[OTA] Shop and Spy

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Best order from a royal ever: go shopping and see what you can hear about what the Tower and the Devil might have in store other than dubiously romantic dates in Town.

So after a trip over to Diamond Castle, Zoe wanders first to Heartsong, her uncle's music store where Sara first spotted Burke and Asmodai, flipping through Uncle Lucien's used record collection as she listened to the chatter from the other customers. But it seems that all is quiet again on the Arcana front, and she's soon out the door again, wandering down the street and pausing here and there to look at this dress or this one or those shoes.

And listening to idle chatter, of course.

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[karatofquality.livejournal.com]

"Managing finances will definitely force a person to manage their time flawlessly, I'll agree." Silas doesn't even balance his own checkbook. He could, but he doesn't. That's what he has a personal accountant for. "Your job is similar with the Spades, is it not?"

As for the cufflinks, well. Her opinion solidifies his decision, and he nods to the clerk, following her back to a register so that he can pay for them. "I'm inclined to agree, and they'll work beautifully with whatever masterpiece my tailor works up for me. You've got great eyes, Zoë." ...He means it both ways, actually.

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"It's the same. Urania was doing it, but she doesn't enjoy the minutiae of budgeting and reconciling." Yes, Zoe does. And she has the (correspondence) degree to prove it.

Zoe trails Silas back to the register. "They should probably work well for any formal occasion." Or, hell, everyday. These were the Diamonds they were speaking of. "Ive been told they're my best feature," she informs him, humor making her sapphire eyes twinkle with amusement.

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"Well, if you're good at it, then keep doing it. Passion is the key to a happy existence, after all." Ah, passion. Passion is a very good thing to have.

"As long as they match, they will." A smile, of course. He likes talking about pretty things.

Paying is a quick work, and he tucks the small boxes into their bag before turning to face her. And for emphasis, he'll take a good look at her eyes, her face, all of it. Smile. And agree. "I believe you've been told the truth. Your smile is wonderful, but your eyes are so startling that they must be your best feature."

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"Thank you, Your Majesty." They're her mother's eyes, but Charlotte's don't stick out nearly as much. Zoe's always figured it's because she insists on pretending she's a natural blonde. "I like them, I have to admit." Enough to have perfected makeup to make them more startling, and lean towards colors that made them look even brighter.

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"You certainly aren't alone in that," he answers with a grin. "They're lovely, and anyone who disagrees is either blind or a liar. Now, I did not see you pick up an evening gown. Do you already have one picked out for the ball?"

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"Oh, Signora Pivoni is making mine," Zoe says. "Flame red silk chiffon. I'm to accessorize with gold, apparently." Signora Pivoni has firm opinions as well as the utter competence of efficiency that not only got Urania's wedding off, but has a dozen Spade ball gowns on schedule to be delivered next week. "It's got a slit all the way up the thigh."

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His brows shot up at that. "That sounds incredibly risque, Miss Kattalakis. I think it will not only be your Spade gentleman looking." His way of asking if it might be a little bit too dangerously sexy, Zoë. And people think Silas is incapable of tact.

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"She told me Spade women aren't afraid of drama." Which is to say that it is certainly the boldest thing she's ever commissioned for a ball, including the black gown from last years masquerade, with the ostrich feather skirt.

Her Spade gentleman will likely be off-Deck on business, but she just shrugs. "They can look as long as they don't touch."

[karatofquality.livejournal.com]

"In that case," he chuckled, "I pity any man who wants to dance with you. I'm sure you will look absolutely fantastic, as always, and I look forward to seeing how the final work looks."

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"I'll probably let one or two," or three or four, "through," she tells him. Hadyn better dance with her, and Evan, of course. And she could probably resist the urge to stomp on Elisha's toes long enough for a dance.

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He grinned. "Your secret is safe with me, then."