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Scenario: Your cousin’s companion has sprained her ankle and cannot accompany her to the season in London.
What will you wear for your first ball? [Hint: Google your favorite color + “Regency dress”] - Bianca
![Scenario: Your cousin’s companion has sprained her ankle and cannot accompany her to the season in London.What will you wear for your first ball? [Hint: Google your favorite color + “Regency dress”] - Bianca](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfLlyEFU0AIHXnr.jpg "Scenario: Your cousin’s companion has sprained her ankle and cannot accompany her to the season in London.What will you wear for your first ball? [Hint: Google your favorite color + “Regency dress”] - Bianca")
What will you wear for your first ball? [Hint: Google your favorite color + “Regency dress”] - Bianca
The next morning you are lounging in the study with your drinking chocolate when suddenly a roguish gentleman flies into the room!
What are you wearing when he stumbles in? [hint: google image search “Regency morning dress” and pick your fav] - Bianca
![The next morning you are lounging in the study with your drinking chocolate when suddenly a roguish gentleman flies into the room! What are you wearing when he stumbles in? [hint: google image search “Regency morning dress” and pick your fav] - Bianca](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfLm0z0UEAA9vmj.jpg "The next morning you are lounging in the study with your drinking chocolate when suddenly a roguish gentleman flies into the room! What are you wearing when he stumbles in? [hint: google image search “Regency morning dress” and pick your fav] - Bianca")
What are you wearing when he stumbles in? [hint: google image search “Regency morning dress” and pick your fav] - Bianca
He mumbles something about urgently needing your uncle and leaves in a flurry. BUT WAIT. He has dropped a letter with a broken seal.
You open it and a playing card falls out from the folds. [Hint: go to http://random-cards.com/ and pick a card!] - Bianca
![He mumbles something about urgently needing your uncle and leaves in a flurry. BUT WAIT. He has dropped a letter with a broken seal.You open it and a playing card falls out from the folds. [Hint: go to http://random-cards.com/ and pick a card!] - Bianca](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfLoZsfUwAEYUrq.jpg "He mumbles something about urgently needing your uncle and leaves in a flurry. BUT WAIT. He has dropped a letter with a broken seal.You open it and a playing card falls out from the folds. [Hint: go to http://random-cards.com/ and pick a card!] - Bianca")
You open it and a playing card falls out from the folds. [Hint: go to http://random-cards.com/ and pick a card!] - Bianca
You read the rest of the letter and find that he will be at the very dance you’ll be attending tonight at Almack’s!
You dress with extra care tonight, knowing you may be in for a long night. What do you wear? [Hint: Image search “your name” + “regency dress”] - Bianca
![You read the rest of the letter and find that he will be at the very dance you’ll be attending tonight at Almack’s! You dress with extra care tonight, knowing you may be in for a long night. What do you wear? [Hint: Image search “your name” + “regency dress”] - Bianca](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfLpZwnU8AAI1KZ.jpg "You read the rest of the letter and find that he will be at the very dance you’ll be attending tonight at Almack’s! You dress with extra care tonight, knowing you may be in for a long night. What do you wear? [Hint: Image search “your name” + “regency dress”] - Bianca")
You dress with extra care tonight, knowing you may be in for a long night. What do you wear? [Hint: Image search “your name” + “regency dress”] - Bianca
You know from his letter that he‘ll be waiting by the punch bowl after the second dance is announced. You casually walk over, but make sure to demurely fan your face so he doesn’t see it.
What fan are you carrying with you? [hint: image search your birthstone + handfan] - Bianca
![You know from his letter that he‘ll be waiting by the punch bowl after the second dance is announced. You casually walk over, but make sure to demurely fan your face so he doesn’t see it.What fan are you carrying with you? [hint: image search your birthstone + handfan] - Bianca](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfLqd4eVoAE0anD.jpg "You know from his letter that he‘ll be waiting by the punch bowl after the second dance is announced. You casually walk over, but make sure to demurely fan your face so he doesn’t see it.What fan are you carrying with you? [hint: image search your birthstone + handfan] - Bianca")
What fan are you carrying with you? [hint: image search your birthstone + handfan] - Bianca
You overhear him talk to another gentleman about a drop off. An unmentioned sum will be left in a reticule in the middle of the hedge maze.
You catch a glance at the reticule. What does it look like? [hint: image search your fav color + ‘reticule’] - Bianca
![You overhear him talk to another gentleman about a drop off. An unmentioned sum will be left in a reticule in the middle of the hedge maze.You catch a glance at the reticule. What does it look like? [hint: image search your fav color + ‘reticule’] - Bianca](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfLrdg6U8AA5KH6.jpg "You overhear him talk to another gentleman about a drop off. An unmentioned sum will be left in a reticule in the middle of the hedge maze.You catch a glance at the reticule. What does it look like? [hint: image search your fav color + ‘reticule’] - Bianca")
You catch a glance at the reticule. What does it look like? [hint: image search your fav color + ‘reticule’] - Bianca
What luck, the reticule is a close match to your own as it’s your favorite color! You decide to sneak off to the gardens to see what transpires next! But you need a cloak.
What cloak do you borrow from the coat room? [hint: image search “regency cloak” and pick one] - Bianca
![What luck, the reticule is a close match to your own as it’s your favorite color! You decide to sneak off to the gardens to see what transpires next! But you need a cloak.What cloak do you borrow from the coat room? [hint: image search “regency cloak” and pick one] - Bianca](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfLsCDcUMAECgds.jpg "What luck, the reticule is a close match to your own as it’s your favorite color! You decide to sneak off to the gardens to see what transpires next! But you need a cloak.What cloak do you borrow from the coat room? [hint: image search “regency cloak” and pick one] - Bianca")
What cloak do you borrow from the coat room? [hint: image search “regency cloak” and pick one] - Bianca
Once outside you dash off and swap out the reticules, running behind a stone statue as voices grow near.
“With tonight’s drop, young William will never hear from the [card suit you picked] Boys again,” one figure says, grabbing the reticule and running off. - Bianca
“With tonight’s drop, young William will never hear from the [card suit you picked] Boys again,” one figure says, grabbing the reticule and running off. - Bianca
You go back to the ball when their footsteps recede. Trying to remain calm, you fit in three more dances before needing a break.
You open your fan, only to have the playing card from earlier drop out! You forgot you tucked it in there for safekeeping. - Bianca
You open your fan, only to have the playing card from earlier drop out! You forgot you tucked it in there for safekeeping. - Bianca
As you bend to pick it up, the man who had been in your room this morning deftly picks it up and looks curiously at you.
You curtsy and excuse yourself immediately. Managing to get away to attend to your tired aunt. - Bianca
You curtsy and excuse yourself immediately. Managing to get away to attend to your tired aunt. - Bianca
The next morning you go downstairs and are immediately called into your uncle’s office. The mysterious man from the day before is there.
He explains that his youngest brother had run up a debt and he had worked to pay it off in secret with his mother. - Bianca
He explains that his youngest brother had run up a debt and he had worked to pay it off in secret with his mother. - Bianca
William’s mom had contributed her jewelry to the funds, and was sad to see her last necklace go last night. But after the mystery figures in the garden took the reticule in the maze, they had too good a time and fell into a pond, losing the reticule in the process. - Bianca
But William suspects all might not be lost after he saw the card fall from your fan. You confess you swapped out the reticules and retrieve the purse.
You open it to find a gorgeous necklace. [hint: image search your favorite gemstone + “regency necklace”] - Bianca
![But William suspects all might not be lost after he saw the card fall from your fan. You confess you swapped out the reticules and retrieve the purse.You open it to find a gorgeous necklace. [hint: image search your favorite gemstone + “regency necklace”] - Bianca](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfLwH6CUEAM9huI.jpg "But William suspects all might not be lost after he saw the card fall from your fan. You confess you swapped out the reticules and retrieve the purse.You open it to find a gorgeous necklace. [hint: image search your favorite gemstone + “regency necklace”] - Bianca")
You open it to find a gorgeous necklace. [hint: image search your favorite gemstone + “regency necklace”] - Bianca
[use the card you picked to figure out what happens next!]
William is thrilled you meddled and as a reward he:
- asks you to marry him
- asks that you start a detective agency
- invites you to dinner
- asks that you dance the first two dances with him tonight
- Bianca
William is thrilled you meddled and as a reward he:
- asks you to marry him- asks that you start a detective agency- invites you to dinner- asks that you dance the first two dances with him tonight- Bianca
Huzzah! Thanks for playing along - Bianca
