[The thing about being rich is that sometimes-- just sometimes-- it comes in handy. It means you're invited to snobby parties where people flaunt off all the wealth they have and compete in the stupidest of ways. Rosalind has never enjoyed those parties, but social niceties and politics meant she had to attend a fair few in her day.
And do you know what the wealthy used to do with pineapples in the Edwardian era? They showed them off, because they were a symbol of wealth, because they were so damn hard to get a hold of back in the day.
And so we come to the here and now, a universe away and a few years later, where Rosalind glances up at the question.]
It's a pineapple. And yes, sometimes. Oftentimes they'll be centerpieces, though.
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And do you know what the wealthy used to do with pineapples in the Edwardian era? They showed them off, because they were a symbol of wealth, because they were so damn hard to get a hold of back in the day.
And so we come to the here and now, a universe away and a few years later, where Rosalind glances up at the question.]
It's a pineapple. And yes, sometimes. Oftentimes they'll be centerpieces, though.