desequilibre: (cxiv.)
ᴀᴛʜᴏs ❝ ᴄᴏᴍᴛᴇ ᴅᴇ ʟᴀ ғᴜᴄᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ❞ ([personal profile] desequilibre) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2015-11-03 07:33 pm

( video o4 )

[ The man who first appears on the screen is easily recognisable thanks to the very prominent scowl between his brows. People may have seen it before. Usually it comes about when he’s forced to do something like this. In his hands are varying sheets of paper that he rifles through as though to ignore d’Artagnan and his eager camera.

Athos waits a moment, then two, before he sighs.
] Go on then, I know you’re dying to announce it. Let’s not keep them waiting.

[ That’s all the cue d’Artagnan needs. The camera wheels around to show his face, where he’s looking altogether too pleased with himself. ]

We have something to tell you all. [ The camera lingers on his face for a moment and then shifts up, fixing on a sign bearing a symbol that will be familiar to anyone who’s met the Musketeers. D’Artagnan’s voice accompanies the picture. ] We’d like to welcome you to our new offices.

The thing is, we’re Musketeers. This may not be our world, but we’re still able to work. We’d like to help, in the best way we can. And let’s be honest, I was never going to help anyone at the Renaissance Faire.

So, we’re opening an agency of our own.


[ The camera pans around the office itself, showing a mostly wooden interior, a desk, several chairs, and what looks like a modern coffee machine hidden in one corner. There are several doors, including one that leads out to a yard. A couple of horses can briefly be seen there. ]

We want to do our part, here in De Chima. We’re here to protect you. We’ll be your guards, if you need us. We’ll investigate crimes that you bring to us. You can come to us in confidence, and we’ll do all that we can to help you. This is our work, and we want to get back to it.

[ A large hand grasps to reposition the camera and in looms a set of curls and not much else before the camera settles on a desk and Porthos comes into the frame. ]

Not like we get all the praise and glory, despite it being something that’s been well-deserved by our regiment, in my very humble experience. Only, there’s the bit where we take the best. I mean, I’d accept mediocre if I could train it out of you, but I think Athos might have my head first.

[ Which is actually a good point. Athos makes a noise like clearing his throat and waits until one of his companions angles the device again to get him in it. ] We’re taking anyone who wants to learn and seems as if they’d be capable. Men and women. [ And that’s at least one sign that he’s becoming one with the times. And that he’s not as bad as all that, thank you Porthos. ] We only ask that you be over sixteen and that you are prepared to learn. It is not an easy life, you do not make it without dedication. We would expect much of that. But I can guarantee that it is worthwhile. And if you trust us to teach you then you will not be let down.

[ After all that, d’Artagnan pulls the camera back to himself. All of that seriousness has not gotten rid of his excitement. ]

You can let us know if you’re interested. We open for business two weeks from today. If we can help you, you should get in touch.

( nb: the occ information post is here and sign-ups are here. Athos is black, D’Artagnan is teal and Porthos is purple. )
du_vallon: (scarred)

[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-10 02:38 am (UTC)(link)
Only the most exciting sort with adventure and action and maybe delicious foods and sights.
illuminescent: (Lucy - a modern smile)

[personal profile] illuminescent 2015-11-10 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Yes-

I mean, yes, please, if you would, sir.

[Porthos you'll become her favorite.]
du_vallon: (ease of mind)

[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-11 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
I think we'll definitely need fireworks, at some point. And obviously you'll have to help bribe Athos and d'Artagnan into letting you help with the tasks.
illuminescent: (Lucy - the light loves her)

[personal profile] illuminescent 2015-11-11 03:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Fireworks! We could go to the ocean, and set them off at the beach, even as the weather draws colder and forbidding, I think it would be a venture worth risking a chill.

It would not be so hard to make d'Artagnan agree. It is Athos who will present a challenge. Perhaps I can steal his hat and hold it hostage.
du_vallon: (crowding athos)

[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-12 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
I feel like after years and years of knowing me, Athos knows better than to think he can truly escape any of my plans.
illuminescent: (Lucy - I'm short but happy)

[personal profile] illuminescent 2015-11-12 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
But my plans are still quite new! He has not known me for mischief.
du_vallon: (calm rider)

[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-13 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
He has a nose for it, I think. Utterly able to sniff it out from miles away.
illuminescent: (Lucy - playful)

[personal profile] illuminescent 2015-11-13 10:24 pm (UTC)(link)
'tis better than his nose for wine.
du_vallon: (lit up)

[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-15 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't gotten around to asking yet, so I'm glad you brought it up. Is that still going on, then?
illuminescent: (Lucy - in silence)

[personal profile] illuminescent 2015-11-15 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Do you mean to ask if he is still drinking every night?
du_vallon: (calm rider)

[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-15 05:01 am (UTC)(link)
I do mean to ask. Not just the nights, but some of the afternoons and mornings, too, is what I'm worried about.
illuminescent: (Lucy - erm)

[personal profile] illuminescent 2015-11-15 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I should not speak of this on such a public forum, sir.
du_vallon: (spying)

[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-16 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
Later, then. In private, after we eat dinner.
illuminescent: (Lucy - the Narnian rose)

[personal profile] illuminescent 2015-11-16 01:10 am (UTC)(link)
Take me riding, and I will tell you.

[That's definitely agreement, there.]
du_vallon: (bask in sunlight)

[personal profile] du_vallon 2015-11-16 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
That's an easy deal to make.