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Sans the Skeleton ([personal profile] osteothropy) wrote in [community profile] limacharlie2017-09-27 11:15 am

THE WARDEN AND NIGHTRIDER ARE HERE (D170)

[Sans is blue.]
[Lambert is dark red.]

[ Supervisor’s Channel ]

All right. [ Lambert’s voice is brisk and business-like, for once, though it still has that familiar edge of sarcasm to it. ]

Okay. [Sans is here, too.]

I’ll get to the point. You know the next stop’s not like our usual. [ To say the least. A beat, before he continues: ] Keep an eye on your people. Make sure they’re actually following the rules, not freaking out and getting us all into shit.

[ That feels like a tall order, though, under the circumstances. ]

That goes for you, too. Keep your head on straight. Any problems or troublemakers you can’t handle on your own, let me or Sans know. This isn’t a performance stop -- if anyone who works for you is assigned to patrol or the nightrunners, they answer to us first.

Speaking of ‘keeping your head on straight’... some of you might remember a certain stop we had a ways back where a few certain someones almost got the guillotine for failing to abide by a similar set up of stuffy royal standards. Let’s not have a repeat of that, cause from the sounds of it the RM might not be able to save you this time.

If you don’t know what I’m talking about, this is your opportunity to remain blissfully ignorant.




[ Public Channel ]

[ Lambert’s voice is terse, and irritable: ]

Our next stop’s called Heartstone Manor. We’re going to go over some ground rules to make everyone's life, especially mine, a lot easier.

[Sans is also here.]

The RM has already covered a lot of this in her announcement, but it is officially our jobs to make sure that it sinks in. Dealt with True Fae before? Then you know this isn’t a joke. Yes, your fashion sense and table etiquette are now a matter of life and death. This is me, Sans, telling you to take this seriously. Hopefully that means something to you.

To summarize the gist of what was said, here are some basic RULES. The Nightrider and I will be watching. So, even if the Prince doesn’t catch you, we will.


[Sans recites “The Rules” like he’s just whipped out a pair of reading glasses and is quoting them from an official document:]

DO:

  • Follow the daily schedule
  • Follow dress code
  • Be polite to The Prince and his servants
  • Keep your radio on you


DON’T:

  • Whine about everything
  • Seed rebellion or talk about rules breaking on the network
  • Make any deals or promises to other fae servants
  • Lay any hard disses on The Prince, ever, under any circumstances
  • Don’t sweat the small stuff: this is gunna grate on a lot of us, so just focus on the end goal… which is not dying


Don’t mess it up.

That, too.
wild_magic: (6)

[personal profile] wild_magic 2017-09-27 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[Honestly with Lauren, it could easily be ruder if he did talk; Susan is the one people get mad at most of the time, but his brother is the one who's really terrible at talking to people.]

It might actually be rude if you do talk? Like, if you're not talked to first... Although I guess you're not a kid any more.
criticallyfucked: (Hold onto your humility)

[personal profile] criticallyfucked 2017-09-27 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
See?

[Yeah, most people have.]
dorkypantsuit: (Default)

[personal profile] dorkypantsuit 2017-09-27 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Miko, Foster, Ginko, Reira.
kingsroads: (small cheeky little smile)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-09-27 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Alphys! My name is Jonathan Strange. [ and since he knows this is over radio and she probably doesn't know what he looks like, ] I'm the tall, gangly looking fellow with the mirrored eyes.

Welcome to the carnival, by the way.
wild_magic: (18)

[personal profile] wild_magic 2017-09-27 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be good... I don't like wearing fancy clothes, they're uncomfortable. My tunic's better.

[A pause as he thinks of something else.]

I probably have to brush my hair too, don't I? This sucks...
sunflowerfields: (To me)

[personal profile] sunflowerfields 2017-09-27 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
It would certainly set my mind at ease! I'll see what the rest of the cookhouse staff can put together for everyone!
puddingemote: (you're my)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2017-09-27 04:45 pm (UTC)(link)
He told me that!

[He sounds pretty pleased to have been told this for some reason.]

So these fancy manners and those fancy manners are pretty similar...?
showmystar: (this story's missing a wishing well)

[personal profile] showmystar 2017-09-27 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
You have a fashion sense, Mr. Strange?

[haha okay okay but seriously-- There's a grimace in Allen's tone as he continues] I'm perfectly polite enough, but-- How different are general manners from courtly manners?
whattaprick: (standalone)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-09-27 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Not if you do it quietly and cover your mouth.

Or your whole face.
sunflowerfields: (You'll never know)

[personal profile] sunflowerfields 2017-09-27 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
...Will you need someone to help you?
kingsroads: (just sort of huffy and taken aback)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-09-27 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ oh god, he's fucked.

And Strange's tone of voice is just 100% 'oh god, we're fucked' despite the fact that he's trying to push through like everything's okay!!! he's got this!!! Just ignore the fact that Miko would probably think everything's boring, Foster's Foster, and Strange honestly has no idea if Reira knows that there are multiple types of knives in the first place.
]

Well, thank you for that list. Rest assured, I shall try my hardest to answer any questions they may have--or you, for that matter.
puddingemote: (i been sleepin in my bed)

[personal profile] puddingemote 2017-09-27 04:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Heh. I got it.

[He's smart.]
criticallyfucked: (From across the untold miles)

[personal profile] criticallyfucked 2017-09-27 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
... are you suggesting I should just suffocate to death?
criticallyfucked: (Hold onto your humility)

[personal profile] criticallyfucked 2017-09-27 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
That would be worse, right?

Causing a scene is the problem to begin with.

[And frankly, if anyone stooped so low as to try and help him, he'd... he'd....

You know what, he can't even imagine that scenario well enough to complete the thought.

Probably for the best.
]
dorkypantsuit: (?iv)

[personal profile] dorkypantsuit 2017-09-27 05:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[Yup, they are super fucked.]

Is there any polite way to handle drooling....? Since we're talking about manners and all.
whattaprick: (Default)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-09-27 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
How likely is it to actually be a problem?
criticallyfucked: (Remember the days)

[personal profile] criticallyfucked 2017-09-27 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
....you suffocating me to death?

Or just... uh, haha, choking in general?
mylastchance: (027)

[personal profile] mylastchance 2017-09-27 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
What's that do to do with it?
whattaprick: (Default)

[personal profile] whattaprick 2017-09-27 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Stuffy.
dorkypantsuit: (?i)

[personal profile] dorkypantsuit 2017-09-27 05:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't realize you could choke from that.
kingsroads: (maybe staring makes it work)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-09-27 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
With courtly manners, all the rules of general manners stay in place: keep your elbows off the table, don't run in the hallways, keep the conversation away from yourself unless prompted, and so on. But there are also manners of station to take into play.

Don't talk to the Prince unless he introduces himself to us. Use proper forms of address: Miss or Mister so and so for the servants, your highness or your lordship for the Prince. When talking to his servants, use a formal tone--don't pry into their personal lives. Don't put on airs but at the same time, emphasize that you're the Ringmaster's such and such if you introduce yourself.

There's more, of course. [ they will be here all night. ]
wild_magic: (32)

[personal profile] wild_magic 2017-09-27 05:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[Wow, his brother really is hopeless, isn't he?]

Kids aren't supposed to really talk, most of the time. You're not a kid though, so... You probably still shouldn't talk much, but I don't know if you could if you wanted? [He's a little shaky on all the rules of being an adult, since unfortunately one of the problems with acting like you're fitting in is that kids are obviously treated differently.]
kingsroads: (this won't end well)

[personal profile] kingsroads 2017-09-27 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Generally, no.

[ sorry Psi! ]

I suppose the best thing is to try not to draw attention to it--ah, and talk vaguely around it if prompted. Nobody wants to hear the precise medical reason why someone might be drooling at the dining room table. Use the napkin to wipe away drool like one would wipe away food particles.

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