(1101) Eternal Court XI

**Martha Villiers** · Jan 17th, 2011 03:18 AM

The Keeper has arranged her small office in a Spartan style. A desk..a filing cabinet..a print of John Waterhouse's 'The Lady of Shalot' upon a wall. A telephone and cheap laptop.

There is a bookshelf against one wall, standing from floor to half the height of the wall. Only a dozen of so books are arranged on its shelves and look, to judge by the spines at first glance, to be works of non fiction. A hat stand is close by the door and is put to use by holding two raincoats with space for more. The desk is piled high with notepads, typical of the sort used by college students for taking lecture notes. they all seem well used and many strips of paper are marking pages on interest.

There is a sofa against another wall and several sturdy, if equally Spartan, chairs near the desk. Martha hobbles to the door and lets Cassandra in.

"Please, ma'am, do go in and make yourself comfortable..." Martha hobbles in, trying hard to do so elegantly...and seems to wait for Lady Cassandra to begin...watching her and her shoes closely in patient readiness, leaning on her cane as she stands near her desk.

Jan 17th, 2011 03:28 AM

She stepped into the office and looked it over from close by the door. pressing her lips together in thought for a moment.

"I feel like I should pause in the doorway and pose partly in shadow while being oggled by Dick Tracy or Sam Spade or their like."

She laughed softly and instead of heading towards the desk she moved towards the couch to sit. Looking to Martha to see if she would join as well.

"Well now that it's just you and I. Let's start with some of the more tricky issues. Like the fact that I am curious if you really meant to imply that there was perhaps something that has or could go on between you and I to members of the Invictus this evening."

**Martha Villiers** · Jan 17th, 2011 03:33 AM

If Martha was about to join her at the sofa, and she seemed interested in listening before taking any additional action, her intentions are swiftly derailed by the question.

Tiny Martha blinks and rubs hard at her lame thigh, hiding her cane behind her back, Martha falls quiet. It's many seconds before she asks, wide eyed as she looks at Cassandra; "Begging your pardon, My Lady...I...I am confused...I do not understand: how could anyone come to that conclusion, ma'am?"

Jan 17th, 2011 03:40 AM

"Definitely corrupting the innocent..." she said absent mindedly before motioning to the couch next to her. Taking a deep breath as she did so before continueing on.

"I will explain. Using the first name of another amongst the invictus without saying their full name is considered an implication of affection and intimacy. That is why you will rarely hear names said that way amongst those of our covenant. Lady Dawes would have been much more appropriate you understand."

**Martha Villiers** · Jan 17th, 2011 03:52 AM

Martha notes the invite to sit next to Cassandra, but for the moment..almost defiantly...stays standing, resting however on her cane while she thinks about Cassandra's words, blinks...rubs at her thigh again with her free hand as the other grips the cane. Pouting glumly a moment, then sighing; then shaking her head in sincere dismay; "Goodness...Goodness me..what a positively terrible faux pas, ma'am...I do apologise if I embarrassed you. I had no notion of this etiquette, ma'am. It runs contrary to my understanding of titles and offices I was familiar with in my breathing days...however, I am also grateful to you for taking the time and effort to correct me in private as you are doing...I simply had no notion! I offer my apologies once more, ma'am." a curtsy is offered to, as if to confirm her sincerity. Poor Martha seems genuinely dismayed at all this and leans even harder on her cane as she rises from her curtsy before taking a moment to hobble about in front of Cassandra, as if in silent contemplation of something, she pauses, looks to Cassandra again. Asking meekly: "Lady Dawes...you...you spoke of hinting at several delicate matters...am I in error in additional ways too, ma'am?" she sighs, clearly not liking this at all and seems humbled...clearly expecting additional correction.

**Matt** · Jan 17th, 2011 08:39 AM

The sound of heels can be heard clicking on the hard floor as Katrina walks down the stairs. Seeing that Jillian is the only one in Katrina takes a seat next to her.

Outfit

As she approaches Jillian she gives her a weak smile. "Hey Jillian, how is it going?" she says with a slightly depressed tone.

**Matt** · Jan 17th, 2011 11:52 AM

Originally posted by Matt:

The sound of heels can be heard clicking on the hard floor as Katrina walks down the stairs. Seeing that Jillian is the only one in Katrina takes a seat next to her.

Outfit

As she approaches Jillian she gives her a weak smile. "Hey Jillian, how is it going?" she says with a slightly depressed tone.

(Opened this so we are not in the main thread)

Jan 17th, 2011 12:59 PM

"Hey Katrina, I was hoping to run into you." Jillian says and gives a hard thump on the couch cousin next to her. "Cop a Squat, lets talk." Jillian says with a smile. If that's smile was just a touch bit predatory Jillian wouldn't say.

**Katrina Scherbotsky** · Jan 17th, 2011 01:01 PM

Katrina laughs. "Yeah sorry, I have been busy with The Lily. Want to proove that I am up to the job. So, what do you want to talk about?"

Jan 17th, 2011 01:18 PM

"So, hows that Lily thing working out for ya. Good?" Jillian asked avoiding the actual subject she wanted to talk about. Well not avoiding exactly postponing, placing on hold. Leaving it to suspense.

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