a little get-together

[mayfield_mods]

Who: Open to all!
What: The Smiths have invited the residents of Mayfield to a party, so come on down!
Where: 501 Ricardo Street
When: 6pmish, September 28th.
Warnings: See below.

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[wristsniper]

Now's the chance. She's got everything figured out for the raid; information is the only thing she lacks.

Specifically, information on the Smiths.

Olivier shows up to the party dressed in her best party dress, and goodness knows she's brought her famous potato salad to the shindig. Her hair's all done up, and that may even be makeup on her face.

Why, whatever lengths will she go to to meet this family? First, she looks for allies...

[bogusmagicker]

As she walks through the crowd, Olivier may catch a glimpse of a girl sitting quietly and unobtrusively in the corner. Yuki lifts her head the slightest bit and nods, a movement so slight that it may not seem as if she had even acknowledged Olivier at all.

Information gathering was her forte. Every word that passed through the air tonight, she would collect. This was her purpose of being.

[wristsniper]

Olivier gives Yuki her own nod of affirmation, and pledges to keep tabs on her location throughout the evening. The one thing she hopes Yuki notes and notes well is that they are strictly outnumbered.

She'll make no moves tonight. And if something untoward should happen to her, well... At least someone will be there to tell the tale.

[bogusmagicker]

This should be simple enough, as Yuki does not plan to move unless she is forced to do so. In the meantime, she would reciprocate in kind for Olivier.

[bogusmagicker]

[Much later . . . ]

Sometime during the night, Yuki folds her book and sets it on the chair, walking over towards the dining table. She isolates one of each item and places it on her plate.

Then she returns to her seat, taking the least crowded route back that involves walking through several rooms to move by Olivier. Her words are barely audible as she brushes past.

"The first casualty has occurred."

[wristsniper]

Olivier nods imperceptibly, her lips barely moving. "Who?"

[bogusmagicker]

" Matthew Williams ingested poison manifested by Billy Smith approximately five minutes ago. Death has not yet come."

[wristsniper]

.......Shit.

"Well, get him a damn doctor, Yuki."

Olivier immediately starts looking around, trying to find Eirin...

[bogusmagicker]

A direct order. Yuki pauses a second before nodding.

"This way."

She heads quickly and quietly towards the same doctor Olivier was looking for, wherever Eirin happened to be. In truth, the amount of poison ingested was so high that there was likely nothing that could be done.

[wristsniper]

Olivier follows, keeping a slight distance and giving amazing "GO TO HELL" looks to anyone who gets in their way.

[bogusmagicker]

They locate Eirin soon enough. Yuki allows Olivier to do all the talking as the situation is taken into hand.

[arturia_pen]

Look who happened to attend as well, dressed in her pretty blouse and skirt, perfectly willing to risk anything the Smiths might throw at her for a chance to gain some information. Saber casually approached Olivier, having already added her own chips and dip to the haul on the table. She knows to be sociable, after all.

"A pleasure to see you, Olivier," Saber says with a look on her face that is obviously a practiced party face. "Are you enjoying yourself?"

[wristsniper]

"And you as well, Mrs...." she searched quickly for Saber's "married" name... Her fellow duelist looked quite the handsome lady at the party.

Unfortunately things were much more serious than all that.

"I hope you'll get to try my potato salad. I was just taking it to the kitchen."

[arturia_pen]

"Oh, is that so?" Saber says in what also sounds to be a very very practiced cordial voice. "Perhaps I should help you with that, lest I miss my chance."

[wristsniper]

"Well, it is unfortunately rather well-known..." She nods toward the kitchen.

[arturia_pen]

Saber gave a very very fake cordial laugh, and followed Olivier into the kitchen.

The fact did remain...that she really would love to eat that potato salad...but she made sure to keep it all business.