the golden girl;

The comment was made offhandedly, spoken to whomever was around her. Mami had just arrived at the party, twirling her umbrella absentmindedly as she got a good look at her surroundings. Mansions like this could be earned, yes? Perhaps she would get herself one, should she be stuck in this place long enough…

“Ah, so its story is meant to have some deep moral?” she replied, then shook her head. “Though, probably not. Real life doesn’t always work out like a novel.”

“Go ahead. Shoot me. Be a man.”

“It looks like you’re out of ideas.”

“How can you read this? There’s no pictures.”

“Come now, I’m being more than generous.”

“I warn you, child… if I lose my temper, you lose your head! Understand?”

“If you’re not with us you’re against us.”

“We wouldn’t want to miss old Daddy’s celebration, now, would we?”

“Game. Set. Match.”

“These people are traitors and must be made examples of.”

“Come on out and fight!”

“I’m surrounded by idiots.”

“So much for true love!”

“Thank you for detaining my victim.”

“Hiding, are we?”

“A lesson needs to be learned here.”

“You can’t get something for nothing, you know.”

“Did you hear that, my pet?”

“They weren’t kidding when they called me, well, a witch.”

“How marvelous! How marvelous!”

“If I can teach a parrot to sing “God Save the Queen,” I can certainly teach this savage a thing or two.“

“Did you forget who you’re talking to?”

“I think this one would be better off stuffed.”

“We haven’t discussed the subject of payment.”

“Whoa. Is my hair out?”

“Life’s not fair, is it?”

“Just name your price, dear.”

“Insolent… coward!”