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[onemistress]

[ the tablet is sat in Elizabeth's lap, she hasn't worked out really how it works beyond hitting buttons until something seemed to happen. Which she's frowning so at it then far too pleased with herself when it seems to do what she wants it to. ]

How on earth do they make the little images move -- ? [ but it is no real, matter. She's learning to just accept the fact she doesn't understand how half this stuff works ] I've a few questions that I cannot ascertain simply from watching if I may be so bold... [ she licks her lips briefly before continuing. ] ... where does one find material to make clothes from? As I've yet to make sense of the items I find here made already, but the clothes I arrived in are... not fitting for most daily activities. [ It had only one layer of clothing and... no. No that seems wrong and strange and not at all decent. ]

As well as... [ she lent her head on her hand as she hummed. Making requests is strange, there ought to be people swarming about her, accompanying her wherever she went but now there isn't and its so odd to ask. ] Would I be able to request someone to take a walk about the city with me? Someone who is familiar with the times, so to speak, as I find myself unable to make sense of very much of it. England was a very different place to me, and I cannot make heads nor tails of her now. I do not ever recall her raining so much. [ and she smiles very briefly. ]

My thanks for your time.

[ ooc: my mistake, this should read as coming from Victoria Guildford. forgot to add it in, all my apologies for the confusion. ]

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[controlledvariable]

[She nearly says cool, but actually realizes it probably won't mean much to someone from the past, so she amends it to:]

I'm looking forward to it.

[And she actually is, even if she will have to steel herself for a stranger touching her. At least it's a woman, not that she ever would've accepted the same offer from a man.]

I kinda like it, but that's probably just 'cause I associate it with kitchens and food.

[Look she's not ashamed to admit that food is like her third favourite thing.]

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[onemistress]

As am I.

[ Feeling useful improved her mood immeasurably. Sitting idle felt too much like imprisonment and the long months locked in the tower all over again. ]

I cannot argue with that. Kitchens smell like roasting meat and freshly baked bread to me. [ and it was still one of the best smells she knew. ] Oh do forgive me, here I am talking away at you, no doubt you had something you were going to do before this afternoon.

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[controlledvariable]

That sounds amazing. [It's what the Wayne kitchen could smell like, sometimes, but Steph never had much fresh bread, and she can't remember anyone in her family ever roasting meat, not properly.

But she smiles anyway, shaking her head a little at the apology.] I was gonna head to the training centre, but there's no set time I was planning to be there.

[So 'Lady Victoria' doesn't need to feel guilty, or anything.]

But I'll let you go, and see you later today?

[Since she should... make sure the apartment is nice. That might take a litle while.]

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[onemistress]

The kitchens have a staff of a hundred, mostly often, and they are always busy. Palaces are little cities, really.

[ and she misses it a great deal, to say the least. ]

I shall see you later today then, my lady. [ she has a happy smile on her face, because this felt nice. To have things to do and people to see. ]

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[controlledvariable]

[It's strange to think about a bustling castle. Wayne Manor is huge, but there's something haunting about it, empty, because there are so few people in such a large space.

But she doesn't say anything about that, just smiles.]

I'm looking forward to it. Take care until then. [and with a nod, she disconnects the feed.]