Winnie's eyes light up at the idea and she makes an, "oooh!" noise of delight as she turns to face Five. She grins, expression excited.
"What kind of story shall I tell? Shall I make it tragically romantic? Long-lost loves separated by the cruelties of time and circumstance? Or am I running and saving us both from a tyrant who treats us so poorly? Or..."
She trails off, biting her lower lip and looking oh-so eager to spin a tale. "Or perhaps we're involved in a feud between two men. I've married one against my wishes at my father's behest, but I do not love him, though he treats me well enough and is a fine conversationalist. But he's a terribly mean drunk and has absolutely no ear for poetry." Winnie sighs dramatically, as if that's clearly the terrible part of this.
"But I have a childhood sweetheart whom I adore and am compatible with in all ways, but he's much poorer and therefore not a good fit at all, but he treats me well and works hard and we'd be poor but quite happy together. I refuse to say whose child you are."
She looks thoughtful, and then continues excitedly. "But he's gathered enough money to start a new life with us, so I've let my husband and run away with you to go see him where he waits to whisk us away to a better life!"
With a bright laugh, Winnie claps her hands together once and beams at Five once more, clearly enjoying herself. "How's that sound?"
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"What kind of story shall I tell? Shall I make it tragically romantic? Long-lost loves separated by the cruelties of time and circumstance? Or am I running and saving us both from a tyrant who treats us so poorly? Or..."
She trails off, biting her lower lip and looking oh-so eager to spin a tale. "Or perhaps we're involved in a feud between two men. I've married one against my wishes at my father's behest, but I do not love him, though he treats me well enough and is a fine conversationalist. But he's a terribly mean drunk and has absolutely no ear for poetry." Winnie sighs dramatically, as if that's clearly the terrible part of this.
"But I have a childhood sweetheart whom I adore and am compatible with in all ways, but he's much poorer and therefore not a good fit at all, but he treats me well and works hard and we'd be poor but quite happy together. I refuse to say whose child you are."
She looks thoughtful, and then continues excitedly. "But he's gathered enough money to start a new life with us, so I've let my husband and run away with you to go see him where he waits to whisk us away to a better life!"
With a bright laugh, Winnie claps her hands together once and beams at Five once more, clearly enjoying herself. "How's that sound?"