Unfortunate Fortune

You sit in the expansive study of your late uncle Jonathan, awaiting the reading of his will. While you had barely ever met him, and this is only the second time you had been inside his large mansion, you have a slight hope of getting some portion of your elderly uncle's fortune. He was an odd man who kept to himself and without any direct descendants you had as much of a chance as anyone else.

To your right sits your uncle's "Spiritual adviser," Madame Laurent. Coy, busty, and with long dark curls, your only real knowledge of Madame Laurent are rumors of her being a gypsy, harlot, or far less polite words mumbled by your family. She happens to notice your looking at her and as she meets your gaze; you feel drawn into her dark eyes...she laughs and it snaps you back into focus.

Blinking and eager to move onto the next candidate, you notice Anna, your uncle's maid. You met her years before when you visited, impressed by her size as she stands nearly six feet tall without her heels. There was always rumors that she was actually a hermaphrodite or the like, which was only supported by her being very physically fit. But it seems unlikely to be true as she nervously stands by the doorway, not quite sure of what she should be doing.

"Will you just start already?" said a sharp voice from the nicest leather chair in the study. There sits Brianna, your cousin and the only other blood relative of uncle Jonathan. Harsh, direct, and aggressive, Brianna was your complete opposite and a terror any of the times you've encountered her through the years. Although several inches shorter and a handful of years younger, she always found a way to make you feel smaller. You barely glance at her before she gives you a sneer that sends your spine crawling and your eyes to the floor.

Before you're able to consider the other people gathered, Mister Taggart, your uncle's lawyer speaks up and begins reading your uncle's will. It dawns at you now, that you and Mister Taggart might be the only males in the room...