AUDIENCE FOR: Lup

[guestservices]

mostly void, partially stars.

❤

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[evocationary]

Hey, I ain't no snitch. Lips are sealed.

Anyway. Yeah, more crabs. I've got a theme going on. You know - sometimes you start a thing, and you have to keep it up for appearances.

[she's quoting them here]

[guestservices]

I appreciate it. [a hand comes up to rub at their eyes under the veil, feet kicking at the desk slightly.]

Very funny, first of all. Secondly...guess I should consider this a blessing from the Crope then? I'm honored.

[evocationary]

Yeah! You should do that! Long live the Crope.

[... she absently picks at the blue nail polish on her fingernails.]

[guestservices]

Cool. [the pin disappears into their pocket.]

So what's up? [their gaze drifts to her hands.] ...thinking of touching those up?

[evocationary]

... Thinking about it.

[her ear flicks.]

Clementine did them for me. [...] I don't know where to get polish from though.

[guestservices]

[oh...]

Where'd she get it the first time?

[evocationary]

Gemini... I think? Or that's what she said, but I don't know if that's true.

[guestservices]

[a pause.]

Sounds about right. [but they shake their head.] ...look, I don't think I could get you a new bottle, but...I could touch them up for you. If you want. If it'd make you feel better.

[evocationary]

[she glances at them, a little amused.]

Sure. You keep offering me things and I'm going to start thinking we're friends, buddy. [stop you ASKED for the violin] You any good at it?

[guestservices]

Guest relations, remember? It's not about being friends, it's about making sure guests are happy. And you, Miss Lup, are not striking me as someone very happy right now. [a beat.] Not that I blame you.

[so they will reach into their pocket and pull out nail polish in a matching color, cat ears flicking again.]

I've done it once or twice. I can probably figure it out.

[evocationary]

That inspires great confidence. [she tells them.]

Is it that obvious? [that she's unhappy.]

[guestservices]

Stop. It's not gonna be terrible. [they are being careful though because this is dark polish against nice gloves. but they work on opening it as she asks that.]

I don't know if I'd say it's obvious, but I told you. I specialize in bad vibes.

[evocationary]

Well, that's good.

[she watches them for a second.] Do you want me to hold it with the hand you're not doing?

[guestservices]

...probably wouldn't hurt. [take the bottle and give them your hand!]

[evocationary]

[takes the bottle and gives them her hand!!]

Should I assume you don't paint your nails very often?

[guestservices]

[hand...but they hold onto her hand with one of theirs, the other holding the nail brush to start doing touch-ups.]

You'd assume right. Constantly wearing gloves kinda makes a manicure useless, don't you think? And I've never really done it to myself anyway.

[evocationary]

I guess so. [she tilts her head a bit.] ... You haven't always been here, have you?

[guestservices]

[painting, painting...]

Let's just say I have a long and varied resume. Jack of all trades and stuff.

[evocationary]

That's not an answer.

[guestservices]

It is when you think about it. And it doesn't matter. Doesn't change my skillset by much.

[evocationary]

Okay, let me rephrase that - it's not a clear answer. But okay.

[guestservices]

Does it have to be? It doesn't change anything about what we're doing right now.

[evocationary]

[her ear flicks.]

I guess not. It's just hard to make conversation with people who can't or won't tell you anything about themselves.

[guestservices]

...sorry. [they do seem to actually feel a little bad about that.] It's just...better. I know it's a lot to ask you to trust me, but it is. We can still talk and I can tell you thinks if I can, but that's about it.

[evocationary]

Maybe surprisingly. it's not a huge ask. I trust you fine.

I don't really believe any of you are here to screw us over, even if some of you are trying to convince me otherwise.