Jezabelle Sherlock wrote:Jezabelle was suddenly very still, and any aura of relaxation that had been radiating from her had quickly evaporated.
"... Our next meeting? I'm sorry, but I think you have me at a disadvantage. Have we met before?"
Nika Novak wrote:One of the waiters passing the table almost stumbles at that comment but manages to somehow keep her plate of champagne glasses upright. She's wearing the same style of uniform as all the other waiters (skirts for the women, pants for the men) and they're all wearing identical masks but this one seem a little less comfortable in the get-up.
Nika Novak wrote:"<Right away.>" she says, sounding distracted.
Masked Socialite wrote:”I see the American is busy ingratiating herself with the other aides. They work quickly.”
Nika Novak wrote:"<I wouldn't know anything about that, Miss.>" she says in a tone that suggests she knows a lot about that and isn't a fan.
Jezabelle Sherlock wrote:Jez blinked once or twice before she let out a laugh that went from nervous to relieved in tone, the girl putting a hand to her chest. "Oh, I am sorry! I... am still learning the tongue. Between the last few weeks and the year I've had at school, I totally believed that you were revealing yourself to be an agent from House Sablinova. Or Skrulls. Or Doombots." The girl suddenly felt very awkward and reached for her glass of wine, lifting her mask just enough to take a big draft of it with a little gasp afterward, using booze to help slow her anxious babbling. "I apologize if there are any insult. It... has been an eventful year."
Masked Socialite wrote:”Oh please, you can’t cover up with that tone! She doesn’t belong. Everyone in this ballroom knows it!” the lady replied, smiling and sipping her wine.
Nika Novak wrote:"<Her Royal Highness thinks she does and who am I to disagree. But she rescued the Crown Princess, no one here should stoop to voicing any public dissent.>" Strong words for a waitress.
Narrator wrote:The two girls next to her also laughed -- an honest laugh, not mocking her. Nina pointed across the room to a different table. "No worries about House Sablinova. You can see the remnants of them in the corner there; no doubt waiting to corner the Crown Princess and plead ignorance and for forgiveness." And, indeed, a couple wearing something that could best be described as Revolutionary French Cosplay waited impatiently for Katarina to arrive.
"As for Doombots, I would not be in the least surprised," Johanna added. "Though Doom never acknowledges any that are found here as coming from Latveria, of course. I believe he would find invading that way to be...
Tacky." she said, after considering.
Masked Socialite wrote:“What public dissent, my dear? I don’t see a soapbox or microphone. But still, your point is taken. You never know who might be wearing a fine pair of jackboots under their lovely formals.”
Jezabelle Sherlock wrote:She subtly gestured to Josef and leaned across the table to softly pose a question to him.
"Is it normal for the King to be late to his own function? Or is this one of those things where the proper time is the moment he arrives, regardless of schedule?" She asked, presuming that this had been the reason that he and the Prince had been checking their watches. That or they were equally as impatient with the rate at which their glasses were being refilled.
Masked Socialite wrote:“Breathtaking. Simply breathtaking.”
Narrator wrote:Josef scoffed a little. "Ze Karkovs, they have never been exactly been the most punctual of ze families," he said, turning his nose upwards slightly. "I hope you keep your princess on a shorter leash, or she will truly be ze end of us all," he said, dismissively. "And ze King will arrive when ze King sees fit for him to arrive, I am sure. No doubt he is preparing some sort of grand entrance to remind us all of where our place is."
Nika Novak wrote:"I'm afraid the goose liver is not on the menu, but one of the houses is still out hunting."
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