"I've heard tales." Which are, of course, potentially disastrous, but Scripps has always been fond of what people have to tell about history and myth. It is, after all, what he had been meaning to study. "And you, you look ravishing. I've no idea how anyone could take one look at you and not think leading lady. I was quite disappointed to see you weren't starring opposite me," he murmurs, keeping his voice low to maintain privacy.