[Good morning, Anatole! And to greet you we have what everyone would like to see first thing in the morning: ... a Victorian butler sans tailcoat, dripping wet
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[Private Video]chessmetaphorOctober 22 2011, 22:15:12 UTC
[Ciel's been looking out of his own window, actually. Sebastian might notice that he's still in his nightshirt, and is wearing his serious business face.]
Yes, it certainly does. We'll have to act quickly. Every able-bodied fool in the city will want to investigate this, and they'll only complicate the situation, I'm sure. Return here at once, and we'll head out shortly afterward.
[Private Video]chessmetaphorOctober 24 2011, 21:08:53 UTC
Do so.
[Because, as usual, appearances, appearances.]
... And, Sebastian. Be a little more discrete with your detective work. This is over the network, after all, and even though you work at Patrol, you are a butler.
[...ONE SHORT SWIM AND EVERYONE'S UP IN ARMS. He opens his mouth, as if to make a rebuke, then thinks better of it. He exhales in slight exasperation and lowers his head.]
Yes, sir.
[Guess he'll have to rethink what might be normal human parameters when it comes to... swimming.]
[video] - Tact, wtf is that?princely_calyxOctober 23 2011, 03:58:45 UTC
...Did you swim out to it? And how can the water be burning? [Of course, she's not necessarily surprised that this place could set fire to water. She only hopes that it doesn't decide to do that with the rain.]
I regret to say that I must extend my absence, Miss Priscilla. My master has requested my presence in preparation for what might be a hostile situation. I hope that is all right. You may, of course, withhold wages for today and any upcoming day that I might miss.
... Is swimming in the water here frowned upon?
[He's never hard anything particularly against the activity.]
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[She sounds a little concerned for him, bless her.]
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Ah, no, just to some nearby outcroppings of rock. I thought perhaps it would give me a clearer view.
[He wouldn't risk trying to meet what he thinks is the boat. Not out of fear of hypothermia or drowning, however, but the effects of the Mist.]
Has anything like this happened before, Miss Hawkeye?
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There must be something out there. A very large ship or an island. The water can't be on fire.
[... can it?]
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Yes. I am apt to agree. And I don't think we should consider this an isolated incident, whatever it is.
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Yes, it certainly does. We'll have to act quickly. Every able-bodied fool in the city will want to investigate this, and they'll only complicate the situation, I'm sure. Return here at once, and we'll head out shortly afterward.
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[Because, as usual, appearances, appearances.]
... And, Sebastian. Be a little more discrete with your detective work. This is over the network, after all, and even though you work at Patrol, you are a butler.
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Yes, sir.
[Guess he'll have to rethink what might be normal human parameters when it comes to... swimming.]
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I see it. It must be some kind of... uh...
...shouldn't you get a towel or something?
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[...Towel? He glances down at himself.]
Ah. Later. Now there is important business that needs to be attended to.
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Not that far. I assumed it would be dangerous to do so.
[He glances off camera again, at the strange phenomenon.]
I am not so certain it's the water that burns at all, Miss Utena.
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I wonder what's out there then. [Boats on fire? But that's not a good thing either.]
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Ah, well. Thank you for your concern.
I'm not sure, but I suspect it will become apparent to us soon.
[It always does.]
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I mean! The late breakfast is... fine, but were you swimming?
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... Is swimming in the water here frowned upon?
[He's never hard anything particularly against the activity.]
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...no, swimming isn't frowned on, I just...
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[Since he'd like to keep his job. ]
Just...?
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