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[h2][color=ab0000]C[/color]armillia [color=ab0000]C[/color]arbonneau[/h2][/center]

[b]Place(s): Feskan Riverboat Gambling House
Interactions:Manfred:[@Force and Fury], Eun-Ji [@Medili], Leon [@Jumbus], Dorothea [@jasbraq], Zarra [@BreathOfTheWoof][/b]
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The muted sounds that could be heard from the portal blared to life as Carmillia and the rest of the party stepped through the portal. The cool and comfortable present in Paradigm Hugo's study was now replaced by something far more warm and humid. Even though they were on the upper deck, Carmillia could smell the stench of vomit and alcohol wafting up from below.

She couldn't help but smile. It was a nostalgic atmosphere.

There were a few others up here and judging from the shuffleboard courts, they were probably betting on a game or trying to get some fresh air. The strangest thing was they seemed to pay little attention to Carmillia and the rest. Other than odd gaze or two, they didn't seem all that interested. [color=ab0000][i]Too drunk to care about witnessing even a temporal portal?[/i][/color] she thought. But Carmillia quickly saw where their attention had been focused on.

A man was giving a charismatic speech below and was riling up the passengers of the Lorentine Queen. He was inciting them to touch a moderately sized abberation on the front deck. Memories of her time back in Zeno Fade-in-Moonlight's townhouse stirred.

Carmillia had expected there to be time provided for them to do some reconaissence of the vessel but it looked like Hugo had other plans for them.

[color=fff200][b]“Well, you heard them down there.”[/b][/color] Leon spoke up, facing Eun-Ji and the rest of the team. [color=fff200][b]“They have plenty more rioters on the shoreline. Someone should go and get the captain to stop the ship.”[/b][/color] The performer stated as he moved to leave. [color=fff200][b]“As for me, I plan to help defend the lyre. Come with me, if you like. But I need to actually find it first.”[/b][/color]

[color=ab0000][i]Classic Leon. Thinking before moving had never been his forte.[/i][/color]

Carmillia had just been about to interject when the Tan Keoulian girl spoke up. Though she phrased it somewhat differently, she was essentially declaring she was on babysitting duty and that the rest of them should deal with the riot.

[color=87CEEB]"I wish you all good luck."[/color]

[color=ab0000]"Likewise to you,"[/color] she responded. [color=ab0000][i]Though I'm not so sure that we'll be stopping the riot,[/i][/color] she thought as she looked at Dorothea. The plan had been to bring to light the conversation between them earlier once they stepped through the portal. Though she had not predicted the current unforeseen circumstances, they could still move ahead with it. If anything, Leon and Eun-ji not being here might have been considered a boon. Leon was unpredictable and Eun-ji seemed like the type of person who was averse radical ideas. Securing a majority vote now would make it easier to convince them.

Aware that the others were watching, Carmillia addressed Dorothea.

[color=ab0000]"I had hoped for more time but it's now or never,"[/color] she said. [color=ab0000]"What'll it be? Do we quell the riot and help the nobles keep power. Or will you stand up and make a [i]difference?[/i]"[/color]

Though it went against her nature, she refrained from using magic on the Feskan girl. Carmillia was testing her. If she couldn't muster the courage on her own to follow through with her ambitions, Dorothea Hohnstein was not worth gambling on.