latrodectus: (i will name this device 'paula')
Natasha R. ([personal profile] latrodectus) wrote in [community profile] capeandcowllogs2012-09-05 01:31 pm

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WHO: Gil ([personal profile] invoking) & Natasha ([personal profile] latrodectus)
WHERE: A nice but somewhat bland business luncheon establishment.
WHEN: Some ordinary weekday afternoon.
WARNINGS: N/A
SUMMARY: Gil and Natasha have an Awkward Business Lunch.
FORMAT: Whatever.

Natasha was enigmatic by nature and by design; maybe that was why she'd decided to take Gil to lunch.

It was a very beige affair, this restaurant, with heavy cream curtains and a light touch of gilding to the chairs. The tables were spaced wide enough for talking and the waiter (who called himself Mark) wore a black vest with a suitably pastel tie. Without glancing at the menu, Natasha could tell the food would be competent, but lacking in imagination.

Business as usual.
invoking: (yaoi?)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-07 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Nine times, came a voice in the back of his head. Nine times, Gilbert.

His good shoulder sank and his gaze drifted past Natasha, lost in his own little world for a fleeting moment. Finally, he blinked and returned to reality to answer her question.

"I... I guess?" Gil realized he must have sounded as conflicted as he looked. "I've never had health problems from smoking," he added, honest.
invoking: (jeez...)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-08 12:07 am (UTC)(link)
He was grateful there wasn't any indication she was going to chide him for his bad habits. He was fully aware what the cigarettes could do to him, but they proved more than difficult to quit.

"Compared to some, not really." He had picked it up because of Oscar. What a terrible mistake. "Have you ever...?"
invoking: (hmm?)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-08 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Gil regarded her with surprise, followed by mild amusement. He had difficulty picturing Natasha as a young girl and doing things like that. In spite of the fact he only knew her as the woman she was now, that air of professionalism and class wasn't something you just acquired. That was learned over a period of time, either on your own or instilled at a young age.

"May I ask you something? If it's not out of line." It felt like a bold move on his part, so he watched for her reaction.
invoking: (cursory.)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-09 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
Well, he had already asked if he could ask...

He shifted in his seat slightly, a touch hesitant before he finally came out with it: "Are you from this country? In your world, that is." He observed the room briefly at that point. Americans were strange to him.
invoking: (glimpse.)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-10 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
His side of the table remained untouched. He hadn't drank the water, touched the napkins or even poked at any utensils placed neatly before him. He seemed more preoccupied with keeping himself rigid and maintaining polite conversation than anything else.

"No?" Her red hair reminded him of Rufus Barma and his lineage; a foreign dukedom that emerged in his country not too long after they had left theirs. "Where are you from originally?"
invoking: (tongue-tied.)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-11 03:03 am (UTC)(link)
A bit of the color drained from his face, noting the sudden tense atmosphere of the conversation. Again, he didn't know much about the geography of this world, but without delay he realized this wasn't a subject he should have pried into.

"Oh." Evidently at a loss at what to switch the subject to. "I see."
invoking: (jeez...)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-11 03:51 am (UTC)(link)
Caught.

He leaned back in his chair, looking rather sheepish. "No... it might not exist in my world at all. The same for this country."
invoking: (never see the sun shine.)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-11 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
The likelihood of Gil discovering his real birthplace was next to non-existent, or so he hoped. That didn't matter anyway-- it's not what she was after, right?

Yet the question stirred something inside his chest, whether he knew it or not.

"Usually I reside within a city called Reveille," he said.
invoking: (intrigue.)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-12 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Something prickled his temple. He managed to restrain himself from reaching and rubbing the side of his head, only because he wasn't comfortable showing any signs of tension.

"Sorry?" He shook his head. Must have been spacing out.
invoking: (cursory.)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-12 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh," he looked relieved. "Right... it's the capital city. Though, this city is much larger than it." Much more crowded too, he felt.
invoking: (smoke break.)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-13 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
Despite having stuck to water, Gil warily double checked to ensure he wasn't being served any alcohol. He's done with that quickly, his expression firm but thoughtful.

"It's not something I thought of much," he admitted. "But this city is still strange in many ways for me. Even the air here is thicker than I can remember back in my world..."

He ignored the comment about it being lonely. That was something he felt should be kept to himself and not bother her with.
invoking: (the calm before.)

[personal profile] invoking 2012-09-13 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
He remembered the air in Sablier. Heavy and foul, especially the closer they got into its hole. Some of it was from the city no longer being kept after the Tragedy, some came from whoever or whatever else was decomposing down there.

"I've read a little about that." He didn't comprehend everything and only got the gist of it, really. "Something about it affecting the weather?"

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