Aliyah's eyebrows went up when the man first appeared, then kept climbing as she took in the top hat and the nose plugs.  In Corvus Bay there was no predicting who - or what - you would meet.  Best to be respectful of everyone.  They could be a king in disguise.  Or at least a Baron.

[quote]"What do you see when you look at her?" he enquired, gesturing to Giselle with his cigar.[/quote]
At his question she turned her eyes to Giselle.  All five feet two inches of her, and that was with the boots and the crown of hair.  Bearer of the legendary harp Durabald, carved by the fairy, older than human civilization, now reshaped into a Strat and chewing through the opening chords of "Stand Up and Shout" by Dio.  A woman who cried at cat memes and would someday level one of the oldest of the Fae courts.

[color=92278f]"She's unique.  She's reformed this band a least a dozen times in the two years I've known her, but this time it might stick.  They seem tight."[/color]

Giselle always insisted on an all-woman band. Something to do with the flow of the magic.  The vocalist was going for the Joan Jett black leather look, and pulling it off nicely.  Giselle always had a problem finding a lead singer, since they would be the one at the sharp end if the magic went wrong.  Alas, Giselle simply didn't have the pipes to do it herself.

[color=92278f]"I'd never call myself a fan of golden age heavy metal, but I like their energy.  They love what they're doing..."[/color]

She turned her eyes back to her new companion.

[color=92278f]"... and of course you'd have to be three kinds of dead not the feel the magic thrumming underneath it all.  I trust them, but if they play "Smoke on the Water" I may move closer to the door."[/color]