knightsoflegend | Closed | I'll take you to the moon

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Closed | I'll take you to the moon

WHO || Brantley and Felicity
WHAT || Romantic French date
WHERE || London
WHEN || September 14th [Backdated]
HOW || Actionspam or prose

For the date, Brantley is dressed more casually than normal. He is wearing a blue shirt and a black dress jacket, a pair of jeans with leather belt, and a pair of brown work boots. Though he has been on lots of dates, it has been a while since he went on a date and it is pretty hard to find a women who is okay with cheesy lines and his job at the same time, so he is a little bit nervous about the date with Felicity. Now, he takes out his phone and sends her a text.

I'm waiting for you at the front door. Take your time though.

Then, he waits for her near his parked Vespa scooter while reviewing his date plan in his phone.

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"More surprises. I like this already," she says with a grin, before getting to her feet. "Let's do it."

Then they goes for another ride. As before, the ride runs smoothly as it can gets and as the hours delve into the midnight, the road becomes less vibrant and feels more private. The lights on the side of the street continues to illuminate the royal road, guiding them to their destination. It's like riding on a personal road that was made just for the two of them. And when they finally reach the end of the road, the sound of people bustling greets them as they arrive at what seems to be a night market.

The night market is like a normal night market, full with people advertising and selling their merchandise. Lots of stands and unique decorations are scattered around the place. What makes it different is the shop-owners. Many of them wear unique-style of clothings that diverge from modern-day fashion. Helms, capes, and mails aren't something unusual there. If you take a closer look, you can see that's beneath some of those unique attires are biological markings that don't belong to normal human. Yes, it is a shadowkind night market.

Though only a small number of them have furs, scales and pointy ears, most of them are not native to this world. As they walk in, few of the shopkeepers wave and greet Brantley as if they are familiar with him. "Been here before?" Brantley asks Felicity as they start to traverse the market.

Edited 2014-04-10 15:24 (UTC)

Felicity's eyes roam over the different stores and merchants for a moment, before glancing back to him and shaking her head. She can't help but admit she's curious. Even when she was spending time with Shadowkind in New York, she'd never seen anything like this.

"No. This is definitely new."

"It's a great place, isn't it? This place is scavengers' paradise, you never know what you would find in this place. And most of the shopkeepers are excellent craftsmen, so you won't need to worry about quality." Though most of the stuffs displayed are odds and ends, if you're observant enough and know a thing or two about the streets, some of the shops offer things that shouldn't be displayed in public.

"That is always a good thing. The last thing you want is something beautiful to fall apart in your hands." Especially after you paid a hefty price for it - that's happened to her more than once.

"Umm... Actually, this is kind of a safe-house for me." As they walk through the market, Brantley greets more people by nodding to them. "These people, most of them are shadowkinds whom I've helped during my life as a fixer. When they arrived in this world without any clue, I helped them get back on their feet." He slowly explains to Felicity, having a brief pause at each end of his sentences. "They're my friends now, who will help me if I get into any kind of trouble."

Brantley touches his neck and turn his head down a bit, somehow feeling embarrassed to say the next line. He turns his head back up and smiles. "If you're in need of help and I'm not available, just come to this place and say that you're a friend of mine, they'll help you. Just don't tell this to anyone, okay? This place is kinda important to me. Besides, a safe-house needs to stay secret."

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She glances back to him as he says it, her head tipping to the side as she does. It's something she's not expecting, but a sweet gesture all the same. Not that Felicity doesn't have safehouses of her own, here and there, but knowing where another one is isn't bad either.

"That's kind of big for a first date," she says softly. She's not judging simply commenting. "You sure about this?"

"Well, I've said I like doing cheesy romantic thing, right? Besides, I'm a good judge of character and you seems trustworthy enough, milady." He smiles cheerfully. It's kind of big, but he likes doing this, so he is probably having more fun than felicity. "And I have one more cheesy gesture if you don't mind. Another secret place within this place, as promised, shall we?"

"See, you're starting to figure out my weakness." She gives him a bit of a grin as she falls into step next to him. "I love a good secret."

Brantley escorts her to one of the alleyway with a staircase that leads to the top of a building, unlike the main area of the night market, the place doesn't have any sign of life. He takes her up to the top of the building, which has a very panoramic view of the city and a clear view of the sky. "This is the place I go if I need some time alone, just to wind down." He walks near the edge of the rooftop and rest himself on the railing. "I love this place, somehow it makes me feel this world is not as messed up as it is. You can feel the joy of people downstairs living their lives energetically while feeling peaceful and relaxed at the same time seeing the grand city of London." Not long after, he takes out something from his pocket and presents it to her. "Here, my last move for the night. A memento for our first date." It's a small Eiffel Tower toy that will twinkle if you press the tiny button on top of it.

She takes the tiny Eiffel Tower in her hands, smiling a bit as she does. Then she turns and leans back towards the railing again, looking out over the skyline.

"I have a place in New York like this. If you go high enough, you can almost pretend you're somewhere else."

"New york..." Brantley stays in silence for a moment enjoying the moment. He close his eyes and visualize what is left in his memory about the place. It's been 19 years since he moved away from New York, but he can still remember it faintly. "I almost forgot what New York looked like. I'll definitely go back there someday."

"Now, that's no good," she says with a bit of a grin. "Then again, New York is home for me. I don't think I could ever forget it." No matter how long she lived, that city is just going to be emblazoned into her brain.

"Then let's make it the first place we go together." He offers with a big smile. "As travel buddies." He doesn't want to sound presumptuous, so he adds the comment, remembering the offer she made at the beginning of their date. "But let's talk about that another time, it's getting late. Shall we ride home?" He turns to her with a refreshed face and an energetic smile.

Travel buddies she doesn't mind, and she never minds an excuse to go home. The suggestion isn't an unwelcome one, but yes, it's time to bring the night to a close. She smiles in agreement before nodding.

"Yes. I believe we shall."

Then he takes her back to the castle, riding slowly on their way back, so he can enjoy the last bit of their date. After a while, they arrive at the castle, in front of the castle main door. He walks her to the door and says his thanks. "Thanks, I had a great time."

"Me too," she nodded, turning to stop at the door as she does. "Maybe we should do it again sometime."

"Definitely, Just send me a text whenever you're bored." Brantley nods back, sending her a warm smile. "Have a good night."

"You too," she says with a nod, before turning and heading upstairs to her room.

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