video; un: eraserhead

[eyedrop]

[ Aizawa's lolling against some tree somewhere. Terrible, slumped posture; hair wild about his face. His expression is neutral, bordering on irritable, and his voice is an exhausted monotone. He sits with one leg folded over the other, idly tossing a cat figurine from hand to hand. ]

Hey. Myself and a few others did some looking around. Apparently, both the sea clan and the mountain clan have their allies--but they're not within easy reach. In the case of the sea clan, the empress's brother is married to some far-off queen. The mountain clan's allies aren't too nearby, either.

[ He shifts minutely. His eyes flutter briefly shut, and he sighs. ]

Point being, war between these two would be irrational. The old man we spoke with said no one really wants to start anything, but I don't know how true that is. I haven't tried to approach the nobles.

[ He really doesn't look or act the part, and he knows it. Nor does he have an escort. ]

If you've spoken to any of them, what's the mood? What do they want?

[ He cards a hand through his hair, frowning slightly. ]

They're the key to this, I think. Certainly the key to actually meeting that empress of theirs. So if you've got info, or if you've made any connections, spill it.

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[refashioned]

Most of us have had to scrounge up wardrobe pieces to even fit in around here. But that's the thing: if we're foreign diplomats with status? We should look the part.

[eyedrop]

I mean ... maybe.

[ He's not the guy to know what Hathaway will or won't do. ]

On that note, though ... we don't want to get too wild with backstory, either. We should keep everything as simple as possible.

[refashioned]

I agree. Like I said: if we Aladdin it up, we'll sell it. That typically involves clothes making the woman. Per some recommendations from the grumpy woman, I do think we should make sure our princesses aren't actually princesses, unless they were afraid of being welcomed in tenuous times. Which—well, wild backstory, right? We should avoid it.