Thread: The Midnight Masquerade (Atroxa & GrinningGentleman)

Lydia was of course oblivious to the visit shes received from her mysterious new benefactor, she was oblivious to most everything as she slept. It was perhaps the best nights sleep shed had in a very long time. She could have slept much longer too if it werent for James barging in and kicking her mattress and those of the other two women as well, waking them rudely. Lydia was last but shed already started to stir from the commotion as he worked his way down to her, barking orders. She just glared at him as he told them to get up and get ready so they could get to work. Alright, alright! We heard you, Bethany told him in exasperation when he demanded confirmation that hed been heard. She was in the bed closest to the door and had been here the longest of the three of them. Bethany was a hard woman, she could be bossy and no one really liked her, but she also looked out for everyone in fairly maternal way. She just believed hard love was the best policy. She wanted all the girls in the brothel to make it, but they had to be tough to do that, so shed make them tough whether they liked it or not. Shed been especially hard on Lydia, but shed started to let up in the last few months. She was on the short side with a curving figure and long, black hair and large, dark eyes, a slightly exotic look among the more fair-haired women of England. Shed been born to a prostitute and this was the only life shed ever known. The second woman was Lora, who was tall and willowy and the youngest of the three of them. Shed only been here a few months longer that Lydia, and had long pale blonde hair and green eyes, a beauty by anyones measure really. She was quiet and a little on the shy side, which a lot of the men liked. Between her youthful and pale appearance and shy, quiet manner, Lora had an almost innocent quality to her, one that many men found very attractive, especially in a place like this where most of the women tended to be lewd and obviously experienced. No one knew Loras story, shed never told anyone, but there were a lot of rumors. Some said she was the disgraced daughter of a nobleman, disowned for some scandalous affair, fallen from grace. But there was no telling really, she could have just been someone like Lydia, a normal person who fell in bad luck and hard times. Lydia sighed and got out of bed, changing into one of her dresses, low cut like the rest and tightly fitting in the body. Enjoy your day off? she heard Bethany ask in a slightly condescending tone. She didnt understand why Lydia went off to the park like she did, wasting time on something that didnt benefit her. Lydia paused for a moment and thought about telling them about the man at the park, Vlad, but decided against it. They probably wouldnt believe her, and she was starting to wonder if it had all just been a dream herself. Yeah, it was fine, was all she said as the other two women got finished getting dressed and left, Lydia lingering for a moment to check the cloak that Vlad had given her. It was there, so surely it had all been real. She picked it up and pressed her nose against it, breathing in the scent of tobacco and caramel, before hiding it again and going down to the make up room with Lora and Bethany.