19. [video]
[hi death city. bet you can't get enough of this jerk, right? well that's good, because he is once again intruding on your network with a smile, sitting at what appears to be a counter in his apartment's kitchen, a plate of something unidentifiable from this viewpoint peeking in at the edge of the screen.]
I suppose you've all heard about the mission coming up by now, out in...Europe? [there's a slight hesitance in saying it, mostly because he's wary about getting it wrong and embarassing himself. he's normally very good at countries and geography and all those nonsense, but this is not the world he'd studied all his life while growing up, and several months in this world wasn;'t quite enough to have memorized its setup.] You probably have. But for the sake of organization, and because I'm not sure who he's told yet, Sasuke and I will be going. I believe he's signed us up to go to Liechtenstein.
I'm sure there are a great many people staying behind -- the newer arrivals, most likely, who haven't yet found partners or aren't experienced enough to assist in this matter -- but it sounds like there will be plenty of the Watch remaining here as well in case of trouble. So if anyone had been concerned about the possibility of an attack while most of the city's fighters were away, you can rest a bit easier. And if you hadn't been concerned, then perhaps you should consider it. Perhaps some of you are just too new to know it, but things here have a tendency to go sour, and one can never be too careful. If you have no plans to fight anytime in the future, then it might be helpful to plan your escape routes in advance for the day when danger can't be avoided.
[a pause. was he sounding too grim? sincerest apologies, everyone. he quickly repairs his smile, a bit more cheeriness slipping into the expression, and speaks in a more lighthearted tone while absentmindedly nudging around the fork hanging off the edge of the plate.]
On an unrelated note, it seems there were two arrivals from this most recent batch from my world. Lord Gwendal von Voltaire, and Lord Wolfram von Bielefeld. They're friends of mine, and experienced fighters -- or so I've heard -- so I would appreciate it if everyone would treat them kindly.
[yeah, he said that without so much as a crack in his carefully constructed mask. hope you two have been playing nice so far, because he's had a lot more time here to find allies, and he's not about to lose to you.]
I suppose you've all heard about the mission coming up by now, out in...Europe? [there's a slight hesitance in saying it, mostly because he's wary about getting it wrong and embarassing himself. he's normally very good at countries and geography and all those nonsense, but this is not the world he'd studied all his life while growing up, and several months in this world wasn;'t quite enough to have memorized its setup.] You probably have. But for the sake of organization, and because I'm not sure who he's told yet, Sasuke and I will be going. I believe he's signed us up to go to Liechtenstein.
I'm sure there are a great many people staying behind -- the newer arrivals, most likely, who haven't yet found partners or aren't experienced enough to assist in this matter -- but it sounds like there will be plenty of the Watch remaining here as well in case of trouble. So if anyone had been concerned about the possibility of an attack while most of the city's fighters were away, you can rest a bit easier. And if you hadn't been concerned, then perhaps you should consider it. Perhaps some of you are just too new to know it, but things here have a tendency to go sour, and one can never be too careful. If you have no plans to fight anytime in the future, then it might be helpful to plan your escape routes in advance for the day when danger can't be avoided.
[a pause. was he sounding too grim? sincerest apologies, everyone. he quickly repairs his smile, a bit more cheeriness slipping into the expression, and speaks in a more lighthearted tone while absentmindedly nudging around the fork hanging off the edge of the plate.]
On an unrelated note, it seems there were two arrivals from this most recent batch from my world. Lord Gwendal von Voltaire, and Lord Wolfram von Bielefeld. They're friends of mine, and experienced fighters -- or so I've heard -- so I would appreciate it if everyone would treat them kindly.
[yeah, he said that without so much as a crack in his carefully constructed mask. hope you two have been playing nice so far, because he's had a lot more time here to find allies, and he's not about to lose to you.]