Evangeline Sablier is not broken, but please (handlewithcare) wrote in rooms,
Re: This is why Clem employs a chauffeur: Clem & Evie
Evie was standing there, wiping her hands on her pants, shoving the money in her pocket, and setting the wallets neatly down on the top of a trashcan, in case they came back for them they wouldn't have to get them out of the garbage can.
She heard what the woman said, but it didn't register that she was talking to her for a moment. So when she did speak up, it was a bit louder just because she imagined the woman was further away. She shook her head as she spoke. "The medicated tangerine has phenol in it, its a carbolic soap which is a crazy strong antiseptic. Remember Lifebuoy soap? The really red stuff? Same idea," she smiled and hummed. "One little frolic with new zest carbolic -" a pause again. Sigh. "Anyway at high levels its really corrosive, and you don't want to be putting anything with corrosive potential on your face," obviously. "Get an all natural one. Eucalyptus helps. So does Rosemary, anything with mint." As if Clementine had been asking her for advice about lip balm rather than suggesting she get some. Evie barely knew she existed at that point, and talking to someone was a bit of a surprise already. But she really had been making a lot of lip balm at home. That she did remember.