Sheryl, of course, delivers immediately. Eva and Kasumi both tended towards Barma vibes, with their own fans. The one the former duchess brings out from her ample mysterious skirt pockets has a teddy bear keychain hanging from the end of it. Nor does she unfold the thing so that she can peer coyly over the top of it; she simply hands it over to Ange to investigate, so that she can appreciate the legitimate weight of it despite it being crafted of paper.
"A woman of the Rainsworth family should always do her best to be cheerful, delicate, and beautiful regardless of the circumstances," she says, serene as ever. "But of course, there are circumstances wherein even the most cheerful, delicate, and beautiful of women must use a firm hand to discourage misbehavior."
Eva and Kasumi were both evil-minded individuals. Any caring sides they may have possessed were underwritten by distinct streaks of nastiness, and a need to lash out at those they hated or felt threatened by any time a single scrap of weakness presented itself. In contrast, the power that Sheryl radiates even just sitting here at this tea table in the middle of a festive party comes down to her firm expectation that the world will simply shift itself to meet her standards of quality. She may be talking outright about using fans for violence, but the tone in her voice is warm amusement, not maliciousness. Sharon is still growing into her position, but Lady Shelly radiates this sort of energy, too -- that she expects there will be no need for her to strike out at anyone, because everyone around her simply knows better, and wouldn't dare to disrespect the kindness that is a Rainsworth woman's standard.
Given how much fun Break has bickering with people, it's easy to imagine him meeting Aunt Eva tit for tat with exactly the sort of wicked false diplomacy so prevalent among the wealthy, and gloating hideously whenever he won. The Rainsworths, however, he adores with all he is, and for all that he was being a butt not half a minute ago he is currently beaming proudly. Rainsworth earned him.
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"A woman of the Rainsworth family should always do her best to be cheerful, delicate, and beautiful regardless of the circumstances," she says, serene as ever. "But of course, there are circumstances wherein even the most cheerful, delicate, and beautiful of women must use a firm hand to discourage misbehavior."
Eva and Kasumi were both evil-minded individuals. Any caring sides they may have possessed were underwritten by distinct streaks of nastiness, and a need to lash out at those they hated or felt threatened by any time a single scrap of weakness presented itself. In contrast, the power that Sheryl radiates even just sitting here at this tea table in the middle of a festive party comes down to her firm expectation that the world will simply shift itself to meet her standards of quality. She may be talking outright about using fans for violence, but the tone in her voice is warm amusement, not maliciousness. Sharon is still growing into her position, but Lady Shelly radiates this sort of energy, too -- that she expects there will be no need for her to strike out at anyone, because everyone around her simply knows better, and wouldn't dare to disrespect the kindness that is a Rainsworth woman's standard.
Given how much fun Break has bickering with people, it's easy to imagine him meeting Aunt Eva tit for tat with exactly the sort of wicked false diplomacy so prevalent among the wealthy, and gloating hideously whenever he won. The Rainsworths, however, he adores with all he is, and for all that he was being a butt not half a minute ago he is currently beaming proudly. Rainsworth earned him.