kate catchall

[disingenuous]

kate deserves everything and to win the entire game

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[disingenuous]

I wouldn't have asked, if I wasn't. A little soot won't hurt me. You were the one who got the case opened for us yesterday.

[ she pats again, just once. ]

[sootprints]

Oh... you saw that?

[ well... okay. she'll come over and sit. ]

You are... Roxana, is it?

[disingenuous]

It was a little hard to miss after hearing all the glass shatter. [ which roxana was more than fine with happening. ] It was helpful to many of us.

I am. It's a pleasure.

[sootprints]

Oh. I'm glad.

I don't think I could handle going much longer without a proper change of clothes.

[disingenuous]

It looks like it's a lot of effort and maintenance to upkeep. Your diligence must be noted. Does anyone help you with it at home?

[sootprints]

... Yes. I have a... an attendant, Emilico. She helps me with everything.

[disingenuous]

Emilico? How interesting. That's close to my attendant. Her name's Emily.

Do you miss her?

[sootprints]

R, really?

... I do. She's everything I wish I could be, sometimes. Strong and energetic, warm-hearted and generous, with a beautiful smile...

Would you tell me what Emily is like?

[disingenuous]

[ a beautiful smile.... kate, do you have a crush on her? roxana would not ask this question, but i want to know. ]

I don't know you yet, but I do think you're underselling yourself. I can tell you care about her.

Emily is diligent and trustworthy. She gives her all in her work, to the point that I had to forbid her from doing too much without permission. Some people in my family liken her to my shadow.

[sootprints]

... Hehe. It's the reverse for us. Since I am a shadow, Emilico is expected to be my "face"...

It seems you care about your attendant, too.

[disingenuous]

Your face? If you enjoy her company so and wish you were more like her, does that mean she doesn't quite match that expectation?

[ she doesn't ask as if that's a bad thing, more as if to confirm she's understanding the concept. ]

She is more useful than most.

[sootprints]

Hm... True. In a lot of ways, she isn't quite what a "face" should be... but I think those are also the qualities I like most about her.

... More than most?

[disingenuous]

You don't want her to be anything like you, do you?

[ there's an observation she can make, but she won't voice it. ]

My family doesn't usually keep people around who aren't.

[sootprints]

... I just don't want her to be pressured to be someone she isn't.

You're from a noble house, I take it?

[disingenuous]

That's sweet of you, but it sounds like the people around you at home wouldn't agree with that.

[ if there are roles to play in kate's world. ]

I am.

[sootprints]

... They would forbid it.

I am, too, but I imagine my experience isn't typical.

[disingenuous]

Would you try to go against them?

[ whatever powers or authority that "they" or "them" are. ]

I think we all have our unique circumstances, but some things are the same—like having attendants.

[sootprints]

[ ...

a nod. she would. ]

Is your family quite big?

[disingenuous]

That takes a lot of bravery.

[ not to mention a bunch of other things. ]

Too big, sometimes. My father had ten wives.

[sootprints]

T... ten!?