Sophia Williams
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She had plans, but Tori Tori had looked at him with disbelief. That was cutting it too close. Way too close. She needed to mentally prepare. Yet, she couldn’t go back on her word. She was the one who told him to just tell her when and that’s what he did. “No.” Ilyana was firm in her rejection. “You’re going to escort His Highness. You need to look presentable.” Tori narrowed her eyes a bit. Did this mean that her day-to-day hair was even worse than she thought? “Presentable is…-
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With the temporary hold on her crystal experiments, she turned her attention to trying charms. Kasen’s notes on basic Old Sulfae commonly seen on charms told her to start off with freezing charms. They were supposedly the easiest ones to make and she got it to work by accident the first time. Soot ink or charcoal were needed for a charm to work. Most ink available was made with dyes from plants and ground insect shells, and didn’t work. Since Kasen told her to use soot ink and a brush, she didn’t…
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There were two carriages that Tori contracted for her weekend trip to the delta: one for Constantine and the brother at the Eshra Shrine, and the other to carry her, Nanny Rey, and Axton. Ilyana and Henrik came with her last week and were spending this weekend, after midterm exams, going over legalities at the guild for their Lycée Projects. They were also finishing their mid-semester reports on the projects. Tori had taken continuous notes since she started and compiled the various important points…
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She knew it was bad when she saw her midterm exams as a break from the stress she was currently experiencing. Just after midterm exams, a small report was due on the status of her Lycée Project and while she had plenty to write, the thought that Adrien Rosiek had the gall to supply-block her made her want to fill her report with angry manifestos about how he was a corrupt coward whose businesses should be banned by the empire. At first, she tried to be reasonable and logical. Perhaps there was a…
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“Tori, have you ever thought that you may be doing too much?” JP asked as he and Sonia arrived at Cafe Fortuna and found Tori lying across the chaise by the hearth with one of the accent pillows resting lightly on her face. “No,” came the muffled response from the unmoving young woman in pants and a long sleeve shirt. “You need to rest,” Sonia said as she pulled a chair from one of the vacant tables and sat down beside the chaise. She raised her arm to get the attention of the man behind the…
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There were two big things Tori noted that would be highly beneficial to her success that refugee camps in her original world often lacked. The first was the obvious: her number of resources. She had money and connections that could fund and support the entire project. This included basic needs for food, water, shelter, and sanitation. She even had enough pull to get a medical staff on site. How long she could provide those things was what she was uncertain about. It made it imperative to find a way for…
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As her roommate, Ilyana was very much aware that if it were up to Tori, Tori would sleep in and lay around doing whatever caught her attention at that moment. Not to say that Tori was lazy - she was far from it. Tori simply didn’t like stress and would tackle the cause of it as soon as possible to get it out of the way, so she could focus on something she enjoyed. Ilyana wanted Tori to do things she enjoyed, but Ilyana’s chances to help were limited. “Headmaster says only two people are allowed…
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“Oh my, it looks lovely, Miss Guevera!” Headmaster Laurent looked at the small metal tin with a wooden tray inside. The carefully designed charcuterie board was made up of cured pork leg, bread, dried fruit, and cheese from Presidio. She’d made several boards that morning, before she left for Lycée. She wasn’t trying to bribe the headmaster, but he had been very understanding towards her and was a big supporter of Lions Gate. Besides, the tray was small, only three times the size of her…
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“Do you know how much work that is?” Tori sat on a cushioned stool in front of an ornate vanity table. The reflection on the mirror in front of her showed her pretty face with an exasperated expression. “Of course, I know how much work that is.” Henrik’s voice came from the open comcry somewhere amongst the various make-up brushes, hair accessories, and palettes on the table. “But no one has had that sort of food before and it’s delicious. Not to mention that the burritos are easy to eat…
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“Is this it?” Sebastian stood in front of the store that had an image of a lion’s head over its name on the signboard, above the door. The two windows on either side of the door had mannequins posed in down vests and coats. Past them, they could see several people in the store. “This is it,” Tori replied. She was a bit impatient. They’d spent the morning going to various markets in Horizon, looking for additional ingredients for Tori’s lunch and dinner the next day. Her plan was to stop…
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