003 - Text. (Backdated a few days to the 5th. )

[hopeofzaphias]

So someone announced some kind of masquerade thing while I was gone?

...

Is it possible to skip out on this one?

( OOC: Yeah, this one's not particularly interested in going... though he will, trust me. Tara where are you already. Feel free to bother? ) 

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[hopeofzaphias]

You really think so? It feels stifling...

[ Uuuuuugh. Sob, what is this, even... ]

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[nightbaroness]

[ Yukiko thinks for a moment ]

We could try loosening it a little.

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[hopeofzaphias]

[ And then Yuri tugs on a few of the collar buttons, undoing them in one swift motion. ]

There. How can people even wear those without choking...

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[nightbaroness]

[ Yukiko chuckles lightly at Yuri's comment ]

It's not so bad.

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[hopeofzaphias]

I guess, but I think I'll stick to my regular clothes, thanks...

[ And off Yuri goes to change back into his regular clothes, now that he mentions it... ]

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[nightbaroness]

[ A soft chuckle ]

Oh all right.

[ She'll just be waiting until you get back. ]

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[hopeofzaphias]

[ And he does return in a bit. ]

... yeah, those were weird.

Still... uh, thanks, Estelle. You really didn't need to go to all the trouble...

[ He does mean that, too. He's surprisingly earnest when he wants to be. ]

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[nightbaroness]

[ Yukiko giggles a little before smiling ]

It's no trouble at all! I'm just fairly surprised that this went so smoothly.

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[hopeofzaphias]

Well, you really didn't give me much of a choice there, Estelle...

[ POUTY FACE TIME... ]

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[nightbaroness]

[ Aww Yuri. No need to pout! At least, not yet! More giggles before replying. ]

You haven't realized it yet?

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[hopeofzaphias]

No, but I feel like I should've realized it a while ago...

[ A sigh. Pausing, he looks at the clock. ]

Ah... it's late. Should probably start making dinner now...

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[nightbaroness]

Hmm? What's for dinner?

[ She'll show that she's no Estelle after the answer to this question. Maybe. ]

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[hopeofzaphias]

Potato soup.

[ Yuri's phasers are set to troll! ]

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[nightbaroness]

Oh! Well, I guess you should hurry and make it. Estelle might be back soon.

[ She says while still sounding like the Princess ]

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[hopeofzaphias]

Sure, sure. I'll get--

[ ... ]

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[hopeofzaphias]

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[hopeofzaphias]

... hey, wait a minute--

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[hopeofzaphias]

[ Estelle was supposed to pout and argue about it being vichyssoise, not agree with him... ]

Action! [ 5 / 7 I LIED ]

[hopeofzaphias]

[ ... wait, did she just-- ]

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[hopeofzaphias]

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...

[ It's only just now that he's finally realized that this is not the Estelle he knows that he's talking to right now. ]

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[hopeofzaphias]

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What did you do to Estelle, and who the hell am I talking to?!

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[nightbaroness]

Estelle? Who can say. As for myself I am the Night Baroness.

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[hopeofzaphias]

Night... Baroness...

[ That puts Yuri on edge, though he doesn't show it. Okay, where's his sword, he'd reaaaaaaally like to have it now... ]

That supposed to ring a bell or anything?

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[nightbaroness]

[ A shrug. ]

As a Master of Disguise I am known by many other names.

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[hopeofzaphias]

Master of disguise, you say--

[ ... hey, wait a minute. Now that he thinks of it he's heard those turns of phrase before from only one other person...

... excuse Yuri as he stares at her, utterly failing to hide the look of complete shock on his face. ]

Yukiko?!