GUEST SERVICES - LUNA

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w0; monday

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[ after luna rings the bell, it takes maybe thirty seconds for plum to suddenly appear in the conservatory, not too far from her. surprise maid attack?? ]

You rang for me, madam?

IM SO SORRY I DIDNT REALIZE THE PICTURE WAS SO BIG IM ON MOBILE....

[brokethefirst]

O-oh! [That was fast. She jumps a little at Plum's voice, but gathers herself as best as she can, giving a sheepish nod.]

Yes... thank you, Plum. To be honest, I was hoping that these might be related to you.

Would I be able to make a request for, um... a specific item? Or for supplies?

ITS FINE IT MADE ME LAUGH

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Yes, they seem to have caused some confusion among the guests. We did not think a note necessary, though I suppose the color-coding was not obvious enough a clue.

[ luna doesn't deserve this judgment... plum nods at her though ]

What is it you require, madam?

[brokethefirst]

[It's gonna take her an awkwardly long moment to respond. Sorry, Plum, losing your ability to hear everything clearly is rough. But she's pretty sure she understood the last part........... and, at the very least, the volume of her voice stays about where it should be.]

I... suppose you might have noticed the fights happening already among some of the other partici--- um... guests. I've done my best patching up wounds with what's available to me, but... I really think I could service the others better if I had access to some more thorough medical supplies. Ideally, that shouldn't have to be the case, but... tensions are a little high.

I can elaborate, if you would like. I, um... I don't know if your master would need to approve of this or not.

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[ learn to read lips, gosh! don't let your sudden deafness defeat you!!! while plum listens to luna impassively, she does seem to be thinking it over ]

I'm afraid there are no ... thorough medical supplies currently available in the house. We were not expecting the guests to be quite so ....... rowdy.

[ it's too bad luna can't hear the inflection clearly, because it sounds like the worst possible insult. she hums in consideration ]

We do have some basic supplies I can provide you?

W1, SATURDAY POST-TRIAL

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[Normally Peach wouldn't answer the bell after the trial. Normally she would only let it ring and focus on the task at hand, but when she looks in the garden and sees Luna, she feels a moment of pity before she approaches quietly.]

...you rang, Doctor?

[brokethefirst]

[Peach will find her on the path of the garden, weeping. There's a stutter to her voice that doesn't quite sound natural, like a record skipping. She can't, she can't, she can't--]

Please... pl̸̲̜̅ë̷́̊̿ase...

T-There has to be something I can do to stop this... something, anything...! H-He's innocent, I can't just sit and l-ļ̶͝͝e̵͕̠͒́t̵̜̖̕ him die...!!

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[Oh bad. Bad!]

Luna...[Yikes. ] I'm sorry. This is how the rules are.

[brokethefirst]

H-h-he's only a ç̷̡͇͇͉͙̤͖̹͎̭͚̗̭͇̱̲̼͚̣̦̻̻̭̌̔͛̂̅͗͊̅̂́̊̾̿͒͐̅̓̌̒̌͛̔̇̀̍͜͜ͅh̸̛̪̙͖̿͋́̊̌̔̂͂̀͛̀̀̋̓̈̀͂̍̆́̄͌͆̎̆͑̅̆͝͠͠͠ī̷͈͙̟̪̙̣̭̩͕͜ͅl̴̡̨̧̡̛̛̼͓̩̬̯̤̪͍͖͇̠̦̲͕̜̹̹̹̻͉̫͎̞̙̣̤̼̯͙̟̾̔̀̓̑̽͗̓̔̊̍̊̉͑̈́́́̈̿̊͆̎̂̚͘̕͘̕͠͝͠ͅd̵̟͙̝͙̪̭͙͍͍̪̝̰͚͍̥͉̰̲̀͐̐̒̉̄̇̍̔̾́̊̍̓͒̍̈́͊͘͘̕͠͝--

[It hurts. It hurts, more than it ever did in the games. How she could ever break the Laws to begin with, she never could parse. She remembered how it felt to anguish, to feel higher processes straining to hold themselves together, the first time she actively allowed someone to die.

But this... to let an innocent die, a true innocent, with no other purpose or plan other than horrible, horrible chance that had brought him back from death only to let him die again... Whatever part of her that had let her bypass her orders on Earth now scrapes at the inside of her mind like a screwdriver on glass, so familiar to the conflict that had driven her to risk death for the sake of a little boy's life.

Except now... she has no escape. She sees the confines of her quantum home, knows it still by heart, and yet there are no cameras, no logs, no other occupants. It's her, and only her, and her body trembles with the effort to rationalize any part of this decision.

So all she can do, all she can find herself the energy to do, is to clutch her hands to her chest, and beg.]

Please.... please, I'll talk to Master Blue i-i-if I have to, I-I'll take his place--- p-please don't let me have to sit and watch another person die...

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[Her expression is neutral, unsure of what to say as she watches the woman in front of her fall apart. Of course she knows of Luna's true nature. They're meant to know the specifics of their guests, after all. She watches and she listens before she's shaking her head slowly.]

There are things you don't understand yet, Luna. I'm sorry...I truly thought you would find who was responsible. But these are the rules. This is how it must be for now.

w2; sunday post execution

[brokethefirst]

[HELLO PEACH IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU OR MAYBE IT ISN'T

because while she's incredibly relieved, about Hunter, the fact still remains: WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT ABOUT NO WAY TO SAVE PEOPLE????]

Peach... did you lie to me????

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[Oh. Hm. Well! She seems to be expecting this because she stands up straight and looks Luna in the eye quietly.]

I don't make it a point to openly lie to our guests, Doctor. Though...what makes you ask?

[brokethefirst]

I asked you last week if there was any other way to save Asch. You said the rules wouldn't allow it... that death would be better than the alternative.

[AND YET HERE WE ARE WITH SOMEONE ELSE BEING SAVED]

Did something... change?

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[There's a nod.]

The rules usually don't allow it. We weren't even sure this would work, Miss 45 still took a risk trying today. [A pause.] ...Hunter spoke to me on Thursday and showed me the syringe they found in the morgue. I'm not sure where it came from, but it looked very similar to the antidote we've been trying to study and create ourselves. Our efforts haven't been entirely successful so far, but the completed product they had saved Hunter today.

Perhaps if we had that option last week...we could have saved Asch, too. I guess you could call it a loophole.

W4, THURSDAY BEFORE CURFEW

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[Luna rings the bell in front of the Master bedroom and...the door swings open? It's a little dark inside, but it seems as though there's something of a living room/guest area that she's entering. She can't quite see yet, but soon she'll hear a soft, echo-y voice as chills run up her spine.]

Luna...?

[brokethefirst]

[That's encouraging!

She'll take a few careful steps in, making sure to close the door behind her. She's not sure where to look, but she'll carefully fold her hands in front of her before giving a bow, keeping her head low.]

I'm... sorry I haven't returned your letter.

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[Luna apologizes and the lights flicker on not long after that, soon revealing a room. Seated on the floor of this room is a figure whose various eyes watch her curiously.]

You have been busy. [It's the same echo-y kind of tone, but they don't sound angry or anything.]

[brokethefirst]

[i can't believe blue is an alien from ben 10 what the fuck

anyway

There's a little alarm at Blue's appearance, even though she had walked into this room knowing that the master wasn't a human. But thankfully, she settles herself rather quickly, her eyes falling to the floor as she collects her thoughts.

A beat. She shakes her head, looking more than a little crestfallen.]

Not as much as I should be, I'm afraid.

I know you were gracious enough to give me a hint before, but... I suppose you could say I haven't been bold enough to pursue them.

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[They're doing their best. They don't seem surprised by Luna's state of alarm and instead take it in stride, letting her find her bearings before answering her.]

Why do you say that?

W5, WEDNESDAY

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[Well it's not like it takes long for Peach to approach, and it's also not like she hasn't seen Luna and what she currently looks like. So she approaches quietly, looking up at her with a small and curious look.]

...would you like to have a seat inside, Miss Luna?

[brokethefirst]

Not yet. Akira and Akechi are in there. They.... they need sleep.

[Her voice wavers, crackles, the light in her eyes dim. Hahah u ever spend the night in a room and wake up running on like 5% battery life. She is so tired. She has never been so, so... tired.

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I'm so sorry. This... what happened to you...

This was my fault, wasn't it?

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..what? [And now she's just confused AND a little worried.] I'm sorry, I don't...what do you mean?

[brokethefirst]

...Akechi told you what we had planned, didn't he? I heard him speaking to you, in the office.

W5 wednesday night

[brokethefirst]

[I'm not even summoning for this one because all Luna is doing is slipping a note under Blue's door, ringing the bells and then walking the fuck away.]

You were right.

I'm so sorry.

-Luna

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[Since this is a non-summons obviously Blue doesn't do anything but.

:(]