Application: Vesper Lynd, Casino Royale (2006)

[contra_account]

A wet, bedraggled body lay in a pool of salt water, a blood-red dress clinging to its curves. Presently the water seeped into the stone floor of the Sorting Room as if drawn in by suction, and a newly dry Vesper Lynd sat up with a series of convulsive, gasping coughs.

Once those subsided, she smoothed the skirt of her dress, once again its original

Comments

[monde_finis]

Claire pulled her blonde hair out of her eyes. It got everywhere when it wasn't pulled back. "Of course there are evil men in this world, and in the last one. Have you ever found a good man?"

[contra_account]

Vesper smiled and nodded. "I've found two, actually. For varying definitions of 'good.'" The smile twisted slightly. "Lucky me."

[monde_finis]

"If it weren't for bad luck, I would have no luck at all," Claire said. "Is that your kind of luck?"

[contra_account]

"Oh good heavens yes, it is. Even when I get good things in my life they turn right around to bite me in the arse." She grinned. "And not in the sexy funtime way either."

[ugly_old_hat]

"I want a financial makeover," announced the Sorting Hat.

[contra_account]

Vesper's mouth dropped open. Yes, she had been warned, but still.

"Well. That's certainly something I can advise you on," she said brightly. "I trust you have a good asset base to work with, first of all?"

[ugly_old_hat]

"I have a lot of bling, and I can embezzle a lot too!"

[contra_account]

"Can't we all," she murmured. "All right, you've got assets. Next question, what's the current financial profile you're sporting that you want to change from? Conservative with everything in blue chip stocks? Wild and crazy with the junk bonds and margin calls? Paranoid with everything buried in a coffee tin in the back yard?"

Slytherin!

[ugly_old_hat]

Welcome to the house of style.

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