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Huh? A mix-up...? What do you mean?

It's wonderful! We are all just relaxing. I just wanted to ask in case you all needed any assistance, I could always send an animal or teleport over though I think me showing up there would be against the rules of these sorts of parties...

I'm glad you're having a relaxing evening, and don't worry about us. The guest list was meant to be much shorter, but it seems one of the dogs switched the final list out with an earlier version that had more names on it. Eustace thought I'd decided to make this a bigger party of my own accord until we realized the mistake.

Regardless if your presence is against the "rules" or not, I likely wouldn't hear the end of it if Eustace saw you here.

[ He is teasing her. ]

Oh... I had wondered how the guest list became so large, especially in comparison to Tifa's list for our party.

[ this is simply what happens when men don't communicate... smh ]

Well, I'm sure it will be a good time regardless. And don't worry, I don't intend to go there unless there's a real emergency.

[ eustace going noctaere again?? ]

Plus, if that happened, there would be no stopping Eustace from coming here and doing the same...

[ Trahearne looks up to see...Eustace gone? Oh, he went off on a ~~date~~ walk with Phantom. Right. ]

He seems content, despite the size of the party. I doubt the worst will happen.

And I'd try not to let him ruin your evening, either.

[ He'll tie him down and he would make good on that threat. ]

Do they have parties like this where you're from?

To be honest, I'm not sure. I haven't exactly had the sort of life where I've been invited to a lot of weddings...

But do you remember Cibark? He is a paladin. The half-orc you met in one of my dreams. He and Aerie's twin brother got married, and I got to go to that! But I don't think they separate bachelor parties, or even a single bachelor party...?

[ That makes two of them... Two that haven't really been to any weddings at all. ]

I see. Perhaps the tradition belongs to a particular world from which I gathered all my research material.

I do remember him, yes, and that's wonderful! You should give them my congratulations the next time you see them. [ That's a joke. ] I know you're good friends. You must have been so delighted and happy for him.

Maybe, but I read enough about these sorts of things happening in different sorts of worlds that it might not be as specific as you're thinking...

[ source: a bunch of romance novels ]

I was! I hope Eustace and Tifa can have a similarly wonderful time for their special day.

How is Diluc doing? Is he having fun?

[ Well. That's an interesting thought! Then again, his people don't really do partnerships in the same manner. Perhaps it's worth looking into.

Anyway. ]

He's not a man of many words, as you know. But he's still here and seems to be enjoying the company. So I'd say so, yes.

I'm afraid I don't have much more than that, though. Why not message him yourself?

Alright. Thank you for letting me know! I really do appreciate it.

I don't want to seem like I'm overly fretting... But I just want him to have a good time and make more friends.

You don't seem that way at all. It's natural to think of your loved ones in that manner.

Does he not get out much, then? He strikes me as a busy man.

Quite! Always hard at work at the winery or training...

[ and also he doesn't like getting out much. ]

I suppose you two are a bit similar in that. Though you've made quite a few friends, haven't you, Trahearne? Like Phantom... He's there too, right?

[ Oh no, she's about to call him out, isn't she...?

But things take a turn in a direction he prefers. He'd rather talk about Phantom than himself. ]

He is! I think he's a lot like myself and Diluc - he spends much of his time alone or minding the music studio, and he avoids the light of day, at that. So what time I get to spend with him is always a treat.

[ He sounds like he rarely sees Phantom...but they hang out a lot despite all those things. ]

[ are Three Men... actually Four Men? How many of these Men are there? ]

That's lovely... I worry a bit about Diluc sometimes, but Venti is here as well as many others from his world so I suppose it's a bit unwarranted...

[ including his estranged adopted brother oops ]

I'm glad you've made friends like Phantom and Eustace, though. You three are quite close, but I'm sure you end up spending more time with Phantom even given his habits, since Eustace has a dozen or so fuzzy children to take care of and all. I hope I can get to know him a bit better too.

Eustace also has Tifa, remember. I'd rather not take up more of his time than necessary. They should be spending time together. The same goes with Diluc - you should be spending time together. That's why I d

[ The writing suddenly stops there; besides a small smudge by the last letter, there is nothing to suggest why Trahearne did not finish. ]

[ CONCERN. ]

Trahearne?

Your message was cut off abruptly.

And Beat is writing me with all of his letters capitalized and I'm not sure what it means. Do you know? Is he okay?

Sorry. I didn't mean to worry you. I had to keep Beat from vomiting in the gumbo.

What?

What happened? Is he going to be alright?

[ The next reply comes in a little delayed. And when it does, Trahearne's normally neat handwriting is a little messier, likely because he's not looking as he's writing. ]

Ori, is Beat not an adult? Is he still a child? Should I have not given him alcohol?

I think I made a mistake.

[ oh. oh. ]

To be honest, I'm not actually sure how old he is, but... it's a party, and I don't think you are in the wrong for letting him have some. He's safe with you all there, if not... a handful. He'll run out of energy at some point!

[ maybe. she's not actually sure. ]

[ Is he really not in the wrong............. ]

I hope so. He seems to gain even more energy as time goes on...

I should be looking after him. Thank you for checking in, Ori. I hope your party is not nearly as messy as this one. Enjoy yourselves - tell the rest I say hello.

Oh dear...

Make sure he drinks a lot of water and that he lays down on his side whenever he finally rests... And tell him to come see me when you all return to town. I'm sure he'll be feeling quite woozy...

Take care, Trahearne. Please let the others help you out with making sure everyone's okay!

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