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

Something is wrong. Felicity sensed it before David had even entered and when he did, he stank of misplaced confidence and courage and all previous signs of anger or frustration were gone. The brunette half rose from her chair when the man burst into her office with nary a knock or any sort of excuse me or pardon me to be heard. Her eyes flashed beneath her glasses, the dark circles under her eyes most prominent and made evident that her night had been spent mostly awake and pondering. She had arrived early so that David would have no choice but to attend her yet it seemed as if he didnt care a whit. The cheery good morning set her on edge, but it was the use of her nickname that made her shoulders tense as she seated herself and hoped the man did not notice. Felicity did not return the greeting, merely watching hawk-eyed as David plopped himself into the chair in front of her. Her eye twitched he had placed the steaming cup on her desk without a coaster . An unnecessary complaint, to be sure, especially since David was acting in this manner, something was definitely very wrong. Felicity forced a smile on her face, making it clear that it was not a kind expression and merely one born out of politeness. No its not, but I appreciate the compliment nevertheless. Any passing employee would have heard the amiable conversation but inside the office, the air was heavy with unspoken words and buzzing paranoia. David, with his easy grin and coffee and Felicity with her shuffle of papers whom also pointedly ignored the fact that the mans gaze was wandering where it should not that is, anywhere but her face and the floor. She should have known that calling him in was a bad idea, and Felicity had almost forgotten why she had done so. It was late and she had been stressed and now it had come to bite her. But Felicity Milton was not so easily dissuaded. Corporate dinner, yes. The brunette confirmed as she slid her hands along the sides of the stack of paper, straightening them out as she was wont to do. Of course I will be there Her voice trailed away, her suspicions mounting higher and higher as David put on an almost obvious show of faux friendship. There was absolutely no way Felicity would believe that the man had a change of heart overnight while she lay in bed unable to sleep. There were two ways she could go about this now either humor David or call him out. It wouldnt be difficult to be polite she had done it many times before with the other departments, with Immerse and other such things. On the other hand, this was David Myers she was dealing with. Not a particularly dangerous man on his own, but he wouldnt exactly be short of volunteers in this department if it came to pulling some nasty prank. Felicity made a mental note to herself to speak with Alphonse in the I.T department at a later date, preferably alone and unseen. But for now, there was this matter she had to deal with. She came to her decision quickly and stood when David meant to leave. Actually, I would just like to apologize for snapping at you. I know you have Vortexs interests at heart, as do we all. Felicity smiled sweetly and it may have been believable too if it were anyone else the expression was directed towards. I also called you in to say that I will be speaking with the people in accounting, perhaps to see if I can do something more for you. I assure you Immerse will not have the opportunity to take from us again. She never considered herself a motivational speaker or a very charismatic person but if she did have something, it would be that she thought herself rather convincing all things considering. Whether or not David would buy it, she highly doubted it but there was no harm in trying and anyone eavesdropping would most certainly find their jaws touching the ground. See you Friday David .