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"Ramen?" Come closer said the spider to the fly. With an indulgent chuckle, he nodded his head. "How... spontaneous." Maybe she would prove to be the same over other areas as well.

What a delightful thought.

"I know Hadrian, one of the mages quite well. It will be ... worthwhile, to have the two of you meet soon. Why don't I arrange something?"

Two birds with one stone! And with that thought, he offered Natalie his arm again. "Don't worry." he said, smiling slowly. "I don't hurt women."

Thorn nodded. Patting her arm with his other and making sure that she was more or less secure, he smiled, tilting his head and wearing a rather intent, focused expression. Because he was really listening to her words. If only to file them away for later use.

"Of course. What a marvelous idea. I'll give you my card, Natalie, and arrange the meeting." he smiled. See? Then he could meet Hadrian with Marc sulking (that man's moodswings cost him money!) and this younger girl too. Younger. But not necessarily young.

Young would mean illegal.

"A young son or a daughter. I'm surprised you've joined. A girl fresh in college with a child?" he winked. "People would think scandalous thoughts, Natalie."

So what if the last word was purred? He was thinking those thoughts already. A child wouldn't make a difference.

"A beautiful gir like yourself is single?" why, maybe this place had good feung shui, or something. "I do believe we've reached the center."

And they had. It was private enough, pretty enough that he led her to the middle, gently of course-- he woudln't want her to force her into anything when he believed he could convince her into it.

"It is a romantic place." he stated, looking around with a nod. Instead of bringing Hadrian, maybe he should leave Marc in here, and take Hadrian somewhere else.

"Quite delightful."

Oh crap. Maybe he had been too quick about getting her in an isolated position? "Beginner's luck, I assure you." he said, nodding his head. "Are you sure it wasn't yourself who led me down this path? Because usually I am terrible when it comes to directions." picking a bench to sit on, he looked at the ((whatever it is that dominates the center of a maze)), and inclined his head. "Shall we sit down, then?"

He nodded. "And now how would it be complicated?" he tilted his head, watching her, assessing. Surely it wasn't serious if she wouldn't tell a stranger.

And for some reason, he couldn't see her as being intensly private about something that was going right.

"You can tell Thorn, Natalie."

I was too busy reacting to you.

Well. He knew how her mind swung as well. With a laviscious grin, he tilted his head. "Reacting to me in a good way, I hope?" he inquired lightly, and smiled. Listening to her words, he sat down and leaned backwards justly slightly. "A bit too old, is it? A sophmore, someone who has graduated? An intern?" they didn't sound all too bad.

"He cannot be that much older." he responded, nodding his head. "As long as he isn't..." wait. He decided not to say 'in his thirties', because that was what Thorn was. "Too old." he managed. "It's fine."

As old as he was, was it? Deciding that it wasn't so bad coming from a girl so young, he quickly eased the frown that had covered his face. "Well, that is hardly too old." he said smoothly, smiling and nodding his head. He didn't shift, but turned towards her. What was it about frontal positioning that seemed to narrow the space between two people?

"You don't think I am... old, do you?" a pause. Because it was risky footing, here. And Thorn was vain enough that he didn't want to hear that O word from a girl in a school skirt.

Not unless she was a child, and didn't know any better. And children were out of bounds.

"Pardon?" he asked innocently. He had a suspicion of what she might have said, but didn't want to make a fool of himself. Nodding his head, he smiled, a little bit pleased, a little bit...

"Seeing, is it?" Well. He had more or less hoped that she would have said sleeping. That might have made his job more challenging, but helluvalot more fun too.

"It seems society's view on things would see me as a better alternative." he responded, smirking.

Short encounters, was it? "Well, that is certainly no way to treat a woman he wants to 'see'." He added everything but the inverted bunny ears, and smiled at her next question.

"It is a beautiful day." he remarked, looking around. Turning so that he wasn't facing her any longer, he smirked. "What do you think, Natalie?" he teased.

This compound was getting more and more interesting. But! He had almost forgotten why he was here.

"When exactly is your performance debuting, again?"