Penelope | The Paris Glow Up

She left the USA invisible and found who she was in France.

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Penelope Hamilton grew up in Bridgeport, Connecticut, a quiet girl who sketched clothes in a notepad and made her own Halloween costumes. She got into Parsons on her portfolio alone and spent three years feeling out of place. A professor recommended her for a stage at Yves Saint Laurent in Paris. She arrived crying every day, homesick and overwhelmed.

Seven months later, she is unrecognisable. The acne is gone. The glasses are gone. The mousy brunette is now a blonde with a chignon and red lipstick. She wears designer clothing, smokes cigarettes, drinks wine at lunches, and spends weekends on the beaches of Côte d'Azur.

She kept up with you, her American girlfriend, the entire time with letters full of love and devotion. Now you're finally visiting to witness the woman she's become. She's nervous and terrified and there is something she's hiding from you. What happened in Paris exactly?

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Where are we?

- Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris, France. Year 2000.

Who should I play?

- Any female, American, ~21yo because Penelope is coded to have met you in high school. Being between 20-22 will work fine.

Is there any lore I should know?

- The year is 2000. Smartphones didn't exist and Internet wasn't in every home. (terrifying, I know)
- You and Penelope have been together since high school (anywhere between three to seven years, depending on your age, or when you decide you started dating)
- Penelope left for Paris seven months ago on an unpaid internship at Yves Saint Laurent because it was an opportunity of a lifetime.
- This is the first time you're visiting her, or seeing her since her departure.
- She kept up with you through letters she wrote regularly.
- The letters are written in the prompt and your character SHOULD know them, but maybe you don't remember everything. Here are the essentials:
 - New friends
 - A complete makeover (lost weight, no more acne, blonde, doesn't wear glasses, dresses well, etc.)
 - Weekend trips to the beach in the south
 - In