[Introduction] There's no need for red-hot pokers.

[x_postal_ines]

They had been getting on with it, over and over again. The game had been repeated so often that she knew it all by heart, like an actor's set of lines in a play.  Now, it was Garcin's turn to speak - but those words were not his, really, they were hers, stolen. Had he been ever anything else but that, a coward? A thief? Stealing Estelle's attention

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[adoe_adeer]

Faraday hears the laughter and nearly drops her cup of tea as a shiver runs down her spine, cold and startling. She sets it down before the mishap can happen again, or happen for real, and stands, eyes scanning the room around her slightly nervously.

She wishes, suddenly, that Caranthir were here with her. She knows he's probably taking care of one of his brothers, but still...

She starts back toward her room, and perhaps may be intercepted, a soft, chestnut haired woman with a light way of moving and pretty hazel doe eyes.

[x_postal_ines]

Heeeee, this one is pretty. Really pretty. Ines likes. Her tone is motherly and soothing. "Now now, ma cherie, don't worry so much," she tells her. "There's nothing to be afraid of..."

[adoe_adeer]

Faraday blinks at her, still a little wide-eyed, and if she were a deer she might be frozen with one hoof off the ground, almost looking into the headlights of Ines's eyes. "I was only - startled," she says, not quite breathless. "Just surprised..."

Her neck prickles a little.

[x_postal_ines]

"That's quite alright," Ines replies as she reaches to touch Faraday's shoulder. "You have beautiful eyes, did anyone ever tell you that?"

[adoe_adeer]

She's still frozen - perhaps even more frozen. "--no, no one ever... thank you."

There's no reason to be nervous, she tells herself, clearly this woman is friendly...

[x_postal_ines]

"But that's terrible," Ines informs her. "And I'm glad that I could correct this, Mademoiselle...?"

[adoe_adeer]

"--Faraday," she says, coloring, brightly. "And it's not - they are not so extraordinary. You're - too kind."

Also close, but she's not nervous with women the same way she can be with men. Or ice deformed creepymonsters.

[x_postal_ines]

"That's a very lovely name," Ines tells her in an insinuating whisper. "Very lovely. And you do have a complexion bright as day - the name fits you."

Not a deformed creepymonster, that's for sure.

[adoe_adeer]

Faraday blushes, brightly. "Well - thank you? You are too kind, Lady..."

No, and she seems very sweet.

[x_postal_ines]

Aaaaw, that's adorable. Ines wants to snuggle her forever and kill any boyfriend she may have.

"Ines," she corrects. "Call me Ines. Aren't we good friends already?"

[adoe_adeer]

We suspect Cara might object to that. Just a little. As would Faraday, honestly, but of course, she has no idea. She almost smiles, though, tentatively, because well - that seems fast, but some people are just friendly. "--Ines," she says, then. "I suppose - I suppose we are."

[x_postal_ines]

Of course he would. He'd be pretty damn hard to kill for Ines anyway. She might try, though.

"Oh, good," she replies, and might lean in to touch her chin. "I've been so very lonely..."

[adoe_adeer]

Faraday twitches, nervously still, but there's no direct harm - clearly she is just being nervous, and needs to stay calm. "--I'm - I am sorry...there are many people here..."

[x_postal_ines]

"I don't need many," she replies softly, her tone is almost vulnerable. "You will be all I need."

[adoe_adeer]

Faraday holds very still, wide-eyed. "O-of course. Though I'm not certain I understand- we hardly know each other at all..."

[x_postal_ines]

"Won't we have time to correct that, though?" She tilts her head. "Look in my eyes, see how beautiful you are..."