An Evening In

[Lady Grace]

Grace takes a cautious sip then smiles to Valentina,
"I can understand and it's, well, quite nice actually to hear that you are protected so,"
Grace takes a longer drink,
"If I am honest I think just watching events surrounding the cup will be a spectacle,"

[Manacledairman]

[Valentina Audley]

Valentina is surprised by Aldrich's assertion. Surely there's someone who's caught his eye? Though, all she says is a mild - "I'm sorry to hear that Elder."

Not Hermina though, she thinks with wry satisfaction.

There is a knock on the door and a beaming Jacob enters, laying a box of ties on the sofa next to Valentina. He bows again, to Aldrich then Grace and slips out of the room again, closing the door with a soft click.

Valentina murmurs "Thank you Jacob darling," as he slips out, earning a smile from him. She then takes the box onto her lap and sorts through it, picking out a deep emerald green tie, a ruby red cravat and then, digging a little deeper, pulls out a purple cravat. All are silk. She holds them out to Aldrich.

"Do any of these take your fancy Elder?"

[Manacledairman]

[Valentina Audley]

"The red and the green are yes." She smiles. "The purple is Jacob's work actually. It's not quite as good as mine, but will show the colour and if it pleases you, I can have one finished before you leave."

[Manacledairman]

[Lady Grace]

"That is a beautiful rich green, such a good selection Miss Audley"

So nice to see a Ventrue not in blue.

"I think it suits you very well,"

[Manacledairman]

Aldrich obviously enjoying himself seems to visibly relax.

"Lady Velentina, rather cheeky of me to ask but I really like the purple. Do you have or would it be possible to make a tie that matches the pattern on my waistcoat, using this purple as the main colour?" He looks genuinely nervous when asking as if he's worried he may upset Valentina with his question, or he just isn't explaining what he would like correctly. He quickly shakes this off however

"Do you a tie in this red aswell?"

[Valentina Audley]

"I, um..." She falters in polite (and it must be admitted, slightly feigned) embarrassment.

"I would need to examine your waistcoat in more detail... In that I would need you to take it off...."

[Manacledairman]