Allegra & Archie Windermere

Allegra & Archie, characters in the A Very Scandalous Proposal book, are twin siblings in Simon/Ava Montjoy's elite circle of friends. They are first seen in Chapter 6.

Appearance
Allegra has green eyes, long wavy blonde hair, and fair skin. She wears a black blouse and black slacks accented by a gold belt and white blazer with gold buttons. She wears a diamond or crystal necklace and wristwatch. You note that she is wearing precipitously high heels.

Archie has brown eyes, short brown slicked-back hair, and tan skin. He wears a white dress shirt, red blazer, and polka dot blue tie.

Personality
Simon/Ava describes the twins as utter loons but loyal. Allegra is more friendly and warm, while Archie is more restrained. Simon/Ava says that Allegra's a soft touch underneath her exterior but she likes to be wooed first.

Background
The Windermeres have money going back generations and trust funds; both are equities traders and devoted patrons of the arts. Allegra recently invested in a gallery in Chelsea. Archie is also the food critic for The Times which he writes under various pseudonyms.

A Very Scandalous Proposal

 * Chapter 6: Out on the Town
 * Chapter 7: Apartment Hunting (Mentioned; Determinant)
 * Chapter 14: Revelations (Mentioned; Physical Appearance Determinant)
 * Chapter 16: The Next Generation

Simon/Ava Montjoy
Simon/Ava tells you that Allegra, Archie, and he/she have known each other for a long time because their mothers were best friends; however earlier Simon/Ava mentions that Tommy is the only childhood friend he/she keeps in contact with, inferring that he/she only became better friends with Allegra and Archie when they attended Kingsbridge together. Allegra says they were in the same year and took an art history class together. They also used to get drunk together on shots of tequila and lime.

In Chapter 6, Allegra tells you that Simon/Ava has never played blackjack with her before. Simon/Ava says it is because he/she couldn't bear her devastation when she loses. If you decide to play blackjack with her, Allegra tells you that she hasn't seen Simon/Ava as happy as he/she is with you. Allegra says they are close with Simon/Ava and that he/she is a sensitive soul, warm and devoted. She believes that only she and Archie know about Simon/Ava's prank at their university and that Simon/Ava paid for the repairs anonymously later.

Your Character
When they meet you, Allegra says that she and Archie thought Simon/Ava made you up. Archie pipes in, saying that Simon/Ava has a febrile imagination and an "American reporter" is the sort of wild figment he/she would cook up. At Lady Fortuna, you have the opportunity to drink tequila shots with Allegra and play cards. If you do, she tells you about the time Simon/Ava pranked the headmaster with a herd of cows in his office; she says no one ever found out and only Archie and her know the truth. She also tells you that she never dated Simon/Ava as they were never each other's type. Simon/Ava had dated her suitemate briefly but they themselves have always been just friends.

You can impress Allegra by wearing the premium outfit or playing cards with her. You can impress Archie when you eat the curry and tough it out or eat a bit of yogurt to cool it down; he also likes it if you order an old-fashioned. When you all go to golf at the Elizabeth tower, Allegra calls for Simon/Ava to kiss you when you wobbly stumble into him/her; she says that if Simon/Ava doesn't, she will because you two are thick as thieves now.

Benedict "Bones" Highgate
They know "Bones" through their time at university together. Simon/Ava mentioned that all their mothers knew each other and were best friends so it is also possible they knew each other since they were children.

Tommy Harrington
They know Tommy through his friendship with Simon/Ava, and possibly through university since they attended together around the same time. In Chapter 6, he refuses to play blackjack with Allegra because it leaves him with the worst hangovers.

Arabella Fitzwilliams
Arabella Fitzwilliams is Simon/Ava's ex-fiancee. The twins knew Arabella when she was engaged to Simon/Ava but it is unknown if they remain friends.

Trivia

 * Allegra's character model resembles one version of young Mary from the Desire &amp; Decorum series also used briefly in Passport to Romance.
 * Archie's character model resembles Lucian Syrah from Red Carpet Diaries, Book 2.
 * Allegra shares the same name as Allegra from Save the Date.