massachusetts ♔ a little partial for beautiful girls | even if their blood runs blue

[moonheart]

♬ She Just Killing Me - ZZ Top

WHO || Solace, Thoster, Faith, Phineas, Sydney, Lissa
WHAT || The Knights act as bodyguards for a celebrity with a very unusual stalker...
WHERE || Massachusetts, USA
WHEN || August 16th, evening [backdated]
HOW || Actionspam

[ the pendergast manor is a sprawling sight, impressive even to those who live in the world's most ridiculously sized castle. the whole place has a sort of country club air, and white gloved butlers escort the little troupe of knights through the halls, past expensive paintings and all the other old money trappings. ]

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[bluffcheck]

[Thoster beams at Lissa she joins them, offering his other arm to her if she'll take it.]

Well, it can't hurt to see for ourselves, can it?

[moonheart]

Have all of you been on a mission before? [ someone else better lead that way, lmao she has no ... ability to search for things ]

[lastdragomir]

I haven't. [ But her nav roll was 19 so I guess rich people just know the layouts of mansions because finding the kitchen is easy peasy. ] This is my first one. I've only been with the Knights for just over a month. [ Oh and she totally takes Thoster's other arm. P I M P ]

[bluffcheck]

[As Lissa takes his arm, Thoster flashes her a quick smile. He turns back to Faith.] This is my third, actually. [Another glance to Lissa.] The works suits you, you know. You're a natural.

[thesleeper]

[Phineas eventually runs across the group, on his way to the Ballroom.]

Dearest! [He cries as he sees his "date" for the night, Lissa, arm-in-arm with Thoster...]
I'm so sorry I was away so long! Can you forgive me? [He drops to his knees.] Take me back! Please! I'll never leave your side, again!

[Though it seems like he's ridiculously overacting his 'role,' there's an odd sincerity in his voice. Also, during all of this it's easy to see that Phineas' tongue and teeth are discolored black. Google Image Search never fails to deliver.

[moonheart]

[ faith makes this face at phineas for a moment... before coming to a brilliant conclusion. ] Oh my god, where did you get cupcakes? [ CLEARLY THAT IS FROSTING STAINING YOUR MOUTH, SHE KNOWS THAT LOOK ]

[thesleeper]

[Holy shit - that icon. She's staring INTO MY SOUL.]

[Phineas looks flabbergasted, because he's a little fixated on Lissa at the moment, and part because that reference totally doesn't register with him...]

Cupca... Oh, that... thing. I found it. [Bluff... 21. He's just gonna pretend he knows what she's talking about. He doesn't stop starting entranced at Lissa the whole time, though.]

[lastdragomir]

Phineas... I. [WHAT IS GOING ON? She looks between Thoster and Faith because this attention, she is not used it when she's not compelling someone. Gently she extracts her hand from Thoster's arm and crouches down to put her hand on Phineas' shoulder.] I...forgive you? Your mouth. It's black.

[thesleeper]

You do? Really?? [Tears well up in his eyes...] I'm... so happy...

[He stands up, and smiles a beaming and black smile.]

Oh! And yes, of course, my mouth... I should have guessed you'd notice, You know me so well, and you're just so smart...

It's like she says [He points absently toward Faith] I had a run-in with one of those things [Bluff 13. Day 2. I still do not know what a cupcake is. I fear they may be catching on...]

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster is too distracted by Phineas' strange behavior and the lovely ladies at his arm to even notice the terrible lie (sense motive 11 ahaha).]

You feelin' alright, friend? Didn't hit your head while you were gone, did you?

[moonheart]

[ it's ok, thoster, faith's got this. too bad she just looks amused at the lie. ] No, really. What happened?

[thesleeper]

[Phineas slowly tears his gaze away from Lissa...]

It's... nothing, really. Everything's fine now.

[Sensing the need to draw some attention away from his... well, not actually entirely uncharacteristic over-affection... but wanting to deflect some of these questions;]

I, uh, I've prepared some useful tricks for the evening! [He focuses for a moment, and conjures a dove in his hand.] See?

[lastdragomir]

[ Lissa is so confused. She needs a drink. She's starting to rethink the drinking on the job thing. And then there is a dove and oh, she can't help reaching for it because Lissa + baby birds = OTP. ] Oh. She's beautiful, may I? [ Gimme. Handle animal 23, O. T. P. ]

[thesleeper]

Of course, dearest! [Phineas lets the bird hop over.] She's very well-trained.

[lastdragomir]

[ nbd Lissa is just cooing over this adorable creature over here. Whatever peasants. ]

[moonheart]

I'm sure that'll impress the locals. So are we ready to get this party started?

[bluffcheck]

That's not much up to us, is it? Our lovely hostess has yet to return in all her glory. [He glances between them.] Should we work out a sort of signal? A sign if we find someone suspicious?

[moonheart]

Like spilling our drink all over them!

[bluffcheck]

Perhaps something a touch more subtle, dear. [But his smile betrays how much he would love the idea.] A call to toast the girl?

[Thoster who taught you what subtle means]

[lastdragomir]

[ lissa looks up from the dove like oh right we're meant to be working. ]

Or we could text?

[celerystick]

[Clearly Sydney stayed behind with Solace for awhile or something (actually no i never had this tracked wtf), but here she is now, brows furrowed and frowning.]

What are you all doing?

[bluffcheck]

[Thoster opens his mouth to respond to Lissa when Sydney joins the group.]

There she is! Missed you desperately Sydney. We were just discussing the best way to alert the rest of the team if one of us finds someone suspicious. Lissa had a brilliant idea to text. I'm still not very good with those phone devices but if the rest of you like it, I'd be willing to try.

[celerystick]

They're still going to see you texting. It's a dinner party, after all, and it's rude to text when you're eating with company at a table.

[She thinks briefly.]

What if we just tap our index finger on the table three times when they're speaking if you notice something?

[moonheart]

I'm neverrrrr gonna notice that.

[bluffcheck]

Good thing I have no intention of leaving your side, lass. Between the two of us, we're bound to catch it. [Not that he is all that much more observant, but he does like the way this is going.]