❦ the fifth rose

[silpheed]

PHONE;
[HELLO MAYFIELD the day of reckoning has come. meaning you get not one irritated, bossy and rude immortal on your phone lines today, you get two!!]

As most of you know, things are getting rather busy around here. That means there's less and less time for menial tasks and chores.

Because that is the case, we have decided that now is the best time to look for some sort of hired help. After all, I doubt that you people really have anything better to do. [RACHEL PLS at least try to make a good impression.] If you are such a person--and you likely are--and also excel at household chores, we now have a proposition for you.

We'll be holding a short audition at the high school auditorium at noon sharp today for those who are interested. Don't fret about pay, it will be a rate which you certainly won't deserve. [now it's tagteam bad impressions...]

If you're late, please do not waste our time by coming. That will be enough of an indicator that you would do a poor job serving. With that said though, I look forward to any who come to audition. It may be difficult, but do your best to at least be somewhat competent. [what a charming young lady you have the potential to serve right]

Thank you in advance for your consideration, and enjoy the rest of your morning. [no it's too late to fix the rudeness of this phone call now but he apparently doesn't see anything wrong with ending on this note...]

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[for those brave souls who actually decide to go see what this thing is all about, they'll find a sign on the outside of the auditorium doors that simple says "auditions here" in neat script. inside the auditorium itself, the stage is well-lit and a table is set up in front of it, where Rachel and Charles are currently sitting with a couple of papers, pencils and what appears to be half of a tea set.

APPROACH WITH CAUTION the judgment begins before you even step on the stage...]

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[answerer_sword]

Ah...hello?

[Bazett peers through the auditorium doors. Her curiosity had gotten the better of her, so she had come to see whether or not the people over the phone had been serious.]

this is a package deal on our end but tagging you guys separately okok, 3-ways are easier than 4...

[ex_seventh238]

[and at noon sharp

they will have at least two attendees!! wait isn't that already 2 too many...

the sight should be familiar to them both. One bespectacled blue-haired woman neatly dressed in a white blouse and black pants, and a raven-haired angelic young boy clad in the same way - with the sole difference that the latter has golden embroidery running down the rims of his sleeves. Merem doesn't care about how he dresses, but he likes his black/white/gold color scheme - that, or ciel likes to impose it on him, DETAILS...

(They actually threw this up pretty quickly but coming from inquisitive/bored and secretly huge trolls who is surprised it still manages to look good and sharp, okok...)

But yes don't mind the two just sauntering up to the fellow vampire children without the least speck of tension or stress upon their shoulders. Seriously, WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN??]

Goodness, you two sure suddenly took a big leap in initiative, miss Alucard, [--a small nod to Rachel--] mister Fei-Ong. [--a small nod to Charles, but WHY DOES IT SEEM VAGUELY MOCKING IN THIS CASE...

at least ciel's smile is flawless as always, and merem has A+ posture too.] Have you two had much luck, so far?

[encored]

Are you here for the audition?

[yep he's not bothering to look up from his paper yet. he's scribbling something intently on it and likely seems hard at work. (hint: he is never hard at work)]

[encored]

[i think we're going to tag separately and just threadjack when necessary too, is that cool with you guys...

BUT YES he looks up when he hears the door open this time because he recognizes the tread of one familiar loser and in his head he's like are you serious. his expression probably says the exact same thing for a second....

and then he's putting on his composed face (with the lovely addition of a barely-there scowl. why the last name and why'd you say it so funky Ciel why) because this is clearly a room full of classy people right now.]

It's the best course of action currently. As for luck, it's still far too early to decide. [because they said "be timely" but Charles at least is willing to give leeway for people who are fashionably late.... like he always is.......]

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[cursedtolive]

[Wow Charles. He always thought you were pretty cheeky for a kid (or even a hundred-something-year-old kid), but now that you've gotten yourself in sync with this other girl, it's actually even funny to listen to. Czes has no interest in getting hired by them, though... (it sounds kind of annoying...).

He laughs a little before responding.]

Y'know, wouldn't you usually want to start out pleasant first, and then show your true colors later?

[ex_seventh238]

[it's cool with me but oops inb4 i lose track of pace and keep tagging you because LOSERS...

HAHA she catches that expression and

it generates far more satisfaction than it by all rights SHOULD in her head, ciel WHY, but she'll be classy enough to not let it show on her face. yes all the classes here CLEARLY... hey you made an open invitation, don't be surprised when people you know show up just because!!]

You asked people to be timely, and while I'd comment about how some of the individuals present here right now aren't the epitome of punctuality themselves, I can refrain too, if you're also willing to be lenient. [n_n

this is not a jab at anyone in particular] That said, we're not the first ones to pass by, I hope?

[encored]

[YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE HALF OF IT CZES... this is only the iceberg of cheeky, bratty snobbery that is Charles. at least they've managed to successfully amuse someone with their ridiculous demands, even if it won't gain them a mini Czes butler, how sad.]

It would be a little cruel to fool them like that, don't you think?

[encored]

[TIME WARPS LEFT AND RIGHT it's okay we can dodge them... somehow.....

terrible though, genuinely terrible. he can't focus on being classy enough to match all these other classy people if she's constantly ribbing him! he knows now that next time he ought to specify any open requests as "open requests except for Ciels".

he is also smoothly ignoring that little jab, but he only manages to ignore it so well because he is a firm believer in the fashionable part of fashionably late and therefore sees nothing wrong with being late if it's intentional. following that logic, clearly she can't be referring to him!]

Timeliness is important for an interview like this, but you have nothing to worry about. [let him doublecheck his pocket watch though and YEP noon on the dot. oh you... he re-pockets it and says somewhat absentmindedly:] No one that will be hired, at least.

[cursedtolive]

[Excuse you Czes does not want to play butler to someone half his age.]

I don't know, you could have acted the part of young children in need of help to tug at the heartstrings of the many kind people living in this city, perhaps?

[silpheed]

[Squinting... oh wait right she remembers this person vaguely.]

Yes? I hope you are here to audition; otherwise, you will be wasting both of our times, and I must ask you to leave immediately. I've no time for idle chit-chat today.

[silpheed]

[yeah we'll just threadjack like crazy or something WHAT COULD GO WRONG...

She raises an eyebrow at seeing Ciel, but oh.... Merem............ Her expression sort of just flattens in disdain, though she does give a curious look at Charles when Ciel says his name like that. Oh well.]

Given the circumstances, it seemed necessary. [sipping her tea as she idly flips through her notes] Unfortunately, no, but I cannot say I'm surprised either.

[silpheed]

I believe I was perfectly pleasant, thank you very much. [PLEASANT FOR YOU MAYBE RACHEL...]

[cursedtolive]

... hahaha.

Miss, I think you should think about what your definition of pleasant is compared to what it usually means.

[encored]

[that's okay, working for friends ruins friendships.... he'd feel pretty silly hiring someone for work like this when they look even younger than he does, anyway]

That might have worked when we first arrived to the city. [sadly by now, a fair few people know who they are...] Either way, I don't enjoy that particular role very much.

[silpheed]

Oh? Last I checked, there was no rule against being honest while being pleasant.

[answerer_sword]

Perhaps.

[It suddenly feels like a re-enactment of her first interview with the Association, when she had been assigned to be an Enforcer.]

[answerer_sword]

I...suppose I am.

[She wonders what the audition consists of.]

[splitthebaby]

[Ciel, please. Why can't you wear the ever inscruitable face that Merem is always fond of?

And though he's not party to the ribbing, Merem has quite a bit of experience in being ~fancy~. After all, he spent centuries working with the Crimson Moon, and even worse (and sickening now that he thinks about it), worked with Ortenrosse for quite a while. The Crimson Moon had too many servants, that's for sure.]

Now what would you have us do right now? Syncronized dish washing?

[splitthebaby]

[Merem takes way too much joy in poking fun at others, Rachel especially. Which means he's absolutely determined to win. He has no care about his own pride so he'll take the chances he can get.]

You may as well end this now for there is none better than Ciel and myself.

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[kinship]

[Guess who is showing up?

If you guessed someone who was seriously wanting to help out, you would be foolish and wrong. Instead they get one grinning moron, peeking his head into the door.]

Good afternoon!

[ex_seventh238]

[Ciel's ok with it as long as Merem agrees with her to be hideous tease others. We can all use a few cheap laughs here and there in Mayfield, okay. DIFFERENT PEOPLE, DIFFERENT PRIORITIES.]

My, that's a lofty claim. You're going to make me nervous at this rate, Merem. [says the person who doesn't look nervous in the least...] But yes, you wouldn't mind if we give it a shot, then? This does sound like fun! How does the trial go?

[ex_seventh238]

[trolling is less effective with a lineface


that and a portion of the people here are more used to her being n_n

think of it as a different way of proceeding and leave it at that, alright

Just going to nod at charles in the "ooooh" sort of way before peering back down at merem. SORRY CHARLES YOU'RE STUCK WITH THE CIELS NOW...]

That sounds sophisticated, but impractical. Do you really think that they would have something like that on the program?

[yes comment about it like the judges aren't there or something like a champ, 8|b]

[encored]

Absolutely not.

[again without bothering to look up from his papers (where he is playing an excellent game of tic-tac-toe against himself). why did all of the worst people show up....]

[encored]

[where is the "eject from conversation" button this is not the life he wanted...]

Though I'm certain a task like that would yield interesting results, that isn't on the agenda as of right now. We could request it of the next participant if you'd like to see it done. [because they are totally making everything up on the fly and essentially going with as many humiliating and/or impossible tasks they can think of on the spot just like real judges!! move over Simon Cowell.]

[splitthebaby]

I think we would much prefer to show off our own talents. The only thing that should concern us is how we can beat the next participant.

[Which should be the proper answer. Either way, winning in the only way to...win.]