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eastbound2023-05-09 06:07 pm
beitangmoran) wrote in eastbound2023-05-09 06:07 pm
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un : dappled peals of the parted seas (voice)
I had the pleasure of sitting with the Contessa for a bit of... light conversation. She said several things that were enlightening in some kind of cryptic way.
First, she is pretending to be glad that her maid left her post, and that she was terrible at her job.
Then, she mentioned that tickets for this train are indeed very hard to obtain. Her whole group was able to secure tickets ages ago. They were acquired by one man among them, the one named Hugo. And then, they just renew the tickets to travel.
And this man Hugo is also the first person that Firo told about Prassenze, even before she told her sister. And he was he one who obtained the ticket for Prassenze as well. The Contessa seemed to think this was an extraordinary eat and that he must have, I quote, 'sold his soul for it'. Now that very well might be hyperbole, but given where we are... I do wonder how long they've been on this train.
And then, as we were conversing, something hit me. Everyone in their little group keep expounding about Firo the famous hero, how her exploits are well known, and how everyone knows her but... Do they? If she actually were this famous, wouldn't we have heard of her before we set foot on this train? Heroic tales travel, even in a world ravaged by war. But as far as I can tell, outside of this train, we have never met anyone who knows of Firo and her supposed exploits.
And it's very strange how they seemed to be both in awe of her and yet also completely dismissive of her. The Contessa doesn't care at all that Prassenze has disappeared and is convinced her sister will just get over it. She doesn't seem to put any stock in the fact that Firo might be genuinely distressed, and this on account that she knows her sister better than she knows herself. I do find this quite strange, personally.
First, she is pretending to be glad that her maid left her post, and that she was terrible at her job.
Then, she mentioned that tickets for this train are indeed very hard to obtain. Her whole group was able to secure tickets ages ago. They were acquired by one man among them, the one named Hugo. And then, they just renew the tickets to travel.
And this man Hugo is also the first person that Firo told about Prassenze, even before she told her sister. And he was he one who obtained the ticket for Prassenze as well. The Contessa seemed to think this was an extraordinary eat and that he must have, I quote, 'sold his soul for it'. Now that very well might be hyperbole, but given where we are... I do wonder how long they've been on this train.
And then, as we were conversing, something hit me. Everyone in their little group keep expounding about Firo the famous hero, how her exploits are well known, and how everyone knows her but... Do they? If she actually were this famous, wouldn't we have heard of her before we set foot on this train? Heroic tales travel, even in a world ravaged by war. But as far as I can tell, outside of this train, we have never met anyone who knows of Firo and her supposed exploits.
And it's very strange how they seemed to be both in awe of her and yet also completely dismissive of her. The Contessa doesn't care at all that Prassenze has disappeared and is convinced her sister will just get over it. She doesn't seem to put any stock in the fact that Firo might be genuinely distressed, and this on account that she knows her sister better than she knows herself. I do find this quite strange, personally.