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Susan is still struggling, but she's established a little routine, specific to Dark: every morning, she goes to her favorite room - the one with all the rugs - and retrieves several bottles of alcohol. These, she ferries down to the cafe and arranges them on a corner table, where she sits for the next hour or so, passing bottles to anyone who needs a full one, and measures from the bottles to anyone who would prefer just a drink or two. By now, she's got a sense of the regulars, their preferences (though she cannot always accommodate these - it really is the queerest assortment of libations), and how much they require, but she always brings an extra bottle or two just in case.

Today, she's tireder than normal, and moving slowly. Her tea was running low, and so she's rationing it. She's even on the verge of capitulating and getting a cup of coffee to tide herself over.


[Primarily intended for Dionysus and Lan Wangji, but if anyone wants to play out the awkwardness of the daily alcohol retrieval I'm all in!]

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[quote_gentle_unquote]

"Then I suppose we ought to pick something rather obscure, haven't we?"

[vineleaves]

"Hopefully that would work." He doesn't sound convinced, but that's mostly because he's sure that the spirits in charge of the mansion are deliberate assholes who would delight in any opportunity to make everyone's lives miserable.

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"Chin up, Bacchus, we shall have a play," Susan says, briskly. Then, throwing him a bone, she says, "I'd be ever so grateful if you would help create a shortlist of ideal options."

[vineleaves]

“Oh! I would love to! Do you know roughly how many people we have who have agreed to audition?”

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"Very few," Susan says, regretfully. "Nina has agreed to bully some of her more biddable friends, so I'd estimate we might have anywhere between six and eight, all told. Many, many more have agreed to help with stage managing and directing and set construction and costumes and make-up and choreographic sword fights and the like, though."

[vineleaves]

"I'm sure I could get Mercutio to audition as well, it seems like something he'd enjoy, so that brings the number up at least a smidge. I'll give it some thought and come up with a list for you!"

[quote_gentle_unquote]

"Thank you, Bacchus," Susan says, with sincerity.

[vineleaves]

"No problem at all! I can't emphasize enough how happy I am to help."