01-02-2014, 10:48 PM
"One more person wants to talk to me tonight, they're getting a boot up the ass."
He scowled in annoyance; while the statement was probably exaggerated, it was equally entirely possible he would do exactly that. It would probably depend on who the source of the irritation was.
A long breath and he let collected himself, looking to Spectra. He hadn't been given much opportunity to enjoy the view since his arrival at the party; he hadn't been quite as dismissive of Yuri and Silas as he had seemed. He hadn't survived as long as he had without being at least a little paranoid.
"You are the entire reason I'm here, kid."
He glanced down the corridor to the hustle and bustle of the main room. There was only one way out, unless he tried to smuggle her through, and that would probably leave to some sort of ridiculous scandal. Last thing he needed was some damnable paparazzo shit catching his photo and slapping it onto some crummy popular culture magazine. He had no worry of that sort of thing normally, but when it came to being seen in the company of a woman with Spectra's history...that was a whole other problem.
He gave her a grimace, jokingly of course, then lead the way into the main room. If they were stuck there, at the least they could finally know what all the commotion was about.
And quite the cause for the commotion it was. In another life, the man in the room was the subject of many a 'thought game' mission scenario. If his old bosses had had any idea just how damn easy it could be to get so close to the man, they would probably blow a fuse.
He raised an eyebrow at the sight, sighed in annoyance, then glanced down at Spectra again. It was quite the coincidence, wasn't it? Hood just happened to have an excuse to show up at the very same party as the Ascendancy himself? He wouldn't blame her if she was suspicious.
"Well this is an unpleasant coincidence."
He scowled in annoyance; while the statement was probably exaggerated, it was equally entirely possible he would do exactly that. It would probably depend on who the source of the irritation was.
A long breath and he let collected himself, looking to Spectra. He hadn't been given much opportunity to enjoy the view since his arrival at the party; he hadn't been quite as dismissive of Yuri and Silas as he had seemed. He hadn't survived as long as he had without being at least a little paranoid.
"You are the entire reason I'm here, kid."
He glanced down the corridor to the hustle and bustle of the main room. There was only one way out, unless he tried to smuggle her through, and that would probably leave to some sort of ridiculous scandal. Last thing he needed was some damnable paparazzo shit catching his photo and slapping it onto some crummy popular culture magazine. He had no worry of that sort of thing normally, but when it came to being seen in the company of a woman with Spectra's history...that was a whole other problem.
He gave her a grimace, jokingly of course, then lead the way into the main room. If they were stuck there, at the least they could finally know what all the commotion was about.
And quite the cause for the commotion it was. In another life, the man in the room was the subject of many a 'thought game' mission scenario. If his old bosses had had any idea just how damn easy it could be to get so close to the man, they would probably blow a fuse.
He raised an eyebrow at the sight, sighed in annoyance, then glanced down at Spectra again. It was quite the coincidence, wasn't it? Hood just happened to have an excuse to show up at the very same party as the Ascendancy himself? He wouldn't blame her if she was suspicious.
"Well this is an unpleasant coincidence."