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<Showman>

[puppetmurder]

Cersei!!!

I have a gift for you, but I don't know if we'll see each other on Christmas, so I want to give it to you now.

Where do you live? I can bring it to you! :)

<QueenRegnant>

[reignfall]

⟪ fuck now she has to learn how to wrap a present really fast. ⟫

Oh, is an early exchange not a matter of ill luck? In that case, I would be happy to see you. How kind of you to think of me.

Are you aware of the hill that appeared just this weekend past in the city of Bavan? Afton Height, that is where I reside.




What is the meaning of :) ?

<Showman>

[puppetmurder]

Well, to be quite honest, it's also just an excuse to see you. I don't have too many friends here yet.

I think I know what hill you're talking about. Do you mind if I come by this evening, then?



Also, ":)" is like a smile! The two dots are the eyes and the curved bit (it's called an open-parentheses) is like the mouth!

:)

See, I'm smiling at you! Even with these weird machines.

<QueenRegnant>

[reignfall]

Neither do I. It has been such a relief to have met you, some people here seem a little... uncouth, yet you strike me as thoroughly worthy of my trust and friendship.

:) See? I have already learned! :)

Please do visit, you are always welcome. There are so many curious things in this house, I cannot wait to show you.

⟪ Plus, she has a few hours to brush her hair to shining perfection now, so she won't need to be embarrassed in front of her new friend. ⟫

<Showman> → [ACTION]

[puppetmurder]

There really is an excess of opprobrium here, isn't there? It's nice to surround yourself with other, cultured individuals.

I will see you tonight, then! :)

[And just as promised, he does!

Dandy arrives the moment the sun has fallen below the horizon, with a present box tucked under one arm, at that newly moved house(castle?) on the hill. He knocks on the door, hard enough to throb pain through his knuckles, and hopefully loud enough to get Cersei's attention.

Then, he waits.]

[reignfall]

⟪ Not a castle, to her endless misfortune, but a sizeable house, with balconies and steeples for a gargoyle to perch on.

Unfortunately also, he has to wait a moment – until Cersei remembers that there are no servants to open the doors and to guide him to her chambers. Then, she whisks down the stairs to open the door herself, like a truly independent twentieth century lady. She even went through the trouble of wearing her most daring new dress: a green to match her eyes, ending a scandalous few inches below her knee.

Alright, so maybe everything that isn't a floor-length gown is daring in her book. ⟫

Dandy! It is so good to see you. ⟪ And she has already taken his hand and practically dragged him inside. ⟫ I nearly missed you knocking, the mummer's box is desperately distracting.

⟪ He might spot the TV set in the living room, proudly shouting a series of commercials. ⟫

[puppetmurder]

[It's a wait that's not too terribly long, and the indiscretion of it easily forgotten the moment Cersei opens the door and greets him with the cheeriest of smiles. Her good mood is infectious, easily spreading a smile across Dandy's face to mimic her own.]

The television is interesting isn't it? [He chuckles,] everyone always says that Dragnet is ruining the youth, though.

[Much like Cersei's own, lovely dress matches the green of her eyes—Dandy has arrived wearing a blue sweater to match his own, tucked into his belted white trousers. He wears a white blazer over it for the cold, but that's quickly shrugged off and hung up the second he's within the threshold. His present to her is still tucked under his arm.]

What were you watching?

[reignfall]

You know it from home?

⟪ A pity, that, she had been awfully excited to tell him all about its mysterious ways. Somehow, Ryslig has a way of making her feel... behind times. Far behind times.

Not that her spirits are truly crushed – she's eying the box with barely hidden intrigue, for one – Dandy visits, just as he promised, and wherever he is from truly taught him taste. He looks immaculate in just the way her brother would mock, but her brother was a knight at heart, and couldn't always be tempted to finery beyond gold and more gold. ⟫

Rafe considers it trite, but – well, it won't be long until Peninsula of Passions starts.

[puppetmurder]

Yes, but I didn't watch too much television myself. Mother believed that most shows were nothing more than profligacy and that it dulled the mind. I was allowed to indulge in movies, though.

[Dandy follows after Cersei as she leads the way into the living area, and while this home is no where near the decadent standards of his mansion, it's rather... suitable. Cersei herself looks interesting in normal clothes, he decides, but not in a bad way. He does sort of miss the elegance of her costume.]

Oh, well, before we get too into any conversation about shows or otherwise, [he steps towards her, and regardless of his piqued interest over this new name he's heard, Dandy is nothing short of a gentleman. He hands the neatly wrapped box (containing an elegant hand mirror) to Cersei.]

Open it, it's your gift!