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Wilhelmina "Mina" Stockbridge (wihelmina_) wrote in toujoursliberer,
@ 2008-08-28 00:46:00

Entry tags:

plot, wilhelmina_stockbridge

Subject: Getting some needed fresh air.
Where: Kensington Gardens
Who: Mina Stockbridge
Warnings: none
Open to: anyone!

Mina was supposed to be shopping with her cousin Katharine. She had been, for a while, but finally it had been too much for her. The weather was too nice and the Gardens had been calling to her. Growing up in Georgia, Mina was able to spend a great deal of time wandering the plantation and enjoying the outdoors. Here in London, she wasn't given as many opportunities to be outdoors, and she missed it greatly. Though she knew it was bad for her complexion, Mina adored the feel of the sun on her face and the wind against her skin. Nothing in London felt quite as sunny and breezy as her plantation home in Georgia had.

So when Katharine's shopping had taken them within the vicinity of Kensington Gardens, Mina could not resist. Leaving the ladies maid with Katharine, Mina took off on her own. Uncle Andrew had told Mina that she wasn't supposed to go off on her own, but she didn't understand why. Back in Georgia it was not at all unusual for a woman to go off on her own. As a result, there were times when Mina forgot Uncle Andrew's words.

Once she was away from Katharine and near some actual vegetation, Mina smiled. This was what she missed. The air may not be balmy and warm, and the sky may not be the same brilliant blue as it was back home, but she could pretend. Mina had an active imagination, and right now, she was imagining herself back home in Georgia, wandering through the peach tree orchard without a care in the world.

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wihelmina_
2008-09-03 11:30 pm UTC (link)

Mina hated discussing her origins and travel. Mundane things like the weather and fashion were boring, but at least they were safe topics of conversation. She always had to be so careful to censor herself, and she had to pick and choose what to say when she was speaking about America. It was an awful lot of work, to be frank.

"Well, I wasn't alone. It would have been quite unseemly to send a young girl off on her own. Sadly, my escort was not much of a sea farer, and we spent most of our time below deck in our cabin. The seas were dreadfully rough, and it got really tiresome after the first few weeks on board. It isn't something I hope to repeat any time soon."

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	lonely_boy 2008-09-07 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	"No, I can imagine." Fabian agreed although he felt a little disappointed. He had hoped for an adventure story with pirates or something awful but dreadful seas were good enough. There were any number of terrible things that could happen in a storm. "Was the sea really that bad? Was anyone washed over bored? Did the ship nearly run aground?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	gah, sorry this took so long! wihelmina_ 2008-09-15 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Mina laughed lightly and shook her head. "I'm afraid it was just a terribly long and boring trip, Mr. Burnbridge. Nothing went overboard aside from a few passengers midday meals. There was very little to see and very little to do. I was grateful to set my feet upon dry land. It is hardly a story worth telling, really." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	That's alright! lonely_boy 2008-09-16 04:31 am UTC (link)
	"Oh." Fabian said, disappointed that there had been so little of interest to note. He smiled at the young woman never the less. "As I said I've never been on a boat or anything quite like it, so I would say that was a very interesting story." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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