17 ◦ [AUDIO]
My, my -
[The voice that speaks should be easily recognisable to most people here. Schneizel speaks, as usual, without panic, without anger - just a small, perhaps bemused, smile and a hint of mild interest.]
- it would be a gross exaggeration on my part to say that I had been gone for more than an hour, but it seems that such has not been the case here.
[His smile grows, holds a note of humour.]
It seems I've not to evade the grasp of the fae yet. If that remains the case, so be it.
[Calm and in control, as if he hasn't been gone for a moment, never mind weeks.]
Now, if the residents would be so kind, I would greatly appreciate being brought up to date.
[Trawling the network can only do so much. Schneizel, after all, favours a thorough approach.]
[VALERIA // 97%]
[Neither smile nor warmth leaves his voice, but it grows firmer. Don’t think he didn’t notice your unnatural quiet on the network, Val.]
I hope I find you well enough to accompany me back towards the village, Valeria?
[ZELDA // 97%]
Your Highness, please inform me of anything particularly pertinent that transpired since I disappeared.
[GUILFORD // 97%]
[And now he’s all business.]
Indulge my curiosity, Guilford, if you‘re still present. It seems that my sister has disappeared. What are your thoughts regarding the matter?
[LELOUCH // 97%]
[The tone is in turn tempered with the most minute of smiles, a barely audible curve of the mouth.]
Lying low again, brother?
[The voice that speaks should be easily recognisable to most people here. Schneizel speaks, as usual, without panic, without anger - just a small, perhaps bemused, smile and a hint of mild interest.]
- it would be a gross exaggeration on my part to say that I had been gone for more than an hour, but it seems that such has not been the case here.
[His smile grows, holds a note of humour.]
It seems I've not to evade the grasp of the fae yet. If that remains the case, so be it.
[Calm and in control, as if he hasn't been gone for a moment, never mind weeks.]
Now, if the residents would be so kind, I would greatly appreciate being brought up to date.
[Trawling the network can only do so much. Schneizel, after all, favours a thorough approach.]
[VALERIA // 97%]
[Neither smile nor warmth leaves his voice, but it grows firmer. Don’t think he didn’t notice your unnatural quiet on the network, Val.]
I hope I find you well enough to accompany me back towards the village, Valeria?
[ZELDA // 97%]
Your Highness, please inform me of anything particularly pertinent that transpired since I disappeared.
[GUILFORD // 97%]
[And now he’s all business.]
Indulge my curiosity, Guilford, if you‘re still present. It seems that my sister has disappeared. What are your thoughts regarding the matter?
[LELOUCH // 97%]
[The tone is in turn tempered with the most minute of smiles, a barely audible curve of the mouth.]
Lying low again, brother?