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[cozen]

WHO: Bastien, Athessa, Alexandrie, Darras, John, Marcoulf, Petrana, Yseult
WHAT: A small apology tour slash charm offensive.
WHEN: Vaguely Drakonis
WHERE: Val Royeaux
NOTES: OOC post.

Background: Riftwatch is in Val Royeaux to make it very clear that they support the Orlesian military and Exalted March and definitely do not condone desertion or harbor deserters. This is necessary because someone in Riftwatch (Bastien) helped someone in Orlais (Vincent Suchet) who was harboring deserters, including, nearly, the son of the Baron and Baronness Auvray. They take a lot of pride in their family's history of valiant military feats and were on the verge of being horribly embarrassed by the whole ordeal before they managed to turn it around and paint it as an insurrectionist conspiracy that tried and failed to lure their son away from his duty. Enough circumstantial connections to Riftwatch came up during Suchet's quick and dramatic trial that the rumor mill went a little wild, so now everyone is here to tame it!

Except Bastien, who's here to put his fake printer name back on and tell some solid lies to the Chancellor's office when they ask him what the deal is, to ensure there's no real non-gossip trouble, and then to have a little bit of a meltdown. 👉👉

Comments

[staysail]

That makes him laugh. "And separated by face-paint? It's a good idea. Next time we've got to don disguises in the name of Riftwatch, let's remember it. We met when we were young, but it was never going to work--and now we've met again, for the first time, here at the ball..."

[hassaran]

"But still unable to be together. How tragic. It's a shame we didn't think of it sooner."

She turns his hand over, weaving their fingers back together again to stop her fidgeting. "I'm glad you're here even so."

[staysail]

Darras' smile softens a little, pleased by the sentiment.

"Glad to be here." He scrunches his fingers tight for a moment, transferring another little squeeze back to her. "Think of us a year ago and now look at us. I never would've thought."

It is, of course, partly still for Yseult, and only for Yseult. But there are few things that Darras would do that aren't for Yseult, at least when they are together. When they've been apart, he's been able to act with selfishness, thinking of himself. Separate from her. Now their lives have come together more permanently, an intersection that never would have been. Even if they were living in the cottage they wouldn't be this way. This is a third life. And, it turns out: he likes it. Half a miracle.

[hassaran]

Yseult just snorts softly and shakes her head. They got here by deciding not to think about where they were a year ago or why any longer, and she isn't about to start now.

"It feels more like a game with you here. More difficult to take seriously. I'm not complaining; it's hardly a life or death operation. You won't tell the others I said that."