Mesdames et Messieurs, Voilà, C'est Vous

[lesmodsalouette]

Bievenue

You're wrapped in a soothing, all-encompassing darkness.

Well, perhaps not perfectly all-encompassing -- you can see some slivers of light here and there, just enough to realize that your current space is literally wrapped in something, and that you are a highly customized burrito at the mercy of an entirely too fluffy bed and set of blankets. Moreover: you are definitely not alone.

Depending upon the contents of your bed (two of you, waking up dressed exactly in what you wore last you remember back where each of you came from, in the exact same state as those last moments no matter how illogical or disjointed), it may not be comfortable or feasible to stay cocooned up for much longer. There's a low, muted GONG, GONGG coming from not far away, your bed creaks like a beleaguered ship in an unannounced storm, and it is joined by even more noises of movement beyond the bed canopy as you try to take stock of where you are.

Eventually, you either fall out of bed or drag yourself into this world: your new and strangely crowded personal rooms, the clock insistently sounding out the hour, and the halls and heraldry of the venerable Château Ambregris -- a lavishly decorated and fully furnished version of a more-or-less authentic French castle (assuming you know what France or a castle are).

Left to your own devices for the moment, you may find it helpful to explore the castle for your own purposes, check out the suspicious statues and personalized plaques in the Promenade of Reflexion, or perhaps to try to get to the bottom of the mysterious and frankly alarming amount of bread piled up in front of the place settings in the Banquet Hall. (Were you thinking of escaping? Any attempts to leave the property will be met with no forward progress at all, treadmill style). There's just about every kind of loaf, roll, boule, baguette, croissant or even animal-shaped bread you can think of stacked in baskets. There's absolutely nothing else save for plain bread, but at least you won't starve.

[OOC: Welcome to Château Ambregris, a perfectly normal castle receiving perfectly normal guests. Feel free to ask any questions in discord! The NPC Meet & Greet will be later today, March 8 at 6 PM EST/3 PM PST.]

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[arbalestrier]

[yeah it's gun time in here bitches

And as for the small step that Witch takes backwards, Sousuke takes a larger one to further close the distance. The hand holding the gun remains steady.]

I did. [weren't you listening to him?? anyway, that's all he'll spare on that retort.]

A subordinate's actions reflect on their superior officer. Now, tell me who she is.

[calamitish]

[ Gulp. ]

...I'm not telling you. If you want to take it out on anyone, then take it out on me.

[arbalestrier]

[Taking one step closer...]

I'm not taking anything out on anyone. I'm only looking for information regarding this situation. That's simple enough to understand, is it not?

[calamitish]

Yeah, but I can't give you anymore right now.

[ Standing his ground!!! He's brave. Okay no, he just flinched. ]

[arbalestrier]

[Honestly, Witch is doing pretty good considering gun to the face, but the way that response is worded does get Sousuke to pause for a moment.]

Why not?

[calamitish]

I need time to figure it out. [ There might be a duh here but also there's a gun at his face hello? So he omits that for now. ]

I'll let you know when I can. [ Looks at Gun again. ]

I'll give you an update in a week. Is that good?

[arbalestrier]

[He takes a moment to think it over. It's probably quite a long pause since the muzzle is still hovering near their face, but eventually Sousuke relents.]

Very well.

[He lowers the gun, but immediate steps forward so he's close enough to whisper to Witch.]

Don't think you can renege on this. There are many ways of inflicting pain that don't result in grievous injuries. Do you understand?

[calamitish]

Oh trust me, I know.

[ Why does he no longer sound like a complete petulant coward anymore? Eh. ]

But yeah, I got it. I'll give everyone an update in a week. Until then...do your best to get along. It'll help me out.

Or at least don't set this entire place on fire, okay? [ That is oddly specific, but again, it's fine. ]

If you want to reach me, I'll be at the grotto. Or you can call me too, I guess. Just don't yell my ear off!

[ He'll be around a little while longer to take any last questions, but then he's gonna peace out. Literally, vanishing into thin air. Byeeee ✌️. ]

[arbalestrier]

[The change in demeanor is undoubtedly suspicious, but apparently they can seek him out freely, so it's not an issue. And Sousuke certainly is getting along, so that's not an issue either.]

I won't. In exchange, I have one more question; where are my possessions?

[And he means all of them.]

[calamitish]

[ help.

he just kind of blinks at him. ]

I said I brought you here by accident, didn't I? Transportation magic is a lot of work! I'm not surprised a few things went missing.

[baebladie]

[ By accident? He stares from over here like okay, jan. ]

[calamitish]

[ accident!!!

forgive him ✨✨✨. ]

[arbalestrier]

It was more than a few things, actually.

[It'd be foolish to take a presumed captor at their word, but confiscating weapons is really the bare minimum they ought to do anyways (ignore the flintlock in his hand). And so, the comment comes off less as a rebuke and more as a statement of fact.]

I’m not missing any clothes, and this appears to be the case for everyone present. What do you say to that?

[calamitish]

...are you really trying to tell me I should've brought everyone here naked?

[ sousuke, the strip checks begin next weekend. ]

[arbalestrier]

[There's an almost imperceptible furrowing of his brow.]

That wasn't my intention. [A long pause.] Does that make you a degenerate?

[calamitish]

[ !!?!?! ]

You're the one who brought it up, not me!

[arbalestrier]

[He tilts his head slightly.]

But I never suggested disrobing everyone.

[imagine how differently this conversation would be going if this was niles... but now you get a different kind of idiot]

[calamitish]

[ running a hand down his face. ]

And I have about as much desire to you all naked as you do! That requires bringing you here with clothes.

[arbalestrier]

[Sousuke remains unflappable even in the face of Witch's very understandable agitation.]

So you allowed us to keep our clothes. Is that correct?

[calamitish]

Right.

[ sousuke is the hero we all need. ]

[baebladie]

[ Judging look.

For, you know, comedic effect. ]

[calamitish]

What!? It's rude to stare, you know!

[ blade's stares seem worse than others tbh. ]

[baebladie]

[ Blade is going to help with that.

He stares even longer. ]

So?

[calamitish]

And usually when people say that you stop staring!!!

[ help. ]

[baebladie]

That is your personal experience?

[ Blade asks with his typical expression, and it seems it may be a serious question.

...

Though, really, he can be a pain in the ass if he wants to be, and that is exactly what is happening here. ]