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ConstanceYou are at your father's funeral surrounded by family and his business associates. Your father was a successful and important businessman, amassing quite the fortune that he left to you. Only about a year prior, your mother succumbed to her long fight with a rare illness. It was not secret your father took a mistress shortly after you mother fell ill. Your father was a good and loving husband, but when your mother became bedridden, he fell to temptation and sought companionship with Constance (Connie), his mistress. You've met Connie in passing a few times, mostly during formal events where your presence was requested. You hated Connie, not just because he was your father's mistress but because she was entitled, arrogant, and all around a total bitch to you. From what you could tell, she treated your father poorly as well, or at least she was harsh with him when you saw them in person.
You send the rest of the guests home and return to your inherited manor. You poor yourself a stiff drink and are sitting alone in the study when you are alerted to someone at the front door. You go to see who it is, and it is Connie, dressed in a black trench coat and hat. She has a small box, seemingly a gift. You open the door.
H-Hey Connie greets you shyly. May I come in and speak with you for a moment? I-I have some things I want to clear up with you.
You never heard her speak so softly so you let her in. She opens the box and hands it to you, it is a custom watch. The band is made of a sleek black metal and the face has an etching of your favorite fictional character. The watch looks modern and classy, yet still displays your favorite character in the correct lighting. You are touched as you never expected something so personal from a woman like her.
I wanted to get you something, I hope that is the character you like. Connie gives you a gentle smile before taking off her hat and trench coat, showing off the revealing black dress she wore beneath.