0 to 20 in 3.5 (Tomo, Trace)

[smashbro]

April 11

Church bells ringing, children playing, adults talking and drinking. The entire city of Basilland seemed to be out and about. Vendors had closed their stands, and those who were not catering the wedding had closed their restaurants. Everyone was in their Sunday best, though you could tell there was a difference in wealth. Nevertheless, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, whether or not they knew the bride or groom.

There were rows upon rows of chairs to sit in, all facing the white gazebo, decorated with flowers and garland, where the two would be wed, with seats reserved for the bride's family and husband's family near the front.

The wife's family seemed to be very friendly, many mingling with the groom's family and townspeople. She, Anne Louise Cadenza Marshall, was nowhere to be seen today, but in the days before the wedding, made herself a part of everyday life in Basilland. Although rich enough to spend her life in her gardens, she enjoyed being outside of palaces and royal buildings.

Her family is proud of their heritage, many wearing white garments with dragon images on them. Although their blood was diluted enough that the dragon heritage was nearly lost, they keep to their family's proud tradition. However, they are not all the uptight nobles that many hear about. Many of them are very friendly to all, and mingle amongst everyone.

The husband's family, while cordial, seem to talk to those obviously closer to their level of wealth. Duke Eugine Booth waded through the guest, saying hello to everyone, but not staying in place for long. He seems to be alert, and on edge, attributing it to being excited for his big day.



Before the ceremony begins, there are many activities for the guests to enjoy. There are many bands scheduled to play, and games for both adults and children to play. Simple ball games are played by children, while a small group of adults seem to be enjoying themselves with Creatures and Caverns. Many eat and talk, drink and talk, or drink and drink and drink, only to escorted away by guards.

The guards themselves all seem to be doing their job, but slightly confused. They are vigilant, looking out for anyone causing trouble, but with the entire city invited, there is nowhere and no one who can be told to leave. The guards are many of the town guard that have been seen before, but some extras have been hired, including one of the Raptorans from a nearby colony.

One very vocal person who seems to not be enjoying himself is Laurent Booth, Eugine's younger brother. He has had more than one too many drinks, and constantly complaints about the "robot" that replaced him as best man. The guards watch over him, but cannot let him leave, as he is still part of the wedding party.

Even the hired help all seem to be enjoying themselves, as they are being paid well, and are allowed to attend the party and eat food themselves.


The wedding itself has not started yet, and few stay seated. As you all make your way around the guests, you hear one of the bands playing.




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EDIT: The wedding takes place on the Western end of the city, with the end of the seating meeting the buildings. On the outside of town, there are many small houses (from which people enter and leave) and a few inns, each at least 2 stories high. The gazebo and chairs are all on flat land, for a perfect view of the couple when they make their vows.

Unfortunately, with it being 11:00, and no trees around, some people are hot, and seeking refuge under tents where the food is set up. Some even go into nearby buildings, those staying in hotels have binoculars to see if anything is going on.

[Tomokun]

Circulating amongst the guests, when he isn't performing, is a young lad with short black hair, one green eye and one blue eye, tan, with an almost girlish cast to his features. This young human of about 17 is almost scrawny, but has an almost impish smile on his face at all times and a pleasant demeanor.

Never outstaying his welcome, he will make small talk with all of the guests, let them know how to contact him for performances, and of course let them talk to HIM for as long as they want. Even if they are a boor. He spends much time talking with elderly guests as well, often asking them for stories, and encouraging them to tell him about days when they were younger and the world was more pleasant.

In spite of his young age, he seems to have an endless supply of stories himself, some obviously made up, while others possibly true but certainly exaggerated, all of them amusing for at least the short duration that he tells them.

The boy's obvious talent however, is singing, for the few times when he gets on stage, his voice is clear like a bell, ringing out over this joyous occasion.

[Princess Tracy]

A nun sits on the far side of the ceremony, fidgeting with her clothes and makeup - something she hardly had much occasion to use and thus ended up looking somewhat freakish as she peers into her worried reflection in her semi-private tent. No one was around as she dug around, finally finding a traditional headdress, a veil not unlike the one worn by the bride - headgear befitting a priestess of Bahamut with its somewhat draconic, silvery design. It would do well to obscure her face and head, enough to hide her little mishap from earlier in the day.

"What do I do now, wait it out? Maybe there's something else I can add to this costume... I guess there's nothing sinful about red hair, but still. Ugh, I'll just have to deal with this after today, after the rites are performed. In the meantime..."

She makes her way over to the main reception, there to begin setting things up for the happy couple. Medium height, curvy but obscured figure, fiery red hair, black robes and topped off by an odd, tall headdress that capped the top of her head with a whirling, silver face veil. Around her neck hangs the holy symbol of Bahamut, which swings side to side as she cuts a swathe through the crowd, talking to no one and hoping no one from the church saw her. Her appearance draws attention as she hunches over, obviously awkward and balanced. She stops for just a minute too long as the sound of song drifts through the air, enticing her...

[Princess Tracy]

Chinatsu approaches Gamble, hardly able to help herself from his rousing behaviour. The woman - well, more a girl in attitude, really - stands before him with a face veil whose shimmering obscures any tone in her face, though not its shape as she can't help but further smile at his entertainment. "H-hello," she greets the apparent minstrel.

[smashbro]

"Eugine Booth, if you would please join me here in the gazebo," the priest calls out, and slowly everyone makes their way to their seats and posts. All of the workers, aside from the guards, are allowed to take seats, and slowly the crowd quiets. The music begins and all turn to see a woman in white, at the end of the aisle. He father holds her hand, teary eyed.

Down on the other end of the isle, the black suited husband smiles, but his eyes betray his impatience and worry, as they dart around at all of the guests. He fixes his tie and smiles at his (assumidly) blushing bride, as she walks down the aisle, veil obscuring her face. She reaches her soon to be husband, and he gently lifts her veil...



She smiles at the man she loves, a brown strand of hair falls delicately on her face, and she smiles.

The ceremony goes well, and the priest nears the end of the ceremony. "If there is anyone who believes that these two should not be wed, speak now, or forever..."

At this point, a dozen women stand up, and walk into the aisle.

The maid of honor also steps forward, and rips off her veil to reveal an elven woman with long, black hair. Glinting in the sun, a dagger is now at the bride's throat.

"You were MINE! And then you try to marry this... this hussy?!? Nobody move, or vous amore Anne Louise Cadenza won't be red from blushing anymore!" The elven woman smiles sadistically.
"You'll follow me and your new woman here into the gardens, and we'll talk this over like civilized folk, now won't we?" She turns to the crowd. The women from the crowd fill the aisle, daggers out, pointed at the crowd.

"AND NO ONE IS TO FOLLOW US! IF ANYONE SO MUCH AS COMES WITHING TEN FEET OF US, THE BRIDE DIES!"

She begins to back away toward the gardens, the guards frozen in place, not sure what to do.

"Wha... why aren't you going after her?!?" Eugene cries out, pointing at the elven woman. None of the guards react right away, and a look of confusion, horror, and anger washes over Anne Louise's face.

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Without any immediate intervention, she will back toward the nearby hedge garner, will hedges 10 feet high as walls, and the dozen women from the crowd will slowly follow, with two staying back by the entrance, waiting for Eugene.

Also, pardon my French, I don't know any of it. It was close to what I want from Google Translate.

[Tomokun]

Chinatsu approaches Gamble, hardly able to help herself from his rousing behaviour. The woman - well, more a girl in attitude, really - stands before him with a face veil whose shimmering obscures any tone in her face, though not its shape as she can't help but further smile at his entertainment. "H-hello," she greets the apparent minstrel.

"Hi!" Gamble replies, "I'm Gamble, a pleasure to meet you. Great wedding so fa...", suddenly Gamble is interrupted by the spectacle before them.

Seeing the bride being taken away, Gamble tentatively steps forward and says, "Ummm, my lady? I can completely understand you wanting to have a private conversation with this cad... but perhaps I might be of some service? We men can be dense at times, and I might be able to help you make sure he understands what a grave mistake he has made."

Looking around at the startled guests, the knife, he smiles kindly saying, "Besides, it's not like I'll make things more tense, right?"

OOC: DM, if you want to roll my diplomacy check for me, that's fine. ;)

[smashbro]

"Fine. You'll come with us on my terms though," says the woman as Gamble stands up and offers to help with the "negotiations" between the elven woman, and Eugene.

Gamble finds a knife to his throat, and he is brought away with the bride.

[Tomokun]

With a calm, kind smile, Gamble says, "As you wish my lady, but I assure you that the knife isn't necessary. I understand the pain of a broken heart, that is all, and above all I know how important it is to you that HE understands what he has done, and the kind of eternal love he will lose if he stupidly lets you slip away."

Gamble is obviously nervous, doing his best to maintain his composure, as he tentatively raises a single finger and presses it to the point of the knife, careful not to cut himself. "At the very least, would you mind not strangling me with the knife while we walk? I'd hate to stumble and lose my efforts simply because I thrust myself into an epic tale of love..."

[Princess Tracy]

Chinatsu had been dutifully following her role of blessing the ceremony, trying her best not to draw too much attention to herself, and was far too close when the whole situation exploded into the wedding reception. Taken aback and quite frozen with fright, she at first quivers and tenses up, being quite near the couple as teh crazed elven woman grabs the wife, finding herself quite frozen. W-what do I do? Can I do anything? No, just stay put, what could you that wouldn't make things worse?

As Gamble allows himself to be taken away though, something in her stirs, a voice echoes through her head, 'Go'. A sudden excitement fills her veins again and she finds herself moving despite all her logic, approaching the hostage takers, with no idea what she'll do when she gets close. She edges her way through the tight-packed crowd, drawing ever closer. "The boy from earlier, Gamble... he's quite brave. Perhaps I should show my support?" she mutters to herself. Let's see, what spells have I got.. curing, and little else. I didn't even bring my staff to the ceremony. Think now, what have you got... Your natural charm, of course.

Without thinking, she pulls back most of her veil, revealing everything below her eyes as she giggles playfully and stands about 4 yards from the nearest aggressor. "Quite the hostage situation you have there. Room for one more?" By Bahamut, what am I doing, what am I doing? Is it part of the curse - it must be! "Er, rather, I mean remain calm now..." Words seem to escape her at last, her excitement fading as she analyses herself.

[Tomokun]

Gamble is surprised when the nun he was speaking to earlier came forward, his eyebrow raised in an unspoken question, before falling back into a charming, bright eyed smile.

Looking at his elven captor he says smoothly, "Well, you might as well bring her along, or my cousin will end up nagging everyone to death over how worried she is for me. I promise you, neither one of us will be a headache, she's just worried about someone she cares about who was caught up in an unfortunate situation. I'm sure you understand." The boy lies smoothly, not a stutter, not a twitch.

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Bluff (1d20)[4] Plus my modifier :D

[smashbro]

The woman shrugs, and motions the two of you into the maze.

She grips her dagger tightly, and tells both of you to be quiet. Up ahead, Anne Louise struggles against the elven woman, who holds onto the bride tight. Those two continue on farther, while the other woman stays with you two.

[Tomokun]

Upon stopping, Gamble clears his throat politely saying, "Ahem. Excuse me? But, I believe she wanted us to go with her... why are you keeping her waiting?"

[smashbro]

"No," the wedding crasher says. "Iaia knows what she's doing. She'll be back soon enough. So what are you going to say on Duke Douche's behalf?"

[Tomokun]

Raising a quizzical eyebrow, Gamble says wryly, "What makes you think I want to DEFEND the Duke?"

While talking, Gamble shifted his weight from one foot to the other, as if he were tired of standing. Sighing heavily he says, "Is she going to be long, or can I have seat?"

After hearing her response, Gamble continues, "More importantly, what makes you think that anyone is at fault here at all? Have you ever noticed that when 2 people fight, they are always eager to put the blame at someone's feet? Isn't it more likely that when two people care about each other, heartbreak is an accident of poor communication rather than a manifestation of a wrong action?"

Shifting uncomfortably from standing still, Gamble says, "Or let me put it another way. Do YOU think that holding a knife to someone's throat is going to make them change the way they feel, or is it more likely just to make them lie to save their own skin? Is that what Iaia wants? A lie? Instead of a lie, I want her to feel better and be happy - whether that's with Duke 'can't keep it in his pants to save his life', or with someone better that she hasn't met yet because Duke 'not worthy of a pretty elven princess' is still hanging around her heart, clouding her judgement. But you know her better than I, what do YOU think?"

[Princess Tracy]

Quivering, Chinatsu hopes with all her heart things will work out. Almost as an answer to that silent prayer, Gamble keeps on talking with that same undeniable suaveness. Just let him do the talking... "Yeah, like right now - you're pointing a knife at me and I'm not exactly falling for you, lady." F-fool, why did that just escape my mouth...? Am I just an idiot when under this much stress?

[smashbro]

"Oh, feel free to sit, this shouldn't take too long."

"I think Duke Dumdum over these is at fault. You don't run off with some little noble when you're dating my friend, and have been for years! All she wants is him to realize how stupid he is. Poor communication? How about him forgetting to mention that he was gonna date and marry someone else in the three months she was gone!"

"She's taking care of Little Miss Sweetie Belle over there the way she wants. But..." The woman seemed to think for a moment. "If she would only see what is best for her, my Iaia could have anything she wants... it's not like it would be a problem, if she was uncomfortable the way things are..." Shaking her head, the woman snaps out of her thoughts, and snaps at Chinatsu.

"Well, if I wasn't pointing a knife at you, would you be listening? I thought not. We mean business, this is real." Somewhere far off, you hear a scream, and soon after, lots of shouts from a crowd. They don't seem to be getting any nearer, but it is clear that the guests have begun to panic.



EDIT: As the wedding crasher is talking, Chinatsu sees a lizard, down in the southern entrance, and catches a glimpse of a teenage girl dark back behind the bushes as soon as she sees people. Gamble and the Wedding Crasher don't notice her.

[Tomokun]

(1d20)[14] to sense motive on whether the guard is in love with Iaia and has a relationship with her.

Gamble takes a seat, looking up at his "guard". "Well, you can certainly get someone's attention with a knife, but after that, you do risk scaring them so much that even though they are listening, they don't understand."

Chuckling, Gamble says in agreement, "I couldn't agree more that Duke DumDum is in the wrong for what he has failed to do, but ... he's obviously an ass-hat. Your love deserves better than some ass-hat, right?"

Looking at the guard earnestly, Gamble says, "I can make her understand, I can make her see. She doesn't have to waste her time on those beneath her if she can be happy..."

Gamble let's his words trail off as his eyes hold his captors gaze

[smashbro]

OOC: You can tell that this woman would probably be interested in Iaia, you have no idea if there's any reciprocation.

"Look... I don't even know why I'm talking to you, or why it's taking her so long, but she thinks this will get her back with Duke Douche. I know it won't, I know knives aren't the best for PR. But I won't deny one to protect myself, and once she realizes Duke Dastardly isn't right for her, (or kills him in a rage), she'll settle down. I'm just showing my support."

[Tomokun]

"And what if she doesn't? What if she gets everything she wants instead of everything she deserves? Where does that leave you... except behind. Again." He emphasizes his point by indicating how alone they are.

"And the scary part? If she kills that Duke or his girl, she'll never be rid of him. There will never be anyone that can replace him because he'll have died perfect in her eyes. That's the way love works, if the love doesn't die before the person, they become better and brighter in death than they ever did in life."

Sighing heavily, Gamble says sadly, in almost a whisper "If anyone worthy ever had a chance to claim her, it would be now, before she does something... permanent. But that would person would have to be brave enough to risk her wrath, and love her enough to do what it takes to make sure she doesn't stay emotionally shackled to that man forever..."

Then, a melancholy smile sliding onto his face, he says, "But love is for children right? So often we say we love and yet we make excuses as to why we betray our own hearts. Love without a heart's true action is a lie, and will forever remain impotent."

[smashbro]

The Wedding Crasher thinks about what Gamble says for the moment, when around the corner comes none other than Iaia herself. She carries a bag over her shoulder (not large enough to hold a body, you notice).

"I'm all set with my part," she says, after scanning the clearing for the Duke.

"Look, Iaia," says the Wedding Crasher. "I know you have your plan and all, but there's something I need to talk to you about..."

"It can wait, Trica," says Iaia, sternly. She softens a bit when talking to her friend, but still seems focused. Her eyes narrow as she looks at Gamble and Chinatsu, "So, why have you two decided to have knives pointed at you. If Useless Eugene sent you to fight on his behalf, I'll slit one of your throats and have the other carry that message back." Despite the harshness in her words, her voice sounds sweet and soft.

[Tomokun]

Gamble laughs uproariously at this comment, actually almost falling over before composing himself and responding, staying seated of course.

"No, I daresay someone would HAVE to be useless to pick me as there bodyguard, don't you think?" he says, exposing his lanky arms and thin frame.

"No, I just want to help you get what you want. No matter how intelligent and wise someone may be, love has a way of clouding your judgement. The veil it leaves over your eyes can turn a pauper into a prince, a cad into a courtier, and it can allow you to forgive the most grievous of insults."

Sighing sadly, "I have seen this, I too have felt love's sting, and I know how GOOD it can be when someone who has wronged you finally understands just what they have done. Imagine, being free of the pain, or at least having the ache in your heart dulled to a dull roar. Imagine being free to love again, without this taint ruling over you... that is why I put myself before your blade - to offer you peace." Gamble's eyes are kind.

"As for my cousin... can you blame her for wanting to keep me safe, even if she's just a nun? When you love someone, be it family or someone even closer...," he says, being sure to catch the guard's eyes just long enough for everyone to notice before returning his gaze to Iaia, "you will often foolishly put yourself in danger. By the nine hells, you'd probably volunteer. That is my cousin's reward for her love and loyalty to me, she gets a knife to her neck."

Gesturing towards the bag in Iaia's hand, Gamble asks, "Is that her head, or just her hair? Is there still time for us to all sit and talk... maybe letting a stranger keep things calm so that HE can actually understand you... he did seem rather thick. It might take take a simple man such as myself to speak directly to his simple mind."

Gamble says all this, moving slowly and gracefully, only standing up at the end, making sure to keep his movements careful and obvious.

Then, standing he says, "Please, let me be your humble servant in this...it's not like I can make things worse, right?" he finishes with a wry smile and a disarmingly comical tone, moving his eyes to the weapons around him.

[Princess Tracy]

Chinatsu feels all the more helpless the more Gamble talks, oddly enough, as the realisation dawns on her that she has talked to so few people in her life that she has no idea how to talk her way out of any of this. His words seem sincere and effective, but her powerlessness is starting to annoy her greatly... wait, annoy? Why would I be annoyed? I should be terrified, yet...All I can think of is how to help. And how I can't. I wish I was a guard, or someone with strength of arms, because i can hardly speak here... A tinge of panic strikes her as she sees the sack. No, no, I couldn't do anything? That can't really be...? There was that lizard from earlier, perhaps it's on our side, her fevered mind conjectures as she starts pondering doing something crazy. As the leader turns to her, Chinatsu's mind goes black upon hearing the threat until Gamble seems to 'vouch' for her. He's so calm and understanding, even of these... what might as well be murderers. She's taken aback quite visibly, when all of a sudden her expression finds itself changing to play the roll of his 'cousin' better, if only to seem less threatening. "Cousin, I'm scared..." she mutters bleakly, her eyes watering.

Something about the moment gives her a chance to ponder love. She was here to bless the ceremony - a fact best left unmentioned to certain current company in case their vengeance is truly as mindless as it often seems. She was to see tem off as wed, as lovers, yet she hardly knew anything of their loves, nor their love, nor of anyone's love - even her own love was never expressed or shared. In an odd moment of reflection, she wondered if it was her place to bless anything she didn't understand. Though, once again, being any part of the wedding would endanger her life, and so goes unmentioned.

[Tomokun]

Looking concerned and sorrowful, Gamble goes over to comfort her, taking her hand and squeezing it tightly.

"Don't be frightened, these ladies aren't interested in hurting us. I know that when you get nervous you faint, but now is not the time for that ok? There will be time enough later for you to swoon in fear, once we are all safe, ok? For now, just trust me... these ladies do not want to hurt us... If you are still nervous just think of the poem I would sing to you when you would get hurt. I know it gives you strength, and when you hear it, you'll know I'm with you no matter what. He smiles kindly at her, yet you notice that he squeezes your hand when he mentions you fainting and swooning, and again when mentions the poem he would sing.

Then, turning to the guard, Gamble says, "Will you please support my cousin? I know you need us captive, but her knees are trembling so much I'm afraid she'll fall, and I couldn't bare it if anything happened to her. Now is not the time for that, right? After all, by now you should realize, I'm on no side except for the side of true love over loneliness."

His words seem heartfelt, and he gives no other signs as to what he is saying... and yet... you never met this boy anywhere except for today.

[Princess Tracy]

Chinatsu nods, thinking she gets the message, but not exactly trained for espionage. She tenses up, feeling the pressure of her possible role, wondering if she's already screwed her part in this up - was she already supposed to faint? Probably not... "B-but cousin..." she whimpers, eyeing a nearby knife with convincing fear. First thing I'm doing when I'm out of here is learning to talk like he does. Second is self defence classes.

[smashbro]

"No, I daresay someone would HAVE to be useless to pick me as there bodyguard, don't you think?"


Gesturing towards the bag in Iaia's hand, Gamble asks, "Is that her head, or just her hair? Is there still time for us to all sit and talk... maybe letting a stranger keep things calm so that HE can actually understand you... he did seem rather thick. It might take take a simple man such as myself to speak directly to his simple mind."

Iaia gives you a deadpan look. "Useless? Have you seen him?"

"No, neither. Do you see any blood on the bag?"

Iaia seems to respond well to you, softening as she hears Gamble speak. "Oh, no. That woman is not dead. I'm not going to kill her." She says, with a small smile. "I just need Eugene to come in here and look for us... have him come and find his bride, if he believes he loves her so. But he'll find me first."

The Wedding Crasher who has held you hostage, Trica, then grabs Iaia's hand. "Look, maybe you are going about this wrong. You've proven how he doesn't care for anyone, let's go, leave this behind us. You don't need him anymore."

Iaia glares at her, and raises her voice, "NO! I'LL TEACH THAT GORGEOUS MAN WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO TRULY LOVE! HE NEEDS TO WANT ME, TO NEED ME." She clenches her fists, and breathes several times. "We keep going with the plan. The others should be ready soon. We need to do our part." She turns to Gamble and Chinatsu. "If you are truly on my side, then go out there, and send the Duke in. Alone. He'll find his bride, if he truly wants to. Or he will find his true love."

They both move to leave, Trica a step behind Iaia, out the south eastern corridor.

[Tomokun]

"Shh, cousin, it will be alright..." Gamble says softly keeping his eyes locked on Iaia's as she replies.

Watching her walk away, Gamble's eyes dart around, not as if he were searching, but as if he were thinking, considering options, before calling out to Iaia, "I will do as you ask Iaia, although I might tag along with him to make sure he doesn't get lost. A word of caution though, while I admire your resolve, I worry for you... gorgeous useless men often know nothing more of love than what they see in the mirror. It might be impossible for him to feel as you do, because while you care and have passion, his only passion is for himself."

Taking in a deep breath, Gamble says, "What I'm saying is that the only 'True Love' that man has ever experienced is for himself. He has the emotional depth of a reflection in a puddle, all he loves is what he sees, never realizing that he's as deep as a dip in the road. He is not strong enough in his convictions to ever love, and I fear that unless you change the path you are on, you may never love again - and that would be the only tragic loss that would happen today."

Sadly, he takes Chinatsu's hand and slowly walks where the Duke has headed whispering quickly when they're backs are turned, "Stay calm, act nervous, and swoon when I sing."

Unless Iaia replies, Gamble will lead Chinatsu back toward the party.

[smashbro]

Trica looks back at Gamble as he talks, but both continue to walk. On the way out, Chinatsu does not see the girl from earlier.

You both continue through the maze, the way you came. As you you make your way toward the exit, you pass by a Warforged, whom you recognize as the best man from the wedding. You tell the warforged, Lydrim, about what happened inside the maze. As you exit, you see the body of a new dead wedding crasher, and the Duke Eugene, and the Duke's brother slowly approaching the maze.

"What happened in there? Where is... that elven lady?!? Oh, and my bride!"


OOC: Lydrim is near enough to hear this, as are any other character who wish to follow the action. If you want to keep any information from him, tell me, but I'm trying to get things moving a little more, so I skipped having your guys talk there.

[Tomokun]

OOC:I'm pretty much going to relate everything that happened, leaving out the subtext of the guard lady's crush, saying this opinion-

"I think if you do as she says, no one will be killed... but keep in mind her main goal here is to humiliate you and expose you as a faithless coward who loves no one but yourself. As it stands now she'd be willing to do anything to make that happen, but as long as it's happening she won't do anything more violent than what she has already done."

[Princess Tracy]

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Eh, I'm sure Gamble will tell him everything.

Sorry I'm not saying or doing much yet, guys. I kind of wrote it to where early on Chinatsu will be kind of incompetent and repressed in her adventurous charm ways, so there's only so much I CAN do. I'll get better later

Chinatsu breathes deeply, taking Gambles hand in her own as she leans in, whispering "You were great in there." To maintain her weak image, she says little else, throwing in a forced shake of her knees - feeling oddly empowered and confident from her act as weak. A potent mask, it seems...

[Tomokun]

Winking at Chinatsu, Gamble says, "You did great too, really. Sometimes it's more important to know when not to say anything at all." he says, after relaying what just happened.

With a smirk he continues, "You said your name was Chinatsu, right? Gamble Firesight at your service!" he finishes with a courtly bow. "So tell me Chinatsu... what were you thinking following me in there? Are you secretly a powerful cleric or trained in battle, or am I just too good looking to let die alone?" he says with a slightly puzzled, if rakish smile.