[meme] test drive

[citycouncil]

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[andhiswife]

[ Greta blinks, both surprised and rather charmed by the sentiment. ]

That's the spirit. And if you need a place to stay, I work at a place for children like you -- who aren't from here, or don't have anyone else to look after them. I expect you'd like it. The pair who own the place have magic.

[ She doesn't actually twiddle her fingers when she says it, but the finger-twiddling is implied in her tone. ]

[anneofdarrow]

[Her manner abruptly goes more subdued.]

Oh. An asylum.

I'm sure it must be very nice though.

[andhiswife]

... Asylum?

[ Oh, dear. She's clearly got the wrong idea. The only asylum Greta knows of is that old ruin outside of town, a far cry from her workplace. ]

No, it's--it's this big, grand house out in the countryside. I half-thought it was a castle the first time I laid eyes on it. And it has a greenhouse and a library and plenty of space...

Look, I'll show you. I don't know if you have phones like this where you come from -- [ she digs hers out and swipes it into wakefulness with her thumb ] -- but this one has a little camera inside it that takes photographs. See?

[ And there's a picture of Green Gardens, the main building looking very grand indeed on the wide lawn. ]

[anneofdarrow]

But it's still a home for unwanted children though, isn't it? No matter how grand looking? [She looks suspiciously at the photo, too upset to even be awed by the technology.]

I had to go to the orphan asylum in Hopetown after Mr. Hammond died and Mrs. Hammond decided she didn't want me anymore. It was... Well, I know they were trying and that it wasn't their fault there were too many children there. And I'd rather not go to another if it's all the same. Even if it does look like a magical castle.

[andhiswife]

[ Unwanted is a rather harsh term for it, and Greta has her mouth open, ready to start defending her employers' motivations. When Anne explains herself, though, she ends up letting out a silent breath, instead. ]

I'm sorry. That sounds dreadful. [ Not that Anne's said anything explicitly damning about the asylum, but plenty is implied. Being sent packing by a guardian is awful enough on its own, and Anne's lack of enthusiasm -- when she'd seemed all but made of the stuff not two minutes ago -- speaks volumes. ]

But look. [ She rests a hand on the girl's shoulder. ] No one at the Gardens is unwanted. Simon, one of the owners, grew up in something rather like your asylum, too. He wanted to build someplace better, so no one else would have to go through the same thing. And it is nicer than Darrow's Home for Children, which is where people usually end up.

[ She pauses a moment, wondering if this is a bad idea, then barrels on ahead, anyway. ]

Though if you really don't like the look of the place, I've... well, I've come into a house, recently. It belonged to some friends of mine who went back home. There's plenty of room. More than I really know what to do with, if I'm being honest.