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Vera Lachlan was not impressed.

Everything had seemed so official. So organized, proper, and maybe a tad pompous. For heaven's sake, the organization's name was Divinity. Despite that -no, maybe because of that -she felt secure. It was something you trusted off the bat, without a conrete reason.

Standing before the shoddy entrance into the compund, she felt that confidence waver. What sort of place had such a crappy looking entrance? First impressions were important to a woman like her, and the disdain she felt was quite apparent. She looked embarassed to be entering such a place. Chin held high, Vera knew she would endure it, and briskly swung open the door, entering as discreetly as was possible. Her loudly clicking heels ruined any hope of subtlety, and the brief pause in noise when she stopped in her tracks made it even more noticable.

"Now that's more like it," ran through her mind as she glanced around the entryway. Ignoring the leeting suspicion that maybe it was shoddy outside because there was something suspicious going on, Vera pressed forward into the next room. Her sights landed on a nervous looking blonde, who Vear was disappointed to see, was sorely in need of a haircut. She coughed quietly as she appraoched to get the young man's attention.

"Excuse me? I have an appointment."

Well, the boy needed to be cleaned up some and was a tad on the wibbling side, but at least he was polite. None of that first-name-basis nonsense coming from him. Respectful and mindful or patrons. Vera smiled at Nikita briefly, maybe it would ease his nerves. Even those not as jumpy as he was had a tendency to become so when around her. and she had come to the conclusion that she did, in fact, like him.

"Yes, I am Vera Lachlan," she affirmed, "And I don't have any questions, for now. I assume I'll be coming to you if I have some later on though?"

Vera peered at him, eyebrow raised. He didn't really look like he'd be that much help anyways, but Nikita did look like he would atleast try to. She understood all the details that this entailed, and felt that she was ready to handle it. Interstingly enough, that was petty much her outlook on life. How suprising.

The thoughts she had when she first entered the building wormed their way to the front of her mind. Feeling stupid as she asked, Vera felt it was necessary to do so anyways, "No, wait. I do have one. Forgive me for sounding rude, but this is all completely legal, correct?"

The assurance of legality sealed the deal. Vera felt relieved, though apparently she didn't really have that whole "women's intuition" thing down. Not that she needed it, she could fend for herself in other methods.

Ah, the apartment. Deffinately the worst part of this deal, but maybe even that would wind up not being as horrible as it seemed it would be. Even so, her voice was slightly clipped when she adressed the matter with Nikita.

"Yes, I think I would like to see the living arrangements. Are these prefurnished, or will I be brining my own furniture here? I'm not sure if everything will fit very well through your entrance," She frowned, her hand motioning towards the door of the entryway.

Placated at the thought of the comfort of her own belongings, Vera smiled once more. Not a particularly warm smile, but one that displayed pleasure nonetheless. She wanted to do this, yes, but it would be nice if the apartment didn't feel alien to her. After all, this was going to be her home for some time in the future.

She followed in step with Nikita, listening intently. She wanted to know as much as possible about this whole thing, and he had seemed to have calmed down a bit.

"How affected are their senses? Is it to the point of a disability, or is it more subjective child to child?" Vera wasn't exactly sure if she was ready to handle a child that needed extra caring for, but she was willing to try. Even though she was a bit intimidating -especially at first -that wasn't to say Vera was heartless. She had always liked children, and because of infertility issues, this was something that was very important to her.

Damn. That certainly added a complication she hadn't expected.

"Is there a particular reason that wasn't addressed in the letter I was sent? It seems rather important, don't you think?" Vera asked cooly. It wasn't going to sway her from doing this, but she wished that she had been more prepared for it.

Through her annoyance, Vera couldn't help being impressed by Nikita's little anecdote. Locating things and recognizing people by smell alone was rather impressive. Perhaps it wouldn't be all that bad after all.

"So, besides the skewed sense, the Sylphs are just like any other human?"

Vera's lips pursed, Experimental? Ah, so that's the catch. She was silent a moment before nodding, "Yes, I would very much like to meet her."

As they walked along the path, her eyes scanned the view. It was a bit plain, but it was still pretty. The buildings were of a decent size too; she had rather thought the worst of them until she had visual evidence.

As they stepped indoors, Vera voiced her approval, "This one would suit me fine, I think." It was classy, not garish and strange. A bit empty, but no one was living there yet, so that was to be expected. Venturing through the apartment, she was finding herself to be quite pleased. It was much roomier than she had gathered, looking from the outside. Most of the furniture was up to her standards as well, so she wouldn't have to bring as much as she initally thought.

"Yes, I've decided. There isn't a need to look at the other apartments, this one is just perfect." Vera announced, as she made her way back to Nikita.

Things were going smoothly now, and Vera was pleased. In her mind, she was already figuring out where her belongings would go in her new apartment. She'd have to go shopping to get things for the Sylph as well, so she'd be ready when it arrived.

"Another time it is, then. And I have only a few more questions before I can let you go."

Vera had visibly lightened up again, and was back into non-threatening mode, "Do you know what senses the Sylph I'll be caring for has affected? Also, if you know what the gender is, that would be helpful."

Limited sight.. Vera had rather hoped it would be something like taste, or smell. Atleast there were many things out there to help the child, as blindness wasn't extremely rare.

"How curious," She mused, "I hadn't known about the lack of gender. Gender isn't as important as the senses though. I'll have to make sure to make the appartment safe enough." Heaven knows how Vera would react if the child was hurt because of something she could've prevented.

"And I suppose a suprise couldn't hurt anyways. Well, I think I'm set for now. I'll get a moving van to transport my belongings here sometime this week. Judging by the fact you don't know the gender, I suppose it's safe to assume that the kid isn't quite.. human yet. Make sure to contact me as soon as that occurs," Vera fished through her purse, digging out a pen and piece of paper.

Jotting down a phone number, she handed Nikita the paper, "Here's my cell phone number. I always have it on me, so most times are good."