https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Endings_and_BeginningsEndings and Beginnings - Revision history2026-08-04T06:52:25ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.0https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Endings_and_Beginnings&diff=235324&oldid=prevTaimdala at 16:33, 25 April 20132013-04-25T16:33:36Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At this point, it's all over but for the planning and the packing and the travel to St. Petersburg to be presented to Alexi's Grandmama. Rebecca is convinced to come along, rather forcefully, by Christopher. Evie is given a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">ccrash </del>course in the Russian language along with customs of the Russian Court. Katherine and Ezekiel make arrangements to take their babies with them, once Katherine is convinced the cold would not hurt them. Bertie and Flora accompany them. Billy, Pop, and Josephine also make their plans to go. There is no way they will allow Evie to face Russia without them at her side. Josephine is also going with an eye to see what clandestine gains she can make.<br><br></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>At this point, it's all over but for the planning and the packing and the travel to St. Petersburg to be presented to Alexi's Grandmama. Rebecca is convinced to come along, rather forcefully, by Christopher. Evie is given a <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">crash </ins>course in the Russian language along with customs of the Russian Court. Katherine and Ezekiel make arrangements to take their babies with them, once Katherine is convinced the cold would not hurt them. Bertie and Flora accompany them. Billy, Pop, and Josephine also make their plans to go. There is no way they will allow Evie to face Russia without them at her side. Josephine is also going with an eye to see what clandestine gains she can make.<br><br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Alexi transports the entire party with him in grand style on his massive yacht. The several days' journey passes by pleasantly, if somewhat eventfully for some, and everyone arrives in one piece in St. Petersburg. Alexi goes forthwith to his Grandmama and presents to her his intended bride. Grandmama is a shrewd woman and questions Alexi and Evie about their attachment. She softens her stance once she has the measure of their relationship and judges it good: Alexi will need a firm hand to guide him and Evie's hand is already in place and growing skilled by the minute. Also, Evie has voiced no objection to giving Grandmama great-grandchildren. Katherine and Ezekiel's babies further soften the Kalashikov matriarch when introductions are made around. Everyone is introduced and Alexi fully outs Joesphine to Grandmama as a spy. Since Alexi did so in Russian, only he and Grandmama catch it completely, though Josephine has also been studying Russian for the trip and catches enough. She manages to keep a straight face, despite. After some further getting to-know-you talk, Grandmama announces the visit closed and everyone breaks for their assigned accommodations. <br><br></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Alexi transports the entire party with him in grand style on his massive yacht. The several days' journey passes by pleasantly, if somewhat eventfully for some, and everyone arrives in one piece in St. Petersburg. Alexi goes forthwith to his Grandmama and presents to her his intended bride. Grandmama is a shrewd woman and questions Alexi and Evie about their attachment. She softens her stance once she has the measure of their relationship and judges it good: Alexi will need a firm hand to guide him and Evie's hand is already in place and growing skilled by the minute. Also, Evie has voiced no objection to giving Grandmama great-grandchildren. Katherine and Ezekiel's babies further soften the Kalashikov matriarch when introductions are made around. Everyone is introduced and Alexi fully outs Joesphine to Grandmama as a spy. Since Alexi did so in Russian, only he and Grandmama catch it completely, though Josephine has also been studying Russian for the trip and catches enough. She manages to keep a straight face, despite. After some further getting to-know-you talk, Grandmama announces the visit closed and everyone breaks for their assigned accommodations. <br><br></div></td></tr>
</table>Taimdalahttps://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Endings_and_Beginnings&diff=209836&oldid=prevTaimdala at 00:37, 15 July 20122012-07-15T00:37:43Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of course, given Evie is a Duchess, she needs permission from the Queen to <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"> </del>marry in accorance with the Royal Marriage Act. Evie would need powerful people to intercede on her behalf if she is to marry someone of Alexi's title and nationality. Again, Evie weathers scrutiny, this time by none other than the Prime Minister Disraeli himself. Is she prepared to have her foreign husband take her place in the House of Lords? The Crimean War against Russia is barely concluded. Is she aware that marrying a Russian would not be looked upon lightly? Bertie saves the day by mentioning that Queen Victoria's very own daughter has married the Heir to the Russian throne. Surely it would not be so unusual for an English Duchess to marry a Russian Prince? <br><br></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of course, given Evie is a Duchess, she needs permission from the Queen to marry in accorance with the Royal Marriage Act. Evie would need powerful people to intercede on her behalf if she is to marry someone of Alexi's title and nationality. Again, Evie weathers scrutiny, this time by none other than the Prime Minister Disraeli himself. Is she prepared to have her foreign husband take her place in the House of Lords? The Crimean War against Russia is barely concluded. Is she aware that marrying a Russian would not be looked upon lightly? Bertie saves the day by mentioning that Queen Victoria's very own daughter has married the Heir to the Russian throne. Surely it would not be so unusual for an English Duchess to marry a Russian Prince? <br><br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of course, given Evie is a Duchess, she needs permission from the Queen to marry<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>in accorance with the Royal Marriage Act. Evie would need powerful people to intercede on her behalf if she is to marry someone of Alexi's title and nationality. Again, Evie weathers scrutiny, this time by none other than the Prime Minister Disraeli himself. Is she prepared to have her foreign husband take her place in the House of Lords? The Crimean War against Russia barely concluded. Is she aware that marrying a Russian would not be looked upon lightly? Bertie saves the day by mentioning that Queen Victoria's very own daughter has married the Heir to the Russian throne. Surely it would not be so unusual for an English Duchess to marry a Russian Prince? <br><br></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of course, given Evie is a Duchess, she needs permission from the Queen to marry in accorance with the Royal Marriage Act. Evie would need powerful people to intercede on her behalf if she is to marry someone of Alexi's title and nationality. Again, Evie weathers scrutiny, this time by none other than the Prime Minister Disraeli himself. Is she prepared to have her foreign husband take her place in the House of Lords? The Crimean War against Russia <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">is </ins>barely concluded. Is she aware that marrying a Russian would not be looked upon lightly? Bertie saves the day by mentioning that Queen Victoria's very own daughter has married the Heir to the Russian throne. Surely it would not be so unusual for an English Duchess to marry a Russian Prince? <br><br></div></td></tr>
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</table>Taimdalahttps://wiki.rpg.net/index.php?title=Endings_and_Beginnings&diff=209834&oldid=prevTaimdala at 00:36, 15 July 20122012-07-15T00:36:46Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Josephine goes straight to the Colonel at the Club to give her report. The Colonel uses his connections to conduct a smear campaign on the Duke in the papers the very next morning, using the two most recent victims as proof. Dionysius delivers two tickets to Evie in the morning. One ticket to take her across the Channel to France and another ticket back to England--first class--to stage her arrival as her alternate identity as Lara, exiled heir of Leeds. <br><br></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Josephine goes straight to the Colonel at the Club to give her report. The Colonel uses his connections to conduct a smear campaign on the Duke in the papers the very next morning, using the two most recent victims as proof. Dionysius delivers two tickets to Evie in the morning. One ticket to take her across the Channel to France and another ticket back to England--first class--to stage her arrival as her alternate identity as Lara, exiled heir of Leeds. <br><br></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of course, given Evie is a Duchess, she needs permission from the Queen to marry, in accorance with the Royal Marriage Act. Evie would need powerful people to intercede on her behalf if she is to marry someone of Alexi's title and nationality. Again, Evie weathers scrutiny, this time by none other than the Prime Minister Disraeli himself. Is she prepared to have her foreign husband take her place in the House of Lords? The Crimean War against Russia barely concluded. Is she aware that marrying a Russian would not be looked upon lightly? Bertie saves the day by mentioning that Queen Victoria's very own daughter has married the Heir to the Russian throne. Surely it would not be so unusual for an English Duchess to marry a Russian Prince? <br><br></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Of course, given Evie is a Duchess, she needs permission from the Queen to marry, in accorance with the Royal Marriage Act. Evie would need powerful people to intercede on her behalf if she is to marry someone of Alexi's title and nationality. Again, Evie weathers scrutiny, this time by none other than the Prime Minister Disraeli himself. Is she prepared to have her foreign husband take her place in the House of Lords? The Crimean War against Russia barely concluded. Is she aware that marrying a Russian would not be looked upon lightly? Bertie saves the day by mentioning that Queen Victoria's very own daughter has married the Heir to the Russian throne. Surely it would not be so unusual for an English Duchess to marry a Russian Prince? <br><br></div></td></tr>
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