House of Masks 005c

[3/7/2013 11:10:31 PM] Josie: Ulisse: And so it is down to you and it is down to me. [3/7/2013 11:10:44 PM] Arwen: "And then there were two..." [3/7/2013 11:11:13 PM] Josie: Ulisse: I'm having a harder and harder time maintaining my more bastardly characteristics around these people. [3/7/2013 11:11:53 PM] Arwen: "I can tell. Everybody is beginning to see the cracks in your facade." [3/7/2013 11:12:16 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Hence the need for blackmail material. [3/7/2013 11:12:30 PM] Arwen: "How's that coming along?" [3/7/2013 11:14:41 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Better than I expected. [3/7/2013 11:14:59 PM] Josie: Ulisse: And I suppose I could always threaten someone they love. [3/7/2013 11:15:14 PM | Edited 11:15:19 PM] Arwen: "I don't like this. Why not just trust them?" [3/7/2013 11:16:29 PM] Josie: Ulisse eyes her. "... you *do* remember who you're talking to, don't you?" [3/7/2013 11:17:04 PM] Arwen: "Just thought I'd try." [3/7/2013 11:17:44 PM] Arwen: Arwen sighs and sits down in the hallway, leaning against one of the walls [3/7/2013 11:17:51 PM] Arwen: "I hate this house." [3/7/2013 11:18:57 PM] Josie: He flops down on the other side of the hallway. "It's a little wobbly. I'm worried about the effect it'll have on Illa. She said she was having bad dreams." [3/7/2013 11:19:19 PM] Arwen: "We're all having bad dreams." [3/7/2013 11:19:42 PM] Josie: Ulisse: ... everyone? [3/7/2013 11:20:03 PM] Arwen: "Me, Illa, Caspar, Trystan, Karid...the whole lot." [3/7/2013 11:21:36 PM] Josie: He rubs his forehead. "Then that's an exponential addition to what I'm going to need to do." [3/7/2013 11:21:49 PM] Josie: Ulisse: I've heard that if you don't sleep you go insane. [3/7/2013 11:22:43 PM] Arwen: "Yeah that's beginning to happen to all of us.  What do you mean it adds to what you'll have to do?  Isn't that why the medium is here?" [3/7/2013 11:25:20 PM] Josie: Ulisse: I don't know why she's here. I'm going to look for a way to let you people sleep. [3/7/2013 11:25:49 PM] Arwen: "You don't know why she's here?" [3/7/2013 11:26:02 PM] Arwen: ((  I'm gonna roll sm )) [3/7/2013 11:26:33 PM] Arwen: (( well that was pointless...6)) [3/7/2013 11:27:24 PM] Josie: Ulisse: No, my aunt brought her in. [3/7/2013 11:28:39 PM] Arwen: "Please don't stress yourself out about  this? There's already enough of us stressing, it's best not to add another. We'll figure out how to get rid of the nightmares. And hopefully that damn mirror, too." [3/7/2013 11:30:06 PM] Josie: Ulisse: It's my job. [3/7/2013 11:30:47 PM] Arwen: "If you say so." [3/7/2013 11:31:53 PM] Josie: Ulisse: I protect people. That's what I do. And if my family's stupid quest to get this house back is threatening you... [3/7/2013 11:32:49 PM] Arwen: "Threatening would be an optimistic look at the situation." [3/7/2013 11:34:19 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Well then, there you are. I've got to try to save you from my family. [3/7/2013 11:35:09 PM] Arwen: "Me specifically or the quientessential "you" or from my perspective "we"?" [3/7/2013 11:36:10 PM] Josie: Ulisse: ... good question. [3/7/2013 11:36:23 PM] Arwen: "Do I get a good answer then?" [3/7/2013 11:36:49 PM] Josie: Ulisse: All of you. [3/7/2013 11:37:11 PM] Arwen: "Good for you." [3/7/2013 11:39:38 PM] Arwen: "It wasn't that good of a question." [3/7/2013 11:40:15 PM] Josie: Ulisse: You're lovely, but I'm a cold, arrogant bastard in real life, remember? [3/7/2013 11:40:43 PM] Arwen: "I remember. I remember quite well. " [3/7/2013 11:41:48 PM] Arwen: "Everytime I'm in the same room as you, I'm reminded of it actually." [3/7/2013 11:43:06 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Yes, well. It's better than the alternative, which is revolting come-ons and groping, don't you think? [3/7/2013 11:43:46 PM] Arwen: "You have a point, I suppose." [3/7/2013 11:44:50 PM] Josie: Ulisse: I'm going to have to come clean to them eventually. [3/7/2013 11:45:07 PM] Josie: Ulisse: ... at least it will mean being able to be someone else while I'm here. [3/7/2013 11:45:33 PM | Edited 11:46:00 PM] Arwen: Arwen smiles. "They might actually even like you then." [3/7/2013 11:47:14 PM] Josie: Ulisse rolls his eyes. "Then I really *will* have to kill them." [3/7/2013 11:47:46 PM] Arwen: "Right. That would go over quite well." [3/7/2013 11:48:04 PM] Arwen: "Maybe you could even do some of that organ harvesting then!" [3/7/2013 11:49:10 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Not worth the effort, I'm far too lazy for that. [3/7/2013 11:49:32 PM] Josie: Ulisse: I can probably find at least one item for protecting against nightmares; I'm not sure I can find one for everyone. [3/7/2013 11:50:31 PM] Arwen: "I just wish you could see how awful they are. Trystan seems really shaken by it all. I think the rest of us are just trying to keep a brave face on." [3/7/2013 11:50:55 PM] Arwen: "How quickly could you get one of these items?" [3/7/2013 11:51:42 PM] Josie: Ulisse: Likely by tomorrow. [3/7/2013 11:52:12 PM] Arwen: "That would be...greatly appreciated." [3/7/2013 11:53:46 PM] Josie: Ulisse: I'll do what I can, at least. [3/7/2013 11:54:18 PM] Arwen: Arwen crawls over to Ulisse and kisses him on the cheek. And stands up. [3/7/2013 11:54:43 PM] Arwen: "Thank you, Vittorio." [3/7/2013 11:55:07 PM] Josie: You could see him deliberately *not* dodging. [3/7/2013 11:55:15 PM] Josie: He stands up himself, and bows, formally. [3/7/2013 11:56:09 PM] Arwen: "No need to bow around me. It's not like I am anyone of importance.  I'll see you tomorrow, then? Possibly?" [3/7/2013 11:57:34 PM] Josie: Ulisse: I'm still monitoring Illa's condition. Yes. [3/7/2013 11:57:57 PM] Arwen: Arwen nods and walks down the hallway back to her room.