Thread: Trouble in the Vortex (Mr Quixotic and darjeeling)

Felicity sighed to herself there was no peace to be had anywhere. Whilst she wasnt actively trying to avoid a certain obnoxious employee of hers, she was admittedly trying to avoid the bar area or any such places he might show up. But as it was, her luck had abandoned her quite readily and had whisked its way over to Davids side. She berated herself now for not getting Alphonse to dig up some potential dirt on Myers there was no point in knowing that he knew something that was only half the battle, after all. The nickname that floated from the alcohol coated breath of David rung sour and she made a mental note to dispel any and all associations with it. The touch on her arm made her start slightly out of all the things she was expecting, the fact that the man actually had the nerve to touch her almost made Felicity take her drink and upend it over his head. But there were people watching, so she forced herself to smile. I wouldnt miss it for the world, she replied, her tone sickly sweet as she politely attempted to move away from him but it was to no avail. Shed either need to pull herself away or elbow him in the stomach and neither seemed like good ideas when there were pairs upon pairs of eyes trained on the duo. The way he spoke offered no room for any queries, however pleasant he sounded, Felicity could just hear the warning tones beneath whether it was her mind playing tricks on her or not, she could not afford to take any chances. Youre looking quite fancy yourself. Felicity commented elusively, giving no sign that she had heard about the seating arrangements. She hadnt given any real thought to where she would be seated, only had assumed that she would be somewhere up front. Given that she hadnt attended a dinner event as someone of importance, she had forgotten to do the research necessary. Felicity knew that she needed to act professionally, even if David was not. He was pushing his luck, however, when she felt the mans hand slide down to the slight inward curve of her back. She moved forward pointedly, arching a delicately plucked eyebrow as her eyes wandered to the back of the room. Erics name rang a bell, and it wasnt as sweet a tune as she would have liked. Alphonse had mentioned this new manager of theirs. He was the one responsible for all the digging and strange activity across their web and this fact only made Felicity frown. She didnt offer a response to that either, but she did wonder if she could decline even if some part of her knew that her current circumstance gave her little room to work with. The barest hint of a sigh escaped her and she walked forward to create further distance between her back and his wandering hand. It would be my pleasure. She replied, her voice almost dripping in a quiet sarcasm meant only for David as she walked towards the back, greeting the other man smoothly and indifferently as she slipped herself into the seat at the head of the table. Regardless of what David or his little friends had planned, Felicity had no intention of being belittled besides, she felt a little more confident seated where she could see, and keep an eye on, everyone down the length of varnished wood. She didnt look nervous. In fact, Felicity remained impassive, though she did allow a smile to grace her face whenever someone should look her way. The sooner this dinner started, the sooner it would finish and the sooner this strange, queasy feeling would leave. She did lean over to speak to Eric, speaking in a much friendlier tone than she had with David, with the very tip of her finger circling the smooth lip of her champagne glass as she offered polite conversation, sometimes steering it towards the topic of his work. If she could get him on her side as she had done with Alphonse, she was hoping he would let something slip. She even called over a waiter to deliver another glass of wine to his hands and if possible, ignore David as much as she could.