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"Here?" Delia asked suspicious as they got out of the car. Now maybe she could see Zul and possibly Alex coming to a place like Dan and Bruiser's, but Ebony...well nothing about the purple-haired Brit really screamed 'I love video games.'

"Yes. Is there a problem?" As cool and collected as she tried to sound, Ebony actually had butterflies in her stomach at the moment. There was no way she could let on that this was a bit of a setup so that Alex could secretly assess the snake Raevan. At this point in time the woman was starting to pull her hair out trying to figure out why her charge was always in such a fowl mood, one of which seemed to be more aimed towards herself than any other person. Was it simply a misunderstanding or had Ebony somehow angered the girl without knowing? Honestly she sort of hoped that was the case, yet it was impossible for her to tell for sure since Cordelia really wasn't speaking to her much these days. Zul was her only trump card to play, yet she knew it was a tricky one since the demon was just as close to the smoke Raevan as Rivener, who hadn't once let slip that he was covering something up for the girl. All she could hope was that Zul wouldn't come under the same non-disclosure that the scorpion had.

Still with a bit of suspicion in her grey eyes, Cordelia sunk deeper into her green coat for warmth. "No, not really. Just...surprised is all..." Spotting their companions, the girl zoomed ahead to greet them. "Zuuuuul! Come on let's get inside, it's freezing out here. Hi Alex." Not wasting any time, the Frei grabbed the Sigel's hand and dragged him inside, eager to escape their humans.

Ebony had to jog to keep up with her charge, but stopped short of the actual entrance and stood next to Alex. With a sigh, "I'm sorry, she's still moody today. But I will say it's probably better than most days lately." The Brit gave a weak smile to the Italian. "Alex, thank you so much for meeting with us. I would have asked sooner, but...I was kind of hoping things would resolve themselves somehow. Plus the holidays and whatnot..."

Cordelia was so focused on getting away from Ebony that she wasn't really sure where she was speeding away to. All she knew was that the further away from the sight of purple hair the better she'd feel...or at least that's what she hoped. At her current speed and with the sudden tug, the snake couldn't help flinging back into Zul as she did with an audible 'oh' popping out of her mouth. Her first instinct was to turn and see if her friend was all right since the first thing he would have met were the sharp tips of her wings. The Frei didn't get that far as strong, warm arms enclosed about her from behind. At first his words were comforting and playful, but quickly shifted to serious and concerned.

As the demon turned her about to face him, Delia's eyes kept from meeting his. Idly scratching her sweatshirt covered elbow, "I-I'm okay..." Truthfully she wasn't. No matter what kind of lotions or moisturizers she used, the basilisk's rash only seemed to get worse and was slowly spreading more with each week that passed. Soon she just wouldn't be able to hide it anymore and that fact terrified her because she wasn't sure what her or her humans would do then.

If that weren't enough, Cordelia was starting to experience some minor pain in her jaw as well. It was like there was a pressure building up in the base corner of her mouth and the only thing that seemed to dull it was if she rubbed it for a long period of time or placed something cold on it, the latter of which you could imagination was not her favorite. Trying to smile it off, "Really. Let's just have some fun okay?"

Ebony sighed and gave Alex's sympathetic hand a light squeeze before following the other into the establishment. "Dear lord yes! I could definitely use a drink." She wasn't really a drunk by any means, yet even the Brit had to admit she was drinking a lot more than she normally did these days.

After getting inside, Ebony found herself at a total lose. She'd never been in a place like this before. Kids and adults alike were racing around being loud and rambunctious. The only part that she could identify as even remotely familiar was the bar area of which was hugged on both sides by billiard tables and sports entertainment. It would be hard to keep an eye on the kids as Alex referred to their charges, but the Brit had a feeling that it would have been hard either way with Cordelia's mood. It would probably do both females good to not be keeping close tabs on one another for a good while.

Pointing to a more secluded booth in the back of the bar, Ebony asked, "Is a booth okay?"

Cordelia's chest tightened in stress when she saw Alex coming towards them then. She feared Ebony wouldn't be too far behind. Honestly, could that woman not just leave her alone for two seconds? Unexpectedly though, the human simply and without a word placed something into her Raevan's hand before disappearing from sight once more. The Basilisk soon learned what it was that Zul had received as he gestured for her hands. Cupping both for her friend, Delia watched as several gold coins dropped into her palms. The Frei sighed with relief. Her guardian needed to take a lesson or two from Alex, that was for sure.

A sense of challenge lit up in Cordelia's eyes as Zul claimed to be good at all the games there. Stuffing the coins in her coat pocket, the snake huffed and floated off with her head held high. "Well we'll just see about that. To the shooters!"

Ebony had to admit she felt completely at a loss after Alex whisked her to a seat only to disappear soon after. The loud, unfamiliar noises, although a bit more muffled in this booth, were not what the Brit had in mind when trying to relax. Worriedly, the woman bit her bottom lip as she tried to do as instructed, pick a drink from the menu. It wasn't easy, her mind's eye always slipping from the page and making her read the same line twice. Would this work? Would Cordelia talk to Zul about what happened? Would Zul tell her after?

The woman jumped slightly when Alex suddenly appeared in front of her again. Startled from her wandering thoughts, Ebony tried to gather herself back together quickly and eyed the menu hard. "Oh right, um...I guess I know what I want to drink. Do you need a few moments still?" She could see out of the corner of her eye one of the waitstaff ready to pounce on their table from afar.

And for a moment, the stress of her life seemed to just melt away as Cordelia took in all the flashing lights and loud sounds beckoning her to play this game or that game. Her sole worry at this point in time was in choosing a game in which she could beat the pants off Zul at...figuratively of course. As her eyes wandered over shooters that shot water at tangible targets as well as several virtual ones that focused on zombie killing, the Basilisk starting wondering if maybe she'd gotten into a situation that was well over her head to begin with. The snake Raevan didn't have much experience when it came to playing these kinds of games. She was only use to one or two that she'd started playing on her computer not that long ago. The likes of which took only the skill of hitting buttons and clicking a mouse. Cordelia gulped as she picked up the gun of a game at random. Something told her she was sort of screwed.

Ebony blinked. Water? This made the Brit feel somewhat lowly. In her mind something clicked saying that a responsible guardian would do just as Alex was, keeping in control. It made her question what kind of guardian she had been up til that point and think twice about whether she truly needed that drink or not. In the end, Ebony went with an ice tea. And no, it wasn't of the Long Island variety.

"Well aside from the obvious..." Ebony sighed, "I would say I'm doing quite well. New job that I am liking quite surprisingly and I've recently reconciled differences with my formerly estranged father. In fact he's moved in with us not that long ago." She wanted to ask how things were with Zul and her, yet felt it was somehow out of place for her to ask. After all, they were here on Lab business, more or less.