vatheon | Where's My Butler?

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Where's My Butler?

Who: Lili and you
When: Midday
Where: Town Plaza
Style: Your choice
Status: Open

Sebastian! Where are you? Look at the state of me. I got my new dress all wet. Fetch me some new garments.

[She was just in a fight moments ago. One last blow and she would have won. But before she could've delivered her coup de grâce, a force had pulled her back and blacked her out. When she came to, she was alone, dripping wet and in a place she didn't know]

Did I get kidnapped again? Father would be most displeased. I must find my way back. Sebastian! Where are you?!

[She was never without her butler. Though she did all the fighting, Sebastian was always there to tell her how proud he is of her or how fine a young lady she's turning up to be. Now without him, Lili felt... vulnerable... helpless...small]

Sebastian, you dolt. It's almost teatime and you're not here...

[She let out a long sigh before proceeding to scan the area and was pleased to find she wasn't truly alone. People! She brushed her clothes with her hand, fixed her hair and tried to appear the most presentable she could manage. When she was satisfied, she approached the nearest passerby and asked.]

Hello. I seem to have misplaced my servant. Where might I find another one?

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[She was glad. No matter how weird things got, this was the closest thing she's gotten to making her first friend here in this new place. She would have to tell Sebastian all about it later. He will be so proud of her.]

Well, now that I think about it, that shop lady was so kind she didn't let me pay for anything. You can help me carry things now!

Oh, wait here, Roxas! I'll take everything!!

[A reluctant and cautious friend, but she hasn't done anything to really alienate him so far.]

Wha- everything?

[He'll just be eternally bewildered by her behavior. What is she going to do with everything? It can't all fit her. Half of it's for guys! She's kidding, right?]

Yes, you see, if everything is free and available, why not seize the opportunity to its fullest?

Also, it saves me the hassle of having to browse and choose in public.

[Her laugh again]

I'm so brilliant.

I don't think we can carry the entire store.

[Lili let that last comment hang in the air for a minute before she dropped her magnanimous pose and slumped into a crouch.]

You're just jealous I came up with the idea first.

[Roxas actually glances down at himself.]

But I have clothes.

[For someone used to wearing the same uniform day in and day out, owning two pairs of pants is a serious step up in wardrobe. He may be jealous of a lot of things, but her idea not so much. Sorry.]

But you don't understand, Roxas. We need more than clothes. We need outfits. Appearance is vital to any battle strategy.

Why, wars were never won by people in rags and slippers. They were always decked with their finest. We must be dress to impress, to intimidate, to kill.

[Roxas would point out that he's not wearing rags and slippers either, but then she might critique his decidedly casual attire and try to get him into something else, like that butler uniform again.]

I don't really wanna kill anyone with my outfit.

Why don't you just pick out some stuff you like for now? You can always come back.

[Come on, common sense. She must have some somewhere.]

...

I will let you win this round.

[She crossed her arms, defeated and pouting.]

But only because I don't want it anymore.

[She rushes him the opposite direction of the store, probably just to save face, but she will never admit that.]

Fine, fine, let's move on then....

[... She's like a kid.

He follows her out at a more leisurely pace.]

Right. You need a place to stay.

Yes, please.

...

I wonder if they have an available mansion here.

I haven't seen anything that big.

There's a lot of apartments and some houses up for grabs.

[They came upon the residential area of the place and Lili scanned the area, judging building after building.]

How quaint. Hmmm...

Yes. this will have to do.

[She pointed at one apartment building]

I'll take this building.

[She was serious]

Yes, this entire building will do. Now, how do I own it?

That's... an apartment building. You can't just- take the whole thing.

I mean, people live there.

Excellent. They can be my new servants.

Come, Roxas. We must inform them of the good news.

That's not...

You can't do that.

[Again, she pouted. She sunk to a crouch and rested her chin on her hands. She drew a heavy sigh and looked up to Roxas' face.]

I'm not allowed to do much here, am I?

[That's a funny way to pout, you know.]

...I don't see it like that.

[She lowers her head and buries her face behind her knees.]

I miss my father... I miss Sebastian...

I even miss that stupid Japanese rival of mine...

...

I don't know what I'm doing here, Roxas. I can't fight. I can't take everything. What else is there to do?

...

You can still- do stuff.

Most everything's free. There's the whole city and island to explore. And a lot of people'd spar if you asked first.

You just- can't go around forcing people to do things.

[What happens next is totally unprecedented.

She starts sobbing.]

B-but that's no fun at all...

H-hey-- Don't cry...!

[Ohgosh what is he supposed to do?]

[She has been trying to distract herself from it. But she guessed the distractions can only last so long. It just finally hit her.

She was far away from home. She had no one. Before when she would travel, she would always at least have the consoling company of her butler or her rival. And she could always just go home aboard her private plane. She was allowed anything she wanted because she was rich. But now... she realized... she had nothing... she was nothing here...

It just hit her that everything was going to be different from now on. She was going to have to work for herself. fight for herself, everything to keep herself alive.]

...Roxas...?

[She kept her face hidden behind her knees. She didn't even look up to him when she asked.]

...I won't ask to fight you... or for you to be my butler but... can you stay with me for awhile?...

Ah...

[Stay with her? He barely knows her, except that she's incredibly unpredictable. He was kind of looking forward to getting away from this craziness, though he feels a little bad about that now with her crying.

Still, she's lucky he was born from such a nice guy. He can't just leave her like this.]

Just- for a little while. Until you get settled in.

Thank you...

[She was glad for some company. At least she felt a little safe. She made it a point to properly thank Roxas someday. She laughed in her mind as she realized how much trouble she's put him through today.

She let a few more minutes past just sitting in that position, her arms around her legs, hugging herself for comfort.

(ooc: You're gonna be annoyed at me for this lololol)

Wait... did she fall asleep?]

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