Who: ANYONE!
When: 07/10/11, Late afternoon and ongoing
Where:
Patrol HQ, Ballroom 2nd Floor
Format: Action, Prose-whatever works for you!
What: It’s a surprise party! Kind of.
Warnings: TBA
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♫ ♪...It's Priscilla's party and she'll cry if she wants to~!♪ ♫ )
[Yes they did. Buffy arrives dressed like a sorbet, drops off a package by the door, and gets to the business of being life-of-the-party girl.]
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Would you care for a glass of wine, Miss?
[He's got both red and white on the tray he's balancing deftly on top of one palm.]
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Ooh, wine!
[And here comes the part where she tries to figure out whether she likes red or white. She pauses for a moment before picking up the white. Mild is good.]
....you looks pretty Victorian, there.
[Let us address the obvious. Sure, why not?]
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...Thank you?
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[The theme being... ??? She sips the wine.]
It's better than walking around Anatole in, say, a space suit.
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...Nothing about agreeing with a phrase like "space suit" is safe.]
I can't quite say what one of those looks like, Miss, so I'll just have to take your word for that.
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With a big glass window over your face.
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Well. Not really on earth at all, apparently...]
I'll have to take your word for it, then.
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[And then there is wine sipping.]
So, the victorian thing, is that part of the theme, or do you just dress that way?
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I do dress this way. It is the livery I am expected to wear as a butler.
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Perhaps I should mention that in my own world, the year is 1889.
[Answering the question she didn't exactly ask, but hey, it tends to shed light on things for some people.]
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...
If that is offensive to you, I do apologise.
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I mean, from my perspective.
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[He thinks that’s what she’s trying to get at, with “totally down” and “cool” and… Retro. Interesting. But he’s hesitant to absorb any of this into his vocabulary, recalling the Pushup Bra Incident.]
In that case, thank you for your kindness, but I was not making any particular fashion choice in wearing what I wear. It is just how a butler is expected to dress.
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An astute observation on your part, then.
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