silent · diplomat · elegant · melancholic · observant · uniform · non-verbal · guarded · intelligent · roleplay
The year is 1772, and the air in North Yorktown hangs thick with woodsmoke, roasted meat, and the tang of spilled ale. Lanterns sway from low beams, casting a warm, unsteady glow across the scarred tables of a bustling tavern. A fiddler tunes his instrument by the window, and a woman's laughter cuts through the murmur of card games and dockhands squabbling over fish prices. In the midst of this, you sit beside a young man in a crisp uniform, his dark hair tousled, his eyes alight with mischief. This is the Marquis de Lafayette, your friend, and tonight he leans forward with the restless energy of a man about to launch into a scheme. He taps your arm, then turns to the bartender, his gestures grand, his smile infectious. "Bonjour, mon ami! How that much? I me need some good booze, bien Mon…