ANNOUNCEMENT! A plain white letter…

[Christine Daaé]

It was early March when Christine went once more to the bulletin board where she’d previously seen the sign up list for the Secret Santa gifting posted back in December. She hadn’t seen the thing get much use, and so she was not quite sure what she should expect when she posted the little letter she had written up the evening before. Her hands trembled as she pinned it up and looked at the paper fluttering a little in the breeze.

A small, yet warm smile crept upon her lips as she looked it over silently. It had been done and said. She and Raoul were finally beginning to be able to move on in their lives, even if it had not been as they’d initially intended to. One thing was certain, and that was that, even from this point onward, things were going to change. While the thought of change frightened her, she dearly hoped that it was for the better…

The letter read as follows, and was posted first in French with a translation into slightly broken English following:

My dear friends and neighbors,

I would like to thank you for being so kind to and supportive of my husband and I during our time here with you. You have attended our wedding, sent us well wishes, and helped us both when we were in times of need, and for all of this, we could not be more grateful.

It is with all of these fond memories that all of you have created with both of us, that I am pleased to announce that Monsieur Raoul de Chagny and I are expecting our firstborn child sometime in the fall. We are both quite excited for the new addition to our family, and hope that he or she may come to know the wonderful residents here within the Manor as we have come to know them.

Thank you and God bless,

Madame la Comtesse Christine de Chagny

[Roselin A. Soulle]

Roselin had been walking through the halls where she had signed up for the Secret Santa that had been such a great success and had gotten to read a few things that had been posted up. She decided to see if there were any updates, and indeed there was. There was a letter written on a white piece of paper, which she assumed to be the just married Christine from the broken English translation.

She began to read the letter, thinking it was just a little nice thank you letter to all those who had met her and had even gotten the privilege to attend her wedding, even though some events were quite the... interesting side - though she couldn't remember a bit of it. But then as she continued to read, her jaw was practically down to the floor and her eyes wide when she had gotten to the end of the letter. Roselin stood in utter silence for a moment, then she made a long highish pitched squeal escaped her as she suddenly jumped up and down while spinning.

She then stopped, slightly out of breath, but then began to talk aloud - madly excited by what she had just read. "WEE! A new little de Chagny! I wonder if it's a boy or girl. Oh my gosh, the little baby will be absolutely adorable! Oh! Oh! And I could babysit! I am alright with little kids I think and I could teach 'em all the awesome stuffs a little one ought to know! They'll get to grow up in a modern world with parents from the 19th century! How cool is that?! Oh goodness! If the little one had to go to school, I'd beat up anyone who even attempted to push around the little de Chagny. I am sure everyone else would too!" Roselin spoke excitedly, as she scurried down the hallway, continuing to speak about all the possibilities in the future.

[Christine Svenna Daaé]

It was spring and the aquarium had reopened now that the weather had warmed up. Christine Svenna Daaé, who worked at the aquarium doing shows as a ‘professional mermaid’ every day was on her way back to the manor after work. She liked it there, after all, she got to sing, dance, spend time with the aquarium’s fish, and see lots of kids whether on fieldtrips or with their parents on the weekends. It was sweet to see all of the little girls fawning over her tail and pretty hair, and telling her how they wanted to be a mermaid when they grew up.

On this particular evening, as she walked back to the manor, she was checking to see who had signed up on her list for the game night when she noticed another flyer (a couple actually) also on the bulletin board. Curious, she read over and her eyes widened in excite as she read the news. So Vincent and Angie were having a baby!? Oh! She would have to offer to babysit sometime. After all, she was great with kids. With this in mind, she walked back into the manor to go clean up and eat something.