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@prxncechai
arabellasxndrineâ:
âYou pulled a Cinderella on me before I could even learn your name or tell you mine.â She set her phone down on the table so she can extend her hand. âSo hi, Iâm Arabella.â ( @prxncechaiâ )
â Nice to see you again Arabella.â He shook her hand. â You can call me Chai. â It was easier than Prajadhipok. â I didnât know whether I would see you again or not. â
aikogiaâ:
@prxncechaiâ
âHeyâ she greeted the other with an easy smile. It was always nice to see some people she knew who werenât in some way related to her. Sheâd been here for about a month and already needed a big breather on all the Savoia genes bouncing around the place. âMay I?â she asked before sitting on the free chair in front of him without waiting for an answer âHow have been? I heard about the engagement- congrats?â she half asked, these days who truly knew what was real or not âMonaco..â she said making a face before she whistled âThatâs brave.â Mimi herself was already terrifying, who could say how the in-laws could turn out.Â
Chai nodded as the woman greeted him but did not return her smile. â Youâre already seating.â The prince responded. Had she waited for an answer, he would have let Aiko sit as she was not insufferable like most royals. It was better that she kept him company than someone from Europe. â I could have done worse. Arielle has been a decent fiancee so far. She is not unbearable like her cousin.â His meeting with Mimi had left him almost traumatised. He hoped to avoid her as much as he could and feared that the rest of his fianceeâs family might be as extravagant. â But I share your opinion on Monaco.â They had nothing going on for them except their wealth. He did not know how both countries agreed on the match. â Iâm surprised you are not engaged already. You should enjoy it while it lasts.â  Â
uriahzuluâ:Â Â Â
â IF YOUâRE NOT GETTING ENOUGH OUT OF THIS, just kick them out. it might earn you some new enemies but at least you would have shown them whoâs the boss. â terrible, terrible advice. it was a joke but he should have learned to keep some of his comments to himself. â i rather save myself from the secondhand embarrassment. iâm no masochist. â
â THAT EXPLAINS THE NEW FIANCĂE. â monaco was a very interesting choice but he supposed it looked good on paper. one generation later and thailand could be tightly tied to the richest countries in europe. he rose to his feet to follow the prince. â have you thought about getting involved in foreign messes ? â
â I do have the royal Thai navy to back me up. â It would be oh so tempting to put the foreign royals on ships and deport them from Phuket. However Chai could not do it. â For now I have to play the part. â Hosting his pears was part of King Mongkut IXâs plan to gain prestige and international influence. â But I think they know Iâm the boss. â There was a certain energy that emanated from Chai. That and important sense of pride.Â
The Thai laughed at his friendâs comment on his fiancĂ©e. â Iâm a man after all. â The prince remained unhappy about the arrangement but he could have done so much worse than Arielle. She was not obnoxious like her cousin. Her personality suited him, and her physical appearance too. â No. Unless you count my soon to be in-laws. â And a secret that he could not disclose to Uriah was that Thailand would be involved in foreign mess of its own with Laos, Burma, Cambodia and Malaysia at some point in the future.Â
He started walking towards the little restaurant he wanted to bring his friend to. â Have you ? â He returned the question.     Â
mimidbgâ:
âHello, darling.â Mimi took the offered hand, but instead of a handshake used it to pull the Prince in to press an air kiss against each of his cheeks. They were, after all, about to be family. âThough Mimi generally tried to avoid greeting most of her family. They were terrible pains in the neckâŠMaybe the Thai Prince would fit right in?Â
In any case she intended to avoid him, too. After todayâs (hopefully short) meeting, she didnât plan on ever seeing him againâŠOf course that would be a little more difficult to do if the wedding went ahead, but Mimi still hoped sheâd be able to return Arielle to her senses. Or at least an old boyfriend.âBut that was a scheme for another day. Today, she had no ulterior motivesâŠIf only because the Prince had nothing she wanted. Â
That fact - that he had nothing she wanted - had upset her, at first. Or rather, it still did upset her, but her initial disgust had faded to disinterest. When sheâd first found out about the arrangement, sheâd wanted to tell the Thai Prince (and had told Arielle) just how useless he was to her. And to do it loudlyâŠBut after a little time, several bottles of wine, and some coaxing from their other cousins, sheâd decided that it simply wasnât worth the trouble. He was only useless, not dangerous. Why waste matches burning bridges to nowhere? Especially when one was such a heavy smoker.Â
So she pasted on a politicians smile, and went through the motions of politeness. She had a maid come to take his jacket, and another to take his drink order. âAre you much of a wine drinker? I hope so. Our whole family is interested in viticulture.â Which was a nice way of saying they were drunks. âAnd of course theyâre very interested in you!â They werenât. Mimi didnât even think her father was aware of his nieceâs engagementâŠIn fact, he might not even be aware of his nieceâs existence. He was awful. âIâm sure you know that Arielle made this arrangement of her own volition. It came as quite a surprise to us all.â @prxncechaiâ
Chai cringed as Mimi called him âdarlingâ, then he almost went into shock when she had the audacity to air kiss him instead of shaking his hand. The Thai prince was not used to such familiarity and intimacy. In his family, they kept the demonstration of affection to the minimum and commoners and Thai nobles alike did not dare to touch a member of the royal family. So he was greatly startled by the simple greeting which was the norm in French culture. He took a couple steps back but avoided to push the princess. It took him several seconds to regain his composure and wipe the stupefaction and disgust from his face. Â
â Thank you for welcoming me in your home. â The forced courtesy left his lips as he entered the blondeâs villa. If like him, she was not enchanted by the meeting, she did not show it. He supposed that she was better trained than him. â I prefer beer or liquor. â Thailand only produced wine for less than thirty years. Wine was growing in popularity but still not a common alcohol. Chai was used to drink Thai whisky. â If you are, I can arrange for you to visit the ChĂąteau de Loei or GranMonte vineyards. â They were the most prestigious of the country and the ones to have some international recognition. Â
â They should be, due to the engagement. â Who would not want to know everything about someone who was to be part of their family ? Chai had done some research himself. He had not particularly liked what he had found about Mimi, including her recent prison stay in Russia. â She is a smart woman. It is better to arrange your marriage yourself than have it forced on you. â Chai knew that a betrothal would come after his military service. Yet he had not wished to involve himself in the process. It was partially a denial on his part. Â
krstoffcrsâ:
      â   just  some  business  i  couldnât  care  less  about  .  trade  deals  that  we  no  longer  need  .   â   still  ,  he  brings  the  glass  to  his  lips  without  much  more  encouragement  .   â   how  could  i  refuse  such  an  exotic  invitation   ?   â   he  laughs  .   â   how  are  you   ?   itâs  been  too  long  .   â
â Then indulge away. â Norway was rich enough with its oil. A bad deal could not damage their economy that much. â I wished some people had refused my fatherâs invitation. â Chai had a playful tone but there was some truth behind the joke. â I am good. I am admiral of the Thai fleet now. And I have a shinny new fiancĂ©e. â He updated the other man on what had changed in his life since they had last met. â How are you ? â    Â
bastivvnâ:
â so⊠how are you liking these people ? being surrounded by the most entitled people canât be easy when youâre supposed to be the host. â [ @prxncechaiâ ]
â I would rather being sent to a special forces boot camp than being here with all the royals and nobles. â Chai could not stand the majority of his guests. It was torture having to stay polite. â I have a new found respect for you, knowing you have been enduring that all your life.. â  Â
Chaiâs reaction to @mimidbgâ air kissing him :
The Chakri dynasty, the royal family of ThailandÂ
There are countless members of the Thai royal family due to former polygamous tradition. Even if there are dozens or princes and princess, they are considered cadet branches and have no chance of ascending to the throne. The reigning branch consist of six people, the current king, his wife and his four children.
I JUST FOUND OUT TAY IS GOING TO BE IN A MILITARY DRAMA. And I cry because Iâll have all the content of Chai in uniform.Â
uriahzuluâ:
â CHAI ! â a wide grin spread on uriahâs face and he gave the younger man a slap on the back. you could always count on chai to be ever so formal â and uriah to be the opposite. â what on earth are you talking about ? i would be honored to have mozambique swarming with these people. with them and their champagne problems. â it must have required a lot from the thai royal family to set the whole thing up. it couldnât have been an easy task to host so many important people. â do you even need to ask ? iâd kill for something other than a morning yoga class taught by the blondest person iâve ever seen. â
The slap on the back surprised Chai who was not used to being touched. The Thai royal family used to be sacred and it was only after a tragic accident a little over century ago that people were permitted to touch them. Still it was not customary. â Well, if you want them, they are all yours. â He returned the warm smile. â But be ready to see middle aged women trying to blend in by wearing traditional costumes.â It was uncomfortable to watch. Half of those women were genuine so he guessed that he could give them a pass but the other half just found the Pha sin exotic.Â
The Prince chuckled at the mention of yoga classes. â I donât mind blondes in leggings. â He was a man at the end of the day and half of them were attractive. â But Iâve seen enough of them. â It was getting old. â Letâs go some place those women would have food poisoning. â Thankfully both Uriah and Chaiâs stomachs could handle street food.  Â
ariellevaloisâ:
had she known he was visiting today, she wouldâve slept instead of working all night. but even so, she looked impeccable and it was hard to tell how tired she actually felt. she was fully focused on the contract she was reading when heard somebody calling her name, which caused her to slightly jump. arielleâs gaze quickly switched to the prince, realizing that she told her guards to let him inside without any questions. she closed her laptop and rose from her seat, walking in his direction. â good morning. â was she surprised by the informal approach? definitely, but she decided to follow. â mhm, sounds good to me. we can do it as often as you want and iâll try my best to always be available. â it wasnât like she had a choice, she had to make time for this in her schedule. â may i offer you a cup of coffee? please, make yourself comfortable. â she said, inviting him to join her in the office.
Chaiâs eyes roamed around the office. He had had to cross so many rooms to reach Arielle. He would never have found her without her staffâs assistance. Her villa was vast enough for a family but she lived there alone. It was too much for him but fortunately he did not have to live there with her yet. â I donât think I could do more than twice a week. â Nor did he really want to. Between his obligations as a fleet commander, as a prince and as a host, he had little free time. Seeing his fiancee felt like another chore. However if he did not make an effort, it would stay that way. It was best that they get acquainted to feel more comfortable with the situation. â Weâre both busy. â She also had her obligations and probably not a burning desire to spend time with him. Â
 â Iâll take the coffee. Thank you. â He sat on the nearest available chair as she instructed him to make himself comfortable. â Or tea if you have some. â He actually preferred the latter.     Â
krstoffcrsâ:
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      â    do  you  think  itâs  bad  to  drink  before  a  meeting    ?   â    kris  chuckles  as  he  takes  a  sip  from  his  drink  .  clearly  ,  staying  at  a  holiday  destination  doesnât  come  with  the  holiday  perks  ,  but  for  chai  it  must  be  different  .    â    your  country  is  a  beautiful  one  ,  i  have  to  say  .    â
â It depends on the meeting. â Sometimes one could use some liquor to calm their nerves or relax a little. As long as you were not tipsy or drunk. â I know. â If it was not, millions of tourists would not travel each year to visit it. â It is nice to have you here. â Unlike many others, Kristofferâs sister included. Â
imperialsabrinaâ:
chai was the only person besides dianna that sabrina loved to sulk with. she closed her laptop and stretched out on the sofa. âwhatâs it like having everyone and their mother here?â she asked, finally breaking the silence. âkinda a shitshow.
@prxncechaiâ
â Iâm not fond of the royal circus. â to put it mildly. It was excruciating to host royals and politicians from all around the world. â On top of the normal flow of tourists. â Phuket had been a popular destinations for over a decade. â If I couldnât stay at the base, I might go crazy. â Or homicidal.Â
mirjamraagâ:
â chai ! â she offered him a moderate smile as she waved at him from her table. â you wouldnât mind having lunch with me, would you ? i would love to hear recommendations from a local. if you only donât mind, i donât want to bother you. â [ @prxncechaiâ ]
Chai did not actually remember Mirjamâs name or who she was exactly but the important thing was that she knew him. â Hello.â He did mind but he had to be polite and try to be a good host for once. â If you want a real experience this is not exactly the best place to get it. â None of the restaurants in that part of the city could be considered authentic. â But the Phat Krapao is good. If you can handle some red chilli. â
Iâm sorry I will be slow on Chai because he has very little resources and I am tired of using the same 10 gifs. I am making more but I go turtle speed in photoshop. So please bear with me.Â
Phuket accommodation, Phuket naval base
No flex at all. Chai is actually staying at the Phuket naval base at Cape Panwa.......
He is the most eminent guest of the Commander of the Royal Thai Navy Third Area Command. Which is a fancy way of saying they kicked the vice-admiral out of his quarters to gave them to the prince for the duration of his stay in Phuket.
Chai is used to live on a base and he could not withstand establishing residency even temporarily at a fancy villa made for tourists. He is more than delighted to be able to use the commander suite at Cape Panwa.