*well, that answers the shell question* *retrieves a few mags from their fitted pockets and takes her seat, quickly and efficiently unloading the humongous armor-annihilating cartridges rounds on the tabletop*
*maintains that same chipper, polite tone of voice* His Majesty may or may not actually care about the tourism itself, but the increased traffic does generate quite a bit of revenue. Even you can't argue with the numbers, my Lord Salgant.
*lalala, ignores your entire overplayed monologue until:*
What venue are you angling for?
*reaches across to tap one of the maps with a few locations circled in red pen* This one. The Rock and River Lawn. Lady Anairë suggested an outdoor site the other day, and I'm inclined to agree--for one thing, it'd mean a lot more space to work with.
*peers closely at one of the rounds--is that a scratch? already?* *off-handedly* I've checked the schedules, and the Lawn is free the whole weekend. Which is a good thing, considering the number of signatures on the petition...