[It's not quite a Christmas message from the Queen... but all the same, there's Elizabeth, sitting at her desk, look exceedingly tired. It might be a festive season but she's got far too much on her mind. Still, she's a woman whose dealt with far worse, faced war and persecution and her own execution -- what is a few family problems ( Read more... )

[See Elizabeth. See Elizabeth waltz around her room. Literally. Her arms held up as if she had a partner. Her skirts flaring as she spun about, talking to her device in the most idle way, there it is set on her vanity unit.] It's Christmas time. [there's another spin, her feet shuffling and her skirts flaring out with the movement.] I organised ( Read more... )

( Gabriel; )

[When the video clicks on, it's Elizabeth, but she's... not just her, she's dressed like a queen again, not the simpler plain dresses she keeps herself too. Cream silk decorated with pearls, her hair neatly arranged underneath the shining crown of diamonds set in gold. If it's heavy, it doesn't show, she tilts her head up, and she's elated, her ( Read more... )

( Gabriel; )

( all painted in her grief; warning: character death )

[Elizabeth is in the middle of getting ready for the day, well sort of. She'd never dream of appearing to anyone in any state of undress, but she is in the middle of doing her hair and putting on her jewellery, singing to herself before talking to the video.This is a little late, but I would like to thank everyone that came to my little birthday ( Read more... )

[This is an apology, and thanks of sorts to those that helped her when she was in such a horrid state of mind, so sometime during the week invites are sent out, and they are sent to city wide to everyone in perfect gold and black ink:]

Her Majesty, Elizabeth the I
Queen of England, Ireland & France, defender of the faith, etc
cordially invites you to ( Read more... )

( Collect your courage and collect your horse; pray that you never feel this kind of remorse )

[ GO GO GADGET BACK DATING TO SEPT 2NDDesmond had been keeping tabs on any information he could find about the Trickster. Interrogating some of the militia; listening in on their conversations. Anything that he could scrap together from the passed down training of his ancestors. A few times he even took to dressing differently and moving around one ( Read more... )