Be Our Guest

[rustyhonesty]

Characters: Jean Kirstein [Beast (Beauty and the Beast)] & Open
Campaign: Break
Format: [ brackets ]
Open
Summary: Party in Beast's Castle because otherwise the furniture won't stop being pain.

Invitation...

[At the beginning of the week, a message arrives on the journals.]

Sender: Beast | Jean Kirstein
Recipient: Everyone

Because the living furniture in my house won't stop bothering me and putting decorations up when I'm not looking, I guess I have no choice but to invite everyone over for a "housewarming" party. Please, do come over. It'll please them and they'll return to normal. I hope.

Friday, 5 pm.

[Jean is actually pretty good at drawing, so there's a small sketch of the castle he lives in and a map from the center of the town to where he lives in.]

Be careful though. Wolves live around the castle.

Party itself

Outside

[As warned by Jean, there are wolves stalking the castle around. It's still unclear what their objective there is, but they won't attack groups of people. Just if you happen to come around alone they might, unless they're distracted by something.

On the front yard there is a beautiful rose garden filled with red roses as far as eye can see. It's the best kept part of the whole yard.

At the back of the castle there's also a maze made of rose bushes. It's not as well kept and who knows what you find in the maze. Maybe even more living furniture who've gotten lost? Wolves? A mystery.]


Lobby, dining hall, living room & ballroom

[As you walk inside the lobby is huge. Walking coat racks come take any coats and hats guests may have and the candelabras are excitedly trying to get a peek at everyone. There's a huge staircase with three directions: east wing, west wing and the ballroom in the middle.

To the right of the stairs is the door to the dining hall. A beautiful feast has been made by the various kitchen tools. The living trays with wheels come give everyone drinks and appetizers and the chairs move to coax people into sitting down. Even the food is served automatically - all you need to do for them to stop is raise a hand and say "enough". Same with the beverages. But be careful, some of the utensils are ticklish.

Before the feast starts, however, there's a dance sequence performed by the various "members" of the "kitchen staff". No singing, however, as they've not been upgraded to singing or talking yet.

To the left of the stairs is the living room. There are nice sofas to sit down and when you do, a footstool that's as excited as a dog runs to give you a place to rest your legs. The candelabras from earlier light the fireplace for some nice relaxing time.

The middle room of the stairs leads to a very huge ballroom. There the dancing can happen. There is a grand piano and other smaller instruments at the back that begin playing oddly familiar coughdisneycough tunes. The lights also dim a bit to give a romantic atmosphere.

There's also an open access to the balcony with the view to the rose maze. Maybe you'll see someone or something stuck there...]

East Wing & West Wing

[If curiosity gets you, you are more than welcome to walk to the east wing. There suits of armor line up the hallway, giving a nice medieval vibe to the place. There are a few well-kept bedrooms the guests are allowed to rest in. Of course, the wardrobes eagerly offer anyone pyjamas for use. Watch out for the dust...

There is also a study with a small bookshelf with books in france and on the table there is a hand mirror. If you take it into your hands while thinking about someone, it shows them and what they're doing ... if they're in this world.

To get to the west wing, however, you need to be able to get past furniture keeping watch. It's mostly a small clock that ticks just a bit louder whenever someone approaches and a few brooms that shoo people back. It's not, however, impossible to get past them.

Inside the hallway, broken suits of armor fill up the hallway with torn carpets and paintings giving the place a very haunted feeling. At the very end of the hallway, one bedroom stands. The inside of the room looks even worse than the hallway. Only the bed seems lately slept in and in in somewhat good shape.

By the window there's a table that seems in very good shape with a rose in a glass dome. There's a magical aura about it and there is single petal that has fallen out of it, still fresh and reminding that it's there. The dome is easy to lift, but doing so might not be a good idea as it might just bring around an angry Beast.]

Comments

West Wing

[chippedsoul]

[As one who normally never follows the rules, it doesn't take long for Hyde to start wandering into places he clearly should not be. Jean might even hear the sound of a clock's mechanism get jostle about as it tumbles down the hallway, with Hyde easily pushing his way through the "guards".]

Huh. Quite a mess here. [Compared to rest of the castle, the West Wing was poorly lit, and it looked like the wolves have come in and ravaged the area.] Anyone here~? [His claws slides along the already torn wallpaper as he wanders the hallway, toward the single room at the end.]

[rustyhonesty]

[Jean is definitely tense over the sounds coming from the door and the fact someone did actually walk into the hallway. It's not like he said no one can walk in, but the furniture should have been enough to turn most around.

He walks out of the room and closes the door behind him, standing in guard.]

You shouldn't be here. Go back to the party.

[chippedsoul]

Hoh? [Hyde stops for a moment, sizing up the man that's now blocking his path. The Beast was it? He still had a ways to go.]

I'm already bored with the party. What are you hiding back there~?

[rustyhonesty]

[He definitely wasn't as buff or as intimidating as The Beast should be. All he had going for him was his horns, ears and tail and a little bit of extra strength. But at least he has the angry look down.]

None of your business. If you're bored, leave the whole place.

[chippedsoul]

[He clicks his tongue in disapproval.] Oh, that's very rude of the host to make such a scary face to their guest! [He starts to approach him, visibly displaying his claws in a way of challenging him.]

You're suppose to entertain your guest when they're bored. So entertain me! [He's not sure what this man can do, so he'll simply swipe at him, just within range to give him a scratch if he doesn't retaliate in some way.]

[rustyhonesty]

[Claws. Oh great. Now Jean actually wishes he could turn into the Beast form whenever he wants. He eyes the surroundings. At least there'd be a few swords from the broken suits of armor. Not the most reliable type of weapon considering how old they probably are, but...

Jean dodges the swipe and attempts to throw a punch in retaliation, aimed at his stomach. It's a beastly instinct but also Jean's natural defensive instincts.]

I didn't ask to host a party.

[chippedsoul]

Your point? It's still your party! [Oof, that punch gets through, stopping Hyde for a moment. But then he starts to laugh.]

Good punch. [He grabs a hold of his wrist.] Better than the usual chumps at least. [He proceeds to toss him aside.]

[rustyhonesty]

[Jean winces when he's tossed aside. This guy's pretty strong so he staggers quite a bit. At least he keeps his balance, being used to sudden movements. But yeah, that wasn't very fun still.

Jean is even angrier now and he just approaches again and attempts to grab the guy by his shirt. With the beast strength he has he could likely easily lift him up if he managed to hold onto him. Mostly he just wants to stop him and punch him in the face this time.]

[chippedsoul]

[He was about to reach for that door when he could hear Jean fast approaching.]

Oh, want some more do you?! [Hyde may go for the face punch first as he throws his fist at him while he's being grabbed.]

[rustyhonesty]

[THAT HURTS - meaning yes, the punch fist does connect. But instead of letting go he tightens his grip on him, cursing under his breath.]

What the heck are you.

[He throws the guy towards the wall, intending to follow and punch him once he hits it.]

[chippedsoul]

Me? [He allows himself to get pushed into the wall. It crumbles under the force of the punch being sent Hyde's way. And yet, he could be heard laughing in the other room. He comes through the opening, his face, not as bruised as he should be after a hit like that, showing a smile.]

I am what humanity wish they could be! [He digs his claws into the ceiling, bringing part of the ceiling down onto Jean.]

[rustyhonesty]

[Jean has little to no time to react. Luckily he's used to buildings breaking down on him, really, but he doesn't have enough time to fully dodge. At least it doesn't hit his head, but it does hit his back and he lets out a pained yell and goes down.

Usually, one would probably get knocked out over that, but hey, he's The Beast. Perhaps not in the form, but the essence makes him sturdier. Doesn't help with the pain though. The pain sucks and makes it harder for him to focus.]

You're a monster, that's what you are.


[Meanwhile, the previous clock and a few cleaning furniture have gone over to the party-goers to seek help because they're not sure what they could do. Whether anyone follows them or not is a matter entirely different.]

[chippedsoul]

Hah, you're one to talk! [Taking advantage of a downed beast, he goes in for a kick, trying to put some distance between him and the door.]

All you had to do was let me see what's behind the door! Is there something embarrassing in there~?

[rustyhonesty]

[He yelps in pain as the kick hits and he's definitely getting further away from the door. That's gonna leave a mark. Jean snarls as he tries to attempt to get back up again, glaring at Hyde from where he is.]

It's none of your business.

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ Fortunately for Jean, Dojima wasn't one to ignore cries for help... even if it came from... sentient furniture. At least he knew about these guys ahead of time

He quickly followed the castle staff's lead, finding himself in the West Wing... ]

[ And of course who was causing trouble? Hyde. Again. Dojima had to hold back an exasperated sigh, watching the child with an adult's body attack who he suspected was the owner of the Mansion. ]

[ Well, he couldn't just let Hyde keep getting away with this... even if Hyde had it out for him, this time, he had some tools to help and a better handle of his new skills. ]

[ For a moment, he closed his eyes-- focus.

Call upon those who swore loyalty to you-- ]

[ A blinding light-- an arrow? Shot out and just barely missed Hyde's face, striking the wall next to his head-- if he followed the trajectory, he'd see a red, long hair'd man standing with a...harp? bow? Aiming at him.]

You just can't help yourself, can you, Hyde?

[ That was definitely Dojima's voice, but he wasn't immediately visible... ]

[chippedsoul]

[Having put Jean aside, he could turn his attention to the door. At least until there was an arrow suddenly inches away from his face. Then came the voice, the voice of that coward. His claws dig into the wall he had pressed against. Any amount of joy and playfulness he had was gone in his tone and demeanor.]

Still hiding behind your toys, coward?! [He could only see the archer aiming his weapon in his direction. That's new, and annoying. At least he's not messing with the door anymore.]

[detectiveforhierophant]

Not all of us have super strength, speed and claws, kid. You make do with what you get, here.

[ The Archer pulled back his bow strings-- playing a surprisingly pretty melody-- before waves of energy shot out, towards Hyde--

But in a way that should be easy enough for the man to dodge. This wasn't to hurt Hyde, after all-- ]

[ It was to pull his attention away from the Door, and Jean. ]

But at least there be no Shizuo-san involvement this time.

[ Dojima appeared further down the Hallway, with that other knight-- the one Hyde had brutalized on their first interaction--at his side. ]

[chippedsoul]

[He ducks out of way of the strange melody attack, clinging to one side of the hallway.] It makes no difference!

[He crosses the hallway, moving unpredictably to make it difficult for the archer to aim. He plans to tackle him, knock him down and proceed further back after Dojima. The monster was on a mission to kill a man, no matter what stood in his way.]

[rustyhonesty]

[While Hyde's focus is completely elsewhere, Jean has time to get up and retreat to the room. He'd have to find and thank his mysterious helper later, but for now this was the best course of action.

The clock also follows him inside now.]

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ The Archer was able to disengage whenever Hyde got too close-- ]

Well, that's good to know that you're not holding that part against me now.

[ But Dojima and his Knight was pulling back-- ]

[ Towards a large ornate window, glass shattered all over.

The Knight grabbed hold of his King, and with a LEAP-- ]

[ Jumped out the window into the garden below. Was Dojima just trying to make his escape, or did he have something else planned? ]

[chippedsoul]

[He's running, again. No way he was going to let him get away again and follows after him. He's taking something along with him too, part of a pillar.] Quit running away!

[He tosses pillar in their direction while they're still falling.]

[detectiveforhierophant]

[ He hears the pillar before he sees it, but lifting up his shield creates a protective dome over top of him and Gawain. The impact of the pillar shattering against the shield still made his teeth clatter in his head, and he rolled out of the way once they hit the ground, out of sight. ]

[ That's gonna sting in the morning... ]

[ Gawain however was standing tall, waiting for Hyde whenever he'd follow them down, sword drawn and at the ready. ]

[chippedsoul]

Get out of my way! [Gravity was in his favor, so when he comes down, he comes crashing with the force of a rocket. It causes the area to quake and send out shockwaves. Through the dust and confusion, Hyde will lunge at Gawain, aiming his claws for his head.]

[detectiveforhierophant]

CLANG--

[ Gawain would bring his sword to bear, blocking Hyde's clawing attack-- but only just, the strain obvious on the knight's face. Easy enough for Hyde to grip onto the blade--

Dojima meanwhile was only barely keeping his balance after the shockwaves. It was probably those new boots of his--

But, okay, how could he do this? There was a garden wall to the side, with some ornate sculpting... Pity the sculptors, but it could work for this situation.

Dojima made his move, running low to hide behind the wall-- but not quite low or fast enough for Hyde NOT to see him. Hopefully he'd do what Dojima was hoping he would and not... something else immediately dangerous. ]

[chippedsoul]

[The blade cuts through a bit of flesh, but it obviously didn't bother Hyde as he grips it. Holding Gawain in place, he brings up his other hand to punch him in the gut. Out of the corner of his eye, he could spot the detective sneaking away.]

There you are! [He lets go, giving Gawain a good kick before turning his attention toward Dojima.]