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Dinner and tragedy at the Imperial Hotel - Part II
Through the eyes of Magnus -
Dining Room
-- Imperial Hotel (Kaitain)
Lining opposite walls of the dining room are
several booths, each containing its own table. Above each table is a dim
glowglobe with a conical ray of light downwards. Set apart from these, at the
back of the room, is the long table designated as Imperial. Open entrances let
in the brighter light of the lounge and lobby. The room is carpeted in a dark
emerald color that matches the verticle stripes that run down the white
walls.
Players:
Johann
(gold-table)
Mikael
Lena
Mintor
(gold-table)
Magnus
(gold-table)
Tsukasa
(gold-table)
Marco
(corner-table)
Exits:
Corridor <SW> leads to Lounge -- Imperial Hotel
(Kaitain)
Arch <S> leads to Lobby -- Imperial Hotel
(Kaitain)
Tsukasa nods to the two as they head
towards their table.
Mikael unhooks his arm from Lena and lets a waiter take
his coat.
Magnus takes a light sip from his brandy and sits back down, then
chuckles, "Only on Kaitain could such interplanetary multi-culturalism take
place."
Marco smiles evilly as he returns back to his food.
Mintor
sips his brandy, feeling the warm liquid burning his chest. He sighs, looking in
a window at the skyline of Kaitain, with the Atreides hawklike gaze. He notices
someone looking at him.
Tsukasa nods, "I agree, Count. Only on
Kaitain."
Lena smiles at Magnus. "I am afraid you have me at a
disadvantage my Lord. You know who I am, but I haven't had the
pleasure."
Magnus holds his glass up to the air, "A toast to
friendship and alliance, rather than war and petty discrepencies," at this
he looks to Marco and then Johann, making his views on that matter quite
obvious.
Marco raises his glass, "Here, here."
Tsukasa raises
his glass, and nods.
Johann smiles, putting his glass in the air also,
"To friendship and alliance," then brings it back down and sips the
wine.
Mintor raises an eyebrow to the Harkonnen, he smiles a strange little
smile, raising his snifter as if to toast. Then turns to toast with his
friends.
Mikael smiles to Lena "The red table..?" His smile widens
a fraction with a sly look to his eyes "Unless there is any others company
here that you particularly wish to share"
Marco sips his wine, then
throws it at the wall causing the glass to shatter.
Marco smiles and
laughs.
Mintor smiles to Lena, as she goes off with the Harkonnen. He sips
his snifter gracefully, then turns back to his table.
Mikael scoots into the
red booth.
Lena smiles warmly. "I would not want to interfere. The red
table is fine."
Lena takes a seat at the red table.
Tsukasa sips the
wine and at the foreigner's last action, smiles. His expression seems to be
distant, as if remembering something from the past.
Magnus looks to Lena and
smiles, "I am afraid I have only seen you, Lady Lena. Beauty stays in my
mind. I am-" he suddenly jolts at the shattering glass and drops his glass,
his hand clutches his heart and his face shrivels up suddenly.
Mikael leaves
his place at the red booth.
Mikael takes a seat at the red table.
Marco
yells, "New glass now!"
Johann eyes widen fast and he jumps over to
Magnus, "Count Magnus!" he turns to a waiter, "Get a Suk damn
you!"
Tsukasa stands abruptly as he darts to the Count's side, "Are
you okay, Count?!"
Magnus eyes roll back into his head and he collapses
into Johann's arms
Mintor stands
A waiter brings Maximus a new glass and
leaves.
Lena stands and clutches her hands. Unsure of what just took
place.
The waiter quickly runs off to call a Suk
Mintor looks to Magnus,
"Sir!?"
Mikael looks slowly across from Marco to Magnus. He taps a
waiter on the arm "Perhaps you should see to that chap eh?" He rests
his elbows on the table and furrows his brow in inerest as he watches
proceedings unfold
Magnus froths a little at the mouth, obviously
unconscious
Lena leaves her seat at the red table.
Marco looks over and
runs over, "Quickly check for a pulse!"
Mintor checks Magnus' pulse
lightly, looking at his chronometer. "Faint...very faint."
Johann
checks Magnus for a pulse and finds one, "Yes...yes he's still alive. He's
having a heartattack, this has been coming for years," he rolls Magnus onto
his side.
Magnus froth covers a little of the ground, running out of his
mouth
Lena approaches Magnus on the floor. "Where's that Suk?" she
screams.
Tsukasa overturns the table, sending glasses crashing. He takes the
table cloth and lays it on the floor. "Here, lay him on down. Make him as
comfortable as you can."
Mikael sighs irritably and unfolds himself from
his seat again. He thrusts his hands deep into his pockets and paces half-way
across to the Atreides table. He looks annoyed at his dinner being so rudely
interrupted by this commotion.
Marco yells, "Get some cold
towls!"
Johann quickly runs his fingers through Magnus' mouth, getting
the froth out
Marco leaves his place at the corner table.
The waiter
returns, running and a Suk appears with him, medical bag in hand
Tsukasa
stands aside, clearing a way for the Suk.
"Out of the way!" the Suk
yells to the men crowded around him.
Marco kneels beside the Magnus,
"Count you better not die, who is going to be here to mock
me?"
Mintor keeps talking to Magnus, "The Suk is here sir, do not
worry." Looks to the Suk, "Give him the best care you can, price is no
option."
Johann stands back, letting the Suk have entry and looks at
Magnus, feeling helpless
Mintor steps back from the Suk, looking earnestly at
this.
Marco takes out a wad of solars and hands them to the Suk, "Here
take it."
Lena stands giving the Suk room to work.
The Suk quickly
checks Magnus' heart rate, then looks at his mouth
He ignores the money for
now and leans down, placing something on Magnus' mouth, which starts to thump.
Obviously some kind of breathing device, "He's alive....he needs to be
looked at carefully and here is not the place. I need two men to help
me."
Marco says, "I will."
Mintor looks at Mikael, with
almost wondering eyes, his eyelids narrowing. "Allow me sir." saying
to the Suk.
Mikael looks around, assuming that would be anyone but
him
Tsukasa steps forward, "Yes. How can I help."
Lena leans
close to Mikael and says, "How awful."
Johann slumps down into a
chair, unable to answer the Suk, overcome with distress, but not physically in
danger at all.
Mintor looks to the director, "No, Director. He is in my
care, please do not stress yourself with this matter."
Marco says,
"What do you need me to do?"
Mintor looks to the Suk, awaiting
orders.
The Suk nods to the men, "Take him by the arms and legs
please...I am going to hold the breathing device in place."
Lena looks
at Johann sadly.
Marco takes his arms.
Mikael puts an arm round Lena and
pat-pats her on the shoulder "Yes /terrible/" he murmurs. He detatches
himself and approaches Mintor with a leisurely gait and bobs a short bow.
"Take this" he says flatly, holding out the vial in his hand.
"Have your suk study it.. whatever" he waves a hand dismissively.
"It is not poison"
"Does anyone have a room that I can keep
him in for now in the hotel?" says the Suk.
Tsukasa looks to the
Na-Duke, "As you wish." He turns his attention to Johann and places
his hand on his shoulder, "Are you okay?"
Mintor takes Magnus'
legs, helping the Suk.
Johann nods slowly, "Yes...yes I'm
alright..."
Tsukasa turns to the Suk, "Yes. I do."
Marco
says, "A pity I dropped out of the Suk school"
Lena walks over to
Mikael.
The Suk nods, "Take us there, please." He holds the
breathing device in place, ready to follow Tsukasa.
Mintor looks at the
vial...."Sir Director, come with me please."
Tsukasa nods,
"This way gentlemen."
Tsukasa passes through the arch leading into
the hotel lobby.
Tsukasa has left.
Marco passes through the arch leading
into the hotel lobby.
Marco has left.
You pass through the arch and enter
the hotel lobby.
Mintor enters from the hotel dining room.
Mintor has
arrived.
Tsukasa enters the elevator.
Tsukasa has left.
You enter the
elevator.
Mintor has arrived.
Marco has arrived.
Tsukasa presses the
button for the Level Three -- Imperial Hotel (Kaitain).
The elevator doors
close as it begins its ascent.
The elevator continues its ascent.
The
elevator continues its ascent.
Marco says, "Can't this damn thing go any
faster?"
The elevator slows to a smooth stop and the doors silently
slide open.
The Suk sighs, looking at the old man, who's breathing is getting
slightly better, "I will call a small team from your room,
Director."
Marco leaves the elevator.
Marco has left.
Mintor
leaves the elevator.
Mintor has left.
You leave the elevator.
Tsukasa
departs the elevator.
Tsukasa has arrived.
Tsukasa enters Room
305.
Tsukasa has left.
Mintor looks to the Suk, "Bring a
snooper".
Mintor enters Room 305.
Mintor has left.
Marco enters
Room 305.
Marco has left.
You enter Room 305.
"Place him down on
the bed please," says the Suk.
Marco places the upper part of Magnus on
the bed.
Mintor places Magnus' feet on the bed, propping him up to assure
comfort.
Mintor looks to the vial, "Suk, can you analyze
this?"
Tsukasa says, "Whatever you need to do. This room is yours
to do as you will. Just take care of Magnus."
The Suk nods and takes the
vial, "Yes certainly....any ideas what it might be?"
Marco says,
"Medicine/"
Mintor says, "Possibly a blood thinner...I don't
know."
Mintor says, "The Harkonnen said it was not poison, but I
want a snooper on it just in case."
The Suk nods, "I shall look at
it. For now, it is best you leave and let me do my work, please."
Marco
nods and leaves.
Marco leaves the hotel room.
Marco has left.
Mintor
leaves the hotel room.
Mintor has left.
"One last thing. Where was it
from?" asks the Suk, looking at the vial.
Tsukasa nods, turns to leave
and then stops and turns, "Yes. Where was what from?"
The Suk holds
up the vial, "This...where was it from?"
Tsukasa shrugs, "The
nobleman downstairs gave it to Lord Mintor. That is all I know."
The Suk
nods a thank you, "Leave this to me. I'll call my men up and we'll give him
proper care."
Tsukasa nods, "Do what you need. Take care of my
friend. If there is anything I can do, please do not hesitate to
ask."
"Thank you. I will look after him well."
Tsukasa bows
politely, turns and exits.
Tsukasa leaves the hotel room.
Tsukasa has
left.