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 Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:27 pm
Stephan felt a bit stupid just standing around, but finally another question popped into his head. It wasn't about schooling, not even his future child really, and it had likely been covered in the letter he had failed to read, but it was still important to know. "Can we have guests stay with us? Like, give someone a copy of our apartment key so they can come and go whenever they want?" He asked, not noticing that Remi might take that as him tossing his key at any girl he might find interesting. It was actually a concern for his sister, should she spend the breaks out here as she had suggested.
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:38 pm
"That would be wonderful," Remi smiled back at Nat. "I am getting tired of cutting holes in the backs of his shirts. Custom clothing would be perfect."
She only vaguely noticed Marc leave, but it wasn't like she felt a need to wave at him or anything. She was too busy following Nat's gaze back to Thorn. Why did Natalie seem so nervous around this guy? She couldn't tell yet if it was a good or bad nervous, but her mind was already wandering to thinking what horrible things that man could have done to the poor girl. Always a dramatic when it came to these things, it never crossed her mind that whatever he did could have been as simple as a kiss.
Stephan's next question pulled her attention away from Natalie, however. Guests? Like who? Then again, it would be silly to figure that everyone who came here was a hermit like she was. Obviously someone like Stephan would have friends, considering he did used to live in a frat house. There was a slight dreading feeling that possibly it was another girl, but she decided to keep quiet instead of jumping to conclusions too quickly.
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Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:41 pm
Dacian blinked at Stephan, surprised at the question...but it made sense, he supposed. The boy didn't know them, or the sorts of people they were.
"No, that's just fine - think of it as a regular apartment building...people can give their keys out to whomever they want. It's not like they can get anywhere except the apartment with that key, after all."
And making copies of a key was always an option, if someone wanted to have some more extra's.
If someone really wanted to get into the compound, all they had to do was walk in - the only buildings that were kept locked up at various times were the labs and school.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 6:07 am
Hm? Oh. Right. They were asking questions. She felt a little bit at a loss -what to ask? What hadn't been asked already?
One thing was tickling at the back of mind, though. Something Hadrian had mentioned the night before. She should probably talk to him about it, but she was impatient.
"Oh. I don't know if it's already been asked, but... Will there ever be any work opportunities for us guardians? Here in the compound, I mean. Outside of babysitting and the like."
A thought struck her.
"And could we run a little side business - geared mostly towards the guardians and children, obviously - from our apartments?"
She'd sew Gavin's clothing for free, of course. She had excess fabric. But when she ran out, she'd need funds...
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:30 am
"Good, then I don't need to worry about Angie," he said, more assuring himself than anything else. He kept himself close at Remi's side, unknowingly defensive of her already. So school was taken care of, and likely work. So he'd just have to worry about his own job and making the kid happy. How hard was it to cheer a kid up anyway? Toys and candy? Didn't seem that hard. And if things got too hard he could always look up his old nanny. "Hey," he started, thinking up something that he found a bit important, "Will all of the kids be in the same class? Even though some will be older than the others?"
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 8:37 am
Remi blinked. Angie. Definitely not a boy's name. She felt her stomache drop. So there was another girl. She'd stopped listening to the conversation to let this fact sink in. Maybe there wouldn't be a next time with them. Still, she was too curious not to ask.
"Angie?" she asked softly, looking up toward Stephan with a slightly confused expression. Not invasive, and not accusing. Just a simple question. Another thought crossed her mind...
Since when did she care this much?!
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:02 am
"A job out of your home? Oh, that's just fine. As for actual job opportunities...well, one of us is bound to need help at some point."
Dacian didn't need any help at the moment, but he figured that Hadrian would; the man spent all his time in the labs, surely there was something he could delegate to someone else.
"It'll be some time, but eventually I'd like to have teaching assisstant. Obviously that's a while in coming, however."
In other words, Ahneta wanted to do as little work as possible. Yes, that sounded like her.
"Hadrian may need someone to help in the labs - you should speak to him about it."
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:07 am
Thorn arched a brow. The conversation was leaving him more and more. That was to say, while there was some interest for him to see the drama between the couple standing across him, and interest in Natalie's employment status, it wasn't _quite_ as intriguing as he would have wanted.
Where was the talk about money, power and sex?
Without these three...
"It was lovely to meet you all." he smiled, as if sensing the irony to his words, and nodding his head. "Natalie." he said, brow arching. He would see her later, eventually.
It was odd, seeing that she was the only one he really knew.
"But I've got to start heading back." he had come here with a purpose, but it wasn't important now. He'd come back later. At night. When people were more vulnerable.
"Ahneta." he purred. And THIS! She was going to be fun.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:19 am
Hm. This called for business cards. Fliers! So what if there were only a couple kids so far? There would be more. Definitely.
She was so absorbed in plans - getting back into the flow of clothing design - that she almost didn't notice Thorn's exit. But when she did, all she could do was wave. What else was there? She couldn't run up and hug him, or something of the sort. Nope.
Hmm...
"I should be going, too. Unpacking and all, and then I have work tonight. I'll see you guys later, then?" She smiled, and exited, stage left. Time to go back to her apartment and plot. There was that big empty room... she supposed it was supposed to be a study or library or something, but she'd have to use it as a sewing room.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:29 am
Turning to Remi, Stephan looked a bit confused, "Huh?" Gathering up a bit of composure, right he hadn't told her that Angie was coming back to town. "Oh, yeah, I forgot to tell you. We went to the same college but now she's transfering to one out here to be closer to home, she's probably going to be spending some time in my apartment while she looks for housing," he explained, thinking he had already told her all about Angie. Wonderful, that's what he got for late night chatting.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:33 am
Remi waved to Natalie as she left, but then returned back to her conversation with Stephan.
"Oh," she said even more softly, dropping her eyes. He hadn't told her about Angie, and she could only assume this was some girlfriend of his. So much for dessert and almost romantic moments. She gave a small nervous laugh. "You've never mentioned Angie before. Is that your girlfriend?"
She thought the answer was obvious, but she needed to make sure.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:36 am
"What?" He eeped, turning bright red, "N- no way!" Ouch. This was bad. Apparently he hadn't told her about Angie. Well, at least she hadn't run away. She was giving him a chance to explain. "Angie, Angie's my little sister," he fumbled, looking down at the ground. Way to get yourself in some trouble Steps.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:42 am
"Oh?" she perked up. Little sister. She could definitely deal with little sister. The sinking feeling replaced itself with an uplifting feeling. She couldn't help but laugh.
"You had me worried there," she smiled when she stopped laughing. "I was going to invite you back up to my apartment for dinner or something, but if you had a girlfriend..."
She was fumbling over her words now, getting nervous at asking a guy to her home.
"You'll have to introduce me to Angie when she comes."
Good save. Or at least she thought.
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:48 am
He smiled, out of the doghouse, "How do you know I still don't?" OUCH. Right back in. "Ah, I don't I was just. You know what, let me fix this. Hi, I'm Stephan. I'm a moron," he fumbled, starting to turn red again. Alright, so he wasn't so good at staying out of trouble, he was pretty new to the actual Building A Relationship thing. All the girls he'd dated in college were easy, they didn't need reassurance or anything like that. Figuring he should try and dig himself out a bit further, he nodded, "Yeah, I think you'd like her, she's a sweetheart."
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Posted: Fri Jul 21, 2006 9:55 am
She tensed only for a second when he asked that first question, but then his 'fix' made her smile. He really was cute. Definitely sweet. She didn't exactly make the whole relationship thing easy either. Having only had maybe one or two forgotten boyfriends over the course of four years didn't really give her the best experience in this area of social interaction.
"Just give me a call when she comes. I'd love to meet her," she said. Then feeling courageous due to his obvious faltering, "Well, what about dinner sometime? I can try to cook something. And you could meet Gavin."
She blushed slightly, getting progressively more nervous as she went on.
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