Hey all,<br/><br/>I was a little confused about some views expressed. However it wasn't my intention to rock the boat of the theme. A few misconceptions I would just like to tidy up - but I do understand that others are right to have their views.<br/><br/><div align="center">*</div><br/><em>"It seems weird that the Duchess knows the Ambroses so well and yet chooses to come at Christmas knowing the family will be celebrating traditionally... its like hating Justin Timberlake so bad you want to drown him, then agreeing to go with a friend to one of his concerts."</em><br/><br/>- Having Expectations, Hope and Knowing are different things. More power more more money  => More eccentric. Any in history as much as Ambrose ? Who knows ? Some were insular, and things suspected were not often reported as the more you move back in history the more noble you are the more it implies more leniency, and anyone else who has a problem with it "is" the problem. Even if she secretly knew he wouldnt give up Xmas but simply hoped, such a thing would be a target fort he socially immature, wanting to create a scene, loving the drama of doing so. "Feeling releavent" (Where before her social imaturity made her feel alone and left out at her own manor).<br/><br/><em>"While an anti-Christian person is fine, someone so outspoken against royalty is a little odd... seeing as again Victoria was one of the best monarchs Britain ever had and under her rule the country became immensely powerful and had a vast empire and dynamic economy"<br/></em><br/>- I doubt He Dutchess would have had many if any Lords who would want others thinking they are associated with her for that very reason. I view was the Lord tollerated her eccentricity for his own amusement, manipulating her as much as she herself manipulated things. Ridiculous wealth and power can do strange things.<br/><br/><em>"[Queen Victoria] ... she was squeaky clean and very proper and nearly everyone loved her...""</em><br/><br/>- Such things concerning Queens and Kings is usually more a sign of sublime political prowess or simply those who hated them not given air time (or omitted) from history books. Vic made many changes and change always upsets a few who liked things more as they were before. Apnea would hate her passionately if she simply approval a cathedral being built within sight of her property. Remember also with incredible wealth and power Apnea's sights of what "should be" to be "good enough to be happy" could be very ambitious, just how many top royalty have been. Some people born having everything their way expect the world to follow.<br/><br/><em>"Perhaps if the gas under the anti-royalty and anti-church parts could be dialled down a few notches the Duchess would fit in better."</em><br/><br/>- Fitting in with the established culture wasn't exactly the character concept :)<br/><br/><em>"Oh for heaven's sake! Kate's deleted her posts."</em><br/><br/>- This wasn't out of spite or bitterness. They simply seemed to be causing distress at the time for major players well as being viewed as unrealistic" for the Duchess to be like or do (from this I assumed her posts impinged on believability / workability for others) - perhaps for good reason.<br/><br/>As "warning" I intended a few "extreme posts" of hers as "Im coming" which intentionally revealed her nature and temperament a long way off, to me time for others to massage what they hoped her her relevance. This thread was super busy - that not happening was not the fault of any of the major players though.<br/><br/><div align="center">* </div><br/>Anyway.... who is right or wrong or  what people "should" have done or "should try is now irreleavent.  For the few posts I did of her's it was enjoyable playing Anpea, enough to be worth the time for me doing so, so I already feel rewarded.<br/><br/>And I do hope for others all is good / "better" now I hope :) This theme is a very interesting concept and has and will attract all types, it has all the trappings of becoming a permanent group It already has many off-shoot threads which is a sign of thread health if there is one !<br/><br/>Happy posting :)