A short stroll along the seine takes her into Musee d'Orsay, the change in scenery much welcomed from the weekends in the Caledonion market and the London that had grown dusty since her short visit in the 19th century. Paris had always been one of her dearest homes, aside from brimming along the outskirts of Eastern Europe. Her apartment on its own extolled the sybaritic pleasures of fine dining and quiet living, yet the memories of her past life bleeding her hands for survival at the splintered handle of the sickle scraped constantly in her mind. Some things could never be forgotten, some weaknesses never completely eradicated despite her delicately deceiving physique.
Having entered the edifice, she spends a good half an hour in the same section in admiration of the Neo-impressionism paintings--
of how poor the copies were to the originals in the basement.
Tomorrow, the Pissarros would be hers; Sophie Moreaux, her favourite alias lying on the deeds to the museum.
The pigment splashed across the canvas was too vibrant; vulgar; the fails of restoration irking her faith in the human race. Her finger reaches her temple, providing solace in a simple gesture, but movement in the room drives her attention to a man she hasn't seen before. Mechanical eyes watch him behind the masque of a pretty lady; whatever he wants not of importance to her unless he revealed himself a warlock and offered his services.
"Rainy day," she casually remarks, a harmless smile sliding across her features. The faint pattering against glass whisper only a drizzle, but the material of her coat reeked of luxury.