open ♔ valentine's day

[romanticidal]

♬ Careless Whisper - George Michael

WHO || Anyone and their special someone [Closed]
WHAT || Various Valentine's Day activities
WHERE ||Anywhere
WHEN || Feb 14th, 2016
HOW || Actionspam or Prose

[ It's Valentine's Day! ( aka Singles Awareness Day )  Assume that all missions that are posted already are going out after this. ♥ ]

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rebekah | open

[beks]

[Rebekah isn't planning on staying in the castle for the holiday. She's spent far too many Valentine's Days in coffins at the behest of her brother and then when she wasn't sleeping an eternal sleep with a dagger in her chest, she was doing other things -- such as running from their father -- instead of celebrating the holiday. Rebekah is a very big fan of love. So, she dresses for the occasion, wearing a red mesh dress.

In the lobby, she leans against a wall, scrolling through the list of area bars that are holding events for the night. She can be persuaded to not attend them or she can try to persuade someone to join her for the night.]

[killmypatience]

[Kate's plans for the evening are "in" rather than "out" but that doesn't mean she hadn't needed to swing out for some supplies. She catches Rebekah as she's coming back in, and gives her a small smile in return.]

You look great.

[beks]

[Rebekah is never one to turn down a compliment. She turns to the woman and smiles.] Thank you. I figured the holiday needed a bit more fancy and a little less cheap chocolate.

[killmypatience]

[She nods in agreement. Not that she's going to be taking that particular route this evening, but she might have if she didn't have other plans.]

Everyone deserves the good stuff every once in a while.

[beks]

And you? Do you have plans for the evening?

[killmypatience]

Not ones that are quite as fancy. A friend and I are going to kick back with a movie and some pizza.

[She is more of a fan of low key for this particular Valentine's Day.]

[lissatrinall]

[ lis'sa isn't dressed up for valentine's day at all - probably because she has little use for the holiday. but she does slow when she sees rebekah in the hallway. ] Going out?

[beks]

[Her face lights up a bit when she spots Lis'sa coming her way. She hasn't really been a good squire, hasn't kept in touch, but now that she's here she wishes she had at least kept in touch with a few of them.]

I had intentions to. [She smiles at her.] I couldn't convince you to join me, could I?

[lissatrinall]

[ she considers for a moment, before shrugging ] I suppose it couldn't hurt.

[beks]

[Rebekah's features light up with a grin as she realizes that she's gained company for the evening. The thought that it's Lis'sa isn't lost on her. She's grateful for the chance to spend time with her mentor outside of the standard mentor/mentee relationship. She'd like to get to know more about her.]

Fantastic. You can change if you like, but I'm not going to request it. I'm not planning on going to any five star establishments.

[lissatrinall]

I'm fine. Are you driving?

[beks]

[Rebekah holds her phone up and shakes her head.] I got Uber.

[She pushes off the counter, watching the dot move.] He's got no clue where to go, but I figured it would be easier to hop between places if I didn't have to worry about parking.

[lissatrinall]

I suppose that makes sense. [ she seems to appreciate the practicality, at least ] Let's go.

[beks]

[Rebekah nods and moves from the lobby out the front doors and down the walkway. Of course, the driver is local, but not that local that he knows where the hell to pick someone up at the Institute. She'll flag him down curbside and give him a look of disappointment. The two of them will slip in the back and Rebekah will give him the address to the first club. They're headed to Egg London, mostly because Rebekah likes the idea of the outdoor courtyard.]

I'm glad you opted to join me, tonight. I feel like I'm ready to come back - even if Nik is still off fulfilling his internal quest for greatness or whatever it is that he's doing.

[lissatrinall]

I'm glad to hear it. You should be free to follow your own course, whatever his happens to be.

[beks]

Very true. [She knows that she can't continue to try and meet Nik's expectations. He's paranoid on his best days and tolerant of others rarely. She had wanted her freedom and had taken it easily after a few months with the Knights, but she misses her niece and she's bloody bored, if she's honest.]

Well, tonight, it's drinking, dancing, and making others jealous that they're not with us.

[lissatrinall]

It's been a very long time since I've done any dancing. [ she at least doesn't sound opposed ]

[beks]

I'm sure you'll be fine. [She smiles at Lis'sa.] I'm certain that the standards of dancing have lowered with how many people are often in these clubs.

[As the driver pulls up to the club, Rebekah pays the driver via the app and then exits the car along with Lis'sa. There's a line, but Rebekah has no concern about that. Usually women are allowed into the club ahead of the line and two single women - that's a Golden Ticket for a club owner. They easily make their way to the front and with just a smile (cha 24) the velvet rope is lifted and in they go.]

I doubt anyone expects anything beyond keeping up with the underlying bass at a place like this. [Rebekah offers her hand to Lis'sa, intending to bring them to whichever bar is closest.]

[lissatrinall]

[ she hesitates for just a moment, before taking rebekah's hand and letting her lead the way through the crowd so they don't lose one another. reptilian eyes take in the chaotic scene uncertainly - there's a hint of judgment in them in regards to a lot of the patrons, but she doesn't say anything else as they slide up to the bar ]

[beks]

[Rebekah stays alert, her vampire senses (spot 23 | listen 34 ) helping keeping them out of the way of people that are definitely far too inebriated for their own good. At the bar, Rebekah slips her light hold off of Lis'sa and leans against the bar to gain the attention of the bartender. She orders a gimlet and then turns her attention to watching Lis'sa as she orders.]

[lissatrinall]

[ lis'sa is a wine drinker when she drinks at all tbh. but she'll order something shadow-specific along those lines, ignoring the guy openly scoping them both out pressed to the bar beside them ]

[beks]

[Rebekah doesn't pay much mind to the guy looking at them. She doesn't care what others are trying to figure out about the two of them. She sips her drink and stays close to Lis'sa.]

Any plans to travel outside of work?

[lissatrinall]

There's a xenobiology conference in Mumbai that I'm planning to attend rather soon.

[beks]

Mumbai is beautiful. I hope you don't plan on spending all your time at the conference. Synthetic biology is interesting, but there's far more to see there.

[lissatrinall]

You've been?