with every love matched, he strikes a lie. I suppose it depends if you think the glass is half full or half empty, so to speak.
[03:09]	* [Owen]Tabitha	does not turn around as she answers:
[03:09]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"That answer...is unsatisfactory."
[03:10]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Perhaps it is not a question that can be answered within one day here."
[03:11]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Perhaps it's something I'll withhold my opinion on, for now.
[03:11]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Then you shall do that. And I shall remain here until the matter is resolved."
[03:14]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Unfortunately, I had found your halls thus far to be...inadequately staffed."
[03:14]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Thus, as I have no collateral and no assets, I shall repay your hospitality with service."
[03:15]	<[huh]Isabella>	huh?
[03:16]	* [PYG]Victoria	feels offended, but stays quiet, casting her eyes to the side.
[03:16]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...I'm afraid I can't allow that. Although it's illegitimate, you are of my father's blood, and you are my sister... I owe you this mansion's hospitality in the very least, if you manage to find it.
[03:18]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"You owe me nothing. Have we before met? Have we before exchanged favors? Until this hour, we were unaware of each other's existence."
[03:18]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Blood means very little in a transaction of business."
[03:19]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I will honor a fair bargain."
[03:21]	<[huh]Isabella>	...
[03:22]	<[huh]Isabella>	Hey, you're sisters, right? Isn't it good though, that you're together now? Shouldn't we be celebrating?
[03:23]	* [Owen]Tabitha	glances at Isabella blandly.
[03:24]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I see no reason why there is such a need. I hold no attachment to Miss Cassandra; we have done nothing for each other to warrant such gaiety."
[03:24]	<[huh]Isabella>	But... sisters should love each other...
[03:27]	* [Atai]Krupskaya	rolls her eyes at Tabitha's words. Work ethic is fine and good, but what a bitch.
[03:27]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Say...
[03:28]	* [Gtz]Cassie	finally answers:
[03:29]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	No. I carry the responsibility of repenting for my father's sins. If you seek servitude, serve yourself. Sister or not.
[03:30]	<[PYG]Victoria>	You've gone on and again about Master Andrei loving you and your mother...
[03:31]	<[PYG]Victoria>	But, what about you? Did you love him?
[03:31]	* [Owen]Tabitha	addresses Victoria's statement first.
[03:32]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I did, as much as can be expected of a daughter. Now, after hearing of his life, perhaps less so."
[03:33]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...
[03:33]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Which is why I must remain here to discern for myself the truth of his feelings, and of mine."
[03:34]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"As for you, Sister Cassandra, why do you talk of atonement and repentance?"
[03:35]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"He has passed on. He will not change because you choose to do one thing or another."
[03:37]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"His 'sins', as you call them, were his. They are not yours. I would assume you have enough of your own sins to atone."
[03:37]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Father may have been a loving man, but... He wasn't a virtuous one. I have my own reasons for tying down the loose ends he's left us.
[03:37]	* [Gtz]Cassie	. o ( As a matter of fact, they're one in the same. )
[03:38]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Then let your reason be yours. But do not let your reasons be mine as well."
[03:38]	* [Dune]Valea	's and Enrica's steps can now be heard on the stairsteps down to the Infirmary, moving fairly quickly.
[03:39]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I swore unto my mother I would continue our family with my father. But he is gone."
[03:39]	* [PYG]Victoria	wordlessly turns on her heel and heads over to the door to open it again.
[03:40]	* [Dune]Valea	then opens the door and enters with Enrica trailing just behind, stopping as soon as she does. Though she is rather young, she can read the atmosphere here.
[03:40]	* [Tesla]Enrica	's smile turns to a more cautious expression, noting Valea's change in attitude.
[03:41]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I cannot inhabit this house as family, for my family has passed on. Thus, I must inhabit it as any common woman would."
[03:42]	* [Dune]Valea	looks inquisitively at the new and wounded person, filing into the room silently but giving questioning glances at both Victoria and Isabella.
[03:42]	* [PYG]Victoria	meets Valea's eyes, lowering her head and shaking it a little.
[03:42]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"If you wish to use our blood relation either for or against me, then I would suggest convincing me that such a blood relation is meaningful in any sense."
[03:43]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Hm. I don't really care how you think of it. The fact of the matter is, I don't consider you a servant.
[03:43]	* [Tesla]Enrica	seems to perk at that statement from curiosity, facing Victoria and inquisitively gesturing at Tabitha with her eyes.
[03:44]	* [Owen]Tabitha	closes her eyes indifferently and sighs.
[03:44]	* [Gtz]Cassie	beams to the late arrivals: /Leave. I'll explain this to you when we're done./
[03:44]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Then we will be at odds. For I consider you a master."
[03:45]	* [Dune]Valea	looks worried, but quietly whisks herself out of the room.
[03:46]	* [Tesla]Enrica	bows and leaves the room after giving the new arrival another quick look.
[03:46]	* [Gtz]Cassie	sighs and speaks frankly.
[03:46]	* [Owen]Tabitha	is once again confused, though she does not show it.
[03:47]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Join the club. I don't know why so many are so eager to serve me, but it's really annoying...
[03:49]	<[huh]Isabella>	I.... I'm annoying?
[03:49]	* [huh]Isabella	is shocked!
[03:50]	* [Dune]Valea	, probably for the better, was already outside of the room thoroughly enough to have missed Cassie's statement.
[03:51]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"If many are eager to serve, why then are you not eager to lead?"
[03:51]	* [Gtz]Cassie	sends to Isabel: /Not you, doofus./
[03:51]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"It is your position. You must act accordingly. If not, why are you even here?"
[03:51]	* [Tesla]Enrica	goes down the hall and out of sight, returning a few minutes later with a tray bearing a water pitcher and some glasses.
[03:53]	* [Tesla]Enrica	hangs outside the door, and speaks to Valea in a low voice.
[03:53]	<[Tesla]Enrica>	...I just get the feeling someone might need these.
[03:53]	* [Dune]Valea	nods, still looking worried.
[03:53]	<[Dune]Valea>	yeah, that's probably a good idea.
[03:53]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Why do I feel like I've had this conversation before...
[03:54]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I believe you have just stated you were annoyed at having servants. As I am your servant, and you are clearly annoyed with me, the result is obvious."
[03:55]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Your reluctance bores me. It is clear my time here will be...educational. But I must not waste time laying about."
[03:56]	* [Owen]Tabitha	starts to get out of bed, paying no mind to the fact that she is clothed only in undergarments and bandages.
[03:56]	<[PYG]Victoria>	I'm afraid I can't have that. It's too soon for you to be up and about again.
[03:56]	* [Gtz]Cassie	contemplates wiping Tabitha's memory and sending her on her way. Surely, it would be the most simple solution. Perhaps not the most ethical.
[03:57]	* [huh]Isabella	becomes indignant.
[03:57]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"You are correct, as much as you are not, Miss Victoria."
[03:57]	* [PYG]Victoria	quickly steps up to Tabitha, placing a hand on her shoulder gently enough to not cause anymore injury.
[03:58]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Oh, I had almost forgotten. Victoria, should we call a doctor? What happened to you?
[03:59]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"I do not deny my weakness of body. However, I have grown accustomed to my maladies over the years. If you would point me to the appropriate medical supplies, I will treat myself well enough to not be hindered by them.�
[04:00]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...You need a doctor.
[04:02]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Do you say that out of concern, or ill information?"
[04:02]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"My wounds are not as detrimental as their appearance makes them to be."
[04:02]	* [huh]Isabella	looks like she's going to say something, but then thinks better of it. She settles for looking disapprovingly in Tabitha's direction.
[04:03]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	How were you hurt?
[04:03]	* [Owen]Tabitha	shrugs.
[04:04]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Wolves. A few minor lacerations. Luck was on my side at the time."
[04:04]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	...Wolves?
[04:05]	* [Gtz]Cassie	. o ( Shit. Some things are closer to truth than you believe. )
[04:06]	<[huh]Isabella>	Wolves? Really? And most of the wolves I know are good folks...
[04:06]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Unngh...
[04:07]	<[PYG]Victoria>	A wounded child like her wandering the wilderness coated with blood. I doubt any hungry beast would turn a blind eye.
[04:08]	* [Gtz]Cassie	feels her head fill with throbbing pain, her thoughts cloud and senses become dull.
[04:08]	* [Gtz]Cassie	+she holds her head in one palm, bowed down.
[04:09]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Mistress?
[04:10]	* [PYG]Victoria	turns in time to keep Cassandra up by her shoulders.
[04:10]	* [Owen]Tabitha	watches the scene with outward indifference, seeing no reason to talk at the moment.
[04:10]	<[PYG]Victoria>	...You've had a lot to take in today..
[04:11]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Miss Isabel, perhaps she ought to return to her room.
[04:11]	* [Gtz]Cassie	can't get a grip on her thinking. She tries to form thoughts, but everything jumbles together wildly.
[04:11]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Mmmgn... wait...
[04:11]	<[PYG]Victoria>	Y-yes?
[04:12]	* [PYG]Victoria	leans in closer to hear out her mistress.
[04:15]	<[huh]Isabella>	Cassie...
[04:16]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Tabitha... I'm sorry, but I'll have to leave you for a moment. Victoria, if you'll assist her in cleansing her wounds, her body, and seeing that she gets a meal, I'd be grateful. I don't know what we could get for you to wear, though...
[04:17]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"That is obvious. I shall wear a maid's servant uniform, as per my status."
[04:17]	<[Owen]Tabitha>	"Surely a mansion of this size will have the appropriate measurements for my stature."
[04:18]	* [Gtz]Cassie	didn't seem to hear her just now. She shakes her head and steels her resolve.
[04:20]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	We'll speak on these matters this afternoon. Come to think of it, I'm not feeling so hot myself, so I'll leave you to them...
[04:20]	<[huh]Isabella>	Shall I lead you back to your room, then?
[04:20]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	Y-yeah...
[04:21]	<[huh]Isabella>	If you need to, you can lean on me a bit...
[04:21]	* [PYG]Victoria	leaves Cassandra to Isabella.
[04:22]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	I can still walk, dummy...
[04:23]	<[huh]Isabella>	But don't stress yourself... You can lean on me a bit more, Cassie. Everyone needs it, sometimes.
[04:24]	* [PYG]Victoria	bows to her mistress as she proceeds to exit the room before turning her attention back to the sister.
[04:25]	<[Gtz]Cassie>	I'm gonna bite your ear off...
[04:25]	* [huh]Isabella	leads Cassie out of the room, towards Cassie's bedroom.
[04:25]	<[huh]Isabella>	Maasssteeer, please don't do that again...
[04:25]	<[PYG]Victoria>	...Since you're so persistent, I'll get you a change of clothes...
[04:25]	* [PYG]Victoria	looks down at the dry blood on her apron.
[04:25]	* [Tesla]Enrica	steps back to let Cassandra through, but says nothing.
[04:26]	<[PYG]Victoria>	I need a change of clothes myself.
[04:27]	<[PYG]Victoria>	But, I must ask that you at least lie in bed until I come back.
[04:28]	* [Owen]Tabitha	remains silent as she reluctantly sits back down in the bed.
[04:31]	<[GM]Mary>	Session Six ends here. But before that, Tabitha's bed explodes!
[04:33]	<[GM]Mary>	Just kidding. STAY TUNED FOR OUR NEXT EPISODE OF CASSANDRA'S PALACE: KILLER QUEEN AND THE STAINED CLASS KING!