video; un: lodge (with special guest alucard)

[refashioned]

[Happy Valentine's Day, Club Ophelia! Naturally, this guild is neither a club nor really in a place to pass around cute Valentine's with fantastic puns, but one could consider this a spectacular day to publicly broach a specific issue: marriage.

No, not among the various members of the lovely guild, but the Empresses themselves. Love is in the air, isn't it? Or it could be. In time.

As it is, incoming Veronica and a beautiful vampire man by the name of Alucard. Thankfully, no one will be announcing any murders here, accidental, in self-defense, or otherwise.]

Hello, Guild Ophelia! [That's Veronica. She's as chirpy and confident as ever.] Alucard and I have a proposal to make. Let's just say "proposal" is a fitting way to talk about precisely how we want to approach the rest of this mission. Some of you have already heard what I have to say about this, but I think it's fitting if we hear it from another party.

[Alucard, on the other hand, is calm and keeping his usual regal approach.] In addition, I thought it best to ensure everyone heard what we had to say. Veronica’s idea is a wise one: there will be persistent unrest with all people in both regions. If they are unable to agree to one ruler, there is no reason to not revere both as ruling parties. It would be an ideal resolution.

This could be arranged easily by marriage between both Empresses.

[Veronica is seen nodding in response to this, pleased that this is coming together.]

I know a number of you think a peace treaty might be the answer. I don't disagree, but we're here to ensure that there's a more permanent solution moving forward. The union of these two women is the best way for both of these societies to have their cake and eat it, too. Their combined resources and culture can only make them both better. And we're not left desperately trying to make Doro be the one in charge … or someone like him. We know he just doesn't suit the unique nature of this world. [One that Veronica herself is rather fond of!]

So, let's discuss team.

Comments

audio; un: aloy

[datapoint]

I'm concerned they won't go for it, but if they do -- Kylo Ren and I have two very large pearls that the, uh, pearl divers... gifted us. [For some reason. She doesn't get it, but she's not about to look a gift Strider in the mouth.]

Apparently, it's traditional to offer a kind of dowry to your perspective mate or partner; something that represents your clan.

audio; un: ren

[sololoquy]

[Yup. Gifted. With no mind tricks involved whatsoever.]

We would need to obtain an audience with Empress Youmi to propose the idea. Though I am concerned she might question our interest in the matters of her kingdom.

[Because lets be real, if anyone walked up to most of the rulers he knew and tried to suggest they marry someone to calm everyone else down, that person would probably be dead.]

[refashioned]

Don't worry. The royal entourage is ready to go again when we need to be.

[Or she's assuming as much.]

[sololoquy]

[Pause.]

I am not inclined to believe that royal blood will make a difference, in this instance. We are still foreigners.

[refashioned]

People said that last time, and look how that worked out.

[sololoquy]

Last time, we were not suggesting they wed someone their people see as an enemy.

[refashioned]

No, we were simply barging in and demanding that they continue to hold the line and not start a war.

audio; un: simonprime

[theseuschip]

If we end up needing more, I’m pretty decent at pearl diving. Wouldn’t know if the ones I’ve found are dowry quality, though.

[ he’s just really good at collecting a shitload of oysters. ]

[datapoint]

These are about the size of an eye. [The visible part of an eye, she means. Not the whole thing.]

So... pretty large.

[theseuschip]

They just handed those over to you? Wouldn't that be a huge catch for them?

[datapoint]

Right. That's what I thought too, but they didn't ask for payment. I even offered.

[theseuschip]

...Huh.

[ how nice of them ???? ]

Enough for a dowry? They don't need a whole necklace, do they?

audio;

[sololoquy]

There are two of them. If there is a jewelcrafter among us, they can be fashioned into rings, but I do not believe that will be necessary. They are quite a presentation on their own.

[:)]

audio■ un: virtuoso

[fourscores]

I would be happy to turn them into rings, if that is what the team feels is necessary.

[theseuschip]

So in other words, the empresses have their blessing? That’s pretty good.

[ they must have just given over the pearls in support of this plan :^)?? ]

[datapoint]

Well, no; we didn't mention the empresses. It was just a hypothetical question about dowries.

[theseuschip]

Oh.

Well... we can pay them back by pulling this off.

[datapoint]

They did say peace would be ideal. [Wryly:] Then they'd have a bigger pool of clients.