4th Tea Party: Sewing up the Ranks

[suicidoll]

(After all of that mess with pranks, Kreutzer felt very proud of herself and the fun she was able to have with it. Mayfield seemed proud of what she was able to accomplish as well since she found an envelope addressed to her when she returned home. Upon opening it, she found a picture of eight very familiar dolls; dolls she's no doubt made before...)

Action: The General Store

(Anyone doing some grocery shopping today may notice a group of flying dolls roaming about the store. No one seems to be watching over them and one of them is carrying a hand-written list of things that needed to be purchased. They're strong enough to carry the grocery baskets on their own, even the gallons of milk! Should you bump into them, you either see them going about what they're looking for...or arguing amongst themselves. And yes, they all have voices on their own, so you may think it's a group of people going around!)

Action: Jonathan's Tools

(Yup, the dolls are all here, too! Anyone dropping by can expect the same shenanigans as they caused in the supermarket...except there are a lot more sharp things here. Why is that one holding an exhaust pipe...? And another sporting garden shears?! Who knows what they might be up to!)

Action: Outside 2239 Stevens

(The garage door is wide open and anyone passing by will see Kreutzer working on...something. It appears to be mechanical, but since it's still far from complete, there's no way to tell what it is...unless you ask her. Will it be curiosity that makes you step up? Or are you there to complain about the noise? Or maybe there's something about all of the dolls that are flying around the house that makes you want to ask exactly what's going on? The choice is up to you!)

Phone: Filtered to Rarity

Good afternoon, Rarity. Are you free today?

Comments

General Store

[hintcoinplz]

[Oh these dolls look familiar!]

Ah...hello?

[suicidoll]

(Oh look, one of the dolls recognizes you, too!)

Hi! We're going shopping for Kreutzer!

[hintcoinplz]

Kreutzer? So that's her name! I was wondering. It's very nice of you to help her with her shopping though!

[suicidoll]

Yup! She asked us to take care of it while she gets started on her super secret project! She says it's going to be fun!

2239 Stevens

[chalicejoker]

[Kreutzer's working on some mechanical monstrosity? Oh, that is not what Hajime wanted to see when he came home from his daily "I need to get out of this house" stroll. He could hear the noise at the other end of the street, and he's not that happy to see it's all been coming from his house.]

...what do you think you're doing?

[Building something else she can use to try to blow him up, probably, but he figured he might as well ask.]

[suicidoll]

(Hajime will find that he's suddenly approached by a doll...though there's something different about this one. She's certainly not as perky as some of the others; cute, but devoid of any real personality. She even speaks in a flat tone.)

Kreutzer is working on one of her most recent projects. She's just finished laying down the framework and is still putting it all together.

[chalicejoker]

[He's a bit irritated that she hasn't spoken to him directly and is using the dolls to interact, but at least this one isn't as relentlessly perky as some of the others. Monotone's easy enough to deal with, and he's long since given up trying to avoid speaking to the dolls. There's just too many of them around at all times. Still, his own tone sounds a tad irritated.]

And what might that project be?

[suicidoll]

(Returning that tons with her own, entirely flat one. Never any emotion from her.)

Something correlated to her most recent regain: enough of her power to develop mid-level and high-level creations. It is but a single part of her preparations; the first step of her plan, a plan she wishes to begin in the coming weeks.

I lied - placeholder

[prissy_hooves]

Of course, darling! There's always room on my social calendar for you.

Clever girl...

[suicidoll]

Excellent. I've been working sleeplessly on a project just for you and now that I've finished, I'd just love to present it to you. Can you meet me at the park in 20 minutes?

[prissy_hooves]

The park in twenty minutes. Of course, I'll be there.

[suicidoll]

Thank you.

(And once Rarity arrives at the park, she'll notice a slightly fidgety Kreutzer, as if she were excited about something and had to wait to say why.)

2239 Stevens

[afterthesky]

[The mechanical tinkering seems to have gotten the neighbour's attention]

What are you working on there?

[suicidoll]

(Kreutzer isn't too into her fantasy zone to drown out Sarah, so politely, she'll answer the question.)

Currently, I'm pulling my most recent epiphany into reality. The most recent regain has allowed me to finally put this plan into action and last night, I figured out exactly how to start it.

(She doesn't mean to be vague; she's providing an intro of sorts and leaving room for questions.)

[afterthesky]

It looks quite elaborate. Technology from home?

[suicidoll]

Actually, no; I've salvaged the basic materials from the utilities and tools from this town. It's embarrassingly terrible...

However, I did regain a considerable portion of my power: enough to fuel mid-level and high-level creations. For example...Platina!

(She calls for one of the dolls flying around her home; this one flies before the two. She's a doll, but her behavior and look is incredibly lifelike.)

Action: Jonathan's Tools

[tofightfor]

[Good thing Fang's too stupid brave to care about these animated dolls holding dangerous things. With that, she'll observe them for a few moments, trying to figure out just what they're trying to do before giving in and approaching them curiously.]

An' jus' what are you lot up too?

[suicidoll]

(It's pretty clear that the dolls are trying to shop for things, but it's not exactly clear why they're having so much difficulty. They have a list and they can read, so what's the problem?

Whatever it was, they forgot about it as you approach them. Most of them look like children caught in the act and rush to do what they're supposed to. There's a doll on a floating pumpkin with a ":3" face that's willing to speak, at least.)

We're going shopping for Lady Kreutzer...I think.

[tofightfor]

[The sudden dispersing will earn a slow quirking of a brow. Well then, that's... Interesting. At least one stuck around to talk though. Even if Fang is going to be slightly on guard just in case one of them decides to come rushing back in, possibly at her, with something sharp and dangerous.]

What are ya s'ppose t'be shoppin' for?

Action: Outside 2239 Stevens

[spitefulvitae]

[A lovely new evening had come, and Natalie strode forth from her home to take in what few sights there were to see...

Wait. Wait, there were actually some sights. And they were right across the street. Dolls flying! Mechanical bits being mechanical! What the heck? So across the street she went.]

...what the heck?

[suicidoll]

(They're so cute, aren't they? The way they fly around, interact with each other and chat as if they were real people! There's some impressive craftsmanship done on those dolls.

There's one even flying up to you right now! And she can speak!)

Heck would imply being dead. And no one's really dead here, right?

[spitefulvitae]

[AAAH IT'S TALKING TO HER! Natalie recoils slightly, not sure she wants to get too close to the chatty doll.]

You'd... be surprised. Very surprised.

Outside 2239 Stephens

[bravabarber]

[Your neighbour from 2238 is curious at the work going on outside. Heading over, he raps his knuckles on the garage door to attract her attention.]

Signora? I hope I am not disturbing you, but I could not help but notice your work from my house. Is there something I can do to help~?♪

[suicidoll]

(O hai, neighbor! You've managed to get her attention easily enough. She smiles politely as she turns to face you.)

I certainly wouldn't want to turn down a willing pair of hands. How familiar are you with machinery?

[bravabarber]

[He rubs his chin and thinks through his skills. As the factotum, he's been called to do basic repairs in houses and shops before, so he's no stranger to a hammer and nails. Still that was more of carpentry than anything else. If it was a machine from the future...he might have some problems there.

Still, this might be an opportunity for him to learn, at least. He smiles and replies back.]

Unfortunately, my line of work only covers woodwork. But I know how to handle the tools of the trade well enough. There's no hammer or saw that Figaro can't work~! ♪