What Not to Do (Kallisti)

[Nox]

Oh boy. Nox hoped that Danika wasn't that naive. Hopefully more drunk than she looked. She really had no clue what type of place she was in.

He could have spun any number of tales, but he didn't feel like lying to them exactly. He wasn't ashamed of the story. He'd tell them if they truly wanted the truth. Nox was more fond of the lies he could tell -- it had led to several impactful sexual encounters with women when he was younger. Now it was just a reminder of his father's hatred.

But he pushed those things aside and drew the girls behind him down the long corridors to the private rooms. All the doors where shut but the music from the otherside drifted to their ears as the stage music lessened. They passed several of the occupied rooms, one was in the middle of being cleaned before the next guest. They had standards. (and rules) But not everyone followed those rules.

At the end of the hall Nox opened the 'employees only' door and shifted the girls inside and closed the door behind him. The room was deafening silent except for the crack of a bottle of water opening. Nox turned to see Juls lounging on the plush couch resting her feet and grabbing a drink of water.

"Ilesha. You came!"

"The show went viral. I had to come see what it was all about. Figured it was a good time to come and visit."

Juls was up on her feet and offering her hand to Danika. "I'm Juls. And you are?"

Nox interrupted. "This is Danika. She knows Ilesha, but I invited her. The girl from Alamaz."

Juls pointed to her lip and nodded. "Oh. Diet Coke." Juls took the girls by the hand and nodded at the door. "Get back out there. They want to see the star!"

[[ ooc: gonna leave ya'll with Juls. Nox potentially will be back later. He will tell any story Danika wants to hear just let me know and I can PM it to you or add it to the next post with Juls. ]]

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Nox slipped out the door relieved to have a moment of quiet. He took a deep breath and closed his eyes recentering himself for the mass of people he was about to enter. He just wanted to get back to doing something that mattered. Protecting Kalllisti was the top of his mind, but there was the significance of Raffe's absence that drew upon his heart.

One step in front of the other Nox wound his way through the crowd again. Stopping to chat with others. He spied Aiden and Sage in the front with Oriena propping her feet up on the hacker's lap. Ori might not know what she was getting into, but Nox spied the girl who had dropped his name. He made his way slowly through the crowd stopping when needed until he was at their table in the back. He offered them a welcoming smile and put his hand on each of their shoulders. His mechanical grip on the girl's was barely felt between his fingers. He concentrated on that impression more so as he leaned closer to the man who he recognized.

He'd been with Jay that night at the Alamaz. "Nice of both you to join us. I hope I'm not interrupting." He offered the pair his sweetest smile before asking him. "You didn't come with Jay did you?" Nox chuckled uncomfortably. "Don't want to run into the same problem as last time."

[[ ooc: in case it's not clear he's at Seven and Visha's table ]]