I know that Elisa would love to talk to Tavvi at the party and thank her personally for the salons she has put on and see if she needs anything for her work.

@Callisto Rose (RustingRabbit) Sorry for the late response :) Elisa is the type who would be interested in listening and asking questions. She knows Latin, but not flower names. She would also ask if Callisto Rose knows about the language of flowers much? Elisa would admit she doesn't and has been trying to find guides as she feels that others have been telling her things she might not understand. She is happy to let Callisto talk until she (Elisa) realizes she needs more tea (all of this sun!) and suggests that they go back to get tea together?

I just sent a letter to you about the Denouement, but would love a chance to officially introduce Miss Thomas to Miss Buxton. If there is a puppy, Elisa loves dogs and would probably introduce herself to you so she can pet the puppy (and you know, meet each other). She has been meaning too given the fact that we are two Misses surrounded by all these Peers. Happy to chat here or via DM about interactions if you want!

This is great! If you want, Miss Elisa Thomas would be glad to notice that you are looking for some one in particular and would be happy to help you look (especially because she has become friends with Lady Tabitha and would likely want to find her as well). It looks like I also had a very similar idea of being alone in the rose garden listening to music and hanging out with roses, so we could bump into each other in the garden quite accidentally. We could even literally "bump" into one another and have awkward first/second meeting :)

Miss Thomas could: 1. volunteer to look over the Wynnewood siblings to give Hazel a break. but when Hazel gets back, she could be overwhelmed to hilarious effect (or Isidor will not stop obviously trying to "seduce" Miss Thomas, which will not work) 2. Offer to walk along the river with Hazel and refuse to talk any work, and maybe if they slip far enough off they can even climb down onto the banks to sit along the shore and even dip their hands in the water (I would not recommend any more than that, obviously). 3. Attempt to get the nicest non-booze drinks possible for Hazel and promise her that they can have a nice quiet drink when this is all over. Happy to brainstorm more, but I figure they would spend a good amount of time together :)

Your name: Miss Elisa Thomas Attended with/seated with: @Amelia Rutherford (Renee) and her friend Lord Perry Stone at the Richmond Pavilion Horses entered/supported/bet on: She is of course supporting Elegant Bachelor, the horse of her family friend Duke James Richmond Additional activities: She will be attempting to say hello to @Morven Blackwood (Jenn) but Morven will be pulled away quickly on a regular basis. They are seeing conversing when @Lady Violet is absent. She will be attempting to introduce Lord Perry Stone to the Duke after they had a correspondence. It would be clear it might be matchmaking attempts. She will be seen lightly flirting with @Lord Aramis Matthew Beauclerk (Jordana) as they had met previously at salons and other art gatherings. She might also be seen flirting with Lt. Amelia Rosemount if she attends (unsure at this point) @Viscountess Charlotte Hughes approaches her at one point and makes a big deal of her latest performance. It is...rather awkward. Finally near the end of the race, she is seen in an intense conversation with @Earl Nicholas Howard (Evan) and Lady Violet (completely in French) from which she leaves visibly upset. She spends the rest of the time with Amelia and Lord Perry and leaves shortly after the race is won. Anything else of note: She is dressed in a red embroidered sarsnet spencer and a fine white gown trimmed with lace and cut strategically short to avoid the mud so often found around a racetrack. (yes this dress is from a bit too late, so remove the double flounce, this would be a straight hem) Connections wanted: Someone of higher social status to be seen with as a potential romantic match (gossipigossip) and/or someone to snub her due to being "just an opera star" Miss Elisa Thomas is going to be attending the races at the invite of her friend Duke Richmond. I am trying to get her to actually deal with attempting to make it in society and also the issues around being famous and well off but not really part of the upper class/gentry. Opera stars regularly married into the upper classes (her goal??) but it was not that common. Please either drop a react or tag me in planning if interested in any one of these activities. She is famous, attractive and witty, so quite a catch if only she was you know, landed/had a lot of money.

If the Duke and Elisa knew each other as children and then came out into society near each other, there is literally no reason that they could not quietly do this ;)

Miss Elisa Thomas is bisexual (as am I) and also Hyper Romantic. She also has two awesome moms!

I am sure that the Viscountess would know Miss Elisa Thomas, the rising opera star and recently returned to society. Happy to do patronage/admiration/having run into each other at salons. Feel free to send me a message!

I finally have the brain space to do a connection so here we go! Character Name: Miss Elisa Thomas (She/her) Bio: Miss Thomas' mother owns Thomas Tailors, a successful shop in Devon. Her other mother is a trader with India. She was raised comfortably middle class until she was "discovered" by the Rutherford family one day. She became a ward of that great textile family, as she trained her voice and was pushed to be a great singer, working with the best. Amelia made sure that Elisa came out correctly, but she always never felt that she fit in well (though she was well read, witty and beautiful) She also of course fell in love with a (member of the family? a regular visitor at the Rutherford home?) who was well above her. After that, she left for London to begin her career, where she quickly became a rising star in the Opera. Now she has returned to society, including that of the southwest, in the spotlight and with quite a bit more money. But she still feels like an outsider Looking For: * Potential previous romantic connection to have broken her heart * Current romantic interests (she is bisexual) * past friends and rivals * those who look down on her and try and keep her out of society * admirers and patrons * Others to talk art with!

March 15th, 1786 is Miss Elisa Thomas' birthday!

Okay, we need to chat and need to have some background. Rivals? Friends? Mentors? Why, you ask? Oh because Miss Elisa Thomas is the up and coming star of the Opera in London, and still very much on the marriage market. Perhaps she took Celeste's place in the hearts of some fans? Perhaps she trained with Celeste before she stopped singing and married into society? Perhaps she clings too much or is star struck in her own way to Celeste? So many options!

Hi! We should know each other! Miss Elisa Thomas is the hottest up and coming Opera Star in London right now and has been in society for a few years, ever since her star began to rise and she began to get patrons and fans in the upper classes (since Opera is the upper class art form). I would love this character as a mentor/friend/patron! Happy to chat :)

Kate Hill here :) Would you be interested in being awkward in society together? My character is witty and talented, but has entered into society due to her fame, not her family. She is trying, but sometimes misses social cues. She would be interested in the sciences, even though she is an artist herself. She would love to learn and listen and talk on the sides of the ballroom.

If you want to have run into each other on the continent and maybe even engage in some light flirting, Miss Elisa Thomas is here to be too low for your character, but charming and interesting. She is the talk of town in London, having returned from a successful tour of Italy where she sang Medea and The Magic Flute in the Opera. She is beautiful, talented, speaks her mind too much and is trying to survive life in high society. Up for meetings/drinks on the continent, new patronage, have the Duchess be a bad influence, etc.

So many people in the fabric business! One of my mothers is a well known tailor to many wealthy families, so we could have known each other as children, though I would have been lesser-maybe I was a lower class kid you hung out with. Another thought, but this is a big thing: I was found by a rich family who recognized my vocal talents (currently a rising Opera star) and basically fostered by them. I fell in love with one of the daughters but then she got engaged (I never told anyone). Possibly you were that daughter? (This is Kate Hill by the way, Hey Renee!!!) Being a romantic interest or childhood friend regardless would be of interest to me :)

Hi! Well I think we need to have a connection here. Miss Elisa Thomas is a rising star in the London Opera scene, and would be seeking a person to help guide her into society, where she has found herself (as Opera divas became wealthy on their own, though they had to work for it!). Have I performed at your theater? Did you help me get my feet under me/ mentor me? Open for many things!

One of my mothers is involved in international trade (though not nobility!), specifically with the East India company. Not sure if we may have run in similar circles or our family had some connection, Miss Elisa would have been much less important that your family. However, she is now an rising Opera Star and it could be fun to have had a past connection, especially as childhood friends!