A Dance with the Luckless Sister

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**A Dance with the Luckless Sister** is a Sunless Skies Story Event.

## Story description

*The Luckless Sister is light on her feet, with a graceful tread. Her curls escape her pins as she twirls, gleaming a dark bronze in the gaslight. She looks very much like her sister as she dances: the occasional anxious line in her face smoothing over with the abandon of youth. Still, there is a watchfulness about her even as you clasp hands, and smile. You must seize your moments for speech; somehow, you contrive.*

## Trigger conditions

Area: Limbo

Frequency: Always (100%)

## Interactions

Investigate her opinions of the Presumptive Heiress and the Macabre Counsellor. |  | **An unsettled heart**
The Luckless Sister is thoughtful where her sister is pleasingly frivolous, and considered when her sister is untroubled. You gently steer the conversation in the direction of her sister, probing for resentments or jealousies; you find none. It is only when you mention the matter of mothers that the Luckless Sister's quiet charm falters: "The one true pleasure of this awful place is that I will likely never see her again."
Unless she convinces the Presumptuous Heiress to leave with you. | + A Separation of Sisters = 20 [Make one sister convince the other to leave]
The Luckless Sister's lips thin and tighten as you make your veiled insinuations. "Blackmail is it? Damn you. Tell everyone. In fact, I'll tell them myself to save you the trouble!"
You gently remind her that any scandal would also sully the Presumptuous Heiress. And the Heiress does so love being adored, doesn't she? It would be such a shame if she fell from grace.
"That's the way of it then? You are clever, for a brute. So be it – I will speak to my sister."

That's that settled. What's next?+ A Separation of Sisters = 30 [The Presumptive Heiress is willing to leave with you. But first, speak to the Forewoman below stairs to ensure her discretion]
You can try, at least. And perhaps the Presumptuous Heiress will be easier to persuade once she knows her sister has a better reason to stay. | + A Separation of Sisters = 20 [Make one sister convince the other to leave]
+ The Forewoman's Secret = 10 [You have discovered the Forewoman's secret.]
You begin by hinting at the Fuliginous Forewoman's secret motives, casting their entire situation in the frame of a romantic tragedy. The Luckless Sister attempts to look uninterested, but her eyes betray her.
You tell her the truth: that the Forewoman suffers from a singular fungal condition. That in order to tend to it she will need to leave Perdurance. That she ended their relationship in order to protect the Luckless Sister.
"I don't need protecting!" The sister snaps. Indeed. Indeed. But she can't stay with her lover and her sister, can she?
"Oh, you are clever, for a brute. Very well. If you promise to take my sister away from here, I will convince her to go with you. Perhaps, after this... this business with the fungus, I will see her again."

You'd better bring the Forewoman the good news.+ A Separation of Sisters = 40 [The Presumptive Heiress is willing to leave with you. But first, speak to the Forewoman below stairs to reconcile her with the Luckless Sister]
Would she perhaps be willing to convince her sister to leave Perdurance? With you? Tonight? | + A Separation of Sisters ≤ 20 [Make one sister convince the other to leave]
The Luckless Sister's laugh startles a nearby chaperone. He gives you a stern look, no doubt suspecting you of nefarious levities. Once her amusement subsides, she refuses: "If I truly thought that would be best for my sister, I would help you. My mother would only entangle her in schemes and plots – my sister is ill-suited to a life of intrigue and suspicion."

## Links

### Links Out

 The Half-Light Masque: Evening

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