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Party time and more [Action]
[In a ballroom at Central City.]
The auction was done and a hefty pile of wealth had been gathered to help pay for the reconstruction of Amestris in the wake of the devastating undead invasion. All that was left at this point was the after party, and EVERYONE has been invited. The majority of the party has moved to a huge ballroom, complete with an in house orchestra, several tables of light snacks and drinks, a large dancing area, tables around the edges of the room, and servants with trays of drinks making sure no one goes long without a glass. Brag about your newest acquisition, seeth with jealousy at the guy who bid more on the piece you wanted, enjoy fine food and drinks from across the empire, get drunk, dance, have fun. Mr. Wayne is footing the bill tonight.
[Elsewhere, later that evening...]

A dark figure edges close to the tall wall surrounding the manor belonging to the mysterious man known only as The Major. It produces a grappling hook from under its cloak, and is perched atop the wall in short order to get a better look at what it has to contend with here.
The auction was done and a hefty pile of wealth had been gathered to help pay for the reconstruction of Amestris in the wake of the devastating undead invasion. All that was left at this point was the after party, and EVERYONE has been invited. The majority of the party has moved to a huge ballroom, complete with an in house orchestra, several tables of light snacks and drinks, a large dancing area, tables around the edges of the room, and servants with trays of drinks making sure no one goes long without a glass. Brag about your newest acquisition, seeth with jealousy at the guy who bid more on the piece you wanted, enjoy fine food and drinks from across the empire, get drunk, dance, have fun. Mr. Wayne is footing the bill tonight.
[Elsewhere, later that evening...]
A dark figure edges close to the tall wall surrounding the manor belonging to the mysterious man known only as The Major. It produces a grappling hook from under its cloak, and is perched atop the wall in short order to get a better look at what it has to contend with here.
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"Ah, hello my lord. Have you been enjoying yourself?"
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"Not as much as you have, I'll wager..." he began, looking from one girl to the other, wondering if his advisor had brought one for him as well. Or did he intend to spend the evening with two beautiful women? Once again, Mitsunari was outclassed by his own subordinate.
It won't be the first or the last time, Mitsunari
Your sister is going to hear about this!
Mitsunari pulled Light aside, just out of earshot. "Yagami! Whatever happened to Miss Archer!? I don't think Hayate would approve of this kind of behavior..."
You wouldn't dare!
The loli army will have your head!
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WHAT!?"
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"My lord, there is nothing between Ms. Archer and me. She is Hayate's tutor and caretaker. That is all."
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"Nothing!?" But what about all the awkward silences and meaningful glances that night? There had to be something going on - even Hayate had been aware of it.
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That was embarrassing.
"I... I see." Flustered, Mitsunari took a sip from his overly warm champagne, but it did nothing to clear his head. He'd been captivated by the thought of a relationship between his court advisor and a simple teacher - in Dagaria's upper classes, where politically-motivated arranged marriages were the norm, actual romance was rare. Mitsunari had only managed to avoid his duty to provide a royal heir by refusing kingship over Sawa.
"But... then... you left Hayate in the care of a suspicious woman without even checking her references? She could be... er... an Amestris spy!" Just a moment before he'd been defending Archer's honor, and now she was a potential enemy operative. Sometimes Mitsunari's unorthodox thinking lead to brilliance, and sometimes his wild leaps of logic took him straight off the edge of a cliff. "Not that Amestris has the skill or subtlety to pull off covert operations..."
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There's something strange about her, but I can't put my finger on what it is, exactly.
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But the women were already gone, chatting with a different courtier. Mitsunari huffed under his breath. "Why do I always have this effect on women?"
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It was utterly horrifying.
"I... I think I'm going to need another drink," he croaked. "Something stronger than champagne this time. Preferably poison."
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