Madame Giry was often thought of as the only person in the opera house with any sort of sense. She was very knowledgeable of not just dancing, but of managing an opera house altogether. The collection of actors, ballet rats, and stagehands thought of her as the unofficial manager as it were, and would often go to the strict Frenchwoman for advice. Naturally, she instilled this same disposition in her only child, Marguerite (who preferred to be called Meg so not to cause any confusion to any persons who didn't speak French very well.) Meg was one of the older ballerinas, and like her mother, she was a veritable rock of good sense unknown thro