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[tactly]

I seem to have found myself at a loss.

( going from lady to queen to normal person has been quite the ride for margaery, and in that time she hasn't exactly honed any skills that would be helpful towards living here. hunting, lookouts, fighting - none of those were exactly an expertise taught for the ladies of the land.

the lady-like hobbies that had been taught to her from a young age, outside of the time she had spent with her queen of thorns grandmother, were a far cry away from the many things being offered as jobs here, and margaery had to wonder how it was she was going to hold herself up here. too used to having everything on hand, she supposed she would be, despite the cruel way things were handled in westeros. )

My skills don't exactly lay in what would be entirely useful here. I was raised on more "lady-like" activities - sewing and tailoring, sometimes cooking. I was a... a Lady in my world, hardly a Knight or a fighter like my brother. ( she shrugs into the camera, as though to say 'what can you do'? ) If anyone knows of something that could be catered towards that, a job to support myself, then I would be most grateful.

( there's a slight pause where it looks like she's about to turn off the camera, and then — ) Or if you would be willing to teach me, I am a quick learner. I pick up things quickly and am willing to do most things. Anything would be much help.

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[badgerlock]

Fitz. FitzChivalry, really.

[It's not like anyone knows what that means, here.]

[tactly]

A lovely name. ( she doesn't, not at all, but it's a name she will appreciate anyway. ) It's a pleasure to meet you, Fitz. I am Margaery Tyrell.

[badgerlock]

We met before, briefly, I think. But we did not exchange names.

[tactly]

Forgive my oversight. I should have introduced myself earlier - my manners seemed to have escaped me.

[badgerlock]

Manners are hard enough to remember in the most formal of times, I think.

[tactly]

They certainly aren't for everyone. ( she can think of one or two people from home. ) Which can be a nice change, though unhelpful in the long run if you never learn names.

[badgerlock]

Then you simply refer to everyone by station. Ah, there is the king's fool, and there is the king's drunkard son, and there is the king's wife.

And we don't lack in kings.

[tactly]

Ah, there is always the perfect workaround. ( of course there is. and being raised around olenna tyrell had certainly taught margaery that. )

Believe me, I know that all too well. There always seems to be one around.

[badgerlock]

Is yours here?

[tactly]

Some would-be kings, but none who ever rightly held the title. None of those kings have woken here, nor shown their faces if they have.

[badgerlock]

I'm not sure if I should congratulate or apologize to you.

[tactly]

A mix, perhaps. The first and last kings I knew personally were good people. The second would certainly necessitate a congratulations.

And yours? Have any shown up here?

[badgerlock]

My situation is a little more complicated, but no. Not yet. They sleep on.