#it doesn't come through particularly well in this drawing but pilar's snake puppet is an “illusion puppet” meaning her arm is the snake
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neathyingenue · 5 months ago
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No one has an ill word to say of the Prudent Spinster. No one has much to say about her in general, living as she does as a dependent in her brother-in-law's household. But on the chessboard, the Bitter Bishop leaves swathes of Red in her wake.
The Flighty Puppeteer crafts mesmerizing creatures out of wood, leather, porcelain, and paint. Once a week, they come to life in Mahogany Hall to delight all ages and classes. Then she is gone, but the Ebullient Knight flounces in Black across the board.
One night, for her nephew's birthday, the Spinster attends a performance of the Puppeteer's. And she recognizes the images that dance across the stage: they are encoded symbols, just like the tattoos of those who play the Game.
Pilar Rodriguez Luna is a Player, too. Angeline Hui intends to meet her, not in London, but in a game of chess.
(Pilar is going to be my Nemesis OC, and Angeline is her sworn enemy >:3 more about them coming soon!)
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