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[unfastens]

Username/Display Name: Bucciarati
Server Channel: #general
Time: October 19, evening

Good evening.

I had an idea of what this place was when I accepted the invitation, but my understanding was flawed. It's been several days since we were "invited," but the picture isn't any clearer. If anything, I understand less and less what this hotel is.

We can reasonably assume the staff here is responsible for the poisonings/curses at the spa. At the same time as this, they've been feeding and housing us for free. If they wanted to actually hurt us, there's no reason they wouldn't have already.

There's also the matter of the "wish."

I'm posing the question to all of you to consolidate info. What is this hotel?

Where do you think we are?
Why were we invited?

B. B.

Comments

[fixtures]

I am simply a maid.

[ And Mr. Bennet is... certainly higher in rank than a lowly servant. Probably. ]

But perhaps there is some resemblance between us. The house does grant others' desires.
How surprising indeed, hearing about this hotel with a similar mysterious power.

[unfastens]

[ "simply a maid" isn't so convincing when she's apparently employed at another extradimensional pit stop, but maybe she doesn't know anything outside of it. He's getting the impression she's not a regular human. ]

How did you get your job?

[fixtures]

In an exchange, between myself and a resident.
I suppose you could say it was akin to a trade.

[ An 'I get something, you get something' kind of trade, which she thinks is explanation enough. Enough to allude to the fact that she did get something out of signing on to a life of servitude — it wasn't like she was forced into it or had a regular job application process. Allegedly. ]

Might I ask what your profession is, in turn?

[unfastens]

[ Allegedly ...

It leaves a lot of questions unanswered, but it does give him context. It was very possible, in his mind, that she was some sort of homunculus, magically generated by her own "hotel" as staff; knowing she's a real person is something of a relief. ]

I collect taxes.

[ technically not a lie. ]

But I'm retired now.

[fixtures]

I imagine you would be.

[ What can he do about tacks evashun while dead, after all.... ]

Yet you now have a chance to take a "vacation" here, no? Are you looking forward to it?

[unfastens]

I don't know where to start.

[ he is absolutely the type to never vacation until the bucci boys force him to ]

[fixtures]

Why not begin with simply enjoying something you always have?
A dish you like to eat, a song you like listening to...

Or perhaps there is something you have always wanted to do, but never had time for?

[unfastens]

That's not a bad idea.
I wonder where you can find a CD player in this place.