THE WARDEN AND NIGHTRIDER ARE HERE (D170)

[osteothropy]

[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.

Comments

[kingsroads]

Don't worry about it! [ says the person who grew up in high society. ] It's not as hard as it seems.

[hippocarnival]

Its mostly obvious stuff, right? Like don't be messy or talk with your mouth full and remember to bow?

[kingsroads]

Exactly! Don't talk with your mouth full, don't run in the hallways, don't address someone of a higher rank than yourself, things like that.

[hippocarnival]

You're not supposed to talk to a superior at all? [That's... odd. He knew how to address his superiors with politeness and respect, of course, but there was still conversation.]

That means just don't talk to the Prince?

[kingsroads]

Correct. If you're of a lower station, it's a faux pas to introduce yourself to someone of a higher station. Either a mutual acquaintance or someone of the same higher station needs to make the introduction.

For instance, the Ringmaster could introduce you to the Prince or the Prince could introduce himself to you, but you shouldn't start a conversation with the Prince yourself. You should simply acknowledge him with a bow or a tip of your hat.

However, talk to the servants all you like.

[hippocarnival]

That doesn't apply to the supervisors, right?

[They're technically higher status, being their bosses, but maybe since they're shortest an acquainted group it doesn't count?

He's seen what Fae can do, he doesn't want to set his delicate sensibilities off.]

[kingsroads]

Oh, no, the Prince is undoubtedly higher status than the supervisors. The same rules most likely would apply.

But, if the supervisors met the Prince, then they could introduce him to one of us.

[ welcome to SO MUCH BULLSHIT. ]

[hippocarnival]

No, I meant us and the supervisors... [Having to act all subservient with Joker or Lambert is gonna be weird.

And Strange has told him about his high society adventures before, and that reminds Yuya of something.] Was the dancing part of this too?

[kingsroads]

Oh! No, as we've already been introduced to the supervisors, we can talk with them as we do at the carnival.

[ cause yeah, like fuck Strange is acting subservient to Lambert or Childermass. ]

And it wouldn't surprise me if dancing is part of this. After all, what better way to show off one's power and prestige than a dance?

[hippocarnival]

And I guess there's rules for dancing, too? [There's so many rules, he's gotten used to the carnival's lax structure lately. But honestly Yuya will take flaunting power with dancing over the dozens of other more destructive ways that he could.]

[kingsroads]

There's plenty of rules for dancing. [ sorry Yuya. ] But we'll worry about those once we reach the manor.