Locked to everyone who went to Alcuin's dungeon EXCEPT Imriel because he missed the fight

[thornsofmalkav]

Guys. Hey, guys? Remember how we went into Alcuin's brainjail and ended up fighting soldiers and a huge jerk disguising herself as Phedre?

I, uh, just encountered this woman out in the, uh, scale tube. She's calling herself 'Edmée de Toulard' and. Well. She looks like this.

[And Thorne will livestream them about ten seconds of a woman who looks a hell of a lot like a roughly ten-years-older version of the Main Boss of Alcuin's dungeon, if less inclined to supervillainous grandstanding.]

Am I seeing things or what?

Also. Um. I tried to get her to stay with me, but it didn't work. If she is who she looks like, though, I advise HELLA FUCKING CAUTION because. Uh. I think we all remember what happened before, even if she doesn't necessarily have any of the magic bullshit Alcuin's brain gave her.

Comments

[awondrousplace]

Thorne, darling? Remember what happened the last time you assumed something on emotion without getting the information?

You are likely overreacting again.

[willyousee]

[willyousee]

Thorne, guard her. Now. I will be right there.

[willyousee]

That is not Edmee. That is Melisande Sharhizai. She may not have magic, but she is dangerous.

[shiroganeheir]

Do you need some backup? I can be there as well.

[awondrousplace]

Ah. Well, caution is warranted in that case. I just did not wish another Eren Titan Incident.

[willyousee]

Please. We may need your protective walls. If Joscelin sees her...

[willyousee]

Understandable and I do appreciate your caution, my lady, but in this case it is warranted. She'll not attack anyone, nor use any magics most like, but her words are slick and her affections less true than untempered bronze.

[awondrousplace]

I see.

[A slight pause.]

Well... I do know a thing or two about bronze.

[thornsofmalkav]

She already left! Should I chase after?

[shiroganeheir]

Understood. I will be there as soon as I can.

[willyousee]

[Startled pause.]

Ah, Helena, I am sorry!

[thornsofmalkav]

That's why I didn't attack her! But if she is her and not who she says I wanted to warn people!

[willyousee]

Show me the way she went. Then go intercept Joscelin.

[willyousee]

Thank you, Naoto.

[awondrousplace]

Good, Thorne. You are learning.

I will keep on my guard.

[awondrousplace]

Do not worry, Alcuin, darling. I am not offended.

[willyousee]

.......... [YOU REALLY SHOULD BE!! Blessed Elua, he's an idiot.]

If you say it is so, so it is. Thank you for your patience. Just... be careful about her, if you would. She is no stranger to the beds of women, nor in using the arts of the salon to coax unbidden truths and secrets from her lovers.

[awondrousplace]

I have very few secrets that could be held against me. I have made peace with my demons. Those I care for here know that I am far from an innocent woman.

And likely, if she is that manipulative and self-absorbed... I would have very little interest in her.

[willyousee]

She rarely show that side of herself plainly. But I admit, I am relieved to hear it.

[He extends his sensory livestreaming a moment so that she feels the sensation of a warm hand resting briefly over hers.]

I must go. Be safe. Please.

[awitchdidit]

Oh? I rather liked her style, or that is, Alcuin's image of her style.

...that's probably a warning sign, isn't it?

[amadine]

Well, that's some terrible timing. Or a truly unfortunate coincidence.

Do you know anything more about her than what we saw in the dungeon? It's possible the construct was a flawless reproduction, with or without the magic, but if so, she'd be the only one.

[protect_and_serve]

Melisande Shahrizai.

[Joscelin, with his insistence on propriety, rules, and formality, has struck many Travelerrs for years as a mascot of sorts, a faithful hound dog. Phedre may be the only one, until now, to see and remember the wolf behind the sleek, domestic lines of her guardian.

But everyone else is about to get a look. The depths of fury and loathing with which Joscelin pronounces her name sound utterly unlike him.]

[thornsofmalkav]

Will do! [And she shows him the way on a private channel.]

[thornsofmalkav]

... yes. Yes, it is. Although I can't blame you. I mean, I'd like it if I didn't know the shit she pulled back in Angel France.