( she's accustomed to platitudes. to navigate the political structure of amasti territory beneath the emprine's bootheel, one must by needs adapt. say things they don't mean, flatter the right people. it's been a long time since she was able to be nice to someone for it's own sake. because she could choose to be.
so thursday rolls around. she isn't nervous — they've spent enough time now navigating being in each other's space that there's no cause for that, but. she does perhaps take more care with her appearance than is her normal custom. her hair, which she at best usually ties with a scarf, she actually styles in loose waves, and she wears the new tunic she'd gotten from that shop giveaway a few weeks prior.
she's seated at the kitchen table, but whenever dolores enters she stands up and holds out her arm for a quick hug. )
I wasn't sure which you'd want to try, so besides boiling water I haven't started yet.
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Date: 2020-09-17 04:29 pm (UTC)( she's accustomed to platitudes. to navigate the political structure of amasti territory beneath the emprine's bootheel, one must by needs adapt. say things they don't mean, flatter the right people. it's been a long time since she was able to be nice to someone for it's own sake. because she could choose to be.
so thursday rolls around. she isn't nervous — they've spent enough time now navigating being in each other's space that there's no cause for that, but. she does perhaps take more care with her appearance than is her normal custom. her hair, which she at best usually ties with a scarf, she actually styles in loose waves, and she wears the new tunic she'd gotten from that shop giveaway a few weeks prior.
she's seated at the kitchen table, but whenever dolores enters she stands up and holds out her arm for a quick hug. )
I wasn't sure which you'd want to try, so besides boiling water I haven't started yet.