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strumpet: (pic#17864923)

inara serra — firefly

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-09 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
SERENITY

NAME ▷ inara serra
AGE ▷ it's rude to ask a lady her age
FAVORITE COLOR ▷ red
STATUS ▷ single

Getting to know you!

q: What is your proudest accomplishment?
a: back home or etraya? back home I have quite a number of accomplishments, but here well I guess being able to survive aphaia.

q: What do you miss most about your home world?
a: all of my lovely items, especially the royal tea set I had. the painfully lacking diversity of tea here leaves much to be desired.

q: How do you support or encourage others during difficult times?
a: there are a vast number of ways to comfort someone and provide support for them. I believe the best way to start is to observe the person, get a feel of what they might enjoy and go from there. offering to listen, a small comforting touch with it, is a great way to start.

q: What was the last book you read?
a: Thaïs by Anatole France.

q: What do you do for fun?
a: calligraphy, reading, art, tea consumption. most of all— spending time with good friends.

  
her_own_rules: Babs (Ten Minutes & A Cup of Tea)

[personal profile] her_own_rules 2025-06-09 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
There really should be better tea options here.
Edited 2025-06-09 21:25 (UTC)
strumpet: (pic#17864917)

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-09 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm glad we can both agree on that. I heard we could use 'points' to ask for things but I'm not sure if its worth it.

I might just get close to begging aurora for something more than plain green tea though.
her_own_rules: Babs (Subtle But Sweet)

[personal profile] her_own_rules 2025-06-10 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I can see how that would depend a lot. Spending points from deadly missions on things that will be consumable and not reusable could be harder to settle on.
strumpet: (pic#17865890)

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-10 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)
we could always make a 'petition' and gather up people who also would like more varieties of tea. perhaps aurora could be reasoned with.

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fourthwalled: (action shot!)

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[personal profile] fourthwalled 2025-06-09 11:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh god. Keep it together, Wade. Act normal. As normal as you're capable of being.]

I love Thaïs by Anatole France too! What a coincidence!

[Yeah. He's no idea what that is. Shit. Hopefully she doesn't ask too many follow up questions.]
strumpet: (pic#17865958)

cw: sex work mentions

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-09 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
( it seemed that etraya— or rather echo and aurora had a wicked sense of humor. while inara hardly knew wade, seeing the name come up on the network once or twice, it seemed he was quite into her without any reason. )

you do? how....well I must say that's a surprise. you must either really like french literature or are really into sex workers and their history.

( somewhere in the background, 'only you' was playing. surely. )
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fourthwalled: (scissoring)

cw: sex work mentions

[personal profile] fourthwalled 2025-06-09 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
I speak French-Canadian, and my former fiancée was a sex worker.
And because I'm thoughtful like that, I gave it a read.


[Did Etraya have Google, because while the above is true, he can't even guess what else is in this book.]

It is the oldest profession, right? So there's a lot of history to know!
strumpet: (pic#17865781)

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-10 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
I see, well that certainly would explain it.

( thankfully for him there are no further follow up questions from her about the book. he isn't off the hook though; if they run into each other in person, she's bringing it up. )

that's very true, transcending time and even space, at least in my world. so if we're to be friends, I'd like to know a bit more about you. former fiancée? what happened there, if you don't mind sharing.
fourthwalled: (unmasked: do you lift bro?)

[personal profile] fourthwalled 2025-06-10 01:22 am (UTC)(link)
Yup. A solid explanation with no holes whatsoever!

[fuck.]

Uh, well.
I'm a mess, mostly? And a mercenary.
Made our lives more than a little unstable, I guess.
It was probably for the best.


[So he didn't get her horribly murdered again.]

We're still friends.
And hang out but... I'm still into her, but I'm not sure if she'll ever be into me again.
I'm a lot. And I know I am.

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going to wrap this up here ♥

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once_reborn: (what is even happening)

[Aaand a check mark.]

[personal profile] once_reborn 2025-06-10 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
Absolutely in agreement on the tea. What they do have is good, but just enough to make me miss the familiar stuff.

And I wish I was better at the observation part - my Order is supposed to come with a good ability to read surface emotions, but I've always been just pots at it.
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[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-10 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
it's....passable, yes I would agree.

( aka cheap stuff but she's far too refined to stoop that low. )

it's quite alright, it's a difficult skill to truly hone in on. practice and spending hours analyzing people and their actions can be quite boring unless you have a reason to do it.
once_reborn: (conversation)

[personal profile] once_reborn 2025-06-11 02:12 am (UTC)(link)
In my line of work, it often helps with the whole 'difference between life and death' part.

The best among us can read emotions, sense and differentiate between living beings at great distances. Sometimes there's even unique bonds between people.

But when I try to get a read on someone or do one of the standard misdirecting mind tricks, I tend to either just sneeze or cause sneezes.

Inelegant, to say the least.
strumpet: (pic#17865749)

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-11 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
it seems like we have a bit more in common than the surface level seems to suggest.

( she's not going to clarify why, but she understands where mal was coming from. )

sneezes? perhaps something psychological is holding you back. not that I'm an expert by any means at all, but it seems like something you could possibly change.

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agoddessonce: (tea room)

✓ un: Storm

[personal profile] agoddessonce 2025-06-10 09:04 am (UTC)(link)
If there were a way to get more variety, I would jump at the chance.

What tea blends do you prefer?
strumpet: (pic#17865817)

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-10 03:32 pm (UTC)(link)
perhaps we should make a 'tea-lovers' group and petition aurora to regal us with better options.

given the time of year, I'd appreciate something more floral like a cherry blossom and matcha blend, perhaps a chai for the mornings. though pu-erh teas have always been a go to for me. what about yourself?
agoddessonce: (seated)

[personal profile] agoddessonce 2025-06-12 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Someone dear to me loved green tea, and I have picked up his taste for it. But I have always loved a good Darjeeling.

I have not aligned my drinks with the seasons before - but that does sound like a pleasant way to try something new.
strumpet: (pic#17865794)

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-13 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
nothing wrong with picking up other's good habits.

( that was a compliment, she promises. )

it's really just a unique habit of mine, but if you're ever inclined to give it a try, if I'm still here by the time the summer equinox comes around, I'd love to have you join me in trying a fruit blend. really I should host something nice for others here given our unique circumstances...

( a literal tea party only more refined. )
venatoris: @cornballer (undefined - Imgur (26))

[personal profile] venatoris 2025-06-12 12:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Did you like Thaïs?

[ what. he reads. ]
strumpet: (pic#17865918)

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-13 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
( she's far from judging anyone from a single encounter alone when it comes to things like that but frankly she had pegged him as the kind of man to indulge in more modern affairs. still he asked and she's more than happy to answer. )

it was one of those novels that led to a great play and frankly I enjoyed it far more than I thought I would. there are some interesting parallels to my own life in it in a way but-

if you haven't read it yet, it's a great little book to pickup and read here and there. what about you, have you indulged in any good literature lately?
venatoris: tweak (1964590 (2))

[personal profile] venatoris 2025-06-16 12:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She wouldn't be the only one and it's a completely fair assessment. ]

It's been a while since I read it.

Recently read The Hobbit. And Inferno, cause I've been to hell and I figured I'd see how Dante viewed it. Not entirely inaccurate if I'm bein honest
strumpet: (pic#17864890)

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-18 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure if I've heard of 'The Hobbit' but the Inferno is a well known classic.

still I'm not sure if you're joking or being serious. been to hell? on a ship or took a casual stroll to it?
Edited (keeping it canon lmao) 2025-06-18 16:05 (UTC)
hauntedsnowfall: (z acadimi thinky 09)

✅ un: blaiddyd

[personal profile] hauntedsnowfall 2025-06-13 12:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh! We have a wider variety of tea here at the monastery. If you ever feel like sampling them please feel free to visit again.
strumpet: (pic#17865820)

[personal profile] strumpet 2025-06-13 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I didn't realize I was allowed to come back. I'll most certainly come visit soon then, but perhaps not empty handed again.

( she's teasing really. )

do you have a favorite food or snack?