✦✦ oo4; [voice]
[Snake's voice is stronger than normal, even in tone, actually confident for once. There is a reason that he's accessing the network this time, and it's something he feels strongly about. The world was terrifying when he first arrived, and he feels obligated to reach out, to try and comfort.]'There seems to be a great number of new people who are
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If the snakes are still paying attention, then they and their mortal friend will understand that Claude is inside the Phantomhive residence. The slight changes in acoustics--his footfalls, and his finally-spoken words--suggest he is visiting various rooms at his leisure. On and inside the walls, the spiders are stirring and following him.]
I am merely one hell of a butler, Mr. Keats.
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He's within the house as well, the hum within his feed is from the electronic appliances in the kitchen. There is no move to follow, despite the fact that his man is searching the house; the snakes are nearby, on the heels of the spiders, sliding in and around every cranny they can fit themselves into. And pursuit would distract them from their duties.
The man's words, they're the same as Sebastian's, and so-]
'A butler must relieve the household of burden and maintain a safe environment for the residence,' says Keats, 'Do you still call yourself a butler, despite this unrest?'
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He's still very hungry, after all. Each snake would go down his gullet quite easily, like slurped spaghetti noodles.
But because Snake belongs to Ciel Phantomhive, and Claude belongs to Alois Trancy, Claude cannot do anything too adverse to other servants while his master is fond of Ciel. This residence's upkeep doesn't rely on Claude; the fates of staff members aren't his judgment calls to make.
Perhaps in the future, scaled one.]
The household is far safer than it has ever been, [he says, touching the next door. It swings open, creaking quietly, ( ... )
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A predatory, Emily whispers, louder than the rest before she's cut through by the barking voice of Keats. Insects! Lowly insects! This is our house! Snake tries his best to listen beyond the bickering, to the words said to him. Before he can stop himself, Snake is slipping through a crack in the door of the kitchen, moving in near silence toward the stairs, toward the next level of the house. Pursuit, even if it caused a hushed wave of protest among his family. They want to protect him, to keep him away from the threat until they figure out just what it is, but he must do the same. Ciel is his family, and without Sebastian here ( ... )
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...quite aside from the narration, why is everyone in your house named after a famous writer?
You know, for that matter, what's the joke behind 'Faustus' and 'Goethe'?
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Uhh. Confused is definitely one word for it. What are you, then?
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What seems to be amiss, Sir Snake? [ He's wet through, hair long enough to get in his eyes, even as he attempts to push it out of the way; he seems to have gotten indoors, though, since the background of the feed seems to be an oddly spartan apartment. ]
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'Might you be able to make this conversation so that others cannot hear it?' asks Webster. 'Snake doesn't know how.'
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It should be safe to speak, now. You needn't fear being overheard.
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'There is a new butler in the house, and he is upsetting the Earl,' says Oscar.
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Bravo, Mister Snake, bravo indeed! Perhaps you should be a Greeter, hm?
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'Snake would never be so forward as that, Your Majesty~ though he certainly is touched by the compliment~ as you can see!' says Emily.
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[He smiles more directly at Snake.]
And your words are probably more helpful than you know.
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'Snake is fearful that greeting people would only expose him to prejudice,' says Oscar.
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