UN: ??? - Video - Forward dated to Nov 15 for plot reasons

[funnylittleclown]

[ The Doctor twirled the funny looking little pendant over in his hand. He had used it before to speak to others but this was the first occasion he had decided to make a posting of his own. Given what he had learned though it felt nessacary. ]

Impressive place... the Palace of the Doxe. I do like the floors but I don't think I should like to work here if I were very much younger than I am. I've noticed they have this peculiar hiring habit. Everyone in Bonaccorso’s employ, well... nearly everyone, is quite young. You've noticed that? Perhaps you have also noticed the vacant look in their eyes?

[ And what could cause that! He seemed to know though hesitate to say over an unknown communications device. ]

Little wonder they can't seem to get any of their work done.

Which brings me around to an interesting problem you see... I need something shifted. It's a fairly large item and you are all such innovative people I'm sure you might have discovered the means to slip things in and out of the Palace without disturbing anyone? I shouldn't like to bother the staff or the nobles with this, not with so much else going on. I might also need a safe place to store the item, just for a little while, until we can get it to where it belongs.

[ Was that vague enough to confuse any unfriendlies but open enough to hint that he had met a 15 year old boy who needed smuggling out of the Palace? No?  ]

I think I will take a tour of the gardens later today if anyone would like to meet in person.



[ OOC NOTES - This post in made in response to the November Plot Roles

I am ICly looking for some help to smuggle a young boy out of Bonaccorso’s employ for the November plot. If interested just reply and have your character offer help. Otherwise the Doctor can tell your characters what he will learn from poking around amounst Bonaccorso’s servants on the 15th.
If you want to plot something OOCly PM this account or hit my plurk - coco_rose

And forgive the vagueness but I couldn't find anything that said how secure or not the communications were and since they are spy gaming things it seemed better to talk in person. If you want more directness just put Gardens in the reply header. ]

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un: absterge

[downswing]

You think the young thralled?

[funnylittleclown]

They are encouraged to be by the older members of the staff.

[ He perhaps shouldn't write this so boldly but... ]

Some manner of opiate. Given in enough quantity that they can barely function.

[downswing]

...numbed. To what end? They serve no surgery or pleasure house.

[funnylittleclown]

To keep them from worrying, from seeing too much... I can't be sure. They've told me they are encouraged to take the powders to calm their nerves when serving such an important person.

[downswing]

Servants train in composure.

Their enforced discretion through lethargy only serves masters or assassins.

[funnylittleclown]

Unfortunately I agree... If only we knew what they were hiding.

[downswing]

Perhaps diplomatic engagements.

[funnylittleclown]

There are less harmful ways to hold secret meetings.

[downswing]

If the health of servants is considered.

[funnylittleclown]

It seems it is but perhaps only as far as how old they are. They have no trouble at all giving young people powerful drugs.

[downswing]

You are a doctor. Will this harm them?

[funnylittleclown]

About that...

[ They had come to be friends so it did seem like it was time to clear the air on that certain point. ]

I'm not a Doctor of any medical significance. It's more a name really.

[ That said let him give you his medical opinion!. ]

But, an addiction to opiates can be very difficult to overcome. There can be all sorts of side effects. It's absolutely barbaric to give it to children with no medical need for it!

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[downswing]

A name.

You misrepresented your qualifications.

[downswing]

We interrupt supply to the children.

[funnylittleclown]

I may have skirted the truth a little when we first met but never my qualifications.

[ He had the knowledge... if not the degree. ]

In order to interrupt the supply we would need to know where and when the drugs were delivered. If they are already dependent on the opiates they could experience some truly terrible withdrawal symptoms.

[downswing]

Their young lives already compromised.

[funnylittleclown]

Don't lose hope they can recover yet. They will just need looking after and maybe something to soothe the symptoms when the time comes.

[downswing]

We are but visitors. We shall be absent to see them put to right.

[funnylittleclown]

Are you saying we shouldn't interfere?

[downswing]

That we must see what we sow to bloom.