GUEST SERVICES - ASH

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Monobun?

[ what. but-- ]

Of course, sir. May I inquire as to why?

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[ He just points at her. ] Monobun.

I've got a stubborn kid that won't share a bed with a cute girl his age, and insists on sleeping on the floor. Couple more duvets might make it a little more comfortable for him.

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[ ... she'll accept this, i guess... ]

Ah, yes. Again, we are deeply sorry for the inconvenience of the shared bedrooms. We have not had this many guests at once before. I will be sure to deliver the extra bedding to the required bedroom. Which is it?

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[ that’s a victory ]

Uhhh. Cerulean. Room 10?

Shared bedrooms are fine. The kid’s just stubborn, hurt himself already and still wants to lie on the ground every night.

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I will make sure the bedding is delivered.

[ she pauses a bit ]

Yes. Many of you seem to have injured yourselves over the weekend. That is rather... unusual, for guests.

[ why are y'all so violent ]

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Thanks.

[ ... ]

Don't look at me, I've been on my best behaviour. [ Ash you tried to set the curtains on fire. ] Then again, none of us remember agreeing to come here. Kidnap tends to put people on edge.

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Yes, the guests's memory issues have been quite inconvenient.

[ clearly? y'alls fault ]

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You say we all got invites. Did they have RSVP?

[ (x) DOUBT ]

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Yes, sir. You all RSVP'd a week before the invite, as requested. Would you like to see it?

[ just. deadpan. ]

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Yeah, actually. I would.

[ just as deadpan. ]

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Please excuse me for a moment.

[ she ups and leaves the room ... and comes back maybe a minute later holding a box full of papers. she picks one out and hands it over to ash ]

Here, sir.

[ it ... sure is an RSVP with Ash's signature on it! ]

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[ welp. he's looking this over pretty intently. ]

...

[ yea. sure is an RSVP with his signature. what the hell. ]

... I've forgotten crap in the past, but nothing in that sort of time frame before. [ ... ] And I wouldn't be RSVPing for a fancy party given what was going on back home.

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[ hm. ]

Were you busy at home, sir?

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You could say that, yeah. I was on a field study, and those are on a strict schedule.

[ ... among. other things. but this field study was pretty to the wire. ]

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[ she hums a bit, but: ]

I would not worry so much about the time, sir.

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I'm gonna, if it's got something to do with why you say we all agreed to this and everyone insists they didn't see an invite.

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Do you recall how close it was to February before you got here, sir?

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Not very.

[ he’s a helpful soul ]

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Well, sir. Time, I have found, is a relative thing.

[ she is also helpful ]

[voidbreaker]

Then why bother asking me how close I was to a specific month if it doesn’t actually matter.

[ how to be super duper helpful: a show with ash and plum ]

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Many guests fare better with concrete examples, sir.

[ y'all are stupid - plum ]

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[ he just snorts ]

Long and short of it? You’re saying one thing, we’re saying the other, and a piece of paper only goes so far towards proving it.

Seeing as the dinner thing itself is long done with, knowing what else we’re here for might be a starting point.

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The Valentine's Day celebration was only part of the event, sir. The rest of it is... a surprise.

[ she looks exasperated by that a little ]

[voidbreaker]

Not a real big fan of surprises, unfortunately.

[ this sounds terrible, thanks monoplumbun ]

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Neither am I, sir.

[ so they've got that in common??? ]