Scene #2535: The Dollmaker and Musician at Phase Rock

Owner	Pose
Alice Margatroid	Alice, Shanghai and Hourai. The three that were there once before once again make their apperance, and this time, it's a bold appearance. Stepping out of the warp gate, her Grimoire in hand, she steps towards the safe lines near the area and halts her movement. "And now, we wait. If someone comes, we negotiate. If someone doesn't, we do what Marisa does and take it for a bit. All in all, we're not going to keep this place for long." Hourai and Shanghai are seen to hold a pair of bags holding something in them, both of them giving a nod towards the Dollmaker in question. Shanghai's bright smile interrupts the lightly tense air around the trio. "I brought tea too, everyone likes tea right Alice?" while Hourai shakes her head a bit, moving in front of the Dollmaker. "Ready when you are, Alice."
Nonon Jakuzure	Now why /are/ they waiting? Oh, it doesn't matter. Having drawn the short straw of the four - after all, it was apparently Honnouji Academy's turn to contribute - one of the four had to go. It was found that, of them, Nonon would be making an appearance. After all, all four would just be a tad too much, wouldn't it? The Academy, and the students, were first and foremost. Of course, traveling through the warp-gate, it's not as if there's too much there. Nonon could have made it in without many noticing, because of her height, but the white and pink color of the outfit certainly doesn't help hide her. "So, a repeat performance, huh? What's that girl getting at?" Well, at least it's not a certain bad mannered and moody transfer student. Coming to an edge, herself, Nonon glances upwards at the girl - and the dolls are talking. /They are talking/. Making herself known quite easily, Nonon leaps up onto one of the outcroppings of rocks, twirling her baton idly as she now has a chance to look down at Alice. "So this isn't your first time here? Maybe you're like a cat lady, but with dolls instead of them..." She idly wonders out loud. Oh. Tea, she notices.
Alice Margatroid	"Something comes." Hourai mutters as all three turn towards the rocky outcropping and Alice just gives a light smile, half hearted attempt to look pleasant. "If you wish to compare me to a certain underground dweller in Old Hell, I am afraid you may be mistaken." she starts, eyeing the outlandish two toned outfit. "Hmm, two tones." she shakes her head lightly and takes a few steps forward. "It s not, however, I do not intend to leave without something in hand this time. I do not wish a conflict, however, my calls for one to make negotiations with for use of the area have fallen on deaf ears." a pause, "Or perhaps I may be speaking ahead of time there and you've come to fufill my inquiry." "I'm here to request use of the area for simple enchantment of some fabric that does not enchant well in my home area. Nothing more, nothing less. The magic radiated by that large rock is intriguing to me and I wish to enchant my fabric with that if you or your allies would be kind enough." Alice continues, with Hourai still in her defense stance in front of Alice. Shanghai smiles and pulls out a small sealed pitcher of a brownish liquid, the tea in question, "We can talk over tea if you're up for it!"
Nonon Jakuzure	"You're right, I'm definitely something~!" She cheerfully agrees to Hourai as she keeps twirling the baton, "- I don't know who, or what, you're talking about there, though. You lost me~." Though Alice says something about two tones, "I can play alot more than just two tones, you know." She corrects, waving the baton before her slightly, wagging it. Silent, finally, when Alice steps forwards. Fulfill an inquiry, conflict, unwishing for. Request use of area for an enchantment. Yadda yadda yadda ... "I don't reeeeeeaally know what you said, but it's about using this rock to do something, right?" She asks, checking something. Nonon leaps forwards, standing before Alice - and looking up. She has to, unfortunately. "Well, I certainly may be up for tea, but to enchant fabric with it? ... I don't care about the rock." She remarks, holding the baton to her side, unmoving, the skull at the top of her head moving with her words. "'Course, there's a fee. Nothing's free." She remarks, glancing at the tea. "I'm more interested in heated tea, but that's not going to be enough, even if it was warm."
Alice Margatroid	Alice gives a curious tilt of her head, "You're a musician, yes?" she gives a nod, "Of course, I would not expect to use something without a decent payment, I may just be a dollmaker but even so. Payment for services rendered, as the Outside World likes to call it." she gives a light nod, "Shanghai, did you pack a heating element?" and with a start, Shanghai pulls out a small little magic cooking element that looks like an octagonal box. "I know this is not the most... amicable of spots to have tea, but at least it's something we can negotiate over." With a few flicks of her hands some fabric, white cloth, is suspended in mid air and looks to be pretty stable as Shanghai sets up the tea makings on it. Small shimmers could be seen as they lead up and then towards Alice's fingers, a few rings around those digits. "Now, what is it that you would like in exchange for this small favor?"
Nonon Jakuzure	"You're a tailor, am I right?" She responds to Alice, with a question, but is answered. "Or a dollmaker - so you made them, I guess?" She adds, glancing over to the two dolls floating in the air besides her. Outside world, huh? It's not normal - rather, Alice isn't normal. That's obvious. With Shanghai beginning to cook/heat the tea, Nonon's gaze moves to the doll moving about. Hmm. Maybe she'd like one - but it's unlikely a personal trade would do. She can't get on the wrong side of Satsuki's allies. She wouldn't /dream/ of it. White cloth hangs there. Fingers drawing thread? to them, or magic. Nonon isn't certain. She is certain that she knows about fabric. That's not a good position to be in at all, if it came to conflict. "Just a dollmaker? Hardly. And I'm not just a musician. Nonon Jakuzure, of Honnouji Academy. What the Confederate seems interested in is in is one of the other Target Points that the Union has. For this, they seem to want you to play musical chairs. Use this one and grab us another~." She notes, leaning a bit against some of the rocks. "Not a bad trade for just a dollmake, is it?" She asks.
Alice Margatroid	"I can tailor if need, though, it is usually to repair my own clothes or make clothes for my dolls." she raises an eyebrow, "Though, if you're in need of clothing... a Tomoyo Daidouji would be your personal best to go to." she gives a light nod before Shanghai offers a freshly poured cup of hot tea. "As for your request, I'm not interested in conflict. Though, if I am to understand you right, you're asking me to ... run them out of an area they have.. just for a single use of here? You realize this is a large request." Alice sets her Grimoire in front of her, "I can go on your behalf to make use of the area personally, but for just a single use of this crystal, I'm afraid that would be too much. Perhaps... there is something else you are in need of that a single use would be best?"
Nonon Jakuzure	To repair clothes or make them? Well, then she isn't /that/ much of a threat. When she says that, she means of course she still is. Just not as deadly as possibly can be. Need of clothing, one Tomoyo Daidouji? "Oh, I'm not in need of clothing. I've got a personal enough tailor. Well, a special one." She proclaims, crossing her arms slightly. Not interested in conflict. Yet she wants to use the crystal once. Nonon sighs a bit, "Negotiations are more Froggy or Doggy's thing." She answers to Alice, shaking her head. She does take hot tea though, sipping it - expertly, at least. She is certainly schooled in that, at least! "For a single use? Maybe, what do you think they'd say if you asked them?" Nonon inquires, a bit curious. "I'm not certain what you can /offer/ easily. Maybe yourself? One, at the request of the Confederates? What do you think would be a fair trade?" She asks, uncertain as she sips once more.
Alice Margatroid	Alice hmms a bit, "While I hate wasting things..." she backs away, "I have a doll you may be interested in..." she looks to Shanghai and nods as from nowhere, she pulls out a small card... and a doll, all the while keeping her Grimoire in hand. "Are you one of those who likes explosive objects?" she questions, "As I stated before, I do not much care for conflict, but even dollmakers have to defend." "I can craft a small set of explosive dolls, perhaps ones that look like you or anything you need, to use as bombs. It's not much, but perhaps it's something?"
Nonon Jakuzure	She /really/ isn't a fan of conflict. "I guess it makes sense not to want to get your hands dirty." Though some people, such as her, have no qualms about it. Nonon listens as she claims she might be interested - a small card, a doll. Glancing at it, Nonon may take one of them. Shaking her head, Nonon disagrees. "It's not something I really want, myself, or like - or really need. But if you can do something /like/ that, I'm sure someone in the Confederate might." She states, playing the long-term game. A small set of explosive dolls that look, or can look, different - at least more like who they should be like. "Maybe you should hold onto your services, because I'm not the one you're bargaining with - even if I'm here. I'll see who might want something like that, I'm sure something can be arranged." She exclaims, yawning and not even pretending to hide it.
Alice Margatroid	At the realization that this is not going to go anywhere forward with her, Alice and her two dolls stare at Nonon. "You come to here and lead me on? I was expecting someone to do proper negoitations with for a single use, but here we are and no inch further, and to the point, you didn't even come forth with the fact you're not the one I need to talk to." Alice looks quite a bit annoyed, "Shanghai, Hourai. Let's go." a small little annoyed grumble, "This was like talking to a fairy, a waste of time." Shanghai, even with her bundle of energy and happiness gives a small frown before turning to fly off with Alice. Hourai, however, "I do not think it a wise decision to dupe Alice."
Nonon Jakuzure	With everything frozen in place, because Nonon refuses to budge and Alice wants something from it, there isn't much /left/ to be done. "I gave you what the Confederates had wanted and you refused. Negotions ended then." She cheerfully explains, "Oh, no, it was a success. You didn't get what you wanted, did you?" She sips tea. "And the tea wasn't /too/ bad, but it's nothing like the normal kind I have." She declares, Nonon if nothing a venonmous and smary one at times. giving a wave, Nonon flatly states back to Hourai, "Tch, and it wasn't exactly wise to just expect us to let her use it, was it?" She answers, sticking her tongue out at Hourai, "I would have been satisfied just to turn her away, but I at least tried asking."