Prologue

[faentasy]

PROLOGUE

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The clink of glasses, the clatter of utensils upon plates and the soft murmur of conversation flows smoothly in the warmly lit dining hall. It's a dinner party, a rather vivacious one at that, with the food flowing freely. Savory and sweet, regional specialties, refined and rustic, there's something for everyone. Omurice, chiffon cake, kimchi, sizzling porterhouse steaks—it might be more apt to call it a buffet than anything else.

Do buffets usually serve such a unique smorgasbord of food? And actually, weren't you doing something else? A free meal is usually a good thing but is anything truly free? Who are these people around you? And where exactly are you?

Whatever thoughts are racing through your mind, they're abruptly cut off by a note, high pitched G-sharp from a woodwind. All your senses return to you, though they won't tell you much. Maybe not all of them actually, if you're used to feats of heroic strength or manipulating reality or numerous other abilities. There is one clue at least, a heavy weighted paper beneath your plate, an embossed note rather than a list of courses.

"Enjoy yourselves. I'll come see you when you've had your fill. And don't try to dine and dash, huh? There's something I have—something I can do for you, after all. Besides, you've already agreed to the terms anyway!"

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[gemuinemanagement]

[Suga considers the bite of curry on his fork, then sets it down long enough to jot down a reply on a piece of memo paper.]

You're right
But if they'd wanted to kill us there are easier ways
+ I haven't had cooked food that didn't taste like ash in years

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[crimson_flamel]

[She nods, considering.

She has some tact, so she won't mention that poisons can be used in ways other than inducing death. He has a point, though, whatever they wanted to do they could have easily done it before they arrived here.]

By all means, eat. I find it unlikely that the food is there to kill us. It seems more likely to be a bribe based on what these notes seem to say.

[She fishes out her own note and waves it around slightly before laying it on the table next to her own dish.]

But still, some level of caution is warrented, I believe.

[Saying this, she has a bite of her sorbet. It's good. She understands the temptation.]

[gemuinemanagement]

Even if they want to bribe us, I don't have any money or anything to offer
There are better people to go after if that's what they want

[There are surely more important, more influential people to kidnap if that's the intent.]

[crimson_flamel]

The note mentions that there is something they can do for us. And then claims that there's something we've all already agreed to. I doubt it's money that they're after.

[Though... she is the heir to the biggest empire on her home continent, so that would be probably a good hostage to take for money if it wouldn't almost certainly end with the violent ends of any captors she manages to bury her axe into.]

[gemuinemanagement]

I can't believe that
There's nothing I can think of that would get me to come here
I need to be at home

[What would be worth putting people in danger for?]

[crimson_flamel]

I have my own responsibilities that I cannot leave behind, people to protect, plans to enact, dreams to see fulfilled. I find the entire idea suspect, personally, but... I can't rule out that some way to get me here was used that I'm currently unaware of. I don't believe you should rule the possibility out either.

[gemuinemanagement]

I know I can't
But it's hard to imagine anything that would be worth putting people in danger to come here
I've been trying to think of it and I don't think there's anything I want that much

[He doesn't have many wants of his own that are worth risking people's lives.]