( you're such a sweet young thing )

[bostova]

why'd you do this to yourself


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[thetalavega]

Yep!

[And now you'll hear the sound of Tala flopping down on her hotel room bed. She loves fancy suites just like this one.]

And it's a minor engagement that'll help Daddy out, and you and I both like doing that, right?

[bostova]

Of course. [ Yeah, you can hear the smile in her voice. ] Is this about the Zangyaku bases in Europe, as well?

[thetalavega]

Yep! We need to do some spy work.

[You can tell that she is excited over this.]

Daddy gets what he wants because of people like us pulling the strings, and I figure that I should invite you along for the ride as one of my besties.

[Yes. You have just been dubbed 'one of her besties'. This could be a bad thing, or a very, very good thing. Or both.]

[bostova]

[ Spy work, aweso-- wait what? She probably misheard that. ]

Brianna will be coming along as well?

[thetalavega]

No, not for this one! She's going to Arcadia with Selene and I after our engagement, though.

[Casual, oh-so-casual. It's JUST Arcadia, right? No big deal.]

[bostova]

Oh.

[ Pause. ]

Is that a good idea?

[thetalavega]

Well, normally it'd be a HORRIBLE idea, but it's me, and it's Selene, and she'll be FINE. I promise!

[Hell, she'd kill half of Arcadia for Brianna. Like, gladly.]

[bostova]

I know, I trust you. I just worry for her. [ She's allowed to, okay????? ]

[thetalavega]

Yeah, that's understandable. [And she's happy that you care for her that much, so!] We'll stay in touch as much as she can, and whistle if we need backup.

[bostova]

Alright. Now, tell me more about this assignment. Who are we spying on?

[thetalavega]

The Italian Prime Minister and his entire Cabinet, but the PM is Daddy's real target. He's going to have a party at his villa tomorrow.

[Sounds like a spy film, doesn't it? Welcome to Whisperers 101.]

[bostova]

[ That sounds so..... fun. She's excited. ]

Where's the villa? Are we traveling far?

[thetalavega]

Kinda sorta! We'll be porting there, so that'll save us a lot of time. Aaaand we'll be out for most of the day.

[SIGH.]

I just hope the eye candy's going to be as good as the food will be.

[bostova]

Shouldn't be that bad if it's in Italy.

[thetalavega]

Yep! That's what I'm banking on!

[Hee.]

Anyway, we need to spy on them because Daddy wants to know if there's something we can use. "Pressure points", and all. Not sure if you've heard the term.

[It's Whisperer speak for an exploitable weakness. Cisco may have tossed it around before.]

[bostova]

I have. We look for weaknesses-- something we can use against them.

When do we start?

[thetalavega]

Tomorrow, 9 AM sharp! Party's at 11, and I'm pretty sure we'll end up idling around the entire day, looking pretty and seeing what we can give up.

[Oho!]

And that reminds me! You'll need to come up with an alias, and a story you can sell to the people down there. We're going undercover.

[bostova]

[ Ah, right. She and Cisco would do that, sometimes. Pretend to be someone else at bookstores or cafes and interact with people. ]

I'm not sure if I can be as creative, but I know I can be who you need me to be.

[thetalavega]

Great! Need a dress and make-up?

[Because she has a lot of that stuff close at hand...]

[bostova]

... Yes.

[ Because those two things were the least of her concerns when Alistair told the Hounds to pack. Oops? Then again... ]

Does it have to be a dress?

[thetalavega]

No, probably not! If you have something absolutely fab that'll suit a state party, then...?

[She trusts your tastes now!]

[bostova]

[ She doesn't :3c ]

I might have something, but I'd like to show you first.

[thetalavega]

Bring it over tomorrow! Selene and I will pick you up.

[This is so exciting. Her first engagement with Yulia!]

[bostova]

Alright, I will.

I'll see you tomorrow, then.

[ They're both excited! That's great, right? :D ]