GUEST SERVICES - HUNTER

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Yeah. There’s somebody who can’t hear, and I think someone who lost their sense of direction...?

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That seems like a rather... wide variety of senses. How peculiar.

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Do you have any idea what might have caused it...?

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This is a very old house, sir, and strange things have happened before... though nothing quite like you're describing. I couldn't say.

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Maybe you should ask your boss about it.

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I intend to, sir. Master Blue may know more about it. Until then, I would not worry. I'm sure this is only temporary.

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Can I come back in a day or so? I’d kind of like to know what he says.

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You may, though with the Master... it might take a little longer.

[ >:T ]

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...How long are we talking, exactly?

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... Perhaps add another day or two to your estimate, sir.

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Weren’t we supposed to meet him after a week anyways...? We can probably bring it up ourselves when we do.

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Where did you hear that, sir?

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Didn’t your message say to RSVP a week in advance...?

[That absolutely does not mean he’ll meet them in a week, and yet.]

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...Yes. You RSVP'd a week before the event, and that is why you were brought here.

[ she says it slowly, like she doesn't understand the correlation ]

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Wait - how is this the dinner party if he isn’t even around yet? Also, what kind of dinner party lasts five days?

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The details of this event are a surprise, sir.

[ ... reassuring ]

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Right, but... Why would he bring all of us here if he didn't want to meet us?

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After so many events, I believe the Master has started to prefer ... running things behind the scenes, I suppose.

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Isn't it kind of impolite for a host not to greet his guests...?

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That is why we are here, so. To greet and take care of you in the Master's stead.

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Not to be a jerk, but... If you went out and saw how everyone's feeling, I think you'd realize that isn't going so well.

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I have observed the guests, sir. It is a servant's duty to go unseen unless necessary. Though it does seem some are... currently troubled.

[ what a nice way to say it when they've just talked about how some people went the fuck blind ]

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That's really the word you're going for?

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Would "perturbed" be better, sir?

[ no. ]

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[His expression very clearly says 'no', even if he doesn't say it.]

I guess it's just semantics. Look - don't you think this is dangerous enough that you should let us leave?