Chapter 3.1: The party begins

[yhlee]

EDIT: The base is sited in the year 951, in a very odd timeline that has NO h*archate. Supplies have to be brought in via rift from other timelines. Thread here.

Ashari's new base features variable layout, which has been put to use in creating an extravagant ballroom. Tables to one side boast a variety of foods, drinks both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, and the occasional euphoric drugs. Candlevines glow blue and violet, and flower arrangements interspersed with fantastic sculptures of lace-woven wire adorn the tables. The arrangements mean various sarcastic things, if you're familiar with the Andan petal language.

Music plays softly enough not to overwhelm conversation, loudly enough to set a mood complementing the low-key lighting.

Remi is one of the first arrivals from the Cantata, shepherding the mothlings. Because he's a Nirai, he has a slate and is taking notes, although he is happy enough to talk to anyone who approaches him.

The kitchen is currently adjacent to the ballroom. Ashari's voice can be heard, raised in some kind of argument with...a caterer?

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[rugessnome]

Shess is, by all appearances, pretty preoccupied, stirring together the violet syrup and nut mixture (sans honey) and portioning it out onto the mochi circles, but they cannot help noticing Ashari, and glance up at them a few times. Shess doesn't entirely know what Ashari is talking about, if they even overhear all of it, but their demeanor makes them wary. Is Ashari preoccupied with something worrying? Might it be best to avoid angering Ashari or showing vulnerabilities?

[Italic text=Shess' thoughts]