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Post by Takano Hirai on May 18, 2019 17:54:53 GMT
Eleanor gave a sigh as Estrella denied her offer. Quite a shame really, she would’ve made for a wonderful member with such a powerful spirit… She’d beckon for a server to come over, taking another glass of wine before tilting it to Estrella with a grin. “It saddens me to hear that, but I understand your hesitation. If you ever do happen to change your mind, please do give me another visit. I’m sure it will end up piquing your interests” She’d take a sip of the wine before glancing over to the Man who had so rudely taken Estrella’s friend away. It would seem the two had decided to split up after dancing. She’d give a soft laugh. “It seems they’ve had a bit of a Lovers quarrel. I believe your friend is heading towards the restroom if you wish to speak with her. I have other guests to speak with, if you’ll excuse me” She’d give one last smile to Estrella before turning around and heading through the dense crowd. Eventually she would reach her final person of interest, the gentleman who Callia had been talking to a bit earlier. “I couldn’t help but notice my close friend Callia speaking with you. I do apologize if she acted a bit strangely, she’s never been quite the same since my father’s passing” She’d look down at the flute which Tsuyoshi had been apparently examining before her arrival. “My father found this during his explorations in South America. So much bloodshed was happening at that time, it was amazing he never let it stop him… Many have thought it to be made of ivory at first glance, but you and I both know better” She’d give a slight grin. “Only we can see it, afterall. A Hollow’s mask can produce some of the sweetest music…” She’d wait patiently for Tsuyoshi’s reaction, if he even had one.
As Vayle began to explore the enormous mansion, she would eventually happen on a large hallway. It was brightly lit, as was most of the mansion. Beautiful paintings of flowers adorned the walls, with real and extremely rare flowers resting on the window sills. As she continued down, footsteps could be heard slowly tapping closer and closer. “Oh my… Is that a mouse I hear?” A voice would ask, echoing through the hall. “Oh no no no, this will never do… Come out little mouse, hiding will only make things hurt more…” Coming around the corner would be Lady Callia, slowly walking down the hall whilst looking around. She had a strange, almost blank look in her emerald green eyes. “Oh mousey, please do come out…” She’d say in a sweet voice. Suddenly, a door on the other end of the hall would open. Exiting from the door would be a large figure in a white mask, adorned with a Golden Poppy flower. “Lady Callia?” The figure would ask in a gruff voice. “The meeting has started, Lady Poppi wished for me to find you” Callia gave one last glance around the halls before looking at the man. “Thank you, my dear Bertrand. I shall be over right away. Lady Eleanor has some business to attend to before joining us, but she assured me it wouldn’t take too long” Lady Callia would quicken her pace, eventually passing Vayle before pausing. She’d turn around slightly, staring right at Vayle with a blank Emerald eye. “You should return to the party, little mousey…” She’d turn back around and continue onwards through the door. Tsuyoshi Hidou Lady Arcadia Vayle Cameo Tenchi |
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Post by Tsuyoshi Hidou on May 18, 2019 18:25:13 GMT
''Oh..'' Tsuyoshi turned, trying to act like he didn't know that what he was just thinking of was true. She spoke to him, but almost all that the rogue could think of was that guy who possibly lead her over to him. He smiled as she spoke, but his hands, while on the cane, gripped tight to the point where Jidai urged him to stop. ''Dude, dude. You're hurting me.'' Jidai almost seemed to beg, wanting Tsuyoshi to stop who, at that moment was besides frightened, proud of the fact he could hurt a sword by squeezing it. But, as he realized they basically needed each other and the anger from knowing he was basically a sitting duck faded, hishands stopped squeezing so hard. ''Considering the alternative here, I'll forgive it. Also, you are fucked. Never knew that not fighting could do this to a person.'' He added, referring to the man from before who tried speaking to him. Tsuyoshi looked sideways at the man but he was no longer there, or he wasn't looking close enough. Either way, the one he had to focus on for now was lady Eleanor. Hearing her comment that they both knew better basically implied that she could sense him.. or maybe.. was it something she knew because of that other guy? In that case she might just skip him if he acted like he didn't know what she was talking about. ''A hollow.. mask?'' He asked. ''I am terribly sorry but I see a flute, not a mask.'' Vayle Cameo Takano Hirai Lady Arcadia Tenchi |
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Post by Lady Arcadia on May 19, 2019 10:12:18 GMT
As one might expect, Lady Eleanor was dissatisfied with Estrella's decision to stay out, lamenting that she would have been a good addition to their secret club, but opting to not force her peer there regardless. Estrella folded her arms, cracking a smirk as she did so. Perhaps that was a very lucky stroke in the end. Someone who is supposed to be weeping for her father's death suddenly inviting her to a secret club with, for all intents and purposes, may be one big secret orgy, is probably not someone you should immediately trust. Though Estrella usually didn't have a lot of problems when it came to trusting someone.
"Maybe at a later date. Not when we're supposed to mourn for your loss." the Marquise replied, then took note of Lady Eleanor's comment about Vayle leaving the man she had been dancing with to enter the restroom. She wouldn't have paid much attention to it, had she not noticed, with the corner of her eye, that the Shinigami almost instantly walked out and started heading towards some of the corridors leading out of the main hall. From the way how she passed by the other visitors without nobody batting an eye and didn't seem worried at all about getting caught while slipping out... she must be in her invisible ghost form, then.
Vayle... what now?
Okay, this is something she definitely needs to investigate. Excusing herself, Estrella started to make through the crowd and towards the corridor which her friend went through, hoping to catch her before something terrible, or exciting, happens.
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Post by Vayle Cameo on May 19, 2019 15:44:27 GMT
Vayle stood there quietly panting for a few seconds after the lady Callia headed in for their "Meeting". her heart was beating a thousand times a second if it was beating once, and she realized very quickly that she would need to be very careful here.
This was different from actually following Callia's advice, of course. She had some good information given to her by that last little discussion:
1. There was a meeting Callia was going to, meaning it was more than just her and Eleanor to be concerned with at this little ball. likely, everyone in that meeting would be someone important.
2. This meeting was important, but the lady Eleanor was hoping to do something else before she got there.
It was a dangerous realization that Vayle had at this point... This meant that Eleanor might be going off to find her little prisoner, first. It was among the things that she could think of that could occupy someone before their own scheduled meeting - well...
It was one of the only scraps of evidence she had to chase, more to the point. Which meant their meeting room had all of their important staff held up, while Eleanor would be going elsewhere, and even if Vayle couldn't find the prisoner before Eleanor did, if she could trace Eleanor's stesp, she'd be that much closer to breaking him out.
She may have been a mouse, but while the cats were away, the mouse would play.
Cursing the speed of her gigai, Vayle would scoot off, hoping to break this prisoner out as she did her best emulation of a 2nd division officer...
Hopefully, Callia wasn't going to be too far behind.
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Post by Tenchi on May 19, 2019 17:11:21 GMT
Revenant was disappointed that the man with the top hat and suit had brushed him off so quickly. Maybe this guy was just some human who didn't realize his spiritual power. If that was the case, then that would explain his response. Revenant would return back to the refreshments table, again trying to "look natural." in truth he was trying to track the movements of Eleanor and Callia, but he would suddenly loose sight of the both of them. Then came the realization that Vayle herself was also missing from the main party, and then he began to worry. If they had already captured Vayle, he would have to find and release the woman before it was too late. All the while, the ball appeared to beg getting more lively. It would make for a better cover for what Revenant was about to do. Closing his eyes, and focusing, the armored man would try to discern the location of Vayle. Eventually he would, there were several high spiritual powers coming from a corridor off from the ball room. One of those energies was unmistakably Vayle's. The other powers seemed like something he had felt before, but he wasn't quite sure. Despite the fact that the powers of both Elenor and Callia eclipsed his own, Revenant would begin to follow Vayle's energy. If he caught up with her, they might be able to come up with something... Takano Hirai Vayle Cameo Tsuyoshi Hidou Lady Arcadia |
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Post by Takano Hirai on May 19, 2019 21:56:53 GMT
Eleanor gave a smirk at Tsuyoshi’s remark on the flute. “Made of, dear. Not is. Though I must admit, your act of cluelessness is quite entertaining. Hm” She’d lean down and slide open the case, reaching for the flute and examining it in her hand. “I hear it was made from a Vasto Lordes mask… It’s music is as exhilarating as their cry. Why don’t you keep it safe for a bit?” She’d set the flute down on the top of the case. “It certainly won’t assist me inside of that case and I do so enjoy being charitable…” She’d give a final, charming grin and a wink before walking towards the basement stairway. As she did so, she’d pause and widen her grin before continuing onwards. As Vayle, and subsequently Revenant followed her further down, she’d begin to notice that the lighting grew dimmer and dimmer, until it was fairly difficult to see anything. Eleanor seemed to have no issues navigating as she reached a large metallic door. With the wave of her hand it would swing open, showing a shirtless, scarred man tied to a chair. Eleanor walked to him and removed his gag. “What did you do with Mizu…” He’d mutter, straining to stay conscious. “Where is she…” Eleanor would lean down, lifting his head up so she could examine the damage. “Mizu...Such an ugly name. Her name is Callia now, and unlike you, it only took quite a short while with Poppi for her to work with us… Though I must say that Poppi went a bit too extreme with her conditioning. I certainly wasn’t expecting the hollowfication…” She’d say sweetly as she let go of his head. “How would Soul Society react to you smuggling a Visored into the living world, I wonder? Why even do so in the first place? Did you owe her something? Felt bad for her? Or…” She’d lean a bit closer. “Something a bit more personal?” The man wouldn’t respond, continuing to look down. “Oh my dear, you can’t remain silent forever…” “Let...Let me see her. I’ll tell you everything if you let me see her…” Eleanor would give a laugh. “It would be a wonderful test of Poppi’s conditioning skills, would it not? Hm…” She’d tap her finger on her cheek for a moment. “Alright, I’ll let you see her. Not right now of course, I’ve got other errands to attend to. But soon my dear. Perhaps she could knock some senses into you” The man remained silent, staring down with a bit of shame. “Don’t feel bad Kigurashi. You’re making the right decision. I hope you continue to do so, it’d be a shame to bring Poppi back in after such strides…” Eleanor would turn around and head back through the doorway, locking it it before looking around a bit. “Hmm” She’d say to no one in particular before pointing to the door. A fairly bright light would flash over it before disappearing. If Vayle or Revenant attempted to open the door, they would be struck with a very painful jolt.
As Estrella followed in Vayle’s tracks she would end up finding herself in a large hallway. Inside the hallway was a beautiful assortment of Flower paintings, as well as dozens of rare flowers dotting the windows. As she continued further down, a hand would find itself on her shoulder. A very large figure in a tuxedo and white mask would be looking down on her. It’s grip was almost bone breaking as its eyes shone a light emerald color. It Estrella was to take a closer look, she might notice a golden Rose going across the mask. “I don’t believe you are allowed to be back here, Madam Estrella. Perhaps you had better return to the party before you get lost…” The figure would state, less as a suggestion and more as an order. The figure’s voice was oddly deep and almost distorted, with an obvious British accent. Before anything further could happen, however, someone behind the figure would clear their throat. “Oh Konnrad, unhand her at once” A familiar voice would state. The figure would immediately remove its hand and step to the side. Behind him would be a grin Eleanor. “Estrella, so good to see you. I assume you’ve decided to take my offer?” She’d give an almost devilish grin. The large figure would stare down at Estrella, waiting for a response. Tsuyoshi Hidou Lady Arcadia Vayle Cameo Tenchi |
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Post by Tsuyoshi Hidou on May 20, 2019 4:20:00 GMT
''So much for your listening skills. Should have paid more attention.''Now, with Eleanor close he wasn't really able to comment on it, but he had a slew of defensive comments on the matter ready. Only to be cut short of that thought by actually being told were Eleanor was headed. ''Yooo.. she mentioned that case. Maybe that's where the money is.'' Jidai said, and as soon as Eleanor had left his vicinity, Tsuyoshi was able to silently answer. Thoough the being silent part was of no real use anymore since Eleanor had already figured him out previously. Maybe.. he could still let people know it was just a simple cane though. ''Person. We're after a person.'' As he said that though, he turned and gently grabbed the flute Eleanor had so delicately put on top of its case, if only to inspect it. It did seem to just be a flute but he decided to hold on to it just the same as he then started slowly inching closer to Eleanor where ever she was going. That was basically the only thing he had to go on right now. Well, that and Vayle. Having a Shinigami here meant that maybe she was after the same guy he was.. But as he looked around, flute in hand, he noted that she was nowhere to be found on the current level. He stopped in his tracks though, not sure of where to go as he gave the flute in his hand a second glance. ''Blow it.'' Jidai said. ''Blow it and make people hate you for ruining an artifact.''While Tsuyoshi knew that much was likely to be true, they might also just not notice if he blew it. But just to be safe he would start walking a safe distance away from everyone else, in the same direction Eleanor went before he would blow on the flute, wanting to see what it would do. ''You absolute madman.''Vayle Cameo Takano Hirai Lady Arcadia Tenchi
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Post by Lady Arcadia on May 20, 2019 18:39:55 GMT
Without any equivalent of Vayle's spiritual form to sneak past all these attendees, Estrella's adventure inside of the manor turned out to be quite short. Not long after she sneaked out of the main ball room and into the corridors, a strong and nearly bone-crushing hand grabbed hold of her shoulder and locked her in place, speaking in a deep, distorted British accent. Quite rude, isn't it? This was immediately joined by Eleanor, with a wicked grin on her face, stepping in and asking whether she has taken up on the offer from earlier.
This all seemed... fishy. Konnrad's distorted voice and the mask with a golden rose on his face, and Eleanor seeming oddly excited over the idea of Estrella joining her secret club that she brought it up once more... and, obviously, Vayle changing to her spiritual form to investigate the manor. Everything was falling into place of something... odd, and she had no clue what.
But she did not want to miss out.
"Oh, you know, still considering, like what you'd expect. This wasn't the reason why I'm here though - come on, we're all friends here, I just figured I'd check out the rest of the manor! Compare it to what we have at the Gonzaga-Altamirano, admire the construction..." Estrella spoke, her voice trailing past, before her eyes suddenly set upon Konnrad. "And you've got a British butler too, huh... Classy, Eleanor, classy, though a bit old-fashioned, I'd say. And the mask adds an air of mystery too, of course... Makes me imagine that there's a real lovely face behind it. Is there?"
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Post by Tenchi on May 20, 2019 19:00:03 GMT
Revenant felt that tensions were starting to rise between all the various energy signature that filled the room. It felt as though the entire room was starting to intensify, until he finally caught up with Vayle, passing by the flower filled rooms. Revenant would then crouch behind a corner as the metal doors swung open revealing the very man he had come to save. As Elenor spoke, the brute's rage would begin to grow, even while standing still a slight aura of black and red would be seen around him. The idea that a Visord could be around did anger him slightly, even though a competent person would be in control of their form the majority of the time. The real issue was the pure destructive capabilities of a creature like that in the hands of women like this. Revenant would hunker down for the moment, he needed for Elenor to leave so he could attempt to free the man. After that, he would look into the visord they mentioned... There was also Vayle to consider, she was a significant distance away from him, and her actions would be unpredictable to him. He may have to follow her lead on this one, not to say they she was incapable, but Revenant tended to prefer a more direct path... "Come one Vayle... This decision's on you..." he would softly mutter to himself... Takano Hirai Vayle Cameo Lady Arcadia Tsuyoshi Hidou |
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Post by Vayle Cameo on May 21, 2019 13:44:18 GMT
Vayle grinned, looking at the door just as Eleanor left. Vayle popped over in a flash, hoping to find out just what the mystery was. "let's see... I'm sure eleanor left around these set of doors, so..."
The Shinigami opened the first door she'd found in the hall.
Bathroom. okay, not that one.
The second door opened to some sort of fine dining chamber. Nix on that.
The third one opened to more books than shale had seen in her life. she'd... mark down that one later.
"It's gotta be door number four!" Vayle said with a grin, grabbing the handle with a cocky lackadaiscal attitude.
It is an interesting feature of the Japanese culture that the number "Four" often signifies "Death"
The concept was immediately reinforced in a grunting, angered Vayle a moment later as she suddenly felt an electrical current ripple right through her body.
"Aghhhhh!"
The shinigami would fall to her knees a moment later, rolling to the side in the fetal position as she felt the pain course through her bodies. "y-you bitch..."
She'd found the right door, but clearly... it was protected.
Well then...
"Electricity, huh? Let's see if I can't find a way around this. If this doesn't work, I'll have to use... physics" Vayle noted with a glare.
Holding out her hand, and holding her reishi as low as she possibly could, she decided to try the simplest potential way of dealing with this. she'd need the full incantation if she didn't want to make a city-sized reishi spike and be as efficient as possible, though..."
"Disintegrate, you black dog of Rondanini!! Look upon yourself with horror and tear out your own throat! Bakudou number nine! Horin!"
A rope quickly lashed itself from Vayle's hands, bright orange and gleaming. with a quick, silent motion, she tried to wrap it around the door handle and, with one swift yank, pull the damn thing open!
Hopefully it'd work.
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