...Marlix had unfortunately fallen asleep in the parlor... the girls were in for an interesting scene, as he was upside-down on the sofa in only a loose shirt and some boxer-type underwear, most of his scars in full view as he snored quietly. He needs to start sleeping better

Rex left the library, but paused at the sight in the parlor. He grinned impishly, going into the supply closet. All of the uniforms were in here, and he picked out a skirt he thought Marlix would fit in. With a careful touch, he managed to get the skirt on his sleeping brother. Satisfied, he went to find his other brothers. They would just love this.

"...And so, here we are!" After walking for several minutes, probably a bit farther than just "not far," Val finally stopped right at the top of the hill where the mansion was located. Turning around, he smiled at the girls again, though the smile really had never left during the entire time that they had been walking. "This is where you will be staying. The young masters are just inside, and if they were paying attention this morning, they should be in the parlour waiting for us. In any case, I don't really expect that, but shall we go in?" Facing the mansion once more, he opened the doors wide and made sure that they stayed open for the girls as they walked inside. Near the door, one of the young servants stood to greet them. "Miss Anya, I thank you for your attentiveness. Young Madams, if you have any belongings that you wish to have taken to your rooms before we go, please allow Miss Anya here to take them. Then, if you would please follow me."

Zack was almost finished with his second picture when heard Val arrive with the girls. He washed his hands but otherwise didnt bother with any other cleaning up. He figured that the girls might as well see him for who he was. He made his way back to the parol wondering were his brothers were.

Having a hunch that their guests would have arrived by now, Inigo stopped playing the flute. "Come on! We don't want to keep our guests waiting!" Inigo called out to any possible siblings that were with him in the garden as he made a run for the mansion, not even breaking a sweat as he entered inside with good timing. He paused momentarily to run a hand through his hair and brush himself off of any possible debris before he entered the parlour from a side door. His face adopted a charming smile as he saw the doors open. Although, he couldn't help but wonder where his brothers were at a time like this.

Marlix was still asleep, hard to awaken in his slumber

Nina followed behind, taking mental notes as they walked to the mansion, which turns they took and any landmarks she could easily remember as they went. However, the walk was farther than she expected and soon lost track of where they had been and where they were going. Nina sighed as they arrived, and Val said that the girls could give the maid their belongings to put in their rooms beforehand. "Sir, I do not have any belongings on my person, and I believe that it won't be possible to retrieve them from the town either..." this was because the villagers burned them. "Would you like for me to follow the young ladies and meet my new employers? Or perhaps you want me elsewhere?"

Kyle, oblivious to the fact that the guests were at the estate, still played, ever now and then he would go back to adjust something he did incorrectly. But as he played the music echoed thought the entire house. As he played he kept getting more lost into the music, and he played with more and more emotion. He usually didn't play with this much passion, but he needed to keep all the stress from the past few days from overwhelming him.

"Hmm..." Val turned to the new recruit, taking a moment to evaluate the situation. "Well, no, not like that. That's Ideally, I would have you go clean up first, but we have to find you a uniform first. And something will have to be done about the hair, I'm afraid. Your previous employer had ghastly taste. Nothing a quick wash and touch-up won't cure, though, and I assure you that at least I understand how scissors work." He sighed, taking a moment to straighten out the jacket she now wore. "Unfortunately, we don't have too much time, so we need you to come with us for now. Once introductions are underway, we can take care of the rest." Satisfied with the jacket, the butler turned back to the others and started towards the parlour. "This way, please. They should be waiting."

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Marlix was still asleep, hard to awaken in his slumber

Zack was surprise to find his brother asleep. Marlix knew they had company company coming. Why would he choose to nap? He walked closer wnt ending to wake his brother for the meal when he realized what Marlix was wearing. He laughed out loud. He couldn't help it. He had never seen his older brother in such a stay.

Hearing the laugh, Marlix grunted and groaned, slowly waking up, he shifted, lying flat on the sofa in the parlor (or as flat as he could for someone of his stature). He grunted again as he refused to open his eyes

Rex reappeared, grinning at his handiwork. Marlix would kill him when he woke up. However he would enjoy the fruits of his careful labor right now. He elbowed Zack to be quiet, pointing to Marlix, then himself.

Zack nodded and bite his lip. It was hard not to laugh at his Oder brother. He knew Rex was a prankster. He was just glad that he wasn't the one that had fallen victim to the prank today. What would the girl when they saw Marlix in a skirt?he could hardly wait to see their reaction. Marlix would never forgive them but this was too good to resist.

Ruko quickly began making his way to the parlour, a bit startled at how much time he had lost track of. It was a good thing that he had taken the time to really prepare earlier that morning; the last thing he wanted was to leave an unfortunate impression on the guests when they arrived. Val would never let them hear the end of it!
As he entered the parlour, though, still looking perhaps a bit flustered, he couldn't understand what was going on with his other brothers. Why were Zack and Rex laughing? Still confused, he looked over to Marlix to ask about what was happening, but stopped at what he saw. "Oh, dear...Marlix..."

Yeah, Val would definitely never let this one go.

Even Nina had to admit her appearance was... subpar for meeting with her new bosses, but it wasn't her choice. After she told the truth to the villagers one started tearing at her hair, cutting it with some kind of blade before Nina was put into jail. However, she had to roll with the comments, because it wasn't like it was her choice to cut her hair or ruin her clothes. With that, Nina arrived in the parlor first, the rest of the girls lagging behind. Her first sight of the men in this castle...

Was that one of them was wearing a skirt and was asleep on the nearby furniture. Some of the others were snickering and sighing at the boy. The butler was right... they are all delinquents. I'm doomed... Nina thought, slowly turning red and had a deeply puzzled expression on her face.

"Well, I suppose my own clothes fit how I dress normally... even if they are a bit dirty..." she mumbled, trying to look away from the skirted boy in front of her. All thoughts of her manners and how to introduce herself flew out of her mind, and so she placed her hand on her face, rubbing the bridge of her nose in annoyance.

The mansion was beautiful and everything so far had seemed to be quite normal. That is, until they all walked into the parlor. Two boys were surrounding another boy, who seemed too groggy to know what was going on. He was wearing a skirt and it sure didn't fit him very well. Allie brought her hand to her mouth, trapping a booming laugh from escaping just in time. Her cheeks reddened, but her eyes sparkled with amusement. Oh boy. This is going to be quite a show.

Rex was suddenly aware of their guests, and blushed. He'd never been around women much... and these young ladies were beautiful. He made a hurried bow in greeting. "H-H-Hi," he managed to stammer. "M-My name's Rex."

Kyle stopped his playing and the music that had been echoing through the estate now slowly quieted down. He stood from his seat, grabbed his book, and began walking to the parlor. As he walked he read his book, casualy flipping the pages. And humming the tune he had just been playing. When he arrived at the parlor, he finially looked up to see several girls and Val at the entrance. Then it stuck him.
Dear God, how late am I?
Half the girls appeared either mortified or amused, so he guessed that Rex had done something to give them a good laugh. They were all in the entrance as well, so they must've just arrived. He took a deep breath and calmed himself, then he shut his book and held it in his right hand as he approached them all.
"Hello, Val. Sorry I'm late, I got distracted during my practice."
With that he turned to the girls.
"Hello, I am Kyle. Let me be the first-"
He glances at Val and corrects himself.
"Or rather, second, to welcome you to our home."
He nods his head toward the interior of the parlor.
"I do hope they aren't making to much of a scene in there."

Zack lost it. The girls arrival didnt help. The look on their faces was priceless. He was definitely going to find a way to put all of this in his painting. He laughted hard at his brother. He barely heard Rex's stammered introduction. "Welcome to our home girls. Live us never boring here.." He chuckled trying to regain control. His eyes twinkled with merriment as he turned his attention to the new arrivals. "My name is Zack."

Marlix, in the midst of all this, sat up, rubbing his eyes in a tired way and bringing up a knee to rest his arm on, when he felt the fabric, he looked down, staring at the skirt in surprise.... He hadn't been wearing one before.... And he knew just who would do something like this. His face tired red with his anger, and when he heard Rex speak his head turned sharply in that direction, and practically growled his name

"REX!!!!" he shouted, sliding off the skirt- leaving his boxers visible. He got himself off the couch and grabbed Rex's collar "You are a vile excuse for a little brother!! What will the ladies think if they....." Catching the girls in the corner of his eye, he stopped, letting go if Rex and..... Well he just left the parlor...