Signature styles aren’t for everyone, but oxblood leather pants are a delicious nod to both style and function. A loose black silk blouse with the sleeves pushed up to her elbows keeps the outfit classy if a little casual. Black silk rope looped into a chain sinnet hugs her hips in an elaborate piece of high end couture to make up a belt of sorts. A girl can’t really go anywhere without some sort of jewelry, and the long sturdy silver chains looped around her neck in an elegant decorative cascading drape are the just the right touch. Finishing off the look are a pair of stylish slouch ankle boots with a modest heel in black suede. Perfection, really.

Lucille, being a tall lithe woman with long dark hair, wears it well. She bears a coiled grace in her every little movement. Her fair countenance often holds a mix of stoicism and impatience that makes her come across as haughty. Not that her jade green eyes are incapable of expressing her every little shift in mood. When a girl is told from the cradle that the world is hers to make of it what she wants, and has the inheritance to back that claim, why bother with anything else? She doesn’t go out of her way to walk into a room like she owns it, but she hasn’t made an effort to cultivate a demanding presence either. Often a woman’s perceived strength is in subtle charm anyway.

She inherited more than the family fortune from her father. The Monahans have an undeniable competitive streak. Life wouldn’t be half so interesting without it, so she is quite bold in claiming what is hers by birthright. More subtle or creative approaches to getting what she wants when a situation calls for it aren’t out of her wheelhouse though. Everyone has a price. Something that they want enough to give in to her demands or look the other way. Money is just the easiest manifestation of that cold hard truth. She can be pleasant about it though when the mood strikes. A smile and a little bit of kindness is even easier currency after all.

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