The Plan (Rumour)

Richard Dargent

Brief

Richard and Guinevera Dargent have some kind of Plan that they are following.

Outcome

Guinevera Dargent

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Not much is known about the Plan, but it seemed to have gone somewhat awry since the presence of fake-Yvette was discovered.

Summary

Takesday, Tinkermoon, 1313

Hugo Dargent discovers that there were two bodies of Yvette, the Courtesan, one of whom is now dead. One of Yvette's Handmaidens, Hessian, freed from the Charm that the Courtesan had been keeping her under, contacts Katiba Wiggin Bakerstreet.

Needleday, Tailormoon, 1313

Hugo Dargent is questioned by Wiggin Bakerstreet about the events of the previous Takesday into Eclipseday at the Dargent Estate. Guinevera Dargent then questions him further, and learns about the presence of the two Yvettes. She enters damage-control mode. It seems the original Yvette had been part of the Plan, and things were communicated (by Guinevera and Richard) that were for her ears only. If someone else has taken her place, then that bodes ill for the Plan (and perhaps the whole Dargent Family). Richard Dargent begins the process of hiring mercenaries.

Related Species

• Kitsune

Related People

• Guinevera Dargent
• Richard Dargent
• Yvette

Related Organizations

• House of Dargent

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Interview Excerpts: What did your parents expect from you when you were born?

RESPONSES

Masons

"As the Church of the Tinker teaches all parents, each newborn person is a unique raw material to be moulded towards its optimal use. My devoted parents behaved accordingly."
-- Subvizier Aloysius Mason.

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Dargent-Laureats

"Surely that I would bring pride to the family and security to our lineage. I am working on it."
-- Vizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I mean, they didn’t know then that I’d need to take over, so - I mean, uh… I don’t know. Let’s keep going."
-- Viziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.

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Ironsides

"Military greatness! What every real man expects from his sons!"
-- Vizier Balthazar Ironside.
"I have the lineage for exceptional military prowess. It’s, uh, just taking some time to establish itself."
-- Subvizier Agamemnon Ironside.
"Violence. Unending, bloody violence."
-- Katib Menelaus Ironside.
"Um. A boy. They were expecting a boy."
-- Katiba Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.

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Stargazers

"They trusted the Sailor to nudge me the right ways himself."
-- Vizier Leopold Stargazer.
"I have not asked. They came to expect excellence."
-- Viziera Andromeda Stargazer.
"A lot of meetings and lessons and submission to discipline. I know, it’s only to equip me for being Vizier. I’m not saying I begrudge them."
-- Subvizier Pollux Stargazer.
"Um. A boy. They were expecting a boy."
-- Subviziera Britomart Stargazer-Ironside.
"Unwavering, insensible obedience."
-- Katib Castor Stargazer.
"If I’m honest, I think she expected me to get killed sooner or later. Maybe she still does."
-- Katiba Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

"We seem to have encountered a point of incorrect assumption."
-- Bartleby.

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Dargents

"Nothing quite as grand as they should have."
-- Vizier Richard Dargent.
"To play my small and suffocating part in a squalid cycle of timidness and codependence. Sorry mama."
-- Viziera Guinevera Dargent.
"Surely that I would bring pride to the family and security to our lineage. I am working on it."
-- Subvizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I’m pretty spontaneous except when I’m working on something - then I plan everything."
-- Subviziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.
"To be the obedient spare son and carry on the family lineage."
-- Katib Hugo Dargent.
"I’m only the third in line, so all they need me to do is be a good representative of the family and tell them anything important I find out, and one day find a good family to marry into. I think my mum also needed to have me to keep a promise to the Rich Man, though."
-- Katiba Scarlett Dargent.

"I don't think he knew me when I was born, but he taught me to be sneaky and report useful information."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"Probably that I grow into a happy and faithful Brambleite; I’m sure they’d be proud of me, if they knew I was still alive."
-- Connie Furr.
"Maybe to die like two sisters the year before. Maybe to live to make more little kits of my own."
-- Voltaire.

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Carterholds

"I was meant to be running the operation one day. Turns out my mum had a second miracle baby and now here we are."
-- Katiba Rouge Carterhold.

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Bakerstreets

"One didn’t know to expect anything. The other expected we could help each other make things right."
-- Vizier Cobbler Bakerstreet.
"...[silence]..."
-- Subviziera Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.
"A street-smart hardcase, just like they got; they just keep moving the goalposts is all."
-- Katib Cody Bakerstreet.
"Not that much, which is how I like it."
-- Katiba Wiggin Bakerstreet.

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Underhands

"...[silence]..."
-- Katiba Diana Bakerstreet-Underhand.

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Baharats

"Propriety, grace and courtly manners."
-- Ex-Subvizier James Baharat.

"My parents never expected much of me. It was very low-pressure."
-- Beautiful Baharat Guard.
"I think they assumed I’d probably be something special - the trickster-magic on my dad’s side always manifested in at least a few each generation, and my mum’s side had a reputation for fantastic druidic crafting. I figure they probably didn’t expect me to get kidnapped and sold, though."
-- Martini.

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Brasseyes

"Not a lot. I am third in line, and a girl. But I’ve found ways to improve on what expectations were there."
-- Katiba Grimoire Brasseyes.

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Darktusks

"Who cares? Not them if they know what’s good for them."
-- Mirze Rifi Darktusk.

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Greenskins

"That I would lead and govern and protect, as they had done before."
-- Vizier Kronk Greenskin.
"If I’m honest, I think she expected me to get killed sooner or later. Maybe she still does."
-- Subvizier Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

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Jackalslicers

"Nobility inherits its own expectations."
-- Viziera Atkin Jackalslicer.
"To help keep the family and their work going."
-- Katib Fennec Jackalslicer.

"Mama said: maybe die; maybe taken away, live in house; maybe stay, grow big in pack. Mama not know many things."
-- Stubby.

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Shajaras

"[chuckles] I’m sure they expected something like this."
-- Vizier Hali Shajara.
"Not a lot, and nothing worth thinking about."
-- Viziera Cassilda Shajara.

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Brambleites

"A good Brambleite, no doubt, and it seemed they had thought I might grow to follow one of their own tracks, of either berry or blossom - yet, when I sought my calling elsewhere, I went with their blessing."
-- Bugsby Cottontail.
"Probably that I grow into a happy and faithful Brambleite; I’m sure they’d be proud of me, if they knew I was still alive."
-- Connie Furr.
"Propriety, grace and courtly manners."
-- James Baharat.
"I think they assumed I’d probably be something special - the trickster-magic on my dad’s side always manifested in at least a few each generation, and my mum’s side had a reputation for fantastic druidic crafting. I figure they probably didn’t expect me to get kidnapped and sold, though."
-- Martini.
"Non-existence."
-- Vulpix.
"I think they expected I would be more involved with the Church. But I don’t like crowds. I still attend all the evening services. It would be unthinkable not to."
-- Warren Furr.
"To create a matriarchy of my own. As I expect my girls to do."
-- Winnie Furr.

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Patchwork Empire

"I don’t think anyone expected me to exist until I did."
-- Pairaka.

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Undergazette

"They ran a pawnbrokers in what’s now the Candleman’s turf. No doubt expected to hand it down one day. Maybe also intended to hand down the dogfighting ring in the basement. As I said, the Tailfeathers were complicated people."
-- Krona Tailfeather.
"I don't think he knew me when I was born, but he taught me to be sneaky and report useful information."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"The orphanage says I was left on the doorstep in a beanie, so they probably expected me to like beanies."
-- Tito.

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Yvette & her Handmaidens

"I prefer not to talk about such things. A girl must have some secrets."
-- Yvette, the Courtesan.
"A dull, difficult life of keeping quiet and out of the way. Thankfully, puberty and the Tailor had other plans."
-- Yvette Vixois.
"I don’t think anyone expected me to exist until I did."
-- Pairaka.