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Re: Marshall Manor - BlueSlime, TentanariX, plmnko, Termite
Harriet raises an eyebrow at the last maid to make herself known, but simply shrugs, moving on. She claps her hands together once. "Well then! Now that we're all friendly-friendly now... I assume you all're nice and refreshed? Hmm? Good! Let's get you into your rooms. After that, I'll show you around the place, and then we can get to work, okay?" She leads everyone outside - taking Rin by the shoulders on her way out. "C'mon," she says, grinning wide. "Maybe if you ask nice, Mae'll let you polish her halo later, huh?"
She ushered every one back out through the dining room and into the hall, pausing just a second to point out that through the door across from the dining room was the sitting room - I.E. the TV room, "which you undoubtedly all saw during your wait - sorry about that, again." The first offshoot led to merely a few bathrooms and a nurse's office - which looked to be quite large, judging from the lack of other doors in the walls it occupied. A strange thing to have in a personal home like this... but then again, it had an angel working in it as a servant.
The hallway turns left. Tall windows, stretching up and taking advantage of the high ceiling to light up the deep-blue walls with bright sunlight, look out across the greenery, a small driveway dividing near from far. Through the double doors at the end lies the garage. A concrete wall separates the stalls from the area you walk into, where a few tool drawers and the like stand. The limousine lies idle here, stretching from the concrete divider to the garage doors. A rugged-looking man, whose dark hair shows through his five o'clock shadow and the hair-roots of his shaved head, wearing a black suit and tie is also here, putting what looks to be the last bag onto a house cart - the maid's bags from earlier were there, too, apparently sitting there since they'd been dropped off earlier. "All done, miss," he says. Despite his politeness, he seems very intense.
"Thanks, Nick. Guys, this is Nick. He's our driver, if it's not obvious." He merely nods at the group. Talkative, he's not.
Domonic takes the bags, and Harriet directs you through another set of double doors on the other side of the garage... which opens into a full-out loading dock, complete with pallets of miscellaneous boxes and pallets pushed to the sides. "At full occupancy, the place needs a lot of supplies," she explains, before explaining that there's another storage room on the left side, beyond which is the kitchen.
You go through a fancier-looking set of double doors, and she immediately points to a door on the right. "Worker's quarters," she says. "It's a big house, with big grounds, so it needs a lot or maintenance," she explains, "but it's only a few people, now, so there're only a couple people bunking up in there. Mm... only six people, I think? This goes into their rec room - split baths and toilets, but the bunk room's shared." She turns away from the door. "Anyway, we're going this way."
She stops right at the corner, near a set of ornate,metal elevator doors. She hits the button, and Domonic goes through them. Ignoring him, she continues talking, "Past this way's just the door to the ballroom - we went through there coming in, remember? - the master bath, which I probably won't be using much, on account of the hot spring - uh, to which there's an entrance down that way, too - and the stairs. Down, to the basement, where the laundry room and stuff are, and up, to the bedrooms."
She hits the button again. "This goes up to the bedrooms, too - down as well, but it's just into more storage. As you're going to be my personal staff, you all should have your personal rooms." Just as she finishes, the doors open.
You emerge in the center of a hallway, where Domonic is stands waiting. The carpets and wallpaper here are similar to the ones on the ground floor - but are purple, instead. "Alright, this entire floor is pretty much bedrooms. There are a few larger suites around for, like, me, or my dad, but otherwise the rest are the same size. Besides those, there's actually the main stacks for the library, and the playroom across from it. The ones over the garage are a little smaller... I think Nick has the one furthest out, but otherwise the rest should be unoccupied. Pick out whichever one you want, it doesn't really matter - just call Dom, I guess, he'll bring your stuff over. You can unpack later - once you choose one, come over to the library." She heads off with Dom, off to unload a few extra bags of last-minute luggage she'd brought with her.
---
"All done? Good!" she says, as the last maid arrives, and opens the door to the library.
An even more extravagant purple wallpaper covers the walls in here, midnight blues combining with it, with whorls of silver and gold leaf accents. The carpet is a beautiful, dark, rich blue. Just from the door, it looks nearly fifty feet to the wall on the other side. A carved, mahogany railing is seen on the left side, a staircase extending down through the opening in the floor the railing circled. Packed bookshelves can be seen on the right, extending as deep as the room was long. Around the corner on the left side, is a huge area with a few tables and chairs, a few armchairs against the far wall. Windows here place it right above the entrance hall.
"The library. Shhhh." she says, mock-serious.
Looking down the railing, the height of the lower floor hits you. The Mistress leads you down the stairs, into a similar room - one wall full of windows, looking out in the front of the house, while the opposite housing a bookcase, completely covering the wall except for the one place where a door opens into the hallway outside. A single table, with four chairs, occupied space. A locked behind the stairs, in the wall, is ignored.
Connected to the room is the study you saw from the patio. The wallpaper in here is muted - a dark blue.
Out in the hall, she points at the rest of the rooms that share this side of the mansion with the study and library. Besides the door back into the ballroom and a small restroom at the opposing end, there is a small conference room at the end... and a set of double doors that remain locked, behind which Harriet says is a trophy room.
"Well, that's it," she says, "Now, how's about some br- well, I suppose it's a little late for breakfast. Brunch?"
"You girls haven't eaten yet, have you? I've got a few more things to sort out, so I'll be in here. The chef isn't here yet, but you guys'll do fine. Oh, and whatever you make'll be fine, I'm sure, too. Dom can tag along, to make sure you don't burn the place down - have fun!"
---
Domonic is the last to enter the kitchen. He smile seems a little shaky - especially when he looks Rin's way - but is nevertheless present. "So! What's on the menu?"
Harriet raises an eyebrow at the last maid to make herself known, but simply shrugs, moving on. She claps her hands together once. "Well then! Now that we're all friendly-friendly now... I assume you all're nice and refreshed? Hmm? Good! Let's get you into your rooms. After that, I'll show you around the place, and then we can get to work, okay?" She leads everyone outside - taking Rin by the shoulders on her way out. "C'mon," she says, grinning wide. "Maybe if you ask nice, Mae'll let you polish her halo later, huh?"
She ushered every one back out through the dining room and into the hall, pausing just a second to point out that through the door across from the dining room was the sitting room - I.E. the TV room, "which you undoubtedly all saw during your wait - sorry about that, again." The first offshoot led to merely a few bathrooms and a nurse's office - which looked to be quite large, judging from the lack of other doors in the walls it occupied. A strange thing to have in a personal home like this... but then again, it had an angel working in it as a servant.
The hallway turns left. Tall windows, stretching up and taking advantage of the high ceiling to light up the deep-blue walls with bright sunlight, look out across the greenery, a small driveway dividing near from far. Through the double doors at the end lies the garage. A concrete wall separates the stalls from the area you walk into, where a few tool drawers and the like stand. The limousine lies idle here, stretching from the concrete divider to the garage doors. A rugged-looking man, whose dark hair shows through his five o'clock shadow and the hair-roots of his shaved head, wearing a black suit and tie is also here, putting what looks to be the last bag onto a house cart - the maid's bags from earlier were there, too, apparently sitting there since they'd been dropped off earlier. "All done, miss," he says. Despite his politeness, he seems very intense.
"Thanks, Nick. Guys, this is Nick. He's our driver, if it's not obvious." He merely nods at the group. Talkative, he's not.
Domonic takes the bags, and Harriet directs you through another set of double doors on the other side of the garage... which opens into a full-out loading dock, complete with pallets of miscellaneous boxes and pallets pushed to the sides. "At full occupancy, the place needs a lot of supplies," she explains, before explaining that there's another storage room on the left side, beyond which is the kitchen.
You go through a fancier-looking set of double doors, and she immediately points to a door on the right. "Worker's quarters," she says. "It's a big house, with big grounds, so it needs a lot or maintenance," she explains, "but it's only a few people, now, so there're only a couple people bunking up in there. Mm... only six people, I think? This goes into their rec room - split baths and toilets, but the bunk room's shared." She turns away from the door. "Anyway, we're going this way."
She stops right at the corner, near a set of ornate,metal elevator doors. She hits the button, and Domonic goes through them. Ignoring him, she continues talking, "Past this way's just the door to the ballroom - we went through there coming in, remember? - the master bath, which I probably won't be using much, on account of the hot spring - uh, to which there's an entrance down that way, too - and the stairs. Down, to the basement, where the laundry room and stuff are, and up, to the bedrooms."
She hits the button again. "This goes up to the bedrooms, too - down as well, but it's just into more storage. As you're going to be my personal staff, you all should have your personal rooms." Just as she finishes, the doors open.
You emerge in the center of a hallway, where Domonic is stands waiting. The carpets and wallpaper here are similar to the ones on the ground floor - but are purple, instead. "Alright, this entire floor is pretty much bedrooms. There are a few larger suites around for, like, me, or my dad, but otherwise the rest are the same size. Besides those, there's actually the main stacks for the library, and the playroom across from it. The ones over the garage are a little smaller... I think Nick has the one furthest out, but otherwise the rest should be unoccupied. Pick out whichever one you want, it doesn't really matter - just call Dom, I guess, he'll bring your stuff over. You can unpack later - once you choose one, come over to the library." She heads off with Dom, off to unload a few extra bags of last-minute luggage she'd brought with her.
---
"All done? Good!" she says, as the last maid arrives, and opens the door to the library.
An even more extravagant purple wallpaper covers the walls in here, midnight blues combining with it, with whorls of silver and gold leaf accents. The carpet is a beautiful, dark, rich blue. Just from the door, it looks nearly fifty feet to the wall on the other side. A carved, mahogany railing is seen on the left side, a staircase extending down through the opening in the floor the railing circled. Packed bookshelves can be seen on the right, extending as deep as the room was long. Around the corner on the left side, is a huge area with a few tables and chairs, a few armchairs against the far wall. Windows here place it right above the entrance hall.
"The library. Shhhh." she says, mock-serious.
Looking down the railing, the height of the lower floor hits you. The Mistress leads you down the stairs, into a similar room - one wall full of windows, looking out in the front of the house, while the opposite housing a bookcase, completely covering the wall except for the one place where a door opens into the hallway outside. A single table, with four chairs, occupied space. A locked behind the stairs, in the wall, is ignored.
Connected to the room is the study you saw from the patio. The wallpaper in here is muted - a dark blue.
Out in the hall, she points at the rest of the rooms that share this side of the mansion with the study and library. Besides the door back into the ballroom and a small restroom at the opposing end, there is a small conference room at the end... and a set of double doors that remain locked, behind which Harriet says is a trophy room.
"Well, that's it," she says, "Now, how's about some br- well, I suppose it's a little late for breakfast. Brunch?"
"You girls haven't eaten yet, have you? I've got a few more things to sort out, so I'll be in here. The chef isn't here yet, but you guys'll do fine. Oh, and whatever you make'll be fine, I'm sure, too. Dom can tag along, to make sure you don't burn the place down - have fun!"
---
Domonic is the last to enter the kitchen. He smile seems a little shaky - especially when he looks Rin's way - but is nevertheless present. "So! What's on the menu?"
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