[center][h2][color=palegoldenrod]Gabrielle Angouras[/color][/h2][/center]

Listening to Jean's droning lecture, Gabrielle bit back a sigh of exasperation. [color=palegoldenrod]"Well who says I can't enjoy what I get?"[/color] she retorted. [color=palegoldenrod]"And you know, I had to prove myself to my father too. I represent him after all."[/color] Or rather, she used to represent him, she thought bitterly. Not that she was letting on how casually he'd abandoned her. [color=palegoldenrod]"He won't be happy if he finds out people are treating me with anything less than the respect I deserve. No matter who they are."[/color]

She scooped up and ate a forkful of mushrooms, egg and toast, narrowly avoiding trailing her fur in the fried tomatoes as she did so. Good cooking here, that was at least one positive thing she could say about the manor and its residents. [color=palegoldenrod]"And since I'm stuck here for Arceus knows how long,"[/color] she continued, [color=palegoldenrod]"once I'm presentable, will someone show me around this place?"[/color]

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[center][h2][color=yellow]Alyssa[/color][/h2][/center]

[color=yellow]"Look, nobody's disrespecting you,"[/color] Alyssa explained, trying to diffuse the tension. [color=yellow]"Seems you just need some time to settle in while we all figure out how to get our old lives back."[/color] A bright smile lit up her face. [color=yellow]"I'm sure we'll find a way! In the meantime, yep, taking a look around sounds like an idea! Trust me, you'll like the place once you've seen it."[/color]

Hoping for a reasonably peaceful breakfast atmosphere, she took a bite of toast with homemade strawberry jam. Since the transformation, she hadn't needed to eat much, getting most of her energy from sunlight instead. Even so, she still enjoyed the taste of food, as well as the company that dining offered. In time, surely Gabrielle would appreciate these gatherings too.