osteothropy: by leeffi@tumblr (thinking about turning into a wolf)
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.
periphrasing: (I'm so unimpressed)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-10-04 02:53 am (UTC)(link)
Gem type. [It's a very matter of fact statement.] We're all made to do different kinds of specialized work. Peridots are technicians, quartzes-- that's a collective term for amethysts and jaspers and the like-- they're huge, elite soldiers. Rubies are also soldiers but they're generally considered to be more... disposable, in contrast.

[There's a pause.] The diamonds are probably the closest equivalent to your human royalty. Anyway, I could go on, since there's a myriad of classifications, but I'm sure you get the idea.
atouts: (039; five of pentacles)

[personal profile] atouts 2017-10-05 12:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ Gem type, class type, close enough. ]

Interesting. So it really isn't all that different. Explaining it with who has the most and who has nothing is a simplification, though those very much have to do with the class you're born into. [ Although that brings up a new question. ] Are gems able to work their way up into a different kind of job?
periphrasing: (What did you just call me?!)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-10-05 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
Absolutely not. If the diamonds see fit to expend precious resources to manufacture you, then they're doing it so that you can fulfill a specific purpose. Aspiring to to take on a different position would directly violate the will of the great Diamond Authority!
atouts: (019; le jugement)

[personal profile] atouts 2017-10-06 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
Ah, then I suppose that is where the greatest difference is. Humans can and often do go against what's expected of them. Not always for the better, but most find the risk worth it.
periphrasing: (peridoubt)

[personal profile] periphrasing 2017-10-06 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Honestly I think the bigger difference is that gems just have different priorities as a society than humans do. But I guess I'll find out just how different once we get to this place...