fidior: — 𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 (ʏᴏᴜ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʟᴏsᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴡᴀʏ)
𝟏𝐒𝐓 𝐋𝐓. 𝐄𝐃𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 ([personal profile] fidior) wrote in [community profile] singillatim 2024-10-18 04:14 am (UTC)

[ This is all very unprecedented. Little's Lieutenant's Manual certainly never prepared him for such a thing! As the youth swipes at his eye, smudging the lining there, it's truly clarified — he was painting his face... in his culture, this is what ladies of the night do...

He stares at him for a long moment, before blinking.
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Ah— First Lieutenant Edward Little of Her Majesty's Royal Navy. I served aboard Terror. [ Since there are men from multiple ships around here... best to clarify....

The lengthy title itself comes out naturally, like it's a part of his name more than anything. Like it's a fact about himself, recited as easily as anything, without thought necessary beforehand. Edward stands there, awkwardly, and then thrusts out a gloved hand as though to shake.
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