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[eldesthatter]

[The message is hand written, but you can hear to sound of it being written down on paper.]

To do:

1. Order one hundred yards of pink ribbon, three boxes of feathers, at least one bundle of lace.

2. Make sure Lettie and Martha clean their room before Friday.

3. Ask Fanny about the budget this week.

4. Visit the book shop?

[You can hear her scribbling out the fourth item and sighing heavily.]

No. Not today I think.

[Other voices can be heard, though they are faint. Perhaps calling from another room.]

Oh Sophie! Come look! Howl's Castle is coming into view!

Here to steal another heart perhaps? [Sophie is muttering as her footsteps echo off into the distance.]

Comments

[eldesthatter]

That's...that's quite alright. I don't need anyone at my service, really.

[treatinferiors]

Right, my mistake.

...I didn't get your name, did I?

[eldesthatter]

...[She's hesitating so much on this.]

...It's Sophie.

[treatinferiors]

Sophie, then. It's nice to meet you.

[eldesthatter]

...Yes. And you as well, Rably.

Ah, you said Jane Foster was the one I should look for? Would she see what I write here?

[treatinferiors]

I'd think so. You could also send her a message if you don't get a reply.

[eldesthatter]

How?

[treatinferiors]

If it's connected through here, I'm pretty sure it can take messages. I could be wrong, of course.

[eldesthatter]

So I would just write down a message here in this book, directed at her?

[treatinferiors]

Yes, that should work.

[eldesthatter]

I'll try that then. Thank you.

You've been very helpful.

[treatinferiors]

You're welcome.

Well, it's the least I can do, really.

[eldesthatter]

You could have done much less.

[treatinferiors]

Yes, that's true. But then I suspect I wouldn't be me.

[eldesthatter]

I suppose that's fair.

Thank you just the same.