Time with Raina had been interesting, but not enough to warrant sitting alone in a lab to jot down the behavior of various fish. But now that he had Phoebe's company, he found a way to make it work for him. The lab's aquarium was secluded and private and could prove to be a romantic set up if he painted it that way and he did. He spent some money on the fancier sort of take-out and he invited Phoebe to join him at the lab. As he sat on a couch, waiting for her, idly watching the dolphins swim in their tank, he wondered how the two of them would fair together, if they were tasked with something mundane and far less exciting than destruction and smuggling...
Temporary Aquarist [Quest | Phoebe]
Sat Jan 27, 2018 2:57 am
Time with Raina had been interesting, but not enough to warrant sitting alone in a lab to jot down the behavior of various fish. But now that he had Phoebe's company, he found a way to make it work for him. The lab's aquarium was secluded and private and could prove to be a romantic set up if he painted it that way and he did. He spent some money on the fancier sort of take-out and he invited Phoebe to join him at the lab. As he sat on a couch, waiting for her, idly watching the dolphins swim in their tank, he wondered how the two of them would fair together, if they were tasked with something mundane and far less exciting than destruction and smuggling...
Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:00 am
She needed to earn more money, those things were clear, especially now that she needed a whole new wardrobe for the winter since her fire magic was gone and she could feel the cold. The whole idea to Phoebe was doing some other jobs, having bumped into Raina to help her feed fish and test water she had come and go around Hargeon to figure out other jobs and get things done. It had been stupid jobs but Persephone had liked it, mainly to check on the fish and the water probabilities and it had kept the Goddess quiet and thus Phoebe happy. Surprisingly was that while she had been on the hunt for a job, she got an invitation to join one again with Victor. Something she had not actually expected after their encounter for one day. Not that she would complain about that, even if Persephone had done the most in this strange task, she wouldn't really mind.. no wait not true! There was King!
But all Persephone did was push her and say that it was alright, there was no need to hide in a dumpster, broom closet or whatsoever for kissing a stranger, because that's basically what Victor still was. She couldn't help but push her friend to dress up, something Phoebe always did anyway. She bound her hair together with a clip, wore high ankleboots and a dress. Just a simple one, after all it wasn't a date it was a job and perhaps she was always wearing clothes that looked like she was on a date but she fancied heels and skirts/dresses over flats and jeans unless she went out for a run. She simply knocked on the door of the aquarium, frowning because she had been here for Raina before?
Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:04 am
He turned to face her again, scanning her face with narrowed eyes. The way she gauged the place, she wasn't as taken in by it as Victor had thought she would. Maybe Phoebe just had higher standards. It wasn't really on Victor's to do list to please her greatly, he intended to do just enough so they could get to know each other better. He considered a few other possibilities, was there a chance that she was familiar with this place? Instead of having to speculate, he believed the two were transparent enough with each other, so he could just ask, it's not like he had made any promised to her. 'Been here before?' he asked as he wandered to the couch and sat himself down on it again. Patting it invitingly, for her to take a seat.
Sat Jan 27, 2018 3:32 am
Sun Jan 28, 2018 4:51 am
As he heard her complimenting the place and mentioning that she had indeed been here before he chortled. 'Oh that is a pity, would have been better as a surprise.' he said casually. But upon noticing the tanks, she brightened a little... Victor gave her some room to explore on her own, while inclined to creep up on her and speed things up, he changed his mind and stuck to sitting on the chair and watching her, did give the boy a chance to shamelessly gaze at her posterior.
His eyes swiftly flicked to the food and then her face when she turned and asked what they got. 'Stuck to something reliable but tasty... Pasta, salad and something in there that's chef's special... He was quite taken in when I explained it was a special lady.' he said winking. Fully aware that the way Phoebe wouldn't understand special as something too binding. The two were an easy kind. 'If you've seen the fishes do anything weird, lemme know, I have to jot it down for Raina... ' he added, recalling the small hitch with this whole set up.
Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:09 am
She walked back after asking what kind of food Victor got and she smiled, "Sounds tasty." leaving the comment of a special lady aside, though of course Persephone liked a compliment, if only he knew he was kissed by a Goddess, oh yeah exactly what Victor needed. Phoebe had to resist the need to roll her eyes and she walked over to the table to take the other seat, her eyes quickly looking at the fish shortly, so this was a job for Raina as well? Did Raina knew that Phoebe was here too? She didn't think of Raina as the typ to offer her lab for a well..date?
Sun Jan 28, 2018 5:58 am
He got off the couch and occupied the chair he'd set up on the table, it looked like they'd be enjoying the meal before taking things forward, Victor was a patient predator he'd wait, like a gentleman. He cleared his throat, not wanting to be too critical of Raina he added. 'Well I suppose in her line of work help is necessary and not found easily, not many humans care about the welfare of nature and things...' he said, now serving dinner first to her and then to himself. After finishing the bite of pasta he'd forked into his mouth, he swallowed and added. 'That's why I helped her, I mean... Had great respect for her line of work.' he nodded thoughtfully, finding the need to paint himself as a good guy, at least a little after having dragged Phoebe around for all the nasty business. 'Apparently, I think she was quite taken in by that... A little more than I had hoped maybe...' he said chuckling, revealing a portion of the truth as he took another bite.
As if on cue, a small clink accompanied the bolt of the door shifting to the right as it was unlocked from the outside. Victor froze and widened his eyes. The door inched open and Raina walked in. Oh damn he thought. Raina froze too, eyes widened as well as some sort of a grotesque reflection of Victor's expression. She slammed her keys down into a bowl on a table beside the door. 'Victor, what the hell is this?' she said glaring. They'd just shared a kiss, geez, much like him and Phoebe, Victor thought, respectfully getting up. 'Well, Raina, this is Phoebe I think you'll have met... She was helping me with the fishes.' he said, feigning innocence, he knew they were busted, he just hoped it could be handled gracefully. He picked up the pad on which he'd jotted the notes and held it out towards Raina. 'See...'
Raina took deliberate long steps and moved towards Victor like a bull. The blonde instinctively backed up a little as she snatched the pad. 'Thank you.' she whispered sardonically, her tone almost sinister. 'NOW GET OUT AND DON'T EVER COME BACK.' she said, fishing into her bag and procuring a pouch of coins and chucking it at Victor, he caught it swiftly, but the coins did hurt his fingers with the force they were thrown at, he even winced, exaggeratedly, hoping it would stop her from attempting to hurt him anymore. 'YOU TOO!' she said turning to Phoebe and throwing a sack at her too. Victor caught that sack protectively and set it down on the table in front of his special friend.
From the corner of his mouth, he muttered to Phoebe. 'I'll explain, I think its a big misunderstanding, its best we leave for the moment...' he suggested, pocketing the money, raising his hands and slowly making it to the door, as though any sudden moments might provoke the scorned woman to take some violent action.
==Exit==
Sun Jan 28, 2018 6:10 am
She took a bite of the pasta but she couldn't help but feel her cheeks burn up because of Persephone her excitement, so before he got any wrong idea, "It says feed the fish." she pointed at the clipboard that she could see from here, glad that her eyes had found a distraction, mainly because it was this time, so she got up and rushed (not all too fast) towards the tank to give them the food, wash her hands and sit down again. Simply asking Victor to go on with what he was telling because well it would be rude but she finally controlled her red cheeks. When she took her second bite of the pasta she heard a clink of the door and turned to look at Raina. Persephone warned Phoebe immediately, Raina must feel something for Victor or that's what Persephone said and that was quickly visible.
She watched it all play out in front of her eyes and pulled up her shoulders in surprise when Raina yelled at her and threw her the jewels. Which thank god Victor caught, else it might hurt her but she stood up quickly as well, she didn't even felt guilty, she and Persephone felt some sort of victory over this woman but Phoebe quickly felt bad for feeling that but Persephone pushed it away, she should believe in her beauty and enjoy it. She followed slowly but before they were out of the warehouse completely, so still in eyesight of Raina, Persephone grabbed his hand and looked over her shoulder, as if she was afraid and needed Victor for support, only to show Raina that she was the winning side.
Exit.
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