1. petronilla introduces herself

[damesuccubus]

[Since Petronilla is illiterate and vain, she's spent the last day trying to figure out how to use the video function on the communication device. She finally turns it on and looks triumphantly into the camera - well, half-triumphantly, because she's pointing it at a spot just above her shoulder - but you can see her face and and the neat folds of

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[video]

[young_idealist]

I'm very sorry, madame.

[video]

[damesuccubus]

A Frenchman. Tell me, do you wear multi-coloured hose and conduct yourself as an idiot as well, or was that just my husband upon returning from France?

[video]

[young_idealist]

I don't personally, no. That sounds like court practices in the distant past, though. I wear a coat and trousers and boots like any decent man would.

[video]

[damesuccubus]

Trousers?

[A pause.]

Let me see these trousers.

[video]

[young_idealist]

[He's a little surprised at her demand, but luckily it's the time of day he's changed into his regular clothes. He props the camera up and steps back until he's visible from about knees to nose.]

Do you see, madame?

[video]

[damesuccubus]

[Petronilla wears a little pout on her face, like she's examining a fine horse.]

I see. They are very odd.

Re: [video]

[young_idealist]

[He bends over to peer at her in the little screen, then slowly returns to pick up the communicator.]

But you must agree that they are a far cry more modest than mere hose.

[video]

[damesuccubus]

It depends on the length of the tunic. The French seem to enjoy doublets that show off the backside.

[video]

[young_idealist]

As you can see, madame, my coat reaches nearly to my knees. [Armand is probably nearly as much of a prude about dress as she is.]

[video]

[damesuccubus]

Hmn. Yes, I can see that. As is proper for a young man.

[video]

[young_idealist]

Don't look so very closely, madame. I'm a married man. [This fact is useful to remember when he wants to use it as a shield.]

[video]

[damesuccubus]

Where is your wife?

[video]

[young_idealist]

Not here, madame. She is a home, awaiting my return.

[video]

[damesuccubus]

A pity.

[video]

[young_idealist]

I don't think she'd like it here very much.

[video]

[damesuccubus]

Husbands are always coming and going. Maybe it's for the better. A woman can't understand men's work.