WEEK 2 MINGLE - ARTEMISIA

[foundationmods]

Things had changed so rapidly in the past few days.

The loss of two of them hung over like a shroud, made even worse by the fact that an innocent person had been executed.

Was this....how the rest of the game was going to go...?🗈

....Even if it was, there wasn't much they could do now. Yuuko herself hasn't shown up in public since the trial, and while some have talked to her, she's been...subdued.

Did the trial hurt her just as much as them?

Regardless, the island is still beautiful, if deadly. Summer continues, beaming down on all of them, the waves of the sea warm and inviting.

But even if things look bleak...

They have something in their hands that will soon lead to the Truth, and the heart of this matter.

And in the air...lies a heavy sense that everything is about to change.

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[very_good_end]

[she stops cleaning to stand up and address him properly. She's wearing her normal dress shoes, but with cotton wrappings slipped over them.]

I complete the tasks assigned to me, sir. The other servants have their own duties they must also complete.

[improbablenotimpossible]

I would think a room this size would have two cleaning... but I suppose if your employer isn't planning to throw a ball it probably doesn't matter how long it takes.

[It's really unnerving to see this kind of mannerisms, even consummate professional servants tend to show a spark of personality]

How long have you been in service here, might I ask?

[very_good_end]

[...]

You may ask, but I must refrain from answering directly. I am a mere servant. My personal history is irrelevant.

[improbablenotimpossible]

[Probably to avoid contradictions, he surmised. Ruler considers his options, but decide not to probe for now, saving that pressing for later, though now he thinks about it...]

I noticed there are two guests rooms that seem to be unoccupied, would it be possible that I can take a quick look in them? Just to satisfy my curiosity.

[very_good_end]

... Those rooms are not currently in use, sir.

Do you still insist on seeing them?

[improbablenotimpossible]

[They're probably cleaned up, but it wouldn't hurt to see - just to rule things out.]

If it would not be too much trouble for you. Even the same view can look quite different depending on what angle you see it from.

[very_good_end]

[pause]

As you wish.

[she will leave her supplies behind, and start walking out of the ballroom, taking her slippers off and holding them when they are outside of the room.]

If you'll forgive the question, sir, do you not find your current quarters adequate?

[improbablenotimpossible]

Oh, I have no complaints, I'm just a curious person.

[very_good_end]

...

[she continues without another word, then.

True to her word the guest rooms for Karen and Erika are completely clean and unused, as if they were never touched by either of them. Even the name plates are blank.]

[improbablenotimpossible]

[He does poke around a little, and look out the windows, mainly behaving it's just curiosity before stepping out]

Thank you. I won't keep you from your chores any longer.

[very_good_end]

You're welcome, sir. Not at all. Seeing to the needs of the guests is also my responsibility.

[she'll curtsy, then shut the door when he steps out before turning in the direction of the ballroom again.]