11-28-2014, 06:29 PM
Nox's joke did little to ripple the vacancy of Elias' expression, which found the joke uncouth just like the rest of the man. Nox's accent pegged him American, but the man's dialect and behavior were more telling. Agreeing to go with Ashavari so quickly may have been a mistake.
But this friend of Nox's sounded interesting, but if she was so cold and distant, Eli doubted she'd welcome a trio of unexpected guests especially when two of them were strangers.
Nox was leading them toward the nearest metro, but Elias senses heightened. It was in a metro station that he'd encountered something as dangerous as it was fascinating. The one and only encounter, he reminded himself. His feet picked up the pace, trampling snow, boots dismissive of the slick walkways, and where he was the last to leave the parking lot, it seemed he was now the first to descend underground. His coat flung behind him as the rush of air from the tunnel billowed it away on winds of changing air-pressure, and he walked the escalator as it churned ever-downward, doubling his speed. He'd been with a beautiful girl and an annoying prick the other time, also, but this time, the annoying prick was a juicy steak that could be dropped into shark-infested waters. Nox seemed to like showing off his powers... perhaps Elias should encourage him to show them more.
His Wallet paid for Ashavari's fare and he waited at the turnstile to wave her through when she caught up. "I assumed you hadn't been using the metro since you had a car,"
he spoke plainly. "So this ride is on me."
Pale lips tugged at the corners of his mouth like he might smile. He didn't.
Instead, he turned toward Nox. "I assume you can make your way on your own. One way,"
his eyes flickered a dare, his soft voice coaxing a display of what could be done about pesky turnstiles, "or another?"
But this friend of Nox's sounded interesting, but if she was so cold and distant, Eli doubted she'd welcome a trio of unexpected guests especially when two of them were strangers.
Nox was leading them toward the nearest metro, but Elias senses heightened. It was in a metro station that he'd encountered something as dangerous as it was fascinating. The one and only encounter, he reminded himself. His feet picked up the pace, trampling snow, boots dismissive of the slick walkways, and where he was the last to leave the parking lot, it seemed he was now the first to descend underground. His coat flung behind him as the rush of air from the tunnel billowed it away on winds of changing air-pressure, and he walked the escalator as it churned ever-downward, doubling his speed. He'd been with a beautiful girl and an annoying prick the other time, also, but this time, the annoying prick was a juicy steak that could be dropped into shark-infested waters. Nox seemed to like showing off his powers... perhaps Elias should encourage him to show them more.
His Wallet paid for Ashavari's fare and he waited at the turnstile to wave her through when she caught up. "I assumed you hadn't been using the metro since you had a car,"
he spoke plainly. "So this ride is on me."
Pale lips tugged at the corners of his mouth like he might smile. He didn't.
Instead, he turned toward Nox. "I assume you can make your way on your own. One way,"
his eyes flickered a dare, his soft voice coaxing a display of what could be done about pesky turnstiles, "or another?"