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[simple-giant-ed]

Oh! Well I’ve been awake for a bit longer although still just as confused. I hope you haven’t run into anything existentially challenging yet. Here, this will help.

He hands you a dragée. It should be tasty

(When Mortier opens the door, an avalanche of presents falls inside!)

- @generaldesaix and @general-alex-dumas

OH SHI-

All the presents crash onto him. The marshal will poke his head out of the sea of presents cartoon-styled and look around.

Mon dieu are all these for me?? This is too much, too much! Haha they better not all have things inside! I can’t accept so many..

He reads the labels

Thank you to Desaix and.. Dumas!? He’s here too now?? Oh well thank you and salut, my friend :)

[simple-giant-ed]

(When Mortier opens the door, an avalanche of presents falls inside!)

- @generaldesaix and @general-alex-dumas

OH SHI-

All the presents crash onto him. The marshal will poke his head out of the sea of presents cartoon-styled and look around.

Mon dieu are all these for me?? This is too much, too much! Haha they better not all have things inside! I can’t accept so many..

He reads the labels

Thank you to Desaix and.. Dumas!? He’s here too now?? Oh well thank you and salut, my friend :)

[simple-giant-ed]

nibbles

Ouch! That’s not very nice *frowns*

[simple-giant-ed]

Alive? Hmmm…… *he took one in his hand and inspected it* I hope not. I’ve fed these to how many people and animals here already.. not to mention throwing them around in that one marriage party for Lannes and Bessieres..

I do sometimes feel like I’m being.. watched..? Only when around these dragées, but it’s probably nothing. Maybe the spirit of afterlife or something haha!

And if Ney paid attention… very very close attention… he could feel the same settle sense that he was being watched. But that was only if he chose to notice such things. If not, the conversation would go as usual…

I think there are more prominent things to worry about besides candy anyways, like how you look so tired compared to the last time I saw you! You really should get more rest in the afterlife, you think? Maybe that’ll do you good with your mystic powers. We can always hang out here and ride some horses around the farm!

Dear Duke of Treviso.

I wish you a very happy birthday. I hope you are doing well and I wish you a pleasant day.

Have this plant - I have no idea what it is, as I just made it up. I heard you enjoyed gardening, so you might find it pleasant.

Ney.

@le-brave-des-braves

*the flowers are strange, almost golden. It feels like they are emitting some golden light. Ney indeed used a drop of his very own blood to create this. Was that an attempt to cover the marshal for the upcoming war? Maybe*

Ah Ney! My god you can create life now too?? I should ask you for plants more often hehe !

The color looks.. a little off but maybe it'll make a pretty lamp! And if it grows fruit, we now have more gifts to give. I'll have lots of fun caring for this one :)

Thank you, mon ami!

[simple-giant-ed]

WHAT’S THIS! AMAZING! CERES! Come here! Look! Look, it’s you and me eating the dragées together!

Ceres sniffs at the painting and bestows her approval by sideeyeing it, sitting down, and waiting for her treat

Thank you, @headlessgenius , this is a very thoughtful gift. I’m sure Ceres agrees with me. I’ll have it hanged up in one of my houses here, maybe next to Ceres’s bed? Yah, girl?

Snort

[simple-giant-ed]

Huh? Ahh, nono, you must be mistaken. I simply meant surprise that creating life is now a new addition to your mystic powers… I’m sorry, Ney, you are still very unique here, it seems..

Unless you count these dragées that seem to birth out from each other and bounce around. But that’s bizarre!

Dear Duke of Treviso.

I wish you a very happy birthday. I hope you are doing well and I wish you a pleasant day.

Have this plant - I have no idea what it is, as I just made it up. I heard you enjoyed gardening, so you might find it pleasant.

Ney.

@le-brave-des-braves

*the flowers are strange, almost golden. It feels like they are emitting some golden light. Ney indeed used a drop of his very own blood to create this. Was that an attempt to cover the marshal for the upcoming war? Maybe*

Ah Ney! My god you can create life now too?? I should ask you for plants more often hehe !

The color looks.. a little off but maybe it'll make a pretty lamp! And if it grows fruit, we now have more gifts to give. I'll have lots of fun caring for this one :)

Thank you, mon ami!

[simple-giant-ed]

Happy birthday the only man taller than me, enjoy this nice hogshead of fine Alsatian beer!!

@le-dieu-mars and his staff...and fiancee, Madame DuQuay..

Ohhhahaha, I have not yet tried getting drunk in the afterlife, so this is perfect. Many thanks, my friends!

*he reads it again* “finacee”??? Fiancee now?? Well congratulations to you as well then!

[simple-giant-ed]

Dear Duke of Treviso.

I wish you a very happy birthday. I hope you are doing well and I wish you a pleasant day.

Have this plant - I have no idea what it is, as I just made it up. I heard you enjoyed gardening, so you might find it pleasant.

Ney.

@le-brave-des-braves

*the flowers are strange, almost golden. It feels like they are emitting some golden light. Ney indeed used a drop of his very own blood to create this. Was that an attempt to cover the marshal for the upcoming war? Maybe*

Ah Ney! My god you can create life now too?? I should ask you for plants more often hehe !

The color looks.. a little off but maybe it'll make a pretty lamp! And if it grows fruit, we now have more gifts to give. I'll have lots of fun caring for this one :)

Thank you, mon ami!

[simple-giant-ed]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU🥳🥳

What? Oh! It’s my birthday! Why thank you gray jelly cat *gives you 4 headpats*

[simple-giant-ed]

At last I've found you!

Now, my heart is soon to be whole and my beer stock soon to be empty.

-@tonnerre-d-alsace

Lefebvre??? Is that you?? MON DIEU LEFEBVRE!!! COME HERE SO I MAY EMBRACE YOU!!!!

[simple-giant-ed]

You look so huggable. Can I get a hug? 👉👈🥺

-🍯🐝

*holds out his arms*

Get over here!! Free hugs back in session!!

[simple-giant-ed]

Have you ever considered picking Lannes up and literally launching him at the enemy? I have a mental image of him almost flying directly toward some poor bastard who wasn’t expecting Air-to-Ground Gascon Assault.

Bhahaa! I can’t say I have but perhaps one day it will be needed. Only with Lannes’s approval of course !!!

[simple-giant-ed]

*a bunch of nixas suddenly boop you*

Oh goodness! What-! What are these… little fairies-?!

Hahahaha! You’re all booping too?! Aww how cute~ come back here, little ones!

He will try to boop the nixas too as they boop him but he’s laughing too much to have any precision

[simple-giant-ed]

Ahahaha!

[simple-giant-ed]

Mortier: Hold on…

Mortier: “Night Owl” isn’t even a scary name! …. Also bonsoir is spelled wrong!!!

Diversions and Tomfoolery

On this table, there is a very eclectic collection of items. Papers of multiple colours, fabrics, scissors, knives, pens, pencils, quills and... pumpkins?

"It is a most modern trend, as inspired by the Irish and the Scottish, we are told! Carving pumpkins into terrifying shapes!" says a dark haired man in a scarlet red panda mask - though it seems that behind his mask's ears are... black cat ears. Real ones. Huh. He wears a dark green suit with yellow fringes.

The other man, clad in yellow and blue, in a mask of a wasp with antennae and little fangs, clears his throat. "Welcome to the diversions table," he says. "You can use the papers to cut out silhouettes, make collages, draw on them, paint on them, show them off here. Or if you want some inspiration and ideas, you can reach into this top hat and get something kinda weird."

You are encouraged to reply to this thread with your character's valiant arts and crafts attempts as they attempt to do something creative, talk about the very strange prompts inside the hat or to chat to the two masked attendants of this diversion station.

You're also welcome, if you don't RP, to use this generator and respond to this thread with your results or your responses to the results, and if you don't mind roleplay characters interacting with your post, feel free to state that in your post.

Or, you can go back to the entrance, go mingle with people, check out the table groaning under the weight of a bunch of presents or attend to your thirst at the refreshments station.

[simple-giant-ed]

Ooo! What’s this now? I just pick anything from the table? Let’s see….

Hm! These are like those weird anon “glasses” but in a different color. I suppose I’ll try them on-

He immediately collapses to the ground.

OH MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK WOAHH!!!! ONE IS BLUE AND-.. AND THE OTHER IS RED???? AMAZING!!

Clutching the spectacles to his face as if to prevent them from falling off, he swerves his head around the area looking at everyone and everything in absolute child-like wonder, flabbergasted at the craziness of a red and blue world.

The Masquerade Lucky Draw

On this table, there should have been a lovely tablecloth, but it cannot be seen from all the wrapped presents that absolutely cover the entire thing. Knickknacks of all shapes and sizes, wrapped in various ways in seasonal wrapping papers, have been carelessly piled up, with some even having tumbled to the floor.

Supervising the table is a man in a yellow suit with a mask of patterned seahorses, their faces and tails curling around the mask's eyes. He enthusiastically welcomes you and begins explaining what this is all about.

"Welcome, welcome, to the lucky raffle! This is a collection of treasures that @your-dandy-king has kindly donated from his vault, which accumulates that which has been lost and misplaced throughout history and time..! Come, take a present and unwrap it!"

"And do show us what you get..!"

You are encouraged to reply to this post with what you find from the lucky draw, comment on other people's finds, talk to the seahorse-masked man or just generally interact with people in this thread.

Or, you can go back to the entrance of the ball, generally mingle with people, attend to your thirst at the refreshments or go to see the diversions table.

[simple-giant-ed]

At Soult’s command, Mortier will stop poking his hair. Instead, he will gently rest his chin on Soult’s head and hold him close with a hum.

He lightly smirked at those words. Ah yes, commenting on someone’s large parts is totally normal, dear Soult…. He also did notice the way Soult tightly held him in his arms. Did the man seem more touchy suddenly?

Hm…. well he’d never deny Soult, especially with how endearing this moment they shared now was. He decides to go along with it

Thank you, Soult. I truly didn’t want to chose between you or her. She’s really amazing when you get to know her! Her loyalty with me seems to keep her neutral much of the time with others.. And the little sour faces she’d make are too adorable to pass.…although, I must admit, if this dilemma had kept up, eventually I would’ve had to set her free…

He will playfully lift Soult’s chin to add in a lighthearted kind of way…

…since she cannot quite compare to you~

my friend my heart

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Soult is very focused on Mortier, and it could be easy to think that this was a normal conversation with two old friend, that the facade that had called itself Soult had not been dripping and peeling. He looks fine now, though out of the corner of one's eye, perhaps there may be a glimpse of dripping hues from iris-less eyes. Even the mention of that blasted hound doesn't seem to upset him much, though he does sigh slightly.

Soult: That sounds wonderful. I Can think of nothing more idyllic.

Soult: You have nothing to apologise for, mon ami. It is this way of life that we are endeavouring to protect. It is something to fight for.

He will stand up, turn to face Mortier... and embrace him, tightly, and this is far more than the exuberant greetings of earlier. He might even rest his head in Mortier's chest.

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