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A Shadowy Cabal (Mod Acct) ([personal profile] synergismus) wrote in [community profile] multiversallogs2011-04-30 09:21 pm

How many goodly creatures are there here! :: GAME OPENER

Welcome to Baedal.

These are the first words newcomers hear when the door opens and they are invited into their new world. Some fuss, some fight, some need time before they have the courage to step outside. Others, shell-shocked or jaded, go quietly along with the proceedings.

They are given brief instructions; a repeat of what's described in the pamphlet and a door key.

Please stay in your room. There will be dinner soon.

It's been almost a day for some. For others, only an hour's wait. The latest newcomer is lead straight from the arrival room to the dining hall where candles and lanterns have been set out to compensate for failing electricity. (Those who have been here longer explain about rolling blackouts.) The food, however, is warm, varied and plentiful. Seating is open, and less conventional chair are available to those who need them.

There are many strange faces around the table, the majority of these recent arrivals. The proprietor of the Valhalla Inn is here, as is some of her staff. The Sheriff of Mog Hill is introduced, his function detailed. The reason for the dinner is explained:

It's a celebration. A new cohort has finally been officiated; CeidaryBlue523. Your cohort. Please. Introduce yourself. Mingle. Get to know your fellows, they will be your brothers and sisters for as long as you live in this city.


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[personal profile] andbreathes 2011-05-01 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
The two of them sitting quietly together talking - gossiping, partly - in attendance at something Norrington doesn't really want to be attending is familiar in a way that has very little to do with Baedal and puts a small, placid smile on Dominica's face that just barely suggests a private joke. Her husband can make his own mind up as to whether or not it's a joke he's in on.

In the midst of conversation, she is waiting until he's busy talking to quietly thieve off his plate while presenting her best and most attentive expression; she could have just had something else for dinner, but then she wouldn't have been able to have both dishes.