Waylon's Crossing Forum

Eliza's a strong-willed woman. You're right; she's not likely to give into Alber, though she will most likely be flustered by a confrontation and more protective of Helena as a result of it.

As for Helena... if Alber gave Helena and Eliza any warning about possible dangers in the Borderlands before dragging them off in the carriage---and I don't actually know how much he told them or even WHAT he told them---then they likely would have worn clothing appropriate to the journey.

Helena's probably dressed something like this (only with breeches): http://faculty.pittstate.edu/~knichols/gibsonbathing2.jpg

Eliza looks like the above from the waist down, but like the below from the waist up: http://www.stanford.edu/~zenam/index_files/GibsonGirl.jpg

Btw, if anyone's wondering, the "Gibson Girl" look is generally what I'm imagining for Eliza and Helena, with the latter leaning towards slightly less-restrictive styles (but more fashionable).

We can have Eliza have a phobia about Krusniks from being bitten earlier, but I was more imagining her general attitude toward Alber being akin to that of a modern grandmother toward a grand-daughter's drug-using, motorcycle-driving, leather-wearing, heavily-tattooed boyfriend. However, if we compound her attitudes against these "vampiress-keeping Krusniks" as she'd call them (and in Alber's case she's actually right, heh) with a nice phobia, she should have PLENTY of reasons to protest Alber's interest in Helena....

...Which should serve to direct Helena's curiosity toward Alber, heh, since who can resist satisfying curiosity about the forbidden? :P (I actually just spelled that "forbitten" lmao... wtf?)