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Jeanne bumps into the Queen at the jewelry store, and picks up a necklace. This is her chance!
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Dialogue Choices[]
He doesn't seem willing to divulge.
- Bring up your friendship
- Talk about their purchases
Transcript[]
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- I return to the jewelry store with my own money.
- Why should I grovel with that useless husband of mine?
- A rich lady walks out of the store, every finger adorned with diamond rings. She admires her hands, waggling them back and forth.
- The diamonds sparkle in the sunlight. It feels like they're taunting me.
- Jeanne: (How tasteless. How dare she flaunt her wealth in front of me, a true aristocrat?)
- Jeanne: (Those jewels are not fit for her rough and yellowish skin. They would only truly shine on me...)
- She saunters by me. I give her a contemptuous look and hold my head up proudly as I walk into the store.
- Bohmer: Please accept this as an apology...
- There are two customers in the store. It's obvious from their elegant figures that they're true nobles, not like that show-off earlier.
- Bohmer: Please take it. I have to apologize...
- Bohmer, the store owner, fawns over every customer. They're wealthy and noble, after all.
- But he seems different today. There's fear and caution in his expression...
- ???: Alright, I'll take it. Remember what you promised me.
- The lady reluctantly takes his gift. There is a certain aura about her...
- Bohmer: Of course! Don't worry.
- The lady turns to leave with her companion and her face comes into view.
- What a beautiful and refined face! My heart skips a beat.
- This face... I've seen it before...
- There's no time to think. I move quickly, to "accidentally" bump into them as they leave.
- Jeanne: Oh, I'm truly sorry, Your Majesty... Madame.
- ???: Thank goodness my friend's all right... Watch where you're going.
- Jeanne: My apologies, I should be more careful. I'm Jeanne de Valois.
- Jeanne: Mademoiselles, if you're in the middle of a shopping trip, I'd be glad to help.
- Jeanne: I know the shops around here quite well, and would like to be your guide.
- Jeanne: To apologize for crashing into you. I'll make sure you get the best buys here.
- I remember when I visited the Palace of Versailles with Nicholas...
- That elegant lady is the Queen!
- If I befriend them, my life will take a turn for the better!
- ???: Um... No, there's no need for that, thank you. I'm a little tired. Perhaps another day.
- I'm about to try my luck again, but I notice her lady companion's impatient gaze.
- Jeanne: (Better not push it. I can't give them a bad first impression.)
- Jeanne: Oh, tired already? All right. But please do allow me to help next time.
- The two ladies nod, and hurriedly leave the store.
- It didn't work. I sigh in disappointment.
- I sulk and find myself stepping on something. My first reaction is to kick it away, but wait... it's a locket necklace!
- Jeanne: (Did they drop this? But they've already left...)
- I pick up the necklace and am about to leave, but Bohmer calls out to me.
- Bohmer: Welcome, Comtesse! Are you here to shop?
- Jeanne: Of course.
- I tuck the necklace away and walk into the store, eyeing the latest jewelry.
- Bohmer's expression is the same as usual, but his tone with me has changed lately.
- Bohmer: Comtesse, I regret to inform you...
- Bohmer: We're low on stock. Many clients made reservations in advance, and we will be delivering those orders soon.
- Jeanne: So you don't just deliver bills?
- Bohmer: We strive to give our customers the best service.
- Bohmer: But we only deliver to clients making large orders. And we require payment upfront.
- He's referring to my bill. Hmph, what a conniving, greedy miser!
- But I can't focus on that now. I have more important business.
- Jeanne: Bohmer, dear! Who were those ladies from before?
- Bohmer: Noble ladies like yourself, of course.
- He doesn't seem willing to divulge.
Bring up your friendship
- Jeanne: My dear Bohmer, how long have we known each other? You know you can tell me anything!
- Bohmer: I'm not keeping any secrets.
- Jeanne: But those two women were not just "noble ladies"!
- Bohmer: The matter does not concern you.
- Jeanne: I'm just curious. I need to know my memory hasn't failed me.
- Bohmer: If it's only curiosity, why are you so insistent?
- Jeanne: Curiosity has to be satisfied, after all--
- Jeanne: Oh, I'm sorry, dear. The stock has already been claimed today!
- I "helpfully" call out to the newest customer. Bohmer sighs.
- Bohmer: I suppose there's no harm telling you.
- Bohmer: They were the Queen and the Duchess Polignac.
- Jeanne: (I knew it!)
- Jeanne: My memory is not failing me. The Queen is as ravishing as ever.
- Bohmer: Of course.
- Jeanne: Aren't you lucky? The Queen and her friend came to your store!
- But Bohmer doesn't look happy at all. In fact, he looks quite vexed.
- Bohmer: Lucky? No, the Queen's visit was nothing of the sort.
- Jeanne: Oh dear, what happened? You can tell me anything, dear Bohmer.
- Bohmer: It's just that... the Queen refused to buy my diamond necklace.
- Jeanne: Diamond necklace?
- Bohmer: Yes, the necklace the previous King commissioned for Madame du Barry.
- Bohmer: It's made up of many large and glorious diamonds. We labored tirelessly to make this necklace.
- Bohmer: It is a breathtaking piece.
- Jeanne: Sounds like quite a treasure.
- Bohmer: But the Queen wasn't interested... She came only to reproach me for spreading rumors.
- Jeanne: Perhaps it hasn't found its true owner yet.
- Jeanne: (Such a luxurious necklace deserves the noblest of owners.)
Talk about their purchases
- Jeanne: What did they buy?
- Bohmer: They didn't buy anything.
- I can't quite make out his expression. There's more to this...
- Jeanne: What a pity, dear Bohmer. Looks like your jewels have lost their luster.
- Bohmer: Of course not, dear Madame. You know full well we're the largest store in the city.
- Jeanne: That is true.
- Jeanne: But ladies of such noble stature walked away empty-handed? I suppose nothing here caught their eye.
- Bohmer: You don't understand, Madame. We hold the most luxurious diamond necklace ever created.
- Bohmer: It was a gift the previous King intended for Madame du Barry, but in the end they refused to complete the purchase.
- Jeanne: They couldn't afford it? Heavens, are they not as noble as they look?
- Bohmer: No, that noble lady has the entire country's wealth at her fingertips.
- Jeanne: Are you saying... that noble lady was Her Majesty, the Queen?
- Bohmer: ......
- Jeanne: Don't fret, dear Bohmer! We're old friends, aren't we? You can tell me anything.
- Bohmer: Since you've already guessed, I suppose there's nothing to hide.
- Bohmer: They were the Queen and her friend, the Duchess Polignac. They came to reproach me for spreading rumors.
- Jeanne: All because of that fancy necklace?
- Bohmer: Indeed, Madame.
- Bohmer: That necklace is made up of many large and glorious diamonds, and adorned with delicate pendants and tassels.
- Bohmer: Only the Queen is worthy of such a necklace, don't you agree?
- Jeanne: Of course. The Queen will regret her decision!
- Jeanne: (Hmph. The Queen isn't the only one who's worthy of such a necklace!)
- Jeanne: So? What will you do?
- Jeanne: So? What will you do?
- That irritating Bohmer refused to show me the fancy necklace.
- But I do have another necklace... This could be my chance.
- I take out the necklace and open the locket. The portrait inside is of...
- Queen Maria Theresa of Austria, mother of the Queen of France!
- Jeanne: (There's no mistaking it! This belongs to the Queen!)
- Jeanne: (Fate is smiling upon me!)
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