Ching Tai, Saturday evening

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter held the door open to allow the others to precede him into the restaurant. To say that he was delighted to have dinner with both Arthur and Nadia would be a massive misstatement. Hopefully she wouldn't harm or drug his employer this evening.

[ooc: Ching Tai is open for all your Chinese food needs.]

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[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Shame we couldn't visit Cafe Fina," Arthur said. "But I suppose I'll stop in and visit Alfred tomorrow."

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia was rather hoping this wouldn't get too awkward or as . . . dramatic as the last few times she'd been here. She wasn't sure what the problem with Cafe Fina was, but didn't say anything for now.

"Ching Tai is good, too. They have really good egg rolls."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Avoiding Cafe Fina and still more people asking why he wasn't himself was high on Walter's list of priorities.

"I eat at Cafe Fina all the time."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Far enough," Arthur said, sitting down at the table. "Although I haven't had Chinese Food since the war started."

[nadiathesaint]

"Then this is your chance, right?" Nadia shot Walter a glance to let him know that she did want to talk to him eventually, but wouldn't bring it up in front of Arthur.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Exactly as she said," Walter agreed. "And besides, the Cafe Fina staff have been a bit erratic lately."

Ever since Nadia worked there, in fact...

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

Arthur nodded. "So, how exactly did you and Nadia get together? I've always wondered how someone hooked our Walter from the other side."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter glanced over at Nadia and then back to Arthur. "I'm not sure if there is an 'exactly' to it, sir."

[nadiathesaint]

"We were . . . really good friends. And it sort of grew from there."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Ah, too bad. I was hoping for a whirlwind story of romance. Ah well, I suppose life isn't like fiction. Unless it's Dracula."

[nadiathesaint]

In Nadia's opinion, everything that had happened in the last two years was weirder than fiction. She didn't really think it'd be polite to ask.

"I've never read Dracula."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Thank heaven for small favors. "It's as much fiction as real anyway."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Good book, still. Wonderful collection of letters. Would you two like anything alcoholic to drink?"

[nadiathesaint]

"Um, sure." Nadia was wondering if perhaps she should read Dracula. "A beer would be nice, I guess."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"A beer," Walter agreed with a nod. Maybe three or four or five or six....

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

Arthur nodded. "And something stronger for me. So, tell me all about your studies. Especially you, Miss Santos."

[nadiathesaint]

"I'm taking a couple of the same classes as Walter, actually." Nadia wasn't sure why Arthur would be so interested in her studies, but it was better than sitting around awkwardly. "Prophesies, Dance, and Constant Vigilance. And I'm taking a religion class and music."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Rerigion, eh? Are you a relegious type yourself?"

[nadiathesaint]

"I was raised Catholic, actually. But I wouldn't say that I'm very good about following it."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

Arthur grinned. "Well, considering how fanatical some of the Catholics I know are, I'll take that as a mercy. Have you learned about Protestanism yet?"

[nadiathesaint]

Fanatical? What?

"Um, no. We've covered mostly non-western religions, so far."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Such as?'

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shot Walter a glance, mostly just to see if this sort of conversation were to be expected from Arthur. Since from what she'd heard, it was entirely too normal.

"Taoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, stuff like that."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter stopped restively tapping his foot under the table and quirked an eyebrow at her but said nothing. Arthur was on remarkably sane behavior.

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

Arthur tilted his head to the side slightly. "Intersting. So, Miss Santos, why don't you tell me about yourself? Walter has said so very little."

[nadiathesaint]

"I . . . what do you want to know?"

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

Arthur shrugged. "I don't know. About your life. Where you're from, what you want to be, what you like to do with your spare time. All those sorts of things."

[nadiathesaint]

"Oh. I'm from Buenos Aires." Should she tell him about the spy stuff? "I'm the TA for dance class."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"So you like to Dance? Fascinating. Do you want to be a dancer one day?"

[nadiathesaint]

"I don't know . . . maybe. I do a lot of stuff."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Such as?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia was beginning to realize why people dreaded meeting their boyfriend or girlfriend's parents. "Music, acting . . . technology, um, psychology,"

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"...Quite a variety of skills you enjoy, Miss Santos," Arthur said.

[nadiathesaint]

"Yeah. I do a lot. Languages, too."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Have you thought about Espionage, then?" Arthur asked as he reached into his pocket and pulling out a cigar.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shot another glance at Walter. "Yeah, um, I have."

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter pulled out his lighter and lit Arthur's cigar while casting a glance Nadia's way. He didn't have a good facial expression for "I didn't tell him a bloody thing."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Thank you Walter," Arthur said. "And what did you think? Am I talking to the future super spy of Buenos Aires? Shoudl I be worried about all my secrets?"

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia was more concerned with her own secrets. "I've gotten some training. But I'm not active, right now."

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"What kind of training, then?"

[nadiathesaint]

"Just," Nadia shot Walter another glance, this one saying 'help!'. "Training. In all that stuff and how to use it to get information,"

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

"Anything else? Combat, say?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"I'd say she has," Walter interjected. "Why, the first time we sparred, she quite surprised me."

[nadiathesaint]

Which got him a quick smile of thanks. It was one thing to get trained on handling interrogations. It was another to be facing off against your boyfriend's employer and not sure what information she could give out and what she couldn't.

[devils-hair.livejournal.com]

Alfred smiled. "What happened, did you underestimate your opponent Walter?"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter tried not to make a face when he nodded. "I suppose you could say that. I know better now."

[nadiathesaint]

"Oh, I don't know, I might still be able to surprise you,"