I sigh when I consider my early 20s as well. I am becoming inclined to believe that the sighing never ceases.
[ Perhaps people who lived to be 90 feel the same way about decisions they made when they were 70. Clea gives herself a last overall glimpse in the mirror, frowning slightly. This would seem to be as good as it's going to get in the absence of a proper tailor and seamstress. If she had more time, she'd adjust the garment herself, but she does not.
Decided, she takes it off, folding it carefully. ]
No, I am ready. I am simply disappointed.
[ While she can respect the choices offered by off the rack fashion, it simply cannot reach the heights of the bespoke to which Clea is accustomed. She opens the dressing room door, outfit folded in hands with her chosen jewelry laid atop.
Leaving an utterly demolished dressing room in her wake, Clea looks over her shoulder at Sophie, giving her a small smile.
Disappointing as some aspects of this time are, it is a pleasing distraction. ]
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Date: 2025-08-02 02:41 pm (UTC)[ Perhaps people who lived to be 90 feel the same way about decisions they made when they were 70. Clea gives herself a last overall glimpse in the mirror, frowning slightly. This would seem to be as good as it's going to get in the absence of a proper tailor and seamstress. If she had more time, she'd adjust the garment herself, but she does not.
Decided, she takes it off, folding it carefully. ]
No, I am ready. I am simply disappointed.
[ While she can respect the choices offered by off the rack fashion, it simply cannot reach the heights of the bespoke to which Clea is accustomed. She opens the dressing room door, outfit folded in hands with her chosen jewelry laid atop.
Leaving an utterly demolished dressing room in her wake, Clea looks over her shoulder at Sophie, giving her a small smile.
Disappointing as some aspects of this time are, it is a pleasing distraction. ]