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[color=#8FBC8B]Time:[/color] Evening  
[color=#8FBC8B]Location:[/color] Danrose Castle  
[color=#8FBC8B]Interactions:[/color] [@princess] Charlotte & [@Oso] Cassius
[color=#8FBC8B]Mentions:[/color] @[samreaper] Kazumin 
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[color=lightsteelblue]Cassius’[/color] response caused Olivia to snort with derision. A few people turned to stare, but she ignored them despite her cheeks flushing. 

[color=#8FBC8B]”Oh, I certainly agree with you. I wouldn’t know what to do if one of them came up to me.”[/color] She pulled her chair out and sat down with a grin of amusement. There was something about Cassius; he was not a pompous son of a bitch who scorned the poor and would throw them into the fire to save their pearls. She began to eat food and paused at his question. He might have been born out of wedlock, but that didn’t mean [i]he[/i] was a bastard personality–that was reserved for his unfortunate father.  Cassius had protected and aided them after the tavern, too. 

How was she? Liv paused as she considered her answer. Her mind drifted to the itchiness of her dress and the way it rubbed against her burns, the way the flats hugged her toes too tightly, the makeup caked on her face, and the godawful buzzards flocking around her. A table near them was filled with noblewomen and men, gossiping and she was sure she heard one of them mention the poor in dark light. She scowled and ignored them.

She could change her face with magic and her name to masquerade as a noble, but she couldn’t take the peasantry out of her. She should have been wearing blue because she had never felt so blue in her life. 

[color=#8FBC8B]”I’m… I’m here,”[/color] Olivia admitted quietly, and waved her hand at how to title her. [color=#8FBC8B]”Just call me Liv, I don’t give a shit what title you give me.”[/color] She replied with a sigh and began to eat some of the food before it disappeared. The different scents were calling to her and her stomach rumbled. For a moment, she looked like a squirrel with her cheeks stuffed. Remembering she was in public, she quickly began to chew her food and turned away briefly. 

[color=#8FBC8B]”I'm sorry.. This food is really fucking good.”[/color] She smiled at him with embarrassment, but somehow she knew inside he wouldn't judge her. [color=#8FBC8B]”What about you - how are you? This is a lot for you isn't it?”[/color]

Just then, [color=#D0B4EC]Charlotte’s[/color] name was called out. Olivia had gone to drink wine and choked on it, and quickly held napkins up to her face to cover it. 

[color=#8FBC8B][i]What the fuck?[/i][/color] 

What was she wearing and why? She recovered but she couldn't stop staring at Charlotte. As if nothing were amiss, Lottie joined them and greeted Cassius. 

[color=#D0B4EC]“Hi, [color=lightsteelblue]Cassius[/color].”[/color] Olivia had barely recovered when [color=#D0B4EC]Charlotte[/color] wiped crumbs from his face as if she had been doing it for years. 

Next, Charlotte greeted her and cupped her cheek gently, causing Olivia to stare with wide-eyes at her friend. Her olive green eyes met her friend's dark blue and she searched them for an answer. Something wasn’t right. Her eyes narrowed, but she didn’t press her right now. Lottie looked powerful and as though she were ready to take on the world. What was happening? Shock and awe coursed through her and she wasn’t sure what to do. 

Gone were the ribbons and shyness that Lottie held and in with the confidence she seemed to hold back. Olivia was flabbergasted. 

[color=#D0B4EC]“You look so beautiful, Liv.”[/color]

[i]Beautiful?[/i] Olivia chewed the inside of her lip. Was she beautiful? She felt like an ugly duckling parading around in its mothers clothing.

[color=#8FBC8B]”Oh! Um, me? Wow. Thank you.”[/color] She replied, concerned with the fact many people were staring at them. Liv glowered at them and turned back to Charlotte. [color=#D0B4EC]”You look beautiful too.”[/color] She pulled a chair out for her to sit down and looked down at her food, considering the possibilities of why the hell Lottie had revamped her appearance. She drank some more wine and looked at her friend. 

[color=#8FBC8B]”Are you okay?”[/color] Olivia inquired quietly, so nobody else could hear them. She glanced at Cassius to see if he had an answer, then her gaze moved back to Lottie. [color=#8FBC8B]”Want to sit down with us?”[/color] While waiting for an answer, she continued eating a bit more hurriedly now as if someone might come and take her food. 

Charlotte had taken her attention away and it was moments later she realized Kazumin had entered. His skip and dance down the steps caused her to giggle. The sunflowers in his hat made her soften. Her cheeks flushed at the sight of him in his suit. Unexpectedly, Olivia's heart began racing as if she were running through the fields with him again. She went to wave him over, but the crowd blocked it form view and she huffed with annoyance. She needed to find him--but for now, she was preoccupied wiht Lottie's new look and apparently, attitude.[/color]