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Post by Evie on Sept 26, 2009 22:19:31 GMT -5
"A fine welcome I receive indeed. Who ever heard of virgin punch?" *She said dryly.* "Are you going to move out of my way, or am I going to have to push you?"
*Truth be told, she wasn't really in the mood for a party. She'd recently found out the rumors some girls back at home were spreading about her summer whereabouts, trying to blacken her name before she even got to Yale.*
((I hope you know that Evie's father was a womanizing rich-but-dissatisfied womanizer and that he is not going to be pleased that his little girl is into one. At all.))
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Post by Laurent on Sept 26, 2009 22:21:56 GMT -5
((I've heard stories about Chuck. )) "Well, we could do something about that punch...though one would have to sneak off to the kitchen." Laurent was only here, really, to see if Evelyn would be. If he could get her away from everyone else, all the better.
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Post by Evie on Sept 26, 2009 22:23:45 GMT -5
"I..." *She sighed.* "You know what? Fine. Lead the way, and you'd better have a well-stocked cellar."
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Post by Laurent on Sept 26, 2009 22:36:35 GMT -5
With a smile that he managed to keep from being triumphant, he sat down his glass and offered her his arm.
"I assure you, it is a very well provisioned cellar."
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Post by Evie on Sept 26, 2009 22:38:11 GMT -5
*She took it tentatively, and eyed him warily.*
"If you think I'm the sort of girl to let you take liberties in a back room, you're quite mistaken."
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Post by Laurent on Sept 26, 2009 22:50:45 GMT -5
"Oh, perish the thought." He said, sounding slightly-wounded but with an air of amusement.
He started walking toward the house.
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Post by Evie on Sept 26, 2009 22:53:29 GMT -5
*She followed a little quietly, still a little hurt at the comments that were being spread back home.*
((Lol 5 minutes into the party and Laurent's already taking her somewhere more ~private.))
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Post by Laurent on Sept 26, 2009 22:56:12 GMT -5
Perhaps luckily for Evelyn, the way down to the wine cellar was in the kitchen, which had an entrance right by the garden, and hence wasn't a long way to walk. There were servants about, but most of them were keeping an eye on the table outside.
Once at the cellar door, Laurent briefly let go of Evelyn's arm to unbolt the door.
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Post by Evie on Sept 26, 2009 23:02:46 GMT -5
*He had very nice arms, she had decided.*
No. Evelyn Josephine. Really. *She reprimanded herself, but it could never hurt to look, or perhaps to rest her hand a little too comfortably by his elbow...*
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Post by Laurent on Sept 26, 2009 23:14:58 GMT -5
And she, he noticed, had soft hands. He didn't mind if she clung a bit tightly to his arm.
"Watch your step down here. There's a part of the stairs that's a bit wobbly and should have been repaired ages ago." He said, once he'd gotten the door open.
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Post by Evie on Sept 26, 2009 23:19:19 GMT -5
*To be fair, she was used to running around in pants or hemlines that hit above the knees. It wasn't completely incomprehensible when she stumbled embarrassingly over her hem, and she recovered quickly and remembered to lift her skirts.*
*She carefully began her descent, convinced she was going to trip again, but managed not to.*
"Now. About that booze..."
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Post by Laurent on Sept 26, 2009 23:40:23 GMT -5
He might have been a cad, but he didn't want to see her go tumbling down the stairs, and so kept a steady hand on her arm in case she lost her balance.
"Right here."
He said, gesturing to their left. Racks of bottles could be seen in the dim light.
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Post by Evie on Sept 26, 2009 23:43:10 GMT -5
*Her tongue darted out to moisten her lower lip before she bit it in thought.*
"Your choice. I can tell a good bottle from a bad when I'm drinking it, but looking at it I'm useless."
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Post by Laurent on Sept 26, 2009 23:59:59 GMT -5
There was a moment of silence as his eyes scanned the racks of bottles. At last, he stooped to pull one of the shelf and hold it up to the light.
"Whiskey? I hadn't known that was down here. Olivier was sure there was only wine."
The cognac of course was not here, as that was his and not meant to be touched by anyone else.
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Post by Evie on Sept 27, 2009 0:04:28 GMT -5
"I suppose what Olivier doesn't know won't hurt him. Bourbon, Irish or Scotch?"
*Olivier seemed like he was the type of person to be distressed over unexpected whiskey in the wine cellar.*
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