First* Video/Action

[decadentdecade]

Video
[Bela is standing in front of the camera, dressed in pants and shirt and a brown leather jacket-rather common clothing considering the eclectic pile of clothes behind her. If anyone cares for those kind of details they'll see a wide arrangement of clothing, from suits to cocktail dresses to waitress uniforms and even a maid costume.]

So. The closet? It's a very nice touch, I have to admit. I certainly wouldn't mind having one back home. Though seemingly free food, board, and clothing just means there's a hidden cost. So what is our benevolent caretaker charging us?

And what becomes valuable in a place like this? Is there a currency in particular items? Favors? Souls? [And there's a wry smile there to indicate that might possibly be a joke.]

Or does everyone here work on altruism?

Action A: Wandering Wonderland
[Not one to idly sit when her surroundings are so undiscovered, and therefore a little bit threatening, Bela takes to exploring the grounds with a casual step that belies just how uncomfortable she really feels. She can be found idly touching decor along the walls of the mansion, or grabbing something to eat in the dining room, or eyeing the titles of books in the library even if she doesn’t actually reach for any right now.

[ooc: This is your find her wandering anywhere you want to option.]

Action B: An unlocked room is an invitation.
[After exploring the more open grounds, Bela can be found roaming the hallways. It’s a seemingly innocent gesture by itself, except for the subtle jiggle of a handle here and there as she moves about. Just her way of...well, casing the place. Not that she’s planning on stealing anything quite yet, but she’ll feel more comfortable once she’s got a good map of the surroundings and people around her since it doesn’t seem like she’ll be leaving very soon.

Occasionally, when she finds an unlocked door, she casually opens it just to get a good idea of the room-and on the occasion that someone is actually in their room without bothering to lock the door, well, she smiles sheepishly and offers an embarrassed apology.]

Oh, I’m sorry. I have the wrong room. [Ignore the subtle sweep around the room before she tries to retreat.]

Action C: A locked one is just a challenge.
[She’s good. For a while. But after finding so many empty and unlocked rooms, she’s a little curious to see what’s inside a locked one. And just as curious to see how easy it is to pick a lock on these particular doors.

So she chooses a random one in a rather quiet hallway, listens near the door for any tell-tale sign of shuffling, and when she thinks she’s in the clear, she kneels down and jimmies the lock, before pushing the door open. If there’s no immediate reaction, she’ll take a step inside. Just a quick scouting mission, don’t worry, she’s not here to steal anything.]

Comments

[decadentdecade]

[She smiles lightly at that before shrugging, clearly not apologetic for coming into a locked room.] That's hardly the only thing a locked door says.

[Still. There is some inclination to soothe over this situation since that taser is still pointed in her general vicinity and she has no interest in being on the other side of those prongs. She's not exactly a fan of pain.

But first. Because it's hard to ignore her more curious nature-] What's next door?

[sorryitasedyou]

[ That’s true, but it’s not really the same here. Yeah, locked doors depending on the side of the mansion usually had more questions inside than answers. But, this particular one is not her answer to give. ]

Let’s just say it’s someone I wouldn’t want to sneak up on – it’s hard to explain. [ And not something to show and tell. ] This isn’t a place I recommend picking locks and taking a peek at what’s inside. Most of the stuff behind them does come out eventually. Bonus surprises with the events.

[ A beat. ] I don’t think I caught your name. Please tell me it’s something like Kat. [ Get it? Kat? Cat? Cat Burglar? Eh? ]

[decadentdecade]

Noted. [SHe really has no interest in getting herself hurt just because she's got a dangerous curious streak. So, she'll take that advice for now. She's too new to ignore it, entirely.]

That's probably because I haven't given it. I don't often consider introductions that important when I've a taser pointed at me.

[sorryitasedyou]

[ The mansion is good enough at getting people into their own kind of trouble, there really wasn't a need to add to it. But, some people just needed to learn that the hard way. And the comment's fair enough, really. She supposes she could do something less aggressive for now, so she lowers the taser and places it back on the table. This is her attempt to play nice. ]

Fine. How 'bout now? Or if you wanted to peace, that'd be fine too - wouldn't want to keep you from continuing to make unique first impressions across Wonderland. We can meet under more conventional circumstances another time, it's not like this place is so huge we'd never see each other.

[decadentdecade]

[Bela relaxes considerably once that taser is dropped.]

Bela. [She offers, glancing from the table back up to the woman in front of her. Yeah, she gets your joke. It was terrible. Congrats, you're as clever as Dean.]

I'd prefer not to end on a hostile note if it can be avoided.

[sorryitasedyou]

[ There's a reason she and Dean had gotten along so well. ]

Smart choice. Okay, less hostile note. [ #yolo ] I have cupcakes. I'm not saying you should eat it here, I mean I wouldn't say no if you really want to... But you could also take it with you.

Otherwise I have coffee.