forum Old-timey mansion w/ a bunch of aristocrats doing stuff [Closed] [Stalkers Welcome]

Started September 09, 2018 by Deleted user

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"With what?" She asked while possibly thinking about things she needed help with.

(Sorry for the sentence, I could't think of anything else to add)

(It's fine.)

"Unpacking, dressing, changing your sheets, anything really," Bianca said, taking in the room. It was quite grand compared to the servant's quarters. There was a large canopied bed, a writing desk, and even an attached room which she assumed held a bath. The girl standing in the room was quite pretty, and Bianca wouldn't mind helping her dress. Or undress. Bianca blushed, reigning in the wildly inappropriate thoughts.

Lucy saw the maid blush crazily out of nowhere but decided not to comment on it but just smirk. "That would be very nice. Thank you." Lucy looked at the room to see if there was anything for her to help with. "At the moment, the only thing I would need help with would be unpacking. Could you assist me in hanging my clothes?"

"Of course Ma'am!" Bianca all but shouted, rushing to grab one of the elaborate gowns and hang it. Madam Lucy had such fine gowns, each one beautiful and finely made. It made her feel shabby in her coarse, undecorated servant's dress. "Would you like me to lead you to the formal dining room?" She asked, realizing dinner was only half an hour away.

"Yes, please." She responded while finishing up her make-up. She went to help with her other gowns and dresses and put her other small items in the drawers that were provided.

Bianca nodded, continuing to put away clothes, finally finishing with a mint green gown. "Your clothes are quite lovely, Ma'am." She said, trying to stoke light conversation after the embarrassing blushing incident.

"Thank you." She said while giving Bianca a quick once over. "Yours aren't so bad. I actually wish I were a kid again so I could wear something more loose and less… extravagant like your clothes." She kind of enjoyed the casual conversation instead of the usual strict ones that were usually about her leading.

"Ah yes, the White King." Giovanna and The White King had been longtime friends through The White Queen. She always knew she would instruct their son. "What do you know of the people of your land?"

Angel paused for a minute, then replied. "Quite a lot, i do rounds throughout the sectors bringing food and such. The orphanage is one of my favorites." he smiled a bit wistfully, remembering when he and his brother would go and talk to the villagers.

Giovanna nodded. This was the best batch of nobles she'd had yet. "I hardly need to ask, but you've been properly educated, yes? What subjects did you specialize in?"

"Thank you." She said while giving Bianca a quick once over. "Yours aren't so bad. I actually wish I were a kid again so I could wear something more loose and less… extravagant like your clothes." She kind of enjoyed the casual conversation instead of the usual strict ones that were usually about her leading.

Bianca looked at her dress in shock. It was a raggedy old thing, she'd actually been needing a replacement for a few months. It was nice to know this girl still thought she looked nice. "Thank you, Ma'am," She said, bowing her head with a smile. "So, how was your journey here?" Bianca remembered her trip quite well. She had never been outside her own small town before, and seeing the road up to the house, and then the house itself, was magnificent.

Lucy thought about her arrival just a few hours ago and how it was just an ordinary carriage ride except this time longer and a bit smoother. "It was fine, only slightly better than the other ones that I take from place to place." She answered while walking over to take a gown and corset that she could change into for dinner. She didn't like wearing the same thing all day long and changed thrice. Lucy went behind the folding screen and began changing.

Bianca tilted her head in confusion when Lucy- Lady Lucy- described the journey so nonchalantly, abruptly straightening when Matteo's reprimands came to mind. Maids weren't supposed to question their betters. "Would you like me to lace your corset Ma'am?" Bianca took a seat on a mahogany chest by the end of the bed.

"Yes, please." Lucy had just finished putting on her corset and had motioned Bianca in when she was ready. "Just the top three, I can't seem to reach those."

"Of course, how tight would you like them?" Bianca asked, sinching the ribbon through the holes and beginning to pull. The last noblewoman she'd helped with a corset had demanded she cinch it until the woman had a 30-inch waist.

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"Not very tight. Just enough so that it will not fall off my body." She adjusted the bottom part a bit while the maid helped on the top part. Bianca knew how to tie corsets well apparently, because Lucy was not feeling the tight pull on her chest that would always suffocate her for a bit from her other helpers.

Giovanna nodded. This was the best batch of nobles she'd had yet. "I hardly need to ask, but you've been properly educated, yes? What subjects did you specialize in?"

"Art, History, a few different languages, the alchemist of our kingdom taught me some basic healing protocols, and others." He listed.

(Not sure which terms to use)

"Not very tight. Just enough so that it will not fall off my body." She adjusted the bottom part a bit while the maid helped on the top part. Bianca knew how to tie corsets well apparently, because Lucy was not feeling the tight pull on her chest that would always suffocate her for a bit from her other helpers.

(Based in this time period, women would wear a really short underdress, then a big wooden hoop, a petticoat, and then the dress/corset duo, at least as far as I know.)

Bianca nodded, barely pulling at all before she tied the string off. She was quite jealous. Lucy had an unfairly slim waist. "Is this alright Ma'am?"

"Art, History, a few different languages, the alchemist of our kingdom taught me some basic healing protocols, and others." He listed.

"Ah, healing is quite useful." She smiled ruefully. "Though I do hope you will never need it in my home." She took a sip of tea, taking Angel in. He was a spitting image of his parents, the kind of handsome boy she would've chased after when she was younger. She missed his mother dearly. "How are your parents, boy?"

"Mother sends her greetings and father says that my brother may be joining me if he feels better." He says, thinking of his small family. I really do hope Avery gets better soon.

"Ah. Avery, correct? Why has he not joined you? When I last saw you, you were practically joined at the hip." It was troubling that Avery wasn't here. The child was rumored to be sickly, and he was probably bedridden if he could not attend lessons at her house.

"He is currently ill with a sickness that has been going around, I'm sure he'll get better soon." Angel insisted, his feelings more invested when it came to his twin.

"I hope he will be joining us soon," She said, nodding once at him. "We have a room prepared for him when he regains good health. Is there anything you would like to know about your stay here?"

(Not sure which terms to use)

"Not very tight. Just enough so that it will not fall off my body." She adjusted the bottom part a bit while the maid helped on the top part. Bianca knew how to tie corsets well apparently, because Lucy was not feeling the tight pull on her chest that would always suffocate her for a bit from her other helpers.

(Based in this time period, women would wear a really short underdress, then a big wooden hoop, a petticoat, and then the dress/corset duo, at least as far as I know.)

Bianca nodded, barely pulling at all before she tied the string off. She was quite jealous. Lucy had an unfairly slim waist. "Is this alright Ma'am?"

(I'm not sure if you were putting it in order so I'm just winging it)

"Yes, it's perfect." She answered while turning around to look in the mirror. All she had left to do was to put on her hoop and petticoat before she would be ready. "And could you just close my make-up containers, please?" She finished putting on her remaining clothes and pushed the folding screen to the side, moving to go sit on the foot of her bed.

"I hope he will be joining us soon," She said, nodding once at him. "We have a room prepared for him when he regains good health. Is there anything you would like to know about your stay here?"

"I hope so too and, i only have one question. Am i allowed in the library?" he asks, quickly changing the subject.

(I'm not sure if you were putting it in order so I'm just winging it)

"Yes, it's perfect." She answered while turning around to look in the mirror. All she had left to do was to put on her hoop and petticoat before she would be ready. "And could you just close my make-up containers, please?" She finished putting on her remaining clothes and pushed the folding screen to the side, moving to go sit on the foot of her bed.

(It's basically in order)

"Ma'am," She said, bowing her head and shuffling over to the makeup. She closed each container, wondering what they were and how they would look on her. When she was finished she sat on the mahogany trunk at the end of Lady Lucy's bed. "Would you like me to fasten your hoop?"