[That compliment towards her posture is clearly appreciated, if the way her cat ears fly up excitedly says anything about it. Of course Hilda would notice her frankly fantastic poise! She's been working on it for years, after all!
That second comment, however...]
Relax my shoulders? Surely you can't be implying that I should slouch, Hilda! That would simply not do!
[Quelle horreur!
...although you did just. say that you do it all the time, um-]
A-Ah, not that there's anything wrong with you doing it! It's just that...well, for me, I...
[...have a terrible case of foot-in-mouth disease, apparently-]
I...there's a lot of pressure on me to be perfect, that's all! I can't reinstate House Nuvelle if I'm not perfect. But that's my burden to bear, you shouldn't...
[right can she just. trail away pathetically and take a (large) sip of that champagne while she tries to put her thoughts together, this is EMBARRASSING...]
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That second comment, however...]
Relax my shoulders? Surely you can't be implying that I should slouch, Hilda! That would simply not do!
[Quelle horreur!
...although you did just. say that you do it all the time, um-]
A-Ah, not that there's anything wrong with you doing it! It's just that...well, for me, I...
[...have a terrible case of foot-in-mouth disease, apparently-]
I...there's a lot of pressure on me to be perfect, that's all! I can't reinstate House Nuvelle if I'm not perfect. But that's my burden to bear, you shouldn't...
[right can she just. trail away pathetically and take a (large) sip of that champagne while she tries to put her thoughts together, this is EMBARRASSING...]