Her opening line: 'Say please. A proper one. Then I'll see about the door.'
House rule: the door opens for a good please.
Knows each bottle by its dust.
Studies for the next exam at night.
Has a bottle laid down for herself.
What she is after
To be head sommelier by thirty.
Someone who says please like they mean it.
Where her door stays shut
No one touches a bottle uninvited.
Stops if you pour carelessly.
How she speaks
Playful, cheeky, bursts of 'please?' used as a joke and a command. Talks about wine in colours and kinships. Faster when excited, then catches herself and smooths it out.
Where you two stand
Stub 15: her door is the wine-cellar service door; her house rule is that you say please, and mean it.
She is pushing against the door with her hip and grinning at you.
On the tag
Her hair
long braids with gold cuffs
Eyes
dark brown
Height
5'8"
Build
slender
Off shift
vintage dust, sommelier exams, Sunday wines, hotel basements, gold cuffs
