12-17-2020, 12:48 AM
Whatever bait Natalie dangled, Adrian was prepared to take. Lobbing the word 'investments' surely was a purposeful move, although he was not so arrogant to assume it was for him. She made little indication that she recognized him at all, but anonymity did not sting. She was the closest to celebrity among their circle, infamy or otherwise.
Yet rather than chase the bait, his attention was duly turned elsewhere. Like the others, his expression was one of mixed surprise and curiosity. Something flipped through the air. It gleamed, but even Adrian's smart eye could not discern any details. Before anyone may intervene, a young man snatched it away. With Cruz's appearance, the title of group celebrity was passed from Natalie to his young shoulders. Adrian certainly recognized him, as he would any of the mighty business dynasties of Moscow. A great height separated him from De Vega, but by the smirk on Adrian's face, it was unclear who was the superior between them.
He crossed his arms, hefty as they were, across a broad chest. "Alright. Who among you is the channeler?" He declared, throwing accusatory looks between each as though teasing apart the killer in their pseudo-murder-mystery. The night's entertainment was growing more interesting by the moment.
Yet rather than chase the bait, his attention was duly turned elsewhere. Like the others, his expression was one of mixed surprise and curiosity. Something flipped through the air. It gleamed, but even Adrian's smart eye could not discern any details. Before anyone may intervene, a young man snatched it away. With Cruz's appearance, the title of group celebrity was passed from Natalie to his young shoulders. Adrian certainly recognized him, as he would any of the mighty business dynasties of Moscow. A great height separated him from De Vega, but by the smirk on Adrian's face, it was unclear who was the superior between them.
He crossed his arms, hefty as they were, across a broad chest. "Alright. Who among you is the channeler?" He declared, throwing accusatory looks between each as though teasing apart the killer in their pseudo-murder-mystery. The night's entertainment was growing more interesting by the moment.