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Name: Anna-Maria Strong

Nicknames: Ann, Anna

Age: 21

Home: Born and raised English

Lineage/ Description: She heirs from a very strong and old noble family. But as a child, her family's wealth had been destroyed through peasant revolt and over excessive spending. Her father committed suicide and her mother abandoned her after finding a young new aristocrat. She grew up on the street but has recently become the talk of the upper class due to her recent entrance back into high society. Many suspect her newly discovered wealth has come to her through... Shady business deals.

Anna-Maria entered the Danviere mansion with all the sly confidence of a fox. She smiled evilly at the shocked butler who took her coat revealing a beautiful red satin gown (which' in some areas, she was bursting from). As the other guests began to recognize her and stare she only began to feel more and more excited. She even heard the butler speak in a hushed voice to Mr. Danviere "Who invited her?"
"It could not be avoided." Mr. Danviere replied; "Not inviting her would only cause us trouble in the end. You know what she does for a living." Anna flaunted her way down the stairs to the dance floor. She saw a large group of girls standing on the edge of the floor and strode towards them.
"I suppose this is where the all the single girls sit and wait to be plucked off by the strapping young men." Anna half-told, half-asked the girls. 'strapping young men' was spoken incredibly sarcastically. None of the girls looked particularly glad to see her. Infact, some of them even looked revolted by her presence. Anna smiled and held out a hand. "Oh how rude of me!" (she meant to be) "I do apologize!" (she doesn't mean it) "Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Anna-Maria Strong. Pleasure to meet you acquaintance" (not really) She held out her hand to one of the girls as if to shake hands.

Anna-Maria was quite shocked by this girl's charisma. "Charmed, Sophia DeRenalds" Anna said much less sarcastically. But she soon recovered "Husband? Hah! I wouldn't dream of having one of those! Worse than a dog, really! At least a dog you can shoot when it gets old! Men when they get old wet their beds and depend on us women to do everything for them after a lifetime of pain and suffering and beating! Not that that's pretty much what you do for them the entire length of the marriage! And if youdo shoot them they call it murder! Like it's some kind of crime or something to put the old pig out of his misery" The women were staring at her in horror. "Oh but I'm sure none of your husbands will turn out that way!" She laughed at her own joke. The group remained silent.

Anna-Maria reached for Sophia's arm "No, wait!" Sophia turned "I like you! And that's rare to find someone I like at this type of establishment! You're a little young and nieve, probably for not leaving promptly like the other women, but I like fresh girls with a sense of humor. Would you care to join me for a drink, Miss DeRenalds? Or if you prefer not to, you can save your reputation and go back to hanging out with the old women trapped in young women's bodies. Oh and please, call me Anna. 'Lady' sounds old and snobby." Anna said and gracefully turned and headed towards the bar.

Anna-Maria heard "Good evening Miss may I join you for a drink?" Without looking she began to speak, "No, my good sir, no matter how drunk you get me, I won't... Oh! It's you!" Anna laughed "I didn't expect you to join me!" Anna lied. "You're quite bold you know? Having drinks with the most disliked woman in high society! You'll never find a husband if you carry on like this! Your rich, pompous parents will tell you." She waved the bartender over and requested another drink. When it came she handed it to Sophia. "For you my dear."

Anna-Maria noticed how fast Sophia was drinking and chuckled. Sophia's cheeks slowly became the color of red apples and she seemed to glow cheerily and loosen up a bit. "I'm from a family more noble and pronounced than any of the new-money peasants running around here. But my father went broke years ago and we were forced onto the streets. I grew up on the streets but recently have made a lot of money. The rumors are that I've earned my money through dealing with gangs and prostitution. But I'll let you decide for yourself what's truth and fiction for yourself. This is all common knowledge. I'm surprised you didn't know." Anna took a sip of her drink. She was surprised she'd divulged so much to a nearly complete stranger. Maybe it was the alcohol, she thought.