When some one asks for help what can you do

[funnylittleclown]

WHO: Five, Slick, and the Doctor
WHEN: 17th - evening
WHERE: Palace of the Doxe and perhaps beyond
WHAT: Plot Roll. A small band of intrepid people set on liberating a young servant from the Bonaccorso’s service.
WARNINGS: Shenanigans and potential violence if they should be discovered.


The lead butler principal attendant was at his post like always. His narrow beady eyes scouring the hallways for any sign of impropriety or any sort of blemish on a vase in desperate need of cleaning. There hadn't been much improvement with the servants since the Doctor's visit and his suggestion that, 'maybe you oughtn't drug them so much,' was utterly preposterous! He had come across a much better and more effective way to keep the younger servants in line. They would be under constant surveillance and guarded. Why he had already called for a pair of the soldiers in the Doxe's employ to stand there by the stairs, keeping those children in line and unfortunately anyone else out...

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[somebadnews]

Even after Five had been spotted, he was confident that he had this under control. His co-conspirators lack subtlety when it comes to distractions, but he hadn't needed a whole lot of assistance to perform what should have been a simple task. Then before he could so much as intimidate the man who questioned him, the Doctor cuts in to loudly insist that he's a spy and Five is rendered absolutely speechless. A briefly all-consuming rage rises in his chest, but he manages to only glare between the two of them, baffled at how idiotic the official is to believe the nonsense the Doctor is spouting.

It gets away from him that quickly. The Doctor seems oblivious to his tension and grabs his arm shortly after convincing the man that he's going to dispose of the threat.

"A spy? Really?" Five practically hisses back as he leads him away. He couldn't just say he was a new hire? — They should probably kill the official if he's worried about that coming up again, but Five did come here to get the kid, so he just huffs and looks in the direction he indicated.

He doesn't confirm that he heard the rest of what he said, or acknowledge that he'll follow through with his commitment. As soon as he turns the corner, Five is blinking there to grab the kid and taking them both out. But now that the alarm has been raised, he can feel the eyes on him that keep him from teleporting until they're in the clear.

If the official ends up coming after them, he's got half a mind to leave the Doctor there to explain.

[funnylittleclown]

There was no need to leave the Doctor behind to explain as he was doing that all on his own. The Principal Attendant you see wasn't a horrible sort of person but he was scared, just as scared as the Maids and the young servants under his care. A few stories about all the horrible sorts of things that would happen to him and his family if Bonaccorso learned about any of this had the poor man shaking in his boots. Fortunately there was a way out of this mess... Simply tell any guards that Slick hadn't managed to steer away that one of the monsters had been sighted at the foot of the stairs.

And that boy, the spy... What boy? You see my friend, some times it was better not to admit to having seen certain things. You see this spy was working for Bonaccorso himself. The Doctor had seen him roaming the halls before. But here too was an easy way out of this mess, send this new batch of guards after the monsters and call Slick and his men back to handle the spy. They would take him some where dark and quiet, deal with him and this impertinent servant boy at the same time. Everything would be cleaned up neatly leaving him in the clear.

The Doctor spoke so quickly and with such enthusiasm that it was a bit difficult not to get wrapped up in this odd plot. Any plot holes were quickly glossed over with a frantic, "Well, go on, hurry man! Before its too late!" which sent reason and the Principal Attendant scrambling to the balcony to call out for the guards again.

"Guards! Guards! Captain! We need you up here!"

The Captain he referred to was Slick himself and the two guards that were with him.

"There are a pair of boys up here! They need to be captured! Hurry man! I'll call for some new guards to handle the monsters once you've dealt with these boys!"