What use is the approval of a person who dispenses it freely to all who would ask?
[ In short: Clea is absolutely a hater. Unapologetically so. If a place, person, or idea does not wish to earn her ire or disappointment, it always has the option of not being terrible. Something she doubts the English will ever achieve.
The picture in her mind is disorienting - it's so clearly not her vision. There's not enough detail, and the impression Sophie takes from an environment is different from Clea. But it isn't an unwelcome disorientation. It answers her question and allows her to ponder for a moment: What range of imagery inhabits the human mind? How could a piece of art represent a single space seen through 50 different minds?
Clea uses the image to sort through the clothing, opting for more shimmer than she would normally. In a poorly-lit environment, the effect will be enthralling rather than overwhelming. Taking a dress off the rack, she pulls it over her head.
It's disappointing that they do not have time for a visit to a decent tailor. ]
Both. The conversations are quite dreary, but animals are fairly easy to bribe if you take care to find ones that can understand what you require of them. Small girls stare at me a fair amount.
[ Which is by far the least objectionable group of people to have do so, so Clea isn't upset. She is, however, confused. ]
What is a 'Disney princess?'
[ The situation Sophie describes makes her own family look simple. Clea doesn't envy her. She 'hmms', a verbal sign that she's listening as Sophie can't see her nod with the wall between their dressing rooms, sitting to begin trying on shoes. ]
An admirable position. Be careful you do not allow yourself to be drained dry.
[ Although the advice is verbally curt and blunt, it's accompanied by flashes of memory: Shaking hands, full of worry. Glimpses of Clea seeing herself in tall, ornately decorated mirrors with visible bags under her eyes.
The advice is well meant. Once someone needs you, they tend not to care about the cost of their neediness. She is growing fond of Sophie and wants the younger woman to care for herself as well. ]
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Date: 2025-07-24 02:51 pm (UTC)[ In short: Clea is absolutely a hater. Unapologetically so. If a place, person, or idea does not wish to earn her ire or disappointment, it always has the option of not being terrible. Something she doubts the English will ever achieve.
The picture in her mind is disorienting - it's so clearly not her vision. There's not enough detail, and the impression Sophie takes from an environment is different from Clea. But it isn't an unwelcome disorientation. It answers her question and allows her to ponder for a moment: What range of imagery inhabits the human mind? How could a piece of art represent a single space seen through 50 different minds?
Clea uses the image to sort through the clothing, opting for more shimmer than she would normally. In a poorly-lit environment, the effect will be enthralling rather than overwhelming. Taking a dress off the rack, she pulls it over her head.
It's disappointing that they do not have time for a visit to a decent tailor. ]
Both. The conversations are quite dreary, but animals are fairly easy to bribe if you take care to find ones that can understand what you require of them. Small girls stare at me a fair amount.
[ Which is by far the least objectionable group of people to have do so, so Clea isn't upset. She is, however, confused. ]
What is a 'Disney princess?'
[ The situation Sophie describes makes her own family look simple. Clea doesn't envy her. She 'hmms', a verbal sign that she's listening as Sophie can't see her nod with the wall between their dressing rooms, sitting to begin trying on shoes. ]
An admirable position. Be careful you do not allow yourself to be drained dry.
[ Although the advice is verbally curt and blunt, it's accompanied by flashes of memory: Shaking hands, full of worry. Glimpses of Clea seeing herself in tall, ornately decorated mirrors with visible bags under her eyes.
The advice is well meant. Once someone needs you, they tend not to care about the cost of their neediness. She is growing fond of Sophie and wants the younger woman to care for herself as well. ]