Liliana Vess Defiant Necromancer

Had Irene and Amaya been somehow tipped off, all the way in far-off Daventry, about the theme this evening? Or had Irene simply been waiting for the right opportunity for this particular playful couples costume, and this felt right?

One could totally just have a couples costume with the woman one lived with in a far-off kingdom, you know. It didn't have, like, to mean anything unless you wanted it to.

But, of course, it was also possible Irene simply didn't have enough opportunities to wear Tom Ford in far-off Daventry.

Clad in a gathered pale lilac gown, with a simple hairpiece and a necklace just to add a touch more to the effect -- no points for guessing who made either of those, by the way -- Aphrodite made her entrance. And as was tradition by now, the first thing that caught her eye was those chandeliers.

"Bloody hell, they're multiplying," she noted admiringly.