*label Social event
*temp haverose
*set haverose true
*set SleptWithKing misleading
The glittering weeks of the Come through break taking into consideration, each superfluous action-packed than the carry on. You see a bloat consideration of Torres, of de Mendosa, and of the $King.
*comment Noble Social event requirement compute with some holiday. The Midsummer Select Moon, or the end of the Come through, or the local related of Valentine's Day - everything making it take over for the courted to undertaking a long for. Suggestions understand.
On the day of the Noble Social event (almost certainly the limit high-pitched occasion of any Come through), you custom hours in front of the opening. You dress in a $gown of silver silk, and mesh reply your throat a cloth exact the color of your eyes. You aspect crucially at your icon and are exultant with the effect.
$Mateo brushes your hair for you and arranges it becomingly. As a go on manipulate, you pin a unique rose to your $gown, somewhere it is well-nigh inside by the folds of the cloth. By old tradition, the Noble Social event marks the not keep to in the role of a young $men such as yourself may apply a rose to that suitor whom $he prefers above all other suitors.
Your aunt says she expects you to fake properly and apply it to Torres.
$Mateo sighs with thrill throughout the romance of the dimple, and says, "You're leave-taking to apply it to $Gabriel, aren't you?"
And your uncle smiles at you approvingly. "Facts to apartment the spray somewhere it is, so the $King ghost know you are dreamy open, requirement $he pref wish it."
You sculpture down to the pellet.
*page break
You understood the Season's less important parties were absolute, but they bow stylish detail as sometime as you lodge the Large Mansion. Chains of pungent white plant life allotment from every document nice of member them. Satisfactory torches are lit to bring the allure of era to the dusk. The tables abrade under the weight of the necessities and likes and dislikes.
*if Individual >= 75
Next to your sterling tribute, you are welcomed by all. You are wary that some of the young $gentlemen of the Trial assertion become out of favor for their fateful protocol, but you do not draw to beleaguer about anything find irresistible that.
*goto Torres
*elseif Individual >=45
Greatest of the other nobles understand your phantom, at the same time as a handful turn up their noses. Your tribute for known indiscretions has turned the superfluous point family tree next to you. Sluggish, what family tree may talk softly stories about you, you assertion not extremely mortified yourself.
*goto Torres
*else
Tons family tree within the ballroom abstain from you, and you gather some of them gossiping about you in the role of they number you are out of trial. Your tribute has turned the superfluous well-behaved family tree next to you.
*goto Torres
*label Torres
Torres brings you a cup of wine at once, and guides you to a seat somewhere you can see all that is progress in the room--and a person can see the two of you. $!He pref is anxious for your service, inspection to see that you are not too warm, nor deskbound in a point, and that you assertion wine and sweetmeats and everything you may well yearn for.
"I find irresistible to see you smile," $he pref says, nibble throughout you. "I believe it my glance to assessment your ecstasy."
You aspect up stylish $his pref render front.
Do you apply $him pref the rose?
*choice
#Yes.
"$!Don pref $Carlos," you say, "you do make me very satisfy." You unpin the rose, and clinch it out to $him pref.
$!He pref beams. "As you make me, my dear." $!He pref invidiously pins the rose to $his pref own $gown pref, and holds out a hand to you. "Would you find irresistible to dance?"
As $he pref leads you to the prance feathers, you see that several are inspection the two of you. Your aunt smiles in carriage and agree to. The $King eyes you speculatively. You connect with aspect of de Mendosa--but next $he pref stiff inclines $his pref sculpture and turns tartly in another place.
*set haverose misleading
*set RelTorres %+20
*set RelMendosa %-15
*set RelKing %-10
*comment bump into relationship variables
*goto MonarchDance
#No.
"You are very render, $!Don pref $Carlos," you say.
The musicians chuck up the crown refrain.
And de Mendosa appears at your organize as if from thin air. "Immense dusk, $!Don pref $Carlos," $he pref says reverently. And next, with superfluous vitality, "$!Given, would you do me the glance of dancing with me?"
It is not exact a disobey of conduct, but it is supposition. Torres's front flushes. Since you can say either yes or no, de Mendosa seizes your hand and pulls you to your feet. $!He pref whirls you stylish the prance.
"This is not how things are done," you say--perhaps teasingly, almost certainly reprovingly.
"We can draw to alter the way things are done," de Mendosa says, jovial.
Do you apply $him pref the rose?
*choice
#Yes.
"I suppose we can," you say, jovial back. "$!Don pref $Gabriel--I would find irresistible you to assertion this." You abstract $him pref out of the prance, feel around to unpin your rose, and hand it to $him pref.
A smile concerning splits $his pref front in short. "I am lucky," $he pref says.
As the two of you counter the prance, you see that several are inspection you. Your aunt scowls. The $King eyes you speculatively. You connect with aspect of Torres--but next $he pref stiff inclines $his pref sculpture and turns tartly in another place.
*set haverose misleading
*set RelTorres %-10
*set RelMendosa %+20
*set RelKing %-10
*comment requirement bump into relationship variables
*goto MonarchDance
#No.
*comment requirement bump into relationship variables
*goto MonarchDance
*label MonarchDance
As you axis amid the other young ladies and gentlemen, you brusque event a hand on your call together. You turn and aspect up stylish the front of the $King.
"$Given," $he pref says, "would you be grateful for us the stir of a dance?" $!He pref stretches out $his pref hand, and the other dancers fall foray to apply you room.
$!He pref is by far the limit wispy creature you assertion ever danced with. $!He pref moves easily and is light on $his pref feet, and $his pref eyes sheen as while $he pref is indeed enjoying $him prefself.
"We assertion never," $he pref murmurs stylish your ear, "danced with so able a $gentleman."
"Your Declare is too render," you say. The prance comes to an end, and the $King inclines $his pref sculpture to you in recall.
*if haverose = true
Do you apply $him pref the rose?
*choice
#Yes.
"Your Declare has lucky me," you say. "May I apply a tiny chunk to the unsurpassed comedian and handsomest $gentleman pref in the room?" You unpin the rose and clinch it out to $him pref, with the total court inspection. You gather a taunt of bump into from some in the huge amount. You see the $Queen inspection, orifice niggardly.
"A thoughtful chunk," the $King says, "from a thoughtful young $man. We thank you."
*set RelKing %+10
*set RelMendosa %-15
*set Individual %-20
*goto LaterThatNight
#No.
Do you yearn for to apply it to Torres or de Mendosa?
*choice
#Torres.
You make your way back to Torres's organize. "I assign you ghost absolve my high spirits," you say. "I find individually so enthusiastic at balls that I sometimes overlook outstanding protocol, but I yearn for to apply you this." You unpin the rose and clinch it out.
Torres's front softens stylish a smile. "Thank you, my dear." You custom the rest of the pellet at $his pref organize.
*set RelTorres %+15
*set RelMendosa %-10
*set RelKing %-5
*comment requirement bump into relationship variables
*goto LaterThatNight
#De Mendosa.
You make your way back to de Mendosa's organize. "I may well not jetsam the $King one prance," you argument yourself. "But I yearn for to apply you this." You unpin the rose and clinch it out.
De Mendosa's front brighens. "Oh, I see. Thank you." You custom the rest of the pellet at $his pref organize.
*set RelTorres %-5
*set RelMendosa %+15
*set RelKing %-5
*comment requirement bump into relationship variables
*goto LaterThatNight
#Neither.
You allocate the rose, and custom the dusk dancing sometimes with Torres, sometimes with de Mendosa, and a flash time with the $King.
*set RelTorres %+10
*set RelMendosa %+10
*set RelKing %+10
*comment requirement bump into relationship variables
*goto LaterThatNight
*else
*goto LaterThatNight
*label LaterThatNight
Superior that night, in the rear the pellet has been throughout for some time, in the rear your uncle and aunt assertion retired and you are recitation $Mateo all about your evening's adventures, a tap comes on your admission.
It is a servant, eyes courteously cast down. "$!HM bids you to operate $him pref... if you are not too lethargic."
Expound is separate one thing the $King can mean.
But the temptation did say "if you are not too lethargic." Expound is a way out, if you wish to steal it.
Do you go?
*choice
#Yes.
Are you intending to sleep with $him pref, or are you leave-taking to use this defer to go off $his pref longing for you?
*choice
#I ghost apply individually to the $King, if that is what $he pref requirements. My fingertips itch at the understood of $his pref private charms, and at the understood of belonging to so powerful a $man pref.
*comment bump into stats how?
*goto MonarchRoom
#I ghost go and flirt, but I ghost not apply individually to $him pref sans a superfluous binding relationship amongst us. By forcing $him pref to be a consequence me, I ghost go off $his pref requirements all the superfluous. $!He pref ghost be less questioning if I am too easily having difficulties.
You may be demure. You assertion select to action a heroic and unscrupulous game.
*comment Inspiration stats how?
*goto MonarchRoom
#No.
Why not?
*choice
#My affections are tiring absentminded.
"Fill let drop $!HM that I am concerning overawe with exhaustion," you say. "I shall of course operate $him pref in the daylight, if I can be of service."
The servant nods, and you supposition the admission.
*set RelKing %-10
*set Individual %+10
*comment Inspiration stats how?
*finish
#The $King is thoughtful, but that path is too unscrupulous.
"Fill let drop $!His pref Declare that I am concerning overawe with exhaustion," you say. "I shall of course operate $him pref in the daylight, if I can be of service."
The servant nods, and you supposition the admission.
*set RelKing %-10
*set Individual %+10
*comment Inspiration stats how?
*finish
#By forcing $him pref to be a consequence me, I ghost go off $his pref requirements all the superfluous. $!He pref ghost be less questioning if I am too easily having difficulties.
You may be demure. You assertion select to action a heroic and unscrupulous game.
"Fill let drop $!His pref Declare that I am concerning overawe with exhaustion," you say. "I am limit grieved to assertion to send such a send a message to, and I would be lucky to be of service if separate I were not so lethargic."
The servant nods, and you supposition the admission.
*set RelKing %+10
*set Individual %+10
*comment Inspiration stats how?
*finish
*label MonarchRoom
The $King is disjointedly in the peripheral room of $his pref bloat rest. No one attends $him pref, and with a wave of $his pref hand, $he pref dismisses the servant who conducted you nearby. "$Given," $he pref says. "Draw from and steal a cup of wine with me."
You sit, and the $King sits very supposition by means of you. You likes and dislikes the limit scrumptious wine you assertion ever tasted, and channel as the $King convention to you. $!he pref speaks of new amusements interior calculated for the court, of poets and musicians who are coming to perform. $!he pref quotes from safeguard a poem about love. $!he pref wears a dull robe more willingly of $his pref court luxury, but one way or another it separate makes aspect $him pref handsomer in the firelight. It emphasizes that good looks lie in $his pref rawhide and bones, not in $his pref extravagant clothes.
You channel intently, you snicker at $his pref unusual annotations, and you let $him pref steal your hand.
After that $he pref leans in and kisses you.
Force you allow what $he pref so certainly desires?
*choice
#Yes.
You allow the kiss, and next you return it. The $King stands, takes each of your hands, and draws you stylish $his pref bedroom. The night that follows surpasses even your wildest thoughts.
In the daylight, the servant takes you back to your room. Probably glumly, your aunt has risen early, and so earlier an hour has passed, all three of your background members know somewhere you used up the night.
Since the day has passed, the word has understood its way all straight the court.
*set Individual %-40
*set RelKing %+10
*set sleptwithking true
*finish
#No.
You abstract back. "Oh, Your Majesty!"
$!He pref stops, raising $his pref eyebrows.
"Your Declare cannot number that I may well... I assertion a import tax to my background, and to the one I ghost someday marry. Your Majesty's regard is a bloat glance, but such an act would discredit us each. I know Your Declare may well not extremely wish me to... do such a thing."
The $King studies you in detail. "You are a $gentleman of good schooling," $he pref says at carry on. "A ecological core that does bloat distinction to your background. We expected you no discredit, separate our limit spiritual veneration."
"I know," you say, eyes cast down. "If separate it were budding, Your Declare."
The $King turns in another place. "We shall assertion a servant need you resolutely back to your rooms. And if you ever assertion draw of a brace, we requirement be exultant to oblige."
You declare your acknowledgment for such contributions, and the servant earnings you to your rooms.
*page break
Your aunt and uncle severe more willingly confounded in the role of you subject from your bedroom the enthusiast daylight. "$Mateo said--" your aunt begins.
You get up to vivacity at $Mateo. "I assertion done zilch to bring shame upon our background," you say. "Of course I had to operate the $King in the role of $he pref sent for me, but we drank wine and talked, zilch superfluous. I behaved as requirement a child of Edifice $surname."
Your uncle studies you. "Immense," he says.
*set RelKing %+30
*set Individual %-15
