[OPEN] Welcome to Sanctum!

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Characters: All our lovely new arrivals.
Time: Week 1 || Day 1
Location: The Park Center, near the Information Booth!
Summary: The Mayoral Committee has decided to throw a picnic for the new arrivals so now is your chance to snag some free food and mingle!
Warnings: None

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[revengeisalie]

[Aaand Rin happens to be in the vicinity! Close enough that she hears his comment, which is enough to intrigue her.]

Who's an amateur?

[drawntohowling]

[Glancing up, Nezumi eyes the woman before him a moment, then offers her the roleplaying brochure with the arch of a brow.]

The people writing this trash. They're giving advice I wouldn't even give a novice actor, let alone a layman.

[revengeisalie]

[She readily takes the brochure and flips through it.]

But...

[You may notice her face taking on an incredulous expression.]

I don't think this is for stage acting.

[drawntohowling]

Your point?

[He sniffs a bit disdainfully before a teasing smirk curves his lips.]

I mean honestly... you do things like this to please your lover, so why would you want to half-ass the acting part of the role?

[He pauses to give her a slow once over before continuing.]

Then again, I doubt you have much experience pleasing a lover at all, right?

[revengeisalie]

[Well, you were maybe having half a point, but -- deep indignance quickly overrides whatever else she may have felt.]

Excuse me?!

[drawntohowling]

[Dry tone is really quite dry...]

...am I wrong?

[revengeisalie]

[Huff huff!]

That, good sir, would be none of your business!

[drawntohowling]

[To which he gives a graceful courtly bow, then grins up at her, unrepentant. His voice drops to a soothing lilt, just a hint of mocking there layered beneath the surface.]

Forgive me, Mi'lady, for making assumptions of chastity based on your regal appearance. Should I have assumed you to be a lady of the night?

[revengeisalie]

[Anger levels... rising...

Starts pointing at him, with the occasional jerky movement of her arm.]

I'd rather you wouldn't assume at all!

Though if you insist and you're going to insult me either way, then assume what you will and keep it to yourself!

[drawntohowling]

[Nezumi sighs at her then, and lets his hand drop back to the table beside them, fingers skimming the neat stacks with a lovers caress before the pause.

And lift a particular pamphlet.

And offer it to her.

With a coy little smile.]

And here I thought I was giving the lady a compliment. Ah well, that's the plight of the creative - forever misunderstood. But then again, maybe it was your misunderstanding from the start. Here this should help. I mean... while you're almost beautiful when you're livid, it's not always alluring.

[The pamphlet? Flirting with Confidence]

[revengeisalie]

[Looks at the pamphlet. Then looks at him. Then looks at the pamphlet. Then looks back to him.

And snorts.]

Yeah, right.

[drawntohowling]

[Ah, so she can control her temper then? That may make her a little more interesting. Still, he cants his head to the side and smiles a quick, easy smile as he sets both the ones still his his hands down.]

Ah now see? That wasn't so bad. Glad to see you have a sense of humor, Mi'lady.

[A beat, as he glances around then leans in conspiratorially... right about the same time a tan-and-creme mouse scurries past her foot, up his leg and chest, to perch on his shoulder, chittering rapidly in his ear. He gives it a smile and a nod then turns back to the woman.]

Now! Would you like me to turn my back so you can pick out your own informative material at your leisure, or would you like to take a walk? I understand there's free food nearby and that it's poison free.

[revengeisalie]

[Okay, uhm. She's suffering a bit of mood whiplash here. She blinks, perplexed, at the mouse that is evidently communicating with him, then blinks some more at his words. It takes her a moment to figure out an appropriate response. Which consists of a level, maybe even slightly hardened expression.]

Frankly, I don't think that'd be worth my while; so I'll be excusing myself.

[Because, really. Being in an entirely new, strange place is exasperating enough on its own. She doesn't need a guy of this particular personality type nagging her on top of it.]

[drawntohowling]

[Nezumi, for his part, just gives her a little wave and slips his hands into his pockets as he turns to go.]

Then again, I may have been too generous as to that sense of humor. C'mon, Cravat, we should probably make sure that airhead hasn't gotten himself in trouble yet.

[And yup - he's walking away without a backwards glance.]

[revengeisalie]

[And she stares after him, still angry, for a while, before she shakes her head and decides she shouldn't waste any more thoughts on this person.]