| Le Bon Ton [Almack's, London, May 1814] (tag: Peitho) |
[09 Jan 2013|03:56pm] |
There were so many rules. There were rules about what you could wear at certain times of the day. There were rules about what you may eat depending on what you were wearing at certain times of the day. There were rules about what order you could walk into a dining room to eat certain things depending on what you were wearing at certain times of the day. And so on and so on and so on. One rule led to another, led to another, led to a dozen. It was ridiculous.
( And it was all based on class. )
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| In The Hot Seat [ancient times] (tag: Hephaestus) |
[09 Jan 2013|04:01pm] |
When the gift had first arrived, Hera had been secretly thrilled. Oh she hadn’t let her true feelings show, that would never do. Strong emotions could be too easily manipulated by those seeking to undermine or overthrow. Hera knew that too well, because she used that tool herself with others, so she would never allow her own feelings to be used in such a way. So she tamped down her honest reaction and allowed others to believe that she was haughty enough to feel the golden throne was her due as queen.
( The truth was far more complicated. )
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