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As they were seated, Cordelia checked the time. They were still a bit early thanks to her not wanting to stop any where along the way. On the one hand she just didn't want to make Zeke wait, but on the other...she just wasn't comfortable spending this much alone time with Ebony. Even now the snake decided to forgo any sort of real conversation and pretended to be busy with her phone.

The dark haired woman in question though was utterly beside herself with happiness at being in Durem for the first time. Well...the first time that she could recall. Since Cordelia needed to do a follow up with the Lab about a prior condition of hers and Adrian was busy with work, the man suggested the Raevan take Ebony with her. Since the woman was still recovering, they had taken the bus of which Ebony was perfectly content with. The whole way she couldn't help pointing out things excitedly to Cordelia as they passed them. Though the Frei hadn't been all that attentive, she still managed to answer any questions the woman had, but not in any great detail or with any sort of enthusiasm.

Silently musing to herself as she took in the restaurant's quaint, yet refined decor, a thought came to Ebony's mind. "Delia, what's Zeke like?"

The Basilisk couldn't help making a face then. Normally she wouldn't have been bothered by anyone calling her by her nickname since it was what she preferred. Yet this was Ebony. In her entire life, her guardian had always called her by her full proper name. She'd always had a thing about that with names, always referring to herself and others by their full ones. Though in recent years the Brit had started bending that rule, calling others by what they preferred and even had frustratingly accepted that she would forever be 'Ebby' to Cordelia. But despite all that, the woman had stood her ground about her Raevan's name. Thus this sudden development was all very weird on the snake's part.

"He's the kindest, most patient person you'll ever meet with a wicked sense for fashion. So please, don't stare when he gets here, okay?" Delia hadn't meant to sound so lecturing, but how else was she suppose to act? God, she really wished Zeke would hurry and arrive already.

Another awkward silence fell between the two women as the Raevan went back to her phone and Ebony was left to struggle with her discomfort of the situation at hand. Apparently she already knew Zeke from before, but that did little to help calm her. What sort of relationship had they had prior to her amnesia? Friends? Acquaintances? Drinking buddies? And what exactly was he expecting upon meeting them? He worked for the Lab, so he had to have known the situation with her at the moment, right? Also, what did Cordelia mean by not staring at him?! Honestly, the anxiety was so much that the woman had begun to twirl and un-twirl a piece of her black hair without even realizing it.

So engrossed were both females with themselves that neither had realized someone had joined them until his voice spoke. Although his voice was low and gentle, Ebony still managed to jump some out of the sudden closeness of it and knocked over a glass full of water. This immediately caused Cordelia to jump as well, a hiss escaping her dark lips as she avoided the water at all cost. "Ebony!"

"I know, I know! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Quickly the Brit was scrambling to mop up the mess she'd just created. She could feel the heat of a blush clawing up her cheeks as she felt the eyes of every person in the restaurant looking their way right then. This was so embarrassing. Ebony could only imagine what this man must be thinking of her then.

The Basilisk simply sighed as she watched the woman desperately try to wipe up the spill. "Honestly..." the girl mumbled before moving her chair back some and settling back down. With an exasperated smile, the Frei addressed the vet, "Sorry Zeke."

With Zeke's help, the two humans managed to contain the disaster Ebony had managed to create. Though it was plain as day that the wait staff were not as pleased with their little soggy mountain as the vet was. "I'm so sorry!" she apologized to the lady as she took the mess away. It was lucky that Zeke was there to provide a good distraction from the Brit's current embarrassment though. Very blushed in the face, Ebony still managed a shy smile. "Ah, no, I believe everything is okay now?" She was looking to Cordelia then for confirmation. Aside from looking a bit peeved, the Raevan looked perfectly fine.

Seeing the distress in her guardian’s grey eyes, Cordelia couldn’t help a slight wince of guilt. "I'm fine. Really, Ebony, relax.” The snake shook her head some and sighed. She honestly didn’t know what she was going to do with the woman, what with her current doe-eyed type of personality and whatnot. “Well, I suppose I should introduce you two? I mean, Zeke, you remember Ebony from well…before.” It was quite obvious the smoke Frei was at a loss given the unique situation they were facing right then. “Uh, well I guess Granddad probably filled you in on all that, so…” Giving her neck a slight rub in discomfort, Cordelia quickly transitioned into gesturing to the colorful man. “Ebony this is Zeke, a member of the Lab staff as well as a fellow guardian.”

Ebony held out her hand for a proper handshake. “It’s a pleasure Zeke. Oh and thank you for helping me clean up the mess. I admit, I’m a bit nervous.” The woman gave a shaky sort of laugh, yet smiled brightly all the same, her earlier embarrassment slowly melting away. At the mention of the man being another guardian, the whole reason for their meeting completely disappeared from the Brit’s mind as she lit up with excitement. “A guardian? Oh how wonderful! What’s your Raevan like? Have I met them before as well? Are they here with you?” Curious, her black haired head looked about behind him in hopes of another that she somehow missed in all the recent commotion.

Though she didn't mind where Zeke sat, their current topic of discussion was very much something she could have dealt without today. The snake let out a tiny breathe she'd been holding until knowing for sure the Virus's whereabouts, grateful that the vet had enough common sense as not to drag that Raevan to a place she was most definitely not welcome. Even so, she could practically hear the ever doting father-ness in the colorful man's voice, desperate for a playdate for his kid. It made the Basilisk feel both irritated as well as guilty.

The look of slight disappointment in hearing Zeke's ward would not be joining them today was most evident on Ebony's face, yet it had very little time to settle as the woman's excitement intensified at the prospect of a photo. Scooting closer to get a better look of said picture, "Ah, well happy late birthday to her then. Oh wow! She's beautiful Zeke!" The Brit couldn't help a small chuckle as she took note of the other Frei's hair color. "From what I'm told, I bet I really liked you Raevan's hair." Ebony's face suddenly went red with embarrassment then, "N-n-not that I don't like it now! I think it's a very lovely shade. I just meant, well, you see, cause I use to have the same color?"

Cordelia could only sigh heavily as Ebony searched her out for help. This woman of hers was absolutely useless as she was now, that much had been established quite soon sometime after the Brit had come home from the hospital. Yet the Basililsk was having a hard time believing that something like conversing with someone from her past was overwhelming her guardian this much, a woman of whom would have scoffed at such matters as trivial in years past.

The Frei couldn’t help sighing again, making the sound her hallmark of sorts. It would be bad form to allow this to go on for too long she supposed… “Is there anything specific you need me to answer Zeke?” Delia asked abruptly in an attempt to divert attention to herself as well as direct the conversation into a more desirable course. “You know, for the Lab check-up stuff?”