I first met Crofte months ago after being a relative newcomer to Ul'Dah and its business. She intervened in a nasty bit of business I had with some slut-thief of a woman known as Cerii. Cerii had stolen my pants and shoes out in the wild and while I won't go into much detail on how and why that came about, lets just say I managed to run into the wench in the Quicksand. True enough I was fresh from walking all the way back to Ul'Dah and as I was headed to The Quicksand to enter my room I happened to see her and stormed across the bar in my smallclothes and suit jacket to confront her. Again I will spare the details but after a very large and loud shouting match with the thief-bitch, Crofte stepped in to put it all to rest. She reimbursed me my twenty-thousand gil for the lost pants and shoes and took the harpy into custody though I don't know what came of that.
After all of that had happened and I found some time to cool down I realized I was a bit hot-headed with the Lady Crofte and more than a little rude to her. She rightfully should have slapped me in the mouth with a mailed hand but kept her composure and was the epitome of professional and also a bit gorgeous I quickly noted. I immediately started putting together plans for her, one asking her to dinner, two using those incredible looks for my gain, and three just figuring out what the hell she was. Its not everyday someone can stand up to me while I am fucking furious and not wither from the experience. However, all of this aside, I'm quickly approaching Crofte so we'll just have to go over our history another time.
As I approach her I know she has seen me because she's got a bit of a habit of taking in a deep breathe as subtle as she can. I always see it though since the armor around her breast area rises ever so slightly - more than usual. I personally don't think she despises me, or is scared of me, but all the same she has a habit of 'preparing' to speak to me. I like to attribute it to her having a deep-seated attraction to me though I think that way about everyone in their regards to me.
Crofte also has the custom of speaking as 'properly' as possible with me and goes out of her way to mask that accent and natural enunciation that is clearly not from Ul'Dah. I may have lost a majority of my hearing as I've gone through life, but even half-deaf I can hear she hides it and at one point I was ever so bold and asked her about it and she was...most upset. I've learned to just disregard it and take to interacting with her as she is versus what I know.
As I walk up beside Crofte I always mime her pose. She's either standing with her hands on the side of her hips as she scans the room and stands solemnly or her arms are across across her chest as she guards. Today her hands are on her hips and I'm quick to mimic her. I never speak to her right away, I simply stand silently and scan the room as she does, smiling all the while as I let a few moments pass.
[To be continued...]
After all of that had happened and I found some time to cool down I realized I was a bit hot-headed with the Lady Crofte and more than a little rude to her. She rightfully should have slapped me in the mouth with a mailed hand but kept her composure and was the epitome of professional and also a bit gorgeous I quickly noted. I immediately started putting together plans for her, one asking her to dinner, two using those incredible looks for my gain, and three just figuring out what the hell she was. Its not everyday someone can stand up to me while I am fucking furious and not wither from the experience. However, all of this aside, I'm quickly approaching Crofte so we'll just have to go over our history another time.
As I approach her I know she has seen me because she's got a bit of a habit of taking in a deep breathe as subtle as she can. I always see it though since the armor around her breast area rises ever so slightly - more than usual. I personally don't think she despises me, or is scared of me, but all the same she has a habit of 'preparing' to speak to me. I like to attribute it to her having a deep-seated attraction to me though I think that way about everyone in their regards to me.
Crofte also has the custom of speaking as 'properly' as possible with me and goes out of her way to mask that accent and natural enunciation that is clearly not from Ul'Dah. I may have lost a majority of my hearing as I've gone through life, but even half-deaf I can hear she hides it and at one point I was ever so bold and asked her about it and she was...most upset. I've learned to just disregard it and take to interacting with her as she is versus what I know.
As I walk up beside Crofte I always mime her pose. She's either standing with her hands on the side of her hips as she scans the room and stands solemnly or her arms are across across her chest as she guards. Today her hands are on her hips and I'm quick to mimic her. I never speak to her right away, I simply stand silently and scan the room as she does, smiling all the while as I let a few moments pass.
[To be continued...]
