It was bound to happen some time - OTA

[averygoodshot]

Aramis keenly remembers teasing Porthos when he had stepped through the door and become a woman. He had teased d'Artagnan and even Athos.

Oh, how the mighty have fallen. He had not intended to do anything, really. He spent a good deal of his time praying, a good deal of time trying to atone for his sins.

Instead, this is what happens.

Much as his friends had, he has hitched his clothing tighter so that it may not fall down, and has fashioned something of a harness for ... well, for his new developments, as it were. He knows he could seek out Constance or even, if he was desperate, Milady, but he is not that desperate. He simply makes do and tells himself that God has a reason for everything.

He has always appreciated women and so maybe this is to test that? Who knows. Aramis does not question, at least not much. He is aware, though, that he looks a little foolish, his hair tied up, his clothing, baggy on him as a man, is like a series of large sacks on him, his boots far too big as he makes his way down the hallways. He smiles, though, not having a hat to tip, as he greets people. He knows he's not the only one who's suffered thusly. That's something anyway.

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[averygoodshot]

Despite the fact that he wears a woman's body, Aramis takes the liberty of pouring the wine. He then raises his glass. "What shall we toast to?"

[temperamentalsteel]

Some things would never change then. D'Artagnan lifted his own glass and held it up, thoughtfully. "To the Queen's health." It was the sort of spite they could get away with here, excluding the King entirely.

[averygoodshot]

Aramis is entirely somber then as he toasts to that, drinking deeply. "The Queen and the Dauphin," he amends. For he will always wish for only the best for his son.

[temperamentalsteel]

"The Queen and the Dauphin," d'Artagnan agreed. The latter was even more important. The poor child's life had been in grave danger already once before. His health, now, was quite tied up with the simple persistence of his life.

"And to our friends, for coming out unscathed."

[averygoodshot]

Indeed. Aramis nods then takes a drink of the wine.

He may be inhabiting a woman's body, but even Aramis can appreciate peace.


[and fade?]