[X] Be absconded with by Ilya and Lulu.
As you get up from the table, three fiendish entities, garbed all in black with a long red scarf wrapped about their necks, appear behind you, Lulu, and Ilya. Arms cross in front of you and pull you against the mysterious being's torso, and with a burst of smoke - nothing happens. You look around to see Ilya and Lulu similarly bound, and everyone else at the table staring at you with varying degrees of confusion. Then Remilia smiles, shakes her head, and waves a shooing gesture at the six of you. Smoke bursts out again, and with a flash of light you're in Ilya's suite. Lulu's face is bright red, as is Sella's when she hurriedly removes her mask, but Ilya's is locked in a thoughtful expression.
"That really should have worked. I double-checked everything," she mutters, then shakes her head and smiles at you and Lulu. "Oh, well. Mission Accomplished!" You cast a mock-doubtful look at your friends, and Lulu nods.
"Yes, and now it's time for Mission Start! You see, Flan, Ilya and I did a lot of work yesterday." They both nod seriously, although you can tell they're trying to keep from smiling, and from there laughing. "We had to get Patchouli to explain to us how to get vampires to relax! Because you aren't relaxed. You're insomniac, staying up late into the night -"
"And you aren't eating much -"
"And your eyes are turning red!" You look back and forth between them, then over at Sella and Leysritt.
"… Your eyes are red, too," you begin, and Ilya nods energetically.
"Because we can't relax, either. My hair is even turning white!" You can't quite hold back a laugh, and Ilya and Lulu break down into giggles, too. "Anyway! We're going to relax for a while, and we're going to enjoy ourselves. Sella, Leys!" The maids bow in unison.
"Lady Illyasviel."
"Ilya."
"Race you there!" Lulu sticks her tongue out at Ilya and darts past the maids, and Ilya stares after her for a moment, somewhat flabbergasted, and you giggle. She forces a smile down, then sticks her nose in the air and sniffs dismissively before winking at you. Leysritt bows again and withdraws, and Sella follows you into the bath room. Lulu, of course, is almost ready to enter, at least until Sella apprehends her. "Hey! Ilya!"
"Sassy you!" Ilya shakes her finger under Lulu's nose, and you inhale deeply. You don't quite recognize every part of the blend, but the biggest one …. You walk over to one of the candles and sniff it, letting the scent wrap you in its wings.
"Patchouli wouldn't tell us what the ingredients are, or where she keeps them, but when she said you would like them." You nod. You're sure Ilya and Lulu wouldn't mind knowing that the binding scent of the candles is Remilia's own magic, but that does mean they can't replicate it … and it wouldn't help things if they knew that your best relaxant is your sister. You inhale deeply once more and lazily turn back to your friends and hold your arms out. They take your hands, pull you close - then push you into the bath. Sella gapes, red-faced, as Ilya and Lulu follow you in and start helping you take off your clothes.
"L-Lady Illyasviel! What are you doing?" Ilya pauses, looks at you, then down at her clothes, then up at her maid.
"We're taking a bath, and I'm in the pre-soak cycle. It's the very special part of taking a bath -!" Lulu splashes water at Ilya, interrupting her, and Sella's face mottles red and white as she tries to figure out whether to be furious or humiliated. After your friends splash at each other for a few seconds, however, you shake your head and have your clones come out to pick them up.
"Flan! You're supposed to be relaxing!" You nod as Ilya is carried over for Sella to work her out of her clothes, and your own clothes are placed out of the way to dry, and when both Ilya and Lulu are back in the bath and looking rather embarrassed, you nod again.
"I can hardly relax if my two friends are splashing each other, can I? After all, if you're playing around like that, then I want to join in and play around. But if I'm going to relax, then we're going to relax, right?" They both nod, and after a moment you smile and pull them into a corner. "There. Now we're an aquatic cuddlepile." Lulu giggles and Ilya shakes her head, and the three of you burrow into each other to relax in the warmth of the bath and the intoxicating fragrance of the Patchouli's candles.
Of course, soaking in the tub isn't all you do, especially once Sella finally returns with snacks, treats, and drinks. The food has to wait, of course - biscuits soaked in honey are wonderful, but the crumbs thereof don't belong in a bath! - but it turns out that in addition to the candles, either Koakuma or Patchouli lent Ilya and Lulu some books. Nothing important, or even terribly useful, but they do have wonderful pictures of strange creatures and places, and the three of you spend the last half-hour in the bath making up stories about the creatures. Then you allow Sella and Leysritt to dry you off and dress you - Lulu in particular is amusingly embarrassed to be fussed over - and you all move to Ilya's sitting room, there to finish the treats and snacks.
And to talk, of course. About using the mirrors to keep in touch, and how to arrange physical meetings. You're certain that Remilia and Patchouli won't have any problems letting you see each other occasionally, especially if the other youkai or the Bureau do strike up some kind of bargain. And you and Ilya help get Lulu to stop worrying about Megane and Zest so much - at least, you try to, until she and Ilya remember that the purpose of them sneaking you away was to let you relax and not have to worry about other people!
It is then that Ilya brings out what - according to Koakuma - is one of the most dreadful torture tools in existence: an excessively comfortable chair. Two, in fact, since she shares Lulu's sin of negligence. And then they bring in a third with ruthless efficiency, as the chairs are excessively comfortable, after all, and they can hardly make you sit in an ordinary chair while they are being exquisitely tortured by comfort. You have to agree - it is a torturously comfy chair. Somehow, Sella manages to stand against the wall the whole time without ever reacting untowardly … at least until you ask Ilya if you can play a game to see if you can make her maids break their concentration.
As the afternoon light begins to fade ever-so-slowly into early evening, you make your way to the patio, to enjoy the atmosphere and see the gardens, and to play tag and other games with your magic. Naturally, your danmaku bullets are the best, almost as quick and far more maneuverable than Ilya's birds, and faster than Lulu's bullets since she can't exactly use her capturing magic to slow your danmaku down. But those games only last for a little while, and the three of you curl against each other on the couch in a proper cuddlepile, even before Sella creeps close to place a blanket over the three of you. You bet she thinks you didn't see her ….
What do you do?
[ ] Make sure to get everyone up in time for dinner.
[ ] Wake up really early.
- [ ] And make sure Satsuki isn't feeling lonely.
- [ ] And wander through the library.
- [ ] And wake up Ilya and Lulu.
[ ] Wake up when the others do.
[ ] Other?
I have a list!
