*disable_reuse Princess Mozelle leads you and $!{roommate_name} through the festival, describing each tent as you two passed it. $!{roommate_name} spends a lot of the time asking Princess Mozelle about herself and her life. Eventually, $!{roommate_name} falls silent and you decide to take the opportunity to ask the Princess a few questions. *label moroomquestions *fake_choice #"Why do you like this festival so much?" Princess Mozelle shrugs. "I've always been a people person, even as my ${sibling_title} started taking on more responsibility. There's a lot of people here, so…" She trails off and lets out a quiet sigh. "I mean, there's people from all over the country and world here. I can't travel out of the country a lot, so coming here is the next best thing." *page_break *goto moroomquestions #"What do you think about the competition?" Princess Mozelle chuckles and shrugs her shoulders. "It's awesome. It's a mess. It's gonna be fun." She leans back in her chair and crosses her arms. "I'm extremely glad it's $!{royal_first_name} and not me. My mother is concerned that—" *if (mozelle < 60) Princess Mozelle glances over at you before shaking her head. "Ah, never mind. It's nothing," she says finally. *page_break *goto moroomquestions *if (mozelle >= 60) Princess Mozelle glances over at you and hesitates before she continues speaking. "My mother thinks Dad is stressing himself out about this and is going to give himself a heart attack, or something similar. She's excited for $!{royal_first_name}, but she's still concerned," Princess Mozelle says. "He likes to pretend things don't bother him and he likes to keep things to himself, which is extremely annoying." *page_break *goto moroomquestions #"What's it like being royalty?" "Hmm…" Princess Mozelle taps her pointer finger on her bottom lip in thought. "It's pretty nice, all things considered. Especially me. I kind of, come and go as I please. Whereas my ${sibling_title} has just about every move monitored and recorded, I can do just about whatever I want…which makes me feel guilty sometimes," Princess Mozelle answers. "Perks of not being as important, I guess!" She exclaims these words, but you can definitely see the strain in her smile. *page_break *goto moroomquestions #"Are you single?" "Depends on what magazine you read," she replies with a roll of her eyes. "I am single though. Why are you asking? Do you want to date me or something?" *fake_choice #"No, just curious." *set aloof +1 *set mozelle %-1 "Okay, if you say so," Princess Mozelle replies with a chuckle. "I was only teasing about a date." *page_break *goto moroomquestions #"Ah...well..." *set shy +1 *set mozelle %+1 "Relax, $!{player_first_name}, I'm just teasing you," Princess Mozelle says with a smile. *page_break *goto moroomquestions #"I won't beat around the bush. I find you rather attractive." *set flirty +1 *set mozelle %+5 *set bold %+5 Princess Mozelle's eyes widen slightly. "Really?" When you don't backtract on your words, you watch Princess Mozelle's cheeks redden. "You're silly, $!{player_first_name}. Wait until the competition starts. You'll forget all about me," she says with a wave of her hand. *page_break *goto moroomquestions #"Oh, I was just asking! That's all!" *set friendly %+3 *set mozelle %+3 "Sure…" Princess Mozelle raises an eyebrow before smiling at you. *page_break *goto moroomquestions #"Eh, that's what most people ask when they first meet somebody, isn't it?" *set friendly %+3 *set formal %+3 *set snarky %-3 *set mozelle %+3 "Well, usually if they're interested in them, yes. Otherwise it's favorite color or food or song," Princess Mozelle replies. "Guess I should work on my question skills then," you say and she chuckles. "You won't be the first person to ask and you won't be the last," Princess Mozelle says. *page_break *goto moroomquestions #"No reason. Just thought I'd ask." *set aloof +1 *set friendly %-3 *set bold %-3 *set mozelle %+1 "Very much single, then. Am I looking? Eh…" Princess Mozelle sighs. "Even if I found somebody I was interested in, our relationship would be on the back burner until $!{royal_first_name} was squared away," she adds. *page_break *goto moroomquestions *selectable_if (background = "guard") #"Do you remember me? You were rather young when I was working for the palace." Princess Mozelle grins. "Totally. Well, I mean I'm sure I've seen you at least a few times," she says. Princess Mozelle was a bubbly bouncy thing, as you remember. Always two or three maids chasing her up and down the hallways. "Father didn't let us be around you too much, but when we could hang around you, Ross and Ryr, we always enjoyed it," Princess Mozelle adds. *page_break *goto moroomquestions #I'm done asking Princess Mozelle questions. There's a comfortable silence between the three of you guys until Princess Mozelle stops dead in her tracks. You follow her gaze until you see a sign that reads "Old Odessan Poetry Readings". "We have to go. Now." Princess Mozelle wonders into the tent, not checking to see if you and $!{roommate_name} were following. "Well, guess we're following her," $!{roommate_name} says with a shrug. *page_break You two find Princess Mozelle seated in the middle of the crowd and move to sit on either side of her. No sooner are the two of you seated does the reading begin. No fewer than 10 people take the stage, reading a variety of poems about different events in Odessa's history, far away places, love, even rather sultry ones that have most of the room blushing, but Princess Mozelle rather excited. Eventually the two of you find yourselves back outside in sun, continuing your walk around the festival. "That tent always has the best readings. My favorites are always the ones about love," Princess Mozelle says with a dreamy sigh. "I liked the fantasy one, but the sexy one was good too…but the historical poem…" Your roommate trails off, mentally trying to decide between all of the poems. *fake_choice #"Same here, I'm a sucker for romance!" *set mozelle %+3 Princess Mozelle's eyes light up when you say that. "Finally, somebody with taste. Romance is everything to me. Wish I could have my own competition to find somebody I want to be with," she huffs out before her eyes widen. "Ha, you didn't hear me say that," Princess Mozelle quickly adds, turning towards $!{roommate_name} when ${roommate_he_she} does decide that the fantasy one was ${roommate_his_her} favorite. Princess Mozelle smiles but quickly turns her attention to her wrist when it starts buzzing. "Aw man…" Princess Mozelle looks away from her smartwatch and pouts towards the two of you. "I've gotta run. Dad's freaking out about something, as usual." "Great to meet you, Princess!" $!{roommate_name} exclaims, a huge smile on ${roommate_his_her} face. You're sure this meeting is the only thing $!{roommate_name} is going to be talking about for the rest of the day. Maybe even the week. *page_break *goto_scene chp2_thecity #"I liked the historical ones, myself." *set smarts %+2 Princess Mozelle nods. "Those kinds of poems usually bore me to tears, but not here! My aunt is a fan of the classics too." You nod as well, making a bit more conversation about the poems you heard. $!{roommate_name} eventually comes to the decision that the fantasy poem was the best out of all the ones read. Princess Mozelle smiles at ${roommate_him_her} but quickly turns her attention to her wrist when it starts buzzing. "Aw man…" Princess Mozelle looks away from her smartwatch and pouts towards the two of you. "I've gotta run. Dad's freaking out about something, as usual." "Great to meet you, Princess!" $!{roommate_name} exclaims, a huge smile on ${roommate_his_her} face. You're sure this meeting is the only thing $!{roommate_name} is going to be talking about for the rest of the day. Maybe even the week. *page_break *goto_scene chp2_thecity #"Hmm, didn't really have a favorite poem. I thought they were all good, but none of them really stuck out." *set friendly %-3 *set mozelle %-2 "I loved the romance ones. Just got me all excited for the Love Festival all over again!" Princess Mozelle exclaims, bouncing a bit in the air before settling down. "I bet I seem weird now being so excited for the festival but trust me, when it comes around, you'll get the hype." Your roommate, temporarily forgetting about the decision of best poem, nods in agreement. "The Love Festival is a great time, regardless if you have a partner or not. It'll be interesting to see how the event plays out with the Games going on." Princess Mozelle nods with a smile, about to add to $!{roommate_name}'s statement but is distracted when her smartwatch starts buzzing on her wrist. "Aw man…" Princess Mozelle looks away from her smartwatch and pouts towards the two of you. "I've gotta run. Dad's freaking out about something, as usual." "Great to meet you, Princess!" $!{roommate_name} exclaims, a huge smile on ${roommate_his_her} face. You're sure this meeting is the only thing $!{roommate_name} is going to be talking about for the rest of the day. Maybe even the week. *page_break *goto_scene chp2_thecity #"I was more a fan of the sultry poems. Gave me a few ideas..." *set bold %+3 *set mozelle %+3 Princess Mozelle smirks. "Yeah, they were pretty spicy. Each year less and less is left to the imagination." $!{roommate_name} nods in agreement, pretending to pull at ${roommate_his_her} shirt collar. "Spicy indeed…" Princess Mozelle smiles but quickly turns her attention to her wrist when it starts buzzing. "Aw man…" Princess Mozelle looks away from her smartwatch and pouts towards the two of you. "I've gotta run. Dad's freaking out about something, as usual." "Great to meet you, Princess!" $!{roommate_name} exclaims, a huge smile on ${roommate_his_her} face. You're sure this meeting is the only thing $!{roommate_name} is going to be talking about for the rest of the day. Maybe even the week. *page_break *goto_scene chp2_thecity #"Eh, I found them all to be pretty boring." *set friendly %-3 *set mozelle %-3 Princess Mozelle pouts when you say that. "Aw. Sorry you didn't enjoy the reading." "Thanks anyway, Princess Mozelle. It was still interesting to hear," $!{roommate_name} replies and you nod to that. The two of your make your way back towards the entrance of the market and before you could say your goodbyes, Princess Mozelle looks down at her wrist. "Aw man…" Princess Mozelle looks away from her smartwatch and pouts towards the two of you. "I've gotta run. Dad's freaking out about something, as usual." "Great to meet you, Princess!" $!{roommate_name} exclaims, a huge smile on ${roommate_his_her} face. You're sure this meeting is the only thing $!{roommate_name} is going to be talking about for the rest of the day. Maybe even the week. *page_break *goto_scene chp2_thecity