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[color=peru][center][h2]Stratya Durmand[/h2][/center]
Time:[/color] 2nd Ignis, day
[color=peru]Location:[/color] Charity Event in the Park
[color=peru]Attire:[/color] [url=https://pin.it/5yhq8PwRC]Fine Dress[/url]
Boar Mantle of Spring Hunting -  the head comes off?
[url=https://i.imgur.com/PEMSUSV.jpeg]Family Dirk[/url] + [url=https://i.imgur.com/sS8bDBR.jpeg]Crest[/url]
[url=https://i.imgur.com/8bpbDCb.jpeg]Swordbreaker[/url]
[color=peru]Interactions:[/color] Charlotte [@princess], Alexander [@FunnyGuy], Mina [@Tae]
[color=peru]Mentions:[/color] Callum [@Helo]

[i][color=D0B4EC]“What does one do if no one bids on them?”[/color][/i]

Stratya tensed with a barely-audible[color=peru] “geh!”[/color] and turned to give Charlotte an anxious glance, replying in a soft voice, herself[color=peru] “[abbr=Don’t say that, I’m up first]doan say [i]tha’, I’m[/i] up [i]firrs’[/i].[/abbr]”[/color]

Though, she had nothing to worry about. The first bid for her went up and she relaxed a little. An older gentleman. She didn’t mind spending the day with an elder. He certainly wasn’t an Elder. Aah, but their wisdom makes them so long winded, isn’t it?

Another bid went up and she had to give the man an intrigued look. Did he want to spar or was he making a crass joke?

Another bid, and Stratya was relieved. Looks like she was a good opener for the event, after all. By chance, she glanced at Alexander, the man running the show. Was he satisfied with the bids? Disinterested? This was for charity, after all, none of the money would be going to the Black Rose or his own pocket. His affiliation was all the more reason to watch him.

That old man came back with a bid for 50, and the Captain turned her head back to the audience, surprised. He wanted the date that much? And– what else had he said?

[color=gold]“Someone’s more popular than anticipated.”[/color]

There had been something about Alexander that she couldn’t quite pin down, but whatever it had been.. perhaps she’d imagined it. It was gone, now.[color=peru] “[abbr=It’s a bit flattering, I must say]‘s a bi’ flat’erin’, I mus’ say.[/abbr]”[/color] She was getting used to having gold, herself. To think someone would spend– [i]seventy[/i] gold on a picnic date with her. Sure, proceeds went to charity, but still!

A hundred gold!?

That older man was determined. Yet, what was that he’d said earlier? “She’s mine”? Hmnn. Well, she’d do it for charity. She could handle herself, if he tried anything. Besides, perhaps he’d just gotten fired up during the bidding process. There [i]had[/i] been a few enthused participants.

Captain Stratya Durmand brought herself to Lady Mina, to await her date with the older gentleman who’d won the bid.[color=peru] “[abbr=That’s quite well, for the first of the day, eh?]Tha’s qui’e well, f’r t’ firrst o’ t’ day, eh?[/abbr]”[/color] She wasn’t being conceited, no, simply celebrating the successful start to the auction.[color=peru] “[abbr=hundred golds a lot of food]‘undrre’ gol’s a lo’ o’ food, an tha’s jus’ t’ starr’.[/abbr]”[/color] They would have much and more gathered by the time the auction was over, at this rate. However, now that they’d put some money together, the Captain found herself wondering about the little details. Hmm.. there wasn’t any way she’d be able to talk to the Prince about it [i]today[/i]. Or likely tomorrow. [i]Maybe[/i] tomorrow evening.