| System Overhaul |
[02 Dec 2006|10:08pm] |
Maybe the time had come to look for a new job.
Not that Heaven's Peak seemed much different on the surface, but there was a pall on the place since Bethany hadn't been around, and it had Grace wondering if she wasn't re-arranging deck chairs on a rapidly sinking ship. Maybe she should look into other options.
The vampire made a sweep of the dance floor, keeping an eye out for trouble, then glanced at her watch. Her shift was almost up, and things had been pretty quiet thus far. Maybe she could get out of here without having to break bones for once.
Weirder things had happened, after all.
Weirder things might still.
Darian received wary-eyed treatment as he made his way into the club. His was a familiar face, and though he didn't bother to speak with security at the queue, he sensed their confusion. Why was he there, when she wasn't? Had the proprietress informed him of her departure, or had he come to cause some kind of scene, only to be thwarted by her absence? But he didn't care about their questions, and he paid cover for a change, so there was little reason to hold him up. The most he expected to gain from this adventure was knowledge-- Specifically to whom Bethany had left the care of Heaven's Peak. And if it happened to be Ralphael, well... there was appeal in the idea of beating answers out of the slayer's lovesick stand-in.
He cut across the dance floor, a path of least resistance. There was a shift in the place, noticeable to anyone that knew how Bethany had run things. It was all a lot... cleaner. Above the table. The scent of vampires was down considerably. Darian wondered if Ralphael didn't have the stomach for the business the slayer encouraged. At the bar he ordered his bourbon and while waiting, allowed his eyes to roam the balcony. It was her old haunt, a place where Bethany could watch the action below, and descend in elegance when timing was perfect for her entrance. It looked empty without her. But then, what had he expected? A tall, gorgeous figure in a red silk dress, waiting for him to come and get her?
( Cruising? )
( Wrinkle-Free )
( Secrets Turn Her Gears )
( Something Else (Adult Content: Sexuality) )
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