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It had been Leon's treat - a day out at the zoo to cheer his baby sister up. Selena had loved days like this when she was younger, dragging her older brothers around the zoo to see the lions and tigers and elephants and everything! Having one older brother would have been enough - but twins? It was a dream come true for the attention-seeking youngest Adams child. Unfortunately, the situation wasn't quite the same as when she had been younger. Theo was in Miami with his beautiful fiancee, and as for her parents...well, they were gone. But Leon was here, and he'd treated her to lunch and an ice cream before he'd suddenly been called away to work.

His job as a night guard was only temporary, to raise funds for his travel adventures. She'd be sad when he was gone, although the thought of having her own apartment was one she was thoroughly interested in. Of course, she wouldn't be getting the apartment they were in now - she was saving up for her own, and keeping an eye and/or ear out for possible roommates.

Opting to stay at the zoo while her brother rushed off to cover a shift had been a good choice, Selena mused to herself. She strolled past an enclosure full of tamarins, a smile twitching the corners of her mouth as she watched the small primates hop from one tree to another, clambering along ropes and climbing frames and other various interactive stimuli they'd been provided with. She'd dressed for the weather - wooly grey cable tights with a pair of simple striped shorts and a thick wooly jumper. She pulled her scarf a little tighter around her neck, shivering as a breeze blew past. She should probably be heading home soon.

Selena hadn't noticed the people standing around her - somewhere like this she much preferred to view the animals. They were fascinating, especially the small monkeys. Like miniature trapeze artists - she found herself briefly wondering if people had ever considered using them instead of people at the circus. She was interrupted by the voice of a boy standing not too far from her - a quick glance around revealed that they were the only two people around.

"A little," she replied, beginning to smile before realizing that her face was obscured by the scarf in question. She reached up a slender hand and pulled it down so her lips were visible, not wanting to seem rude or intimidating. "Aren't you? It's freezing!"

Maybe she just got cold easily.

This was a little...awkward. Selena was a chatty girl, but even she struggled to keep a conversation going where there was no effort from the other participant. As the boy turned his attention back to the monkeys, so did she, a smile twitching the corners of her mouth as she watched one swinging on a branch. They didn't seem to feel the cold at all, but then that could be something to do with the fluffy coat they had.

He seemed pretty cold too, and his hands were horribly pale as he fetched a pair of black gloves from his pockets. Huddling into her scarf, Selena quickly shook her head when he offered them to her, "No no no, your hands must be freezing!" It was a lovely thing for him to offer, and she was grateful for his chivalry - but there was chivalry, and then stupidity. Glancing around, confirming for the second time that most people had retreated to somewhere warm, Selena turned back to the boy with a smile. "Do you fancy going somewhere a bit warmer? There's the zoo's little cafe the other side of this exhibit."

She wasn't sure why she offered, since he didn't seem very talkative. She figured it was the polite thing to do.

She was glad that he wasn't the sort of boy to force the gloves on her. He could clearly see sense, despite being a perfect gentlemen, which was a combination you didn't often find in today's men.

Already thinking about the warmth of the cafe and the moist lemon drizzle cake she'd eyed earlier walking past the window, a bright smile graced the blonde's lips when her offer was accepted. He peeled his now-gloved hands from the railings and Selena turned slowly to begin walking in the direction of the warmth, keeping her pace casual enough so that he had time to catch up and walk alongside her. "Selena." Lian was an odd name, and she pondered briefly whether it was a shortened version of something. Liam was a more common name, but then she supposed the novelty of taking an ordinary name and making it 'unique' was something celebrities had coined and that was now filtering down into ordinary citizens.

"Are you still at school?"

Once he'd caught up Selena resumed a standard walking pace - being tiny herself she often found herself having to walk a bit quicker in order to keep up with everyone else. She didn't mind terribly, it was more an observation she'd made. Especially Leon. Leon and Theo were giants who loved nothing more than to mock their baby sister by walking ridiculously quickly so she was practically jogging just to keep up with them.

A vet? Selena's eyebrows raised and her eyes widened - a noble career path indeed. She'd thought about becoming a vet once, but then quickly realized that her bitter hatred for chemistry meant it was unlikely she'd ever achieve such a goal. She'd been alright with it back then, since performing had always seemed like the obvious career choice for her. She glanced down to her ankle briefly, letting out an inaudible sigh. How things had changed - she'd certainly never have thought she'd be an assistant secretary trying to scrape together any spare cash to afford her own flat. She didn't really have a career path now - she didn't want to be a secretary for the rest of her life.

"No, not at the moment. I went to Meadowview a couple of years ago but then had to move out of state."

Maybe she could start taking night classes or something. "I'm working at that posh boys school at the moment - Azure Valley?" She only realized her mistake after she'd spoken, and silently prayed that he wasn't a Valley boy...or that if he was he didn't take offence.

There must have been a questioning tone to her voice, or something she hadn't intended, because he seemed t jump to the conclusion that she was planning on returning to the education system. It was an interesting concept - at least she could get qualifications that way, get a better job. Ever since she'd been tiny her dream job had always been a professional dancer, she'd never given any thought to any other career. Now she thought about it...there were quite a few things she fancied trying.

Of course, money was going to be the real problem.

"It is pretty posh," she commented on her workplace, tucking a stray blonde strand back behind her ear again, "They wear, like, suit jackets and everything. Some of them have proper british accents and everything." They arrived at the cafe and she scanned the area, not surprised to find it mostly empty. Lian asked where she wanted to sit and she indicated the doors that lead into the main building, where central heating hopefully existed. "I'm an assistant secretary. I'm just trying to get the cash to get my own place at the moment - I don't really know what I want to do."

Since there were numerous empty tables inside she joined the small queue to get herself a coffee, assuming Lian would join behind her, "I assume you want to be a vet? That's pretty cool."