001 ◊ First Butterfly

[highstakesgame]

[the feed starts up to reveal a statuesque blonde in a brown, red, and gold ballgown. She's sitting at a little table, somewhere in the Loki dorms. Even though the area directly around her is calm, a few things on the periphery of the scene speak differently - an overturned chair, a broken tea cup, a splatter of black tea. Someone has obviously just come off a temper tantrum!]

Oh my, is this how this little bracelet works? How charming!

I do so wish our hosts would show themselves. It's quite rude to summon one to your tea party and then fail to be a proper host!

[even though her words are sweet, chipper even, there is a barely disguised malice behind them. Beato is not happy in the slightest, particularly about the power situation. Too bad her wings have been clipped here, or she might be able to do something productive about it]

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[video]

[suppressthedark]

[Say hi to this teenager, beato.]

Good luck with that.

[video]

[highstakesgame]

So you're saying they never show up? What poor hosts indeed! I'm of a good mind to complain.

[Video]

[utenamobile]

Eh? Did you say tea party?

[Video]

[highstakesgame]

Indeed. Am I mistaken?

[Audio] 1/2

[burntviolet]

[Tea Party? Hanako perks up at that.]

...A-actually, we never saw them either, miss-

[Audio] 2/2

[burntviolet]

[Then she startles as the notices the woman's surroundings.]

W-w-what happened there...?

Video

[a_most_debonair_corsair]

Unfortunately, our hosts are rather lax in showing themselves, my lady.

Video

[highstakesgame]

So I've been hearing. Quite the troublesome situation we have here!

[Audio]

[fujigglephysics]

I don't think they will. Not on anyone else's accord, at least.

[Audio]

[highstakesgame]

Such poor hosts! Can I really be blamed if my temper gets the better of me, then?

[video] 1/2

[brokenpromise]

[ That voice. omg it's the witch! ]

[video] 2/2

[brokenpromise]

B-Beatrice-sama...?

You're here as well? Oh my, to think that even Beatrice-sama was summoned here. Oh dear.

--Um, your tea...

video

[kiss_shot]

It's quite rude to expect someone to feed and pamper thee as a welcoming gift.

video

[highstakesgame]

I don't see why it would be. They were the ones who interrupted my game and brought me here. They should at least be good hosts and make sure I'm attended to.

[hatecomplex]

This isn't a party.

Far from it.

[highstakesgame]

It certainly doesn't seem like one, does it?

video.

[obfuscated]

Mm, but if they were worried about manners, we wouldn't be in this predicament in the first place, no?

video.

[highstakesgame]

That seems to be a salient point.

Still, it's quite rude to intrude upon another's territory.

1/2.

[titties]

[ ... well, what do you know? bern was right. it was only a matter of time before beato showed up here. there's a part of him that had dreaded hearing that voice. and then another part...

... not-so-strangely (?) enough, there's a part of battler that had actually kind of missed her. ]

2/2. video;

[titties]

Can't say that I'm surprised that you took your time to get here, but I'm surprised you didn't make some huge flashy show out of it the moment you were taken here with others.

[wittlich]

Good luck summoning them. They are stingy, from what I hear.

[highstakesgame]

[o you]

Not even generous enough for a cup of your 200 yen tea?

[dragonizing]

Hah. You got half of it right.

[ interesting outfit, but masamune's gotten used to these things... being here as long as he has. his focus is on the traces of disaster on the screen--that and the undertone of her voice makes it kind of hard to take her words of control seriously. he would be almost amused if he wasn't in the... same situation. ]

They'll give you your party [ some good engrish in there for decoration ] but they won't give you your tea.

[highstakesgame]

Which half, exactly?

What is a party without tea? Sounds terribly boring.

[ video ]

[entreats]

[ ... Of course. First Bernkastel arrives in this place, now Beatrice-- what, are they trying to start some sort of tea party in here? Ange can't help but frown as she replies to the feed (part of her doesn't feel like it, but it's easier to get it over with as soon as possible, really), letting out a sigh. ]

They're not hosts at all. This much is just kidnapping in a more elaborate way.

[ video ]

[highstakesgame]

So I'm beginning to see.

This is certainly an unexpected surprise, Ushiromiya Ange.

[text forever unless otherwise noted]

[ryuuzaki]

Tea party?

I think you have the wrong idea.

[she's still video - oh, you paranoid detective~]

[highstakesgame]

It seems I have, as this would be a rather shoddy excuse for a tea party.

text.

[flattered]

Party, huh? That actually makes more sense than the vague description I got coming here.

[vidya right back at him!]

[highstakesgame]

And what description was that?

Video

[beamiracle]

[So many familiar faces lately, and here was another one. Beatrice...Lion didn't think he would ever see her here.]

I'm afraid our hosts don't give us much warning before bringing us here.

Video

[highstakesgame]

[now this is strange - she can't place exactly why, though]

The least they could do is provide a decent welcome.

Video

[snugglesjugs]

One of them showed up earlier to explain somethings Miss but he didn't stay long.

I'm not sure what a tea party is but this isn't one.

Video

[highstakesgame]

You've never been to a tea party?

We should change that, shouldn't we?

What is your name, little boy?