Paloma's Heart (#3)

[idolpro]

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Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[handpuppets]

Ah... thank you for asking. Maybe just a little—after all, it's not proper for a lady to engage in public drunkenness, but it can't hurt.

Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[justicebewon]

It's not a problem if nobody knows you're drunk. I'll grab you a glass, though.

[ and by "grab a glass" she means "snatch one from a servant somewhere", naturally ]

Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[handpuppets]

[ there are so many servants to swipe a glass from; one gets halfway through asking if you'd like them to fetch you a drink and then notices the whole-ass bottle and scuttles away. ]

Well... I'll have a little... there's just a lot of judgment on me as a widow and mother.

Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[justicebewon]

Oh...sorry to hear that. The widow part, obviously.

[ she pours a glass, handing it over. ]

Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[handpuppets]

Ah... thank you; it means a lot to hear. We hadn't been married long, but, well... it's a lonely life, being in mourning and raising a child.

Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[justicebewon]

Yeah. My own mom was in the same boat, too. And I've known a couple others, one's still a...

[ ugh. it's a good thing Amaranth isn't here to hear this, and definitely, nobody is hearing it who could tell her, ]

...a close friend of mine, I guess. Strong woman, like five kids, always under fire from everyone around them...really, I guess I could say I'm sort of in the same situation as her? Less mourning, and not...quite alone with the child-raising, but...

Eh, if you want my professional half-single mother advice, it's best to just tell everyone who's got a problem to fuck off. Guarantee you've got more heart than any of 'em.

Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[handpuppets]

......if only people appreciated heart more than propriety, but you're very kind, ah...

I don't think I caught your name?

Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[justicebewon]

Luna. And yours?

Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[handpuppets]

Jane Wiltshire—pleased to meet you, Lady Luna; that’s a beautiful name.

Re: THE GRAND BALLROOM

[justicebewon]

[

what if instead of solving a murder she just fishes for praise from a heart construct for the rest of this, ]

Ha! Thank you - yours isn't bad, either. Now that I think about it, I've heard it before. Something about you having your eye on some lucky lady?