The Affair of the Necklace: 1-2 The Necklace

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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

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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!)