Fine Food(?) and Music(???) Await You

[indulgently]

[Well that was truly a heartbreaking matter, to say the least. But what follows will be important. If they crack now, there will be no telling what their future holds. So now, more than ever, it is important that they hold together.

Few seem prepared to rise to the occasion, so it is left to Olivert to prepare something truly spectacular.

As the room is prepared, he hums and serenades himself quite happily. It's a good amount of work but he doesn't seem to mind doing it himself, although he would never turn down a few extra hands if they wanted to assist.

The important thing is that the Opera House has been decorated with lights and tables and rose petals aplenty. Enough to brighten up their little gathering. Amongst the tables there is food, but considering at least some if not all of them were the prince's doing, perhaps a little caution may be in order. There is at least probably a fifty/fifty percent chance of it being an edible dish!

Outside there is a sign made up to draw their numbers in.]

Tonight, a Grand Feast, to be shared amongst friends.
Everyone is highly encouraged to attend, though it need not be mandatory.
In the darkest hours it is important for the brightest lights to shine.
If necessary, tonight that light shall be me.
Wonderful music and food will be provided, you only need bring yourself.


Prepared by Olivert Reise Arnor.

[Trust nothing about this.]

Comments

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[reanbeans]

Yeah...well, hopefully our captors won't enjoy the sudden new festive look either?

[ He's...he's trying. It's probably not going to fly, and he's definitely going to have a talk with Oli about this but still. ]

[inordertobelieve]

[ There's a moment of silence here. Is he considering this or is he just trying to decide if it's too stupid to answer to? Yes. ]

I don't think a minor annoyance to them is worth this much gaudiness.

[reanbeans]

I guess not, if that's all there was to it.

[ ... ]

Maybe us not falling down in our spirits as much as they thought we would could annoy them. Did you see the way The Lady acted when...Kyousuke was executed?

[ If...Rean didn't know any better, he'd have wondered if The Lady wished for them to essentially embrace "despair" in their situation. Her reaction to his defiance was definitely something he kept in his head after that. ]

[inordertobelieve]

[ There's a nod from Mikami. ]

She does get strikingly emotional when people don't abide by her expectations. I had chalked it down to her sense of dramatics.

Do you suspect there is more to it?

[reanbeans]

...Yeah, I do. It might just be that she's really petty, but it's at least something to consider.

Especially after the tantrum she threw.

[ He's throwing shade, yep. ]

[inordertobelieve]

It's embarrassing that such a personality is who is holding us hostage. A criminal is a criminal, of course, so it shouldn't matter, but....

[ It does matter. It's humiliating. ]

[reanbeans]

... While I guess I can still believe she's the one who's in charge of this with her helper, I have a hard time believing her when she said she's supposed to be a big deal back home.

Just because of that attitude.

[ But he knew it'd be unwise to underestimate someone just because of personality. Still, though. Still. ]

[inordertobelieve]

People worship completely buffoons all the time. In that sense, I find her claim to be tragically believable.

[ He looks kind of pained by this admission, but such is society... ]

[reanbeans]

That's really sad...but I guess true, as history goes to show you.

[ He looked just as pained to be accepting it. ]

[inordertobelieve]

That much is a universal constant then... I can't say I'm shocked to hear it, but it's still irritating.

[reanbeans]

Mm, yeah.

Well, it'd be nice once we finally get the advantage in the situation we're in now. I know it won't be easy, but at least it'll definitely mean it'll knock a certain someone's ego down a peg.