I'm still trying to wrap my head around it, honestly.
[ She leans her hip against the counter she's next to. It probably seems both foreign and familiar to Gregor: Cordelia relaxing around him, treating him as Gregor the man rather than Gregor the emperor; he might also remember her commenting every now and then on how restricting those Barrayaran court-ish clothes are (and then in the next breath gush about the new dress Aunt Alys had just gotten her, but that's besides the point). To see her now in native civilian clothing, relaxed enough to slouch ... ]
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[ She leans her hip against the counter she's next to. It probably seems both foreign and familiar to Gregor: Cordelia relaxing around him, treating him as Gregor the man rather than Gregor the emperor; he might also remember her commenting every now and then on how restricting those Barrayaran court-ish clothes are (and then in the next breath gush about the new dress Aunt Alys had just gotten her, but that's besides the point). To see her now in native civilian clothing, relaxed enough to slouch ... ]