Cabot and Associates - Tuesday,7/21

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The first thing Fiona did as soon as she was in the office was to make a quick phonecall. The second was to set the little thermos of nectar on her desk near the wall where no one else should be able to snatch it. Then she got to her research, her filing, and answering the phone.

And smiling. She couldn't stop looking at the thermos and smiling.

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Fiona

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For the lady herself.

Re: Fiona

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Apparently Tyler was a glutton for punishment, because after class (and a quick phone call) he had to go and find the other half of the fight that wasn't, even though Ghanima had told him what she'd said.

So there he was in the law offices. "Hi, Fiona. Got a second?"

Re: Fiona

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Fiona looked up from her work to give a somewhat fake smile to ...the gentleman she didn't really know all that well. Since the only place she did see him was a Fight Club, and she'd listened to the radio last night, she had an idea of why he might be here.

A glance at the thermos made the smile more genuine and she moved to stand from her desk.

"Certainly. How can I help you?"

Re: Fiona

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"Sit down," Tyler said, though he didn't take a seat himself. He tried on a weak smile. "I wanted to talk to you for a second about the fight that didn't happen Sunday. I heard your side from Ghanima, but I had a couple questions of my own."

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She... sat down and looked up at him, not particularly liking the situation but willing to see what was what before she reacted. Arthur was one thing, but this was a teacher.

"All right. Do you want a chair as well? We have another one in here."

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"I'm fine for now." He shook his head; he was too physically restless to do anything but look like a spaz if he tried to sit. "I'm Tyler Durden, by the way. I don't always do a great job with introducing myself to everyone at the club."

He raised one eyebrow and started with a general question. "So how do you feel about how things went Sunday?"

Re: Fiona

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"Fiona Post," though he obviously already knew that, "and I'm... a little annoyed, I suppose. But that's all."

She didn't ask why. The why would no doubt come out sooner or later.

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"Annoyed," he repeated. He could work with that; it was better than the homicidal rage he'd gotten from Ino. "Okay. Annoyed. I get that. And you don't have any problems talking about your powers with me, do you?"

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That got a glance around the office before she answered.

"If you promise not to freak at me, sure."

He might notice that Fiona wasn't exactly emotional much at all. There were some acted actions, but she didn't seem particularly bothered.

Re: Fiona

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After Ino, Fiona being a little cold was actually completely refreshing. Tyler didn't really like emotions.

"No freaking," he promised. "So -- the way I hear it from other people, is that it's basically a hyperfast learning curve." Yes, he was enough of a geek to say 'hyperfast,' and his tone was curious, not belligerent. "Ino says you steal powers. Do you actually make people you spar against worse?"

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That got a brief snort along with a shake of her head.

"No. Not at all. I... don't even recall discussing what I could do with her, really. It's just, um, natural, I guess. Picking that stuff up. My brother does it with instruments; I do it with weapons and fighting."

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"How fast?" Tyler asked, not seeming especially bothered. "Is it like ... you could win any match we threw you into? Or is it a little more subtle?"

He paced a few steps. "And are you from one of the worlds with Tony Stark?" Which was not a namedropping thing; he'd just learned a lot of the American people with powers were from there, and he liked knowing.

Re: Fiona

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Close to quitting time, Griff showed as promised. Like normal, he carried his coffee in one hand, the other hidden behind his back.

"Discovered anything exceptional in the law today?"

Re: Fiona

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She shook her head and looked up from her desk with a grin, hand going for the thermos.

"No. I couldn't really think today. Too excited."

For lots of reasons.

Re: Fiona

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He grinned, antsy to give her the extra item he'd brought. "Excited is a good word. I mean, presuming you meant for our date."

Re: Fiona

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She nodded and stood up, pulling her bag over her shoulder.

"Definitely for our-- what's that?"

She pointed at his 'missing' hand.

Re: Fiona

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"Come find out," he suggested, backing toward the door to keep her from seeing.

Re: Fiona

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She grinned, grabbing up the thermos before stepping after him, reaching with her free hand for the one behind his back.

"Gimme," and she felt terribly immature, but it was fun so she didn't care.

Re: Fiona

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He backed up a little more, not quite letting her get it but trying to keep her close enough that he could lean sideways and kiss her cheek.

Re: Fiona

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She laughed at that and reached again, turning her own head to kiss his in return. Maybe she could distract him into giving it to her?

Re: Fiona

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Not having intended to make her wait forever, he brought the flowers (http://www.interfloracentral.co.uk/datafiles/dfimages/24005YE-400x400.jpg) around to offer them to her. "Here, for you." Flowers were his way of differentiating their date from previous times they'd gone about together.

Re: Fiona

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She opened her mouth to insist he give it to her when he presented the bouquet to her, and her mouth fell closed with almost a pop. Flowers. He'd gotten her flowers.

Her chest felt heavy again, and her throat hurt, and she sort of wanted to hit him in the shoulder but mostly she wanted to kiss him and wrap her arms around his shoulders and not let go for a while.

"Griff" and most of that was in the way she said his name. Yes, yes, he'd done well to get her flowers. No one had ever gotten her flowers before.

Re: Fiona

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He was going to just assume that was a good way for her to say his name. Unless flowers were like a poison to her. It was a risk.

"Alright, Fiona?" Griffin checked, waiting for her to take them.

For Alex/Modding

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If she wants to tag in / whatever you'd mod.

OOC

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*hates rain*