She learned things as she explored, walking the confines like a caged animal, though mostly from eavesdropping on the other guests. Staring through the glass brought her nothing but rainbows and the barest glimpse of stars. Up, down, in every direction, stars. She couldn't find the moon, if there was one. If there were two. Just stars, endlessly, buried in color. Eavesdropping taught her the purpose of the opals on her wrist, and that leaving was permanent. She still wanted to test it, to see if she could find someone who could take her back to the place they'd come from. But that would have to wait. She wouldn't risk it until day seven. She couldn't. It seemed like her feet ought to have been hurting, after walking so much in heels she wasn't used to, but they didn't.
Nadine didn't know any dances that suited this music, and no one was offering, besides.
A server approached, and she almost didn't notice them at first. Champagne, everywhere champagne, and for once in her life alcohol did not appeal. This one, however, carried something different. She looked at the tray, and blinked, processing on a delay for the sheer incongruity of it. "You're shitting me," she said aloud, the first thing she'd said since she'd gotten here.
That was not champagne. That was a burger. That was, of all the goddamn things, a double-double animal style with a side of fries and a bottle of Coke.
If she burst into tears because of a goddamn burger she was going to throw herself off a balcony.
Biting her tongue, she took the offered items, careful not to spill anything as the faceless waiter – waitress? – departed. She looked around for somewhere to eat that was not the middle of a ballroom, and there was a hallway she could have sworn was not there. As soon as she entered it there was silence, so quiet she could hear her own heart and the rustle of her dress as she moved. The first door she found went to a solarium, and the air in it was thick with the smell of flowers. She walked in silence until she found a wrought-iron bench beneath a flowering wisteria, where she sat gracelessly down and set her food down beside her.
This was fine. Everything was fine.
Her throat felt small, and she forced herself to take a small sip of the soda. It burned on her tongue, unused to the carbonation. After great deliberation, she ate a single french fry. Her subsequent giggle had a touch of hysteria, and she pressed a hand to her mouth to keep it from getting out of control. "I should have asked for ketchup," she said between her fingers, breaking the silence, and then she giggled again.
Nadine didn't know any dances that suited this music, and no one was offering, besides.
A server approached, and she almost didn't notice them at first. Champagne, everywhere champagne, and for once in her life alcohol did not appeal. This one, however, carried something different. She looked at the tray, and blinked, processing on a delay for the sheer incongruity of it. "You're shitting me," she said aloud, the first thing she'd said since she'd gotten here.
That was not champagne. That was a burger. That was, of all the goddamn things, a double-double animal style with a side of fries and a bottle of Coke.
If she burst into tears because of a goddamn burger she was going to throw herself off a balcony.
Biting her tongue, she took the offered items, careful not to spill anything as the faceless waiter – waitress? – departed. She looked around for somewhere to eat that was not the middle of a ballroom, and there was a hallway she could have sworn was not there. As soon as she entered it there was silence, so quiet she could hear her own heart and the rustle of her dress as she moved. The first door she found went to a solarium, and the air in it was thick with the smell of flowers. She walked in silence until she found a wrought-iron bench beneath a flowering wisteria, where she sat gracelessly down and set her food down beside her.
This was fine. Everything was fine.
Her throat felt small, and she forced herself to take a small sip of the soda. It burned on her tongue, unused to the carbonation. After great deliberation, she ate a single french fry. Her subsequent giggle had a touch of hysteria, and she pressed a hand to her mouth to keep it from getting out of control. "I should have asked for ketchup," she said between her fingers, breaking the silence, and then she giggled again.
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