They wouldn't listen if you told them not to drink it?
[ the ff7 party mostly has suspicious bitches in it..... though yuffie might have been inclined to try the soup herself, if she hadn't witnessed what the candy did last wednesday ]
They would hold Rejoicing Parties for the servants, where they were given coffee as a "reward" for their hard work. Because it's a public ceremony, there are people watching to make sure everyone drinks it.
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[ very important for kate to know that yuffie (claims) she has self-control ]
Mmhmm. We're okay. Hey, Kate, have ya seen this kind of thing happen before? [ lil sus there ]
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...
The coffee at the manor.
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.... The coffee did crap like this?
[ why is her life literally a murdergame im crying ]
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It altered people's minds... their thoughts and emotions. It made them happy, complacent, and loyal.
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.... Gross.
Lemme guess. That coffee was there to make sure everyone behaved?
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[ gripping that hand tightly. ]
... I was the only one unaffected. I could only stand by and watch as my friends lost themselves, again and again.
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[ the ff7 party mostly has suspicious bitches in it..... though yuffie might have been inclined to try the soup herself, if she hadn't witnessed what the candy did last wednesday ]
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[ it has to be said, okay ]
And where do you come into that?
[ getting the slip on them? ]
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Ah... it's a bit complicated.
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... The servants are all humans, who are influenced by the coffee. And the nobility are all shadows, who are influenced by humans.
That may seem backwards, but that's how all who live in the House are kept under its thrall.
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Why is it that the rules are so strict, even for you? If you guys are all the nobility... Just to keep things the way they are?
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... There must be something else they want from us.
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You've got your work cut out for you, Kate.
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... I usually don't get to talk about this so freely. Thank you, Yuffie, for listening.
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And I'm not some sucker that'll just eat weird stuff, no matter how tasty it looks.