<div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">From Thalia's Post</div><div class="spoiler_body"><div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.com/a/img844/7043/lb3w.jpg)</div>... "Shey, I haven't seen.. actually, there she is over there." She must have come in through one of the other doors, but she was in the party now, accompanied by her client. Both were lovely in their dresses, especially Shey. Her client had a slightly shy look about her, but she appeared quite thrilled to be in Shey's company. "Well well," Mason said, "it looks like young Nicola's getting more daring. What would her father think?" This seemed to amuse him greatly. "I'll introduce you to Dale," he said to Samson. "I'd suggest you only bring the girl along if she's going to be a part of this." That was all he said, before he nodded respectfully to Thalia and walked in through the doors, pointing out one of the men among the group Chester had indicated.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/></div></div><br/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://imageshack.com/a/img540/4059/b7514d.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Nicola Livia Douglas,</span><em>Shey's Client</em><br/>2519, present evening<br/>Tagging - Shey<br/>Wearing - This dress (http://imageshack.com/a/img673/8895/11e726.jpg).<br/>Location - At the Party<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Nicola's eyes glittered beneath the bright lights of the ballroom and she was clearly enjoying herself, just being in Shey's company. She tried to be those things she thought a client should be - confident and attentive, but her own shyness and naivety showed through a little. "It doesn't surprise me that you would learn so much from um.. different sides." She didn't miss Shey's suggestive reference. "I didn't know until recently that Companions were trained in so many things. I did some research before I made the decision to contact you. You are advisors - yes, as well? I am wondering, what kinds of matters do you advise about?"<br/><br/>She had smiled brightly at Shey's talk of the dancing. It was clearly something she enjoyed. "It feels to me like.. a creative.. escape. Like the whole world gets put on hold for a while, while you dance and sometimes it is one of the few socially-acceptable ways to spend time with someone that you like. I think that's why I tried to learn to dance well - not just the colour, and the flow, and the movement, and the music, but because for a little while I feel like I'm free. Only I am, just sometimes.. it doesn't seem like it. My father is a difficult man, but I think I've talked of him enough for one night."<br/><br/>She sipped at her chardonnay, at the same pace as Shey. "I think you may be right, we may be the envy of the crowd. I suspect some of the men may think, 'well that's just not fair' when they see us dancing together." She grinned at this, and nodded at Shey's request. "I would be happy to introduce you and tell you who to make jealous, though there might not be much point in that." She didn't say why, but a slight sadness entered her eyes.<em>Hmm, so who now shall I introduce you to? Sir Alderidge? Too boring. Atherton Wing? Too interesting, not to mention mean.</em><br/><br/>"There are some important people about. Sir Alderidge and Sir Harrow - they are Lords, which may already be apparent by their names and the red sashes. Dan Xadian, he runs a transport ship out of Londinium, which may not be that interesting to you. He always has interesting stories, though. Lucy and Megan Veros, the blondes over there. They're sisters but rumours have it, not just sisters, if you know what I mean? They're quite friendly to talk to and both look to inherit their mother's ranch.<br/><br/>Melissa Keneer," she indicated a rather quiet looking brunette in a deep blue dress, who was talking with a grandfatherly figure. "She was my girlfriend, until she met someone else. I guess she is one of the ones to make jealous." She said this with a hesitant shrug of her shoulders. "The man in the brown coat is Chester Burton. I know he was some kind of war hero for the Independents." And he was talking with Santiago. "I'd say maybe half of the people in this room are ship-folk, the same way Mason is."<br/>