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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 15:02:22 GMT -5
"Hmm? Oh, no... I'm just shy about eating in front of people."
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 15:14:19 GMT -5
"That's a shame... food is meant to be enjoyed."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 15:15:45 GMT -5
"I am enjoying it, but a lady eats delicately and slowly so that she may fill her stomach before her food is truly gone, not wanting to look like a pig in front of the gentleman."
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 15:19:39 GMT -5
A grin cracked on his face and he asked softly, "And who told you that, now..?"
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 15:24:32 GMT -5
"Who else but my mother?" She looked up to him and smiled. "I've heard it since I was a chubby little girl."
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 15:40:22 GMT -5
"And your mother is qualified to speak on the subject because...?"
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 15:42:56 GMT -5
"Because she is a lady herself, I suppose. Got married at eighteen."
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 16:06:39 GMT -5
"At eighteen I was still a child," Christopher sighed. "But perhaps it is different for young ladies..?"
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 16:14:59 GMT -5
She nodded. "Yes, young ladies are taught to mature quicker and please men. Young men don't really get taught much until it's absol7tely necessary."
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 16:47:54 GMT -5
He raised an eyebrow. "That's quite a radical view you have..."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 16:54:10 GMT -5
"Is it radical or is it true?" She quickly looked away. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't bore you with such nonsense." She was quiet until their food came.
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 17:04:02 GMT -5
He shut his mouth quickly, unsure of what else to say, and also remained quiet until the food arrived.
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 17:06:56 GMT -5
The waitress set Lilly's salad down in front of her, and she sighed when she saw it. It didn't even look appetizing. Why had she done this to herself?
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 20:14:04 GMT -5
As soon as his steak arrived, Chris set about cutting it in half. "Would you pass me your plate, please, Miss Branom?"
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 20:17:56 GMT -5
Lily furrowed her brow, confused. "My plate...? Why?"
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 20:20:49 GMT -5
"That's barely a starter salad. Nobody could survive on that," he said gently. "At least have some meat..."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 20:22:55 GMT -5
She frowned slightly and looked at his plate, her mouth watering. After a moment of hesitation, she slid her bowl over to him.
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 20:24:49 GMT -5
He swiftly swiped half of his steak onto her salad, then scooted it back to her. "There... now it's passable as a full meal."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 20:27:28 GMT -5
"Thank you, Mr. Alden." She said politely as she began to eat, taking small bites.
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 20:30:28 GMT -5
"Please, call me Chris," he replied gently as he also began to eat.
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 20:32:05 GMT -5
"Alright... Chris. You can call me Lily." Her smile grew a little as she looked at him, continuing to eat.
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 20:34:46 GMT -5
He nodded gently and smiled back at her as he also continued eating.
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 20:36:55 GMT -5
"So... Do you still live at home as well?"
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 20:38:41 GMT -5
"Yes. I'll likely live in that house for my entire life... after all, the estate is my family's legacy."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 20:42:14 GMT -5
She nodded. "And I suppose, if things between us go like our mother's want them to, I will live there as well."
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 20:45:16 GMT -5
"...only if you decide that you'd like to, my dear."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 20:47:45 GMT -5
"I would like a place of my own, but I wouldn't have a choice in the matter. I would follow you wherever you went."
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 20:53:42 GMT -5
"Now why exactly wouldn't you have a choice..? Your opinions don't suddenly become irrelevant when you marry..."
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Post by HerWhisperIsTheLucifer on Mar 21, 2018 20:58:10 GMT -5
"It seems like they do from what I observed. My own parents don't spend time together at all during the day unless they are sleeping. My mother gave up on trying to have intelligent conversations with my father when I was little. She now focuses on me and how the maids are."
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Post by Aurelia on Mar 21, 2018 21:00:26 GMT -5
"And you've resigned yourself to a similar fate?"
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