hotel: lup

[shaft]

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[shaft]

[ He will take her hand. ]

You're lucky I'm apparently a glutton for punishment.

[ But not too much punishment, because they step into... An art studio! We're doing painting, lads. ]

... This doesn't look too bad.

[evocationary]

[yessss i was hoping you'd pick this one

anyway, she swings their hands a little, and walks in with him.]

It doesn't, actually. Which is a nice change of pace. [...] Okay, so what is it we do in this one?

[shaft]

[ 8)! claude guides them over to the canvas, peering past it to the sitting stool. ]

It looks like we'll be painting a subject? How are your artistic skills?

[evocationary]

[a beat, and then she laughs.]

Uhhh, bad! What about yours?

[shaft]

Pretty terrible. [ :)! ] But there's two of us, so combined...

[ looks around for something to paint ]

[evocationary]

[hm... she glances at him, and then at the space that is open.]

Are we supposed to paint each other?

[shaft]

[ he grimaces very slowly ]

This isn't going to jeopardize what positive feelings we have, is it?

[evocationary]

Well, we're in one of the horrorterror rooms, Claude, it's not going to be fun.

[a beat.] Unless you're saying that you'd draw me so poorly that it'd make me angry, which in that case, you better get good quick.

[shaft]

Definitely the latter.

[ shoos her toward the stool ]

Let's just call my style... Abstract.

[evocationary]

[she cackles.]

You'll do fine, probably. Like, listen, mine would be stick figures!

[she goes and sits.]

[shaft]

[ Claude, sweating, opens the tubes for Marigold and Saffron. ]

What do you think these rooms are for, anyway?

[evocationary]

[me like these colors are so nice be meaner]

Don't know. Entertainment for the shadowy stuff, maybe.

[shaft]

[ Those are literally the colours she is made of. But don't worry...

Claude starts to paint large blobs for her hair. ]

Do you think we're being watched... right now?

[evocationary]

[blobs]

Probably. [she glances up at the ceiling.] The staff can see us all the time, so I bet the uh, the big boss can too.

[shaft]

[ looks at her from around the canvas ]

What about when people are [ hm, he should be delicate since she is a lady ] making the beast with two backs?

[evocationary]

[sorry, she just immediately bursts into hyena laughter she can't answer]

[shaft]

[ DON JUST LAUGH ]

You and I both have proof it's happening!

[evocationary]

You didn't have to put it that way! [she's giggling still!!!]

Sheesh. Do we have proof? What have you been getting up to, huh?

[shaft]

[ he thought it was elegant ]

Didn't you look Sylvain in the face and ask him?

[evocationary]

I did, but I was trying to see if you've been macking on anybody.

[shaft]

[ dab dab azure for her eyes ]

Aren't you nosy. [ says pot to kettle ] I'm afraid Sylvain and I have very different hobbies.

[evocationary]

What a shame... [she says, thoughtfully.] And here I thought I was getting somewhere.

Anyway, yes! I am very nosy.

[shaft]

[ He ducks his head around the canvas again to narrow his eyes at her.

Hmph. ]

I guess I could stir up trouble for you to gossip about.

[evocationary]

[she grins at him, and also winks?]

What kind of trouble?

[shaft]

I hear there are people who are dating...

[ claude: can u believe people are out there in relationships? whores. ]