I saw them in your mind ...

[ambitious_woman]

[She is standing on the Plane, alone. No bar or beach or even her recently familiar black gown. It has been replaced by something softer, a pale shimmering lavender silk that seems to pool and get lost in the dark of the Plane. She is holding an odd collection of light in her hands, lost in thought as it pulls at her mind and her middle compelling

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[le_traitre]

I am not either. You could likely account it as another oddity of this place.

{Carefully, he takes one}

But at the same time, the light seems to draw one closer.

((It's complicated! And a few people that play here haven't finished the series, so highlight to read: Well, the whole series is a very...odd version of the events leading up to the French Revolution. The story itself is complicated enough, but Madame de Pompadour is the head of reform movement within the Royal Court. She has lots of ties to the villains of the series and successfully advances the ideas of reformation in the court. By the climax of the series, though, it's revealed that she had a daughter, which she murdered, and had been appearing throughout the series as a minor "character." Robespierre reunites them and Madame de Pompadour is horrified, obviously. He doesn't waste time, and ends up breaking her neck. She plays a big background role in the series, and I do highly reccomend Chevalier! It's a really good series despite the fact they get a lot of historic details wrong. It's my favorite, lmao :())

[ambitious_woman]

[her posture suggests a certain agreement]

It is compelling. And thus I am not quite certain I can trust it.

[all the same she brings it closer]

OOC: Oh wow. SO different. I mist watch. I love seeing how it aligns with her actual history.

[le_traitre]

Personally, I would not. I have not heard of good things that this Plane does for its residents.

((ooc: Yes, they take a lot of liberties! But in the same stroke, it's probably also one of the most historically accurate anime (and probably shows overall) I've seen. It has flaws, I can't lie, but I really adore it. You could, who knows, find it here.))

[ambitious_woman]

[she smiles, however briefly]

That is most certainly true.

[le_traitre]

I'm not glad to have it confirmed, but it is good enough to have my suspicions confirmed.

{A pause, then} If I may be so forward, Madame, may I ask for your name? I feel as if I have seen you before, though I cannot place just how.

[ambitious_woman]

[something in his manner catches her, and echoes of home]

Jeanne Antionette Poisson. Though most here know me as Reinette.

[she curtsies then, if briefly]

[le_traitre]

{That surprises him, but he doesn't allow it to show on his face. It's not quite the Pompadour he knows, but enough to be more cautious of what he speaks about.}

A pleasure, Marquise de Pompadour. {He bows politely, though a bit more than her curtsy}

I am Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre.

[ambitious_woman]

[she just barely masks her surprise at the very proper, very correct use of her title. Instead a single, golden eyebrow arches]

A please, Monsieur Robespierre.

[and then]

Do I know you?

[le_traitre]

I am one of His Majesty Louis XV's knights, but no more. Many knights have heard of Marquise de Pompadour, but it would be an honor for you to know of us.

{it is only partially a lie--Robespierre was never officially dismissed as a knight}

[ambitious_woman]

And now I know that you are stretching the truth, sir. [bet there was light and something teasing in her tone. There were many in court that did not approve of her, nor her birth]

Still, it is strange to see someone in this place from home.

[le_traitre]

Anyone who is so close to his Majesty is far above a knight who can only hope for a word from him.

{He nods with a small, courteous smile}

It is strange, but much more welcome. It is an odd feeling to be so far behind almost every other, yet for them to know of me. I can only assume that you have received similar treatment.