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"Would you two ladies like a private tour, just me and you?" [/i]

Tatiana had felt her eyes glazing over, when Mister Jennings easily cut through her mother's twitterings and gigglings of the same banal pleasantries they'd both heard a million times before no doubt. The sudden offer had her blinking at the man, as he couldn't possibly be the type that desired [i]more[/i] of her mother's company- But her mother's eyes lit up with delight, a hand going to her cheek in a delicate show of surprise.

"Why Mister Jennings," She said sincerely, looking over at her daughter before a sly thought flashed in her eyes, and with a slow smile she turned back to the star and fluttered her lashes at him coyly, "We would be delighted to have a tour from yours truly, the both of us i'm sure. But..." She paused dramatically before turning her smile into a pouting moue of disappointment, "I'm afraid I promised a dance to a lovely charmingly dapper fellow I met on the ferry and I would hate to disappoint him. You understand." 

"Oh but please," She continued brightly, the pout vanishing like it had never been, "Don't let my absence keep you, I'm sure my darling daughter would love to take you up on your offer, wouldn't you dear."

Muriel glanced at Tatiana with a pointed smile as she nimbly disengaged their linked arms, and maneuvered her so that she was now standing at Jennings' side, "I'm sure you two will have a marvelous time, and you simply must tell me all about it when we get back, dear-heart." 

She patted Tatiana's cheek, and then turned to offer the rockstar her hand, palm down, in farewell, "It's been an absolute pleasure, Mister Jennings. An absolute pleasure." 

"Now, if you'll excuse me darlings, I have a date," Muriel said with a near sing-song tone and twirled away with a cheery, "Ta Ta Tattie dear! Don't do anything I wouldn't do~!" But not without sending her a wide smile wink and okay gesture behind Mister Jennings' back.  

With the whirlwind of a woman sweeping away to another part of the ballroom, Tatiana heaved a sigh of relief before realizing that now she found herself alone at the bar with the rockstar. Albeit one she did not know all that well, but still a man whom was probably more likely used to being the center of attention from hundreds of fawning young girls, rather than entertaining just one quiet and mousy girl like her that he'd just gotten roped into...

"Sorry," She said before she realized she'd spoken and she blushed, "For my mother I mean. She can be quite... overwhelming. At times. Or most times. You don't have to give me a tour- I don't mind, really."