Den of Thieves (PM for invite)

[Grayscale]

Grayscale grinned at his boss for a couple seconds, and then stood up on the table, laughing. An odd bunch they made: A doctor, Audrey, a girl who kept a tiger for a pet, a guy with a sword, and of course Greyscale himself. He replied, "None of there people look very tasty. Your sister is so pretty, I get indigestion at the thought. Your brother is nearly as sane as I am. The good doctor looks like a stick. And you pay me very well not to eat people you want around. So, no sentient food for me."

[member="Audrey Thénardier"] [member="Aedan Thénardier"] [member="Viviane Thénardier"] [member="Doctor Zendu"]

 

[Viviane Thénardier]

[member="Grayscale"]


She glaring at the guy " I'm only tolerating you, but that dont mean i like you.. Just leave me alone.. and i won't turn you into kibble for Abby.. And don't call me Pretty!"


[member="Doctor Zendu"] [member="Audrey Thénardier"] [member="Aedan Thénardier"] (( im an idiot forgot to tag you guys ))

 

[Audrey Thénardier]

Seeing her borther finally bow for once Audrey only watched him with a less-than-convinced look. Despite how nice a gesture this was she knew that he would often say one thing only for it to lead to another. Especially when recalling the last little reuinion they had.

"Just remember that this is my party, Aedan." she blunty stated. "Not some little get-together strung up by mother and the rest of the family so you can make a fool of yourself." After that she'd looked to [member="Grayscale"], hearing his reaction to her statements and then what was said to Viviane. She said again in a blunt tone "Just keep both sides of yourself under control, Mr. Grayscale. Is that understood? I don't pay you to cause havoc at my parties or bother my youngest sister. And you, Vivi, best be careful when making comments to my hirlings. Some can be a bit more dangerous than others."

Before she spoke any further Audrey felt a nudge against her leg, only to look down and see the tiger, Abby, nuzzeling. She smiled a little while reaching down and petting the large cat on the head. She even removed her right hand glove in order to feel the fur brushing against her naked hand. Despite how often her sister overused the wealth of the family she did enjoy her cats, something Audrey could agree with to a degree.

Finally, after finishing with Abby, she turned to [member="Doctor Zendu"] and said "Doctor, I do apologize if you've dealt with any inconviences before my arrival. You don't know how hard it is to slip into something like this while getting your escorts ready." she indicated both herself and the two aliens-in-waiting that were still standing by.

[member="Aedan Thénardier"] [member="Viviane Thénardier"]

 

[Aedan Thénardier]

Aedan frowned at Audrey

"Yes ma'am, it will not happen again" Aedan said through his teeth.

He turned and looked at Greyscale then glared.

Aedan walked out of the main hall to where the servants were preparing most of the food.

He walked up to one of them and smiled.

"Excuse me madam, where is the Corellian Whiskey?" Aedan said politley

"Lady Audrey had me lock it up...she said she didn't want you near it." The servant said, Aedan clinched his fists.

he looked at her.

"It can be our secret..."

"Umm..Ok,"

She Gave Aedan the key and showed thim where she locked it.

Smart sis...but I need a drink to calm myself. Aedan thought to himself.

he grabbed a bottle then walked out of the cooking area back into the main hall.

He then began sipping the whiskey with a smile on his face.

[member="Audrey Thénardier"]

 

[Doctor Zendu]

Things were moving fast and Robert tried his best to keep up. He grinned at the hostess's younger brother, [member="Aedan Thénardier"] mirroring the man's bow. With a raised eyebrow, the pale thin man tilted his head at @Grayscale. "I'm afraid I didn't catch your name."

Then he turned towards the young girl, [member="Viviane Thénardier"]. "I do have some medicine in my background, but my specialty is xenopsychiatry." He gave her a toothy grin and took a sip of his wine.

Finally, he addressed [member="Audrey Thénardier"]. "Oh no inconveniences at all. Your family has been incredibly cordial. At some point during the night I wanted to see if you were still interested in, um, making an appointment with me." He didn't want to broadcast to the party that she had sought him for treatment, as that could be embarrassing to her.

There seemed to be some small family dramas going on around him, but Robert didn't feel like he had enough inside knowledge of it to completely follow along.

 

[Viviane Thénardier]

[member="Doctor Zendu"]

" oh really? thats really cool. " she said smiling looking at her sister for a moment before looking back at the Doctor (( seriously i know i say that like 100 times a day )) " i would love to learn about what you do. Seems like a very interesting job to have"

 

[Audrey Thénardier]

Hearing the good Doctor's reply she nodded and said "Of course. In fact, I never actually mentioned this Doctor, but you had come recommended by another patient of yours. One who, while prefering to remaing silent, deals in the same underworld business as me. Obviosuly you can sense a need to unwind with a good talk with one of you....psychiatrists from time-to-time." she'd finally said while heistating on the word.

As she spoke with him Audrey noticed Aedean slip away for a moment. When he did she gave a low groan in her throat, praying mentally that he wouldn't do anything stupid while she talked with [member="Doctor Zendu"]. Eventually, however, she'd seen her brother return with a bottle in his hand that he drank straight from. She rolled her eyes, making a note to have whoever let him near the drinks fired, before indciating for her two escorts to come over.

Using them as a distraction she said "Sorry, Doctor. I've been a bit rude. I haven't introduced you to my two escorts. Ms. Killigran and Mr. Lando." While the doctor spoke with them for a moment she leaned over and whispered to Vivi "Get the bottle away from him and stop him from making a fool of himself. Have the tiger drag him outside if it comes to it."

[member="Viviane Thénardier"] [member="Aedan Thénardier"]

 

[Doctor Zendu]

Doctor Zendu was sure he wasn't going to be able to remember all these names. He nodded to the Lady's escorts and chatted briefly with them, making small talk about the Naboo trade industry. He turned back towards Lady Thenardier. He was curious about the patient she spoke of, but it would be unethical to fish for a name. "Ah yes, I treat many who deal in the dark underworld of the galaxy. I had no idea the lady herself was a part of it however." He quickly added. "Not that it matters. If you still would like to set up an appointment with me, I believe that my practice has slowed down enough for me to take on a new patient."

"I'm interested in knowing a bit more about your reasons for seeking treatment. But perhaps your party isn't the time or the place."

The Doctor looked down at Audrey's little sister. "It's a fascinating job. I always say that there are two kinds of people in the galaxy. The diagnosed and the undiagnosed." He let out a loud guffaw at his own joke, which was an oldie but goodie for Robert. "Sorry, just a little psychiatric humor."

[member="Audrey Thénardier"] [member="Viviane Thénardier"]

 

[Viviane Thénardier]

[member="Audrey Thénardier"]

" you know once he starts you can't stop him.. I don't really want to try" she said looking back at [member="Doctor Zendu"] and laughed at what he said " thats a pretty good one. but i'm serious.. I would really like to learn about your work" glanceing at her sister wondering what she would say.

 

[Aedan Thénardier]

Aedan walked to the table and put the bottle down, he looked at his older sister's two escorts, they had him out many times, they claimed he was drunk and making a mockery of the family's name, many a times he would sit out there wondering what they were talking about... Aedan shrugged the thought off and picked the bottle again, putting his lips to the bottle he grinned, He looked at Audrey and gave her a wicked grin, he was just messing with her. The family didn't understand. Aedan was not going to do anything bad...

Aedan looked at Grayscale and smiled, Greyscale had called him almost as insame as him which made Aedan a tad mad but he smiled anyway.

[member="Audrey Thénardier"]

[member="Doctor Zendu"]

[member="Viviane Thénardier"]

 

[Audrey Thénardier]

Audrey rolled her eyes when Viviane had refused to deal with Aedan. Obvisously it was more her not wanting to get involved in her older silbings mild rivalry at this point, which Audrey had to admit would be smart on her part. Even as she glanced over and saw the smug look he gave her she returned it with a cold, brutal stare that acted more as a warning. If he was going to do anythig stupid she was going to make him regret it. She hoped and prayed he was smart enough to get that through his drunken mindset while she talked with [member="Doctor Zendu"].

Finally looking back to him when he mentioned not discussin her reasons for seeing him she responded "Yes, of course. Best to save it for the actual session itself. Which I'm hoping we can have ready as soon as possible. I do have other matters to deal with in the coming days, but I'd be willing to shift a few dates around if need be."

[member="Aedan Thénardier"] [member="Viviane Thénardier"] [member="Grayscale"]

 

[Doctor Zendu]

The doctor nodded at Audrey. "My receptionist will be contacting you shortly about setting something up if you don't mind coming all the way to Belasco of course. I suppose if that's not possible I could make a house call, but I think you'll enjoy my skytower. It's quite a relaxing place to get things off your chest. We could start with one-on-one sessions, but I also treat many families." He moved his eyes to each member of the Thenadier family. "Let me know if you're interested in group therapy with your siblings."

Robert smiled down at Viviane. "Ask me anything you like. I can't reveal patient details of course, but other than that, I'm happy to answer any questions you have about my profession. With so many diverse species in the galaxy, psychiatry is never boring. I'll say that." He grinned and sipped his wine, glancing nervously down at the tiger.

"Your pet doesn't bite does it?"

[member="Audrey Thénardier"] [member="Aedan Thénardier"]

 

[Audrey Thénardier]

Lady Audrey had returned the nod before hearing his offer for group therapy with Vivi and Aedan, her response being "Perhaps in the future. For now I prefer a one on one session for now." After that she heard him ask Vivi about her tiger, to which she answered "So far she'd been kept under control. But my sister knows if she does bite anyone, or worse, then something bad will happen to her. Right?" she asked her with a stern tone to indicate how serious she was.

[member="Doctor Zendu"] [member="Aedan Thénardier"] [member="Viviane Thénardier"]

 

[Viviane Thénardier]

[member="Doctor Zendu"] [member="Audrey Thénardier"]

Viviane was about to ask something when he asked about her tiger, and her sister spoke up she sighed softly looking at Abby for a moment then back at them " She won't bite " she said " shes more behaved them my sister thinks". she said before folding her arms behind her back and smiled. She really didn't want to ask her question with her sister there but then just sighed " I don't want to know about anyone you may have helped.. But what i'm curious about is .." she paused for a moment then continued " How hard is it to learn about what you do?"

 

[Aedan Thénardier]

Aedan walked closer to the group, He laughed as he heard the doctor talking about therapy for Audrey.

"We all know how much Audrey needs it." Aedan said, he then instantly dropped the whisky, He looked at his sister with soft eyes.

"I-I'm sorry Audrey....I didn't mean to say that." Aedan said softly covering his mouth.

Audrey worked hard every day, and Aedan knew that, he didn't mean it, he didn't know if it was the whiskey or his childish actions but he was shocked.

[member="Viviane Thénardier"]
[member="Audrey Thénardier"]
[member="Doctor Zendu"]

 

[Doctor Zendu]

Tearing his eyes away from the tiger, the psychiatrist smiled at the ladies. "Very well, Lady Thenardier. My receptionist will be contacting you soon."

At the brother's quip, the doctor merely shook his head. "I believe almost everyone in the galaxy could benefit from therapy in one way or another. Perhaps you should come have a session with me, as you seem to have a few issues of your own?" He gestured towards the whiskey glass.

Then he turned to Viviane, "It's nice to see a young person interested in the subject of xenopsychiatry. My schooling took many years, not including med school. I spent basically my entire twenties at the University in Belasco. It's a rewarding field but not to be undertaken lightly. Why? Are you thinking of studying it?"

[member="Aedan Thénardier"] [member="Viviane Thénardier"] [member="Audrey Thénardier"]

 

[Audrey Thénardier]

The smug comment from Aedan, along with him dropping the bottle, had torn it for Audrey. She gave him a cold look before hearing [member="Doctor Zendu"] give his comment to both herself and him about his session. Thankfully Viviane was also present to help curb his interest in who to talk with, because Audrey needed to have a chat with her little brother.

She quickly said to the good Doctor "Of course. Would you excuse me a minute." before taking Aedean by the back of his colloar. "My little brother and I need to talk." As she lead him away, holding his collar still, she gestured for her escorts to keep talking with all the guests to keep them busy while ordering a maid they passed to clean the mess of the bottle up. After pulling him out onto the balacony nearby, closing the door that separated it from the party room, Audrey turned to her brother and almost shouted "You complete disregarding idiot! Are you trying to make me look like a fool in front of my guests or do you just enjoy making an ass of yourself?

[member="Aedan Thénardier"] [member="Viviane Thénardier"]

 

[Aedan Thénardier]

Aedan looked at the doctor.

"Me in therapy...no way...My whiskey isn't a problem"

Aedan felt himself being pulled by his collar. His sister dragged him to the balcony and shut the door.

He felt himself stiffen as Audrey began to nearly shout at him.

Aedan flinched.

"Me make an ass out of myself?! Of course not... or I don't mean to...." He whispered very softly.

He hadn't really realized how stupid he was.

"Look sister...I am sorry...If I offended you in any way..." Aedan said softly as he put his hands on the balcony.

He looked off to the stars.

"The only reason I drink is because of this family!" Aedan stated softly.

[member="Doctor Zendu"]

[member="Viviane Thénardier"]

[member="Audrey Thénardier"]

 

[Viviane Thénardier]

[member="Doctor Zendu"] [member="Audrey Thénardier"] [member="Aedan Thénardier"]

" actually yes i am interested.. Anything to possibly help my brother and sister.. I can't stand them fighting or arguing over things" she said shaking her head softly and sighed before looking back at The Doctor.

 

[Audrey Thénardier]

Despite his reaction Audrey still kept a cold look twoards her brother as he started becoming more emotionally battered. She stood there and crossed her arms as he walked away, saying how he didn't mean to make an ass of himself and then blaming the family for his drinking. She rolled her eyes and shook her head, waiting for him to actually man up to look at her.

When that didn't happen she said "Don't try to make this about the family, Aedan. You do it because you can't stand that I've been put as the head of the family after father died. Admit it. You wanted everything he left to me, but he knew you were too foolish to handle it all."

[member="Viviane Thénardier"] [member="Aedan Thénardier"]