[ GODDESS TOWER ] - No effort has been spared in surveillance or suspicion this year, and you know as much now that you find yourself alongside another answering to an ornery guard the moment you entered its vicinity.
Mauvier wants to ignore whoever is clearly weaseling their way toward the Goddess Tower. Just for one night. But despite his lack of armor, and no emblem of Seiros on his person, he follows their proverbial scent.
He does not know what lay inside the Goddess Tower, nor what makes it so sacred. Only that students have a tendency to sneak into it during events like this, especially as couples. This time, though, the would-be intruder seems to be alone.
"Excuse me," he calls into the open air, weaving authority into the more casual tone he's adopted for the evening. "I'm afraid that area is off limits tonight. Please return to the ballroom."
When he was hired for the role he’s taken for the night, the biggest surprise for Hugh was the amount of importance surrounding the Goddess Tower. It had been some time since he’s been here, but he swears that the security wasn’t this tight. Actually, was there any security at all? The whole thing feels fishy, so it leads him into seeing what he can get away with.
“Hm, no, I’m…” oh, one look at the person currently keeping watch, and he knows he can’t weave a convincing enough lie. Instead, he decides to comply. (The whole, ‘I really need to get some fresh air’ bit was probably not going to work on him.)
“Aren’t you curious why you’re standing put here?” Hugh asks instead, staring up towards the tower.
“Couples have been sneaking off up there for years, haven’t they? Don’t you wonder what changed?”
Wait, could he bribe this person? Hugh tries to study Mauvier’s face once more. He’s short on cash, but he was handed that bouquet at the door. Perhaps…
First, he waits for a reply. It’ll give him a better idea on how to respond himself.
