Such an ugly business

[warforsilesia]

[Somehow Maria Theresa has ended up reading about the First Partition of Poland.]

" ... Only after it became clear that Frederick and Catherine were going to partition Poland with or without Austrian participation did she agree to accept ... "

How dare they force me like that...

[It makes her upset just thinking about it.]

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[spokensonnet]

[Apparently he has a great ability to lurk lately because that's what he's doing. Though not really on purpose. He's just sort of... standing behind her. Looking over her shoulder.]

The eighteenth century was full of shifty alliances and forcings of hands.

[warforsilesia]

[She jumps slightly when you speak. She hadn't noticed you there.]

It would seem that affairs change little then.

[spokensonnet]

My apologies. [After an initial frown, he offered a sort of sheepish smile.] It wasn't my intention to frighten you. I should have properly made my presence known.

[Growing silent, he reflected upon things for a few moments.] We... are getting better. There's more of a move for unity now. It only took a few hundred years but I think we're finally on the right track.

[warforsilesia]

You are forgiven.

[She contemplates that.] A few hundred years... What form does it take?

...I really need to make a list of which countries she would know and which she wouldn't. >.>;

[warforsilesia]

[so forward] I beg your pardon? Your meaning is unclear to me.

[You're perfectly right though.]

Okay. I have just as much idea about the partitions as she does.

[warforsilesia]

I can assure you that I have not done any of the things you accuse me of. [Yet.] Additionally, I have only heard of this Catherine just now. I know the lady Elizabeth as ruler of Russia.

[Yes, but she's used to playing these sorts of games.]

[unioneitalia]

"...signora, qualcosa no- Milady, is something wrong?" And then Felicia realizes what's wrong. Or, at least, she can suppose it. And that's even the main reason she still doesn't want to read history books.

"Milady...?"

[warforsilesia]

No, I simply read something unpleasant.

[unioneitalia]

"This kind of books... they're not supposed to being read by us, I think." And she's from 1861 so she can, somehow, understand her feelings.
"Please, try to forget about it if you can."

[warforsilesia]

You believe the future should remain unknown then.

Here's a 18-year-old Fritz for you. In 1730 he was - of course - prince.

[prussianprince]

He looks over her shoulder, slightly smiling.
"Hello Maria Theresa! How are you doing? And how is your father?"
Fritz really likes her Karl VI., because he's so different to his own father.
Very kind and he always wanted the best for young Friedrich.
He was also his godparent.

[warforsilesia]

[She turns at your voice, she's not interested in playing games at the moment.

...

You're a young man.]

Hello, Friedrich. I am well. I trust you are also?

[...]

My father has been dead many years now.

[prussianprince]

"Many- but...when?! Maybe nobody told me, when I was in this cell but...oh my god...I'm sorry for you." he answered, looking at Maria a bit...confused.
Man, she really looked...old.
When he saw her last, she was a young girl.
But - of course - he would never tell her.

[warforsilesia]

October 1740. It was over two decades ago so my grief has lessened slightly.

[nicewindmills]

[Don't mind her, she's just going to slide up next to you and pat your on the hand, trying to be reassuring. She isn't sure exactly what you're talking about, but she can guess. And she knows what that's like.]

[warforsilesia]

Thank you.