061. Royal Orleans

[samson]

[Sometime this morning, an invitation is delivered to every room in the castle. Veterans and newcomers alike, people Brock hates and people Brock begrudgingly tolerates. (And people he likes, too.) For posterity's sake, it also gets pasted in the journal without comment:



Weird???? Maybe. Especially if you know Brock. But it's either a really bizarre prank, or you have an extremely fancy brunch in your future.]

[ooc. brock won't be responding to any journal comments but feel free to threadjack each other. brunch is in in this thread!]

Comments

[gottaknockhard]

I do. It's creepy.

[And this is another one of those points when Spike reaches for a tray and a ghost swipes it away from him. Worst waiters ever.]

[lord_wizard]

[Felix notices this and casually swipes some fancy sausage-things on toothpicks, holding one out to Spike]

Is there something you suggest we do about it?

[gottaknockhard]

[He takes it, but not before narrowing his eyes. There's some kind of bias going on here.]

Aside from slap some sense into him?

[lord_wizard]

[Because you're dressed like a hobo, maybe?]

That seems ill-advised, considering his...stature.

[gottaknockhard]

[At least he's comfortable. -- Not with this, but you know, clothing-wise.]

He might get mad and throw tiny sandwiches at us.

[lord_wizard]

Somebody might lose an eye. [He gestures with the toothpick]

[gottaknockhard]

[That gets a more unamused look than it deserves.]

He might do worse if he finds out nobody tried to stop him before he went too far.

[lord_wizard]

[And they were having such fun. What gives?]

What would you qualify as too far?

[gottaknockhard]

[He glances around the room until he spots Brock. It's not the first time he's seen him in a suit, but still. Squinting.]

You haven't seen him bowing or anything, have you?

[lord_wizard]

Not yet.

[gottaknockhard]

[Is that a... doily on that table? Christ.]

That might not be the deciding factor.

[lord_wizard]

[The man next to you is wearing lace cuffs, ok. He doesn't notice that.]

It might be the equivalent to waking up a sleepwalker. Generally something bad will come of interfering. This seems harmless by castle standards.

[gottaknockhard]

[...He hasn't considered that. But it is an excuse to keep his distance and avoid being horrified up close.]

I wouldn't call it harmless.

[lord_wizard]

That's a matter of perspective.

[And he plucks a tall glass of juice from one of the ghost waiters with a smug smile]

[gottaknockhard]

[Brock has ghost waiters serving juice, how much more harmful could it be?]

I guess everyone has to face a loss of reputation at some point.

[lord_wizard]

[It's Felix's turn to have his expression drop at that statement before he answers in a neutral tone]

Paradisa is the great equalizer in that regard.

[gottaknockhard]

[He gives one more glance in Brock's general direction, and shakes his head.]

What a depressing thought.

[He sighs, then turns his back. Maybe it's better to get out before it gets any worse.]