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09 January 2013 @ 08:07 pm
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Effie was bored as she walked down the street after closing down the hair salon.  She was used to having a million things to look after, things that needed planning and people to keep in check but now she felt like she had nothing.  Nothing but hair appointments during the day and a lot of nothing to do during the nights.  

Stopping in front of a shop to look at the window display before moving on.  She had thought about getting a hobby before but maybe she needed a pet.  Something that she could look after.  

Still musing over the idea, she darted across the street while making her way towards the hotel.

[Find her anywhere along the street or entering the hotel.]
 
 
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call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 10th, 2013 03:18 am (UTC)
her darting might bring her up close and personal with a very large man.

Imposing might be the word.

If she ran into him or only just missed doing so would depend on if she was too lost in her musing to notice him coming down the hotel steps.
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 10th, 2013 03:35 am (UTC)
It would amaze Effie later that she had missed seeing him until it was too late.

She made a startled noise as she ran into the large wall of muscle that was his chest, stumbling back almost instantly.
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 10th, 2013 03:36 am (UTC)
Luckily Destruction had fast reflexes and he reached out to stop her from stumbling to the ground.

"Sorry, I should have been paying more attention."
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 10th, 2013 03:39 am (UTC)
It was a lucky thing for her too considering she was wearing a pair of ridiculously high shoes again. She had always been told that she'd break her neck on them.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault. I wasn't looking where I was going." She tipped her head back to look up at him with wide eyes.
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 10th, 2013 03:51 am (UTC)
"Sounds like we're mutually at fault in that case," his voice was a deep, warm rumble. She was small and wearing wild colors, her hair included.

A human version of his littlest sister. In looks in any event.
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 10th, 2013 03:56 am (UTC)
Her hair was back to blonde and pink, one of her more subtle looks but it was true she wasn't very neutral with her clothes. She wore pink and green today.

"You're very large." She stated then, blinking at him. "I don't even know how I could have missed you!" Then her eyes widened. "I mean you're very..." She motioned at how tall and wide he was.
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 10th, 2013 04:09 am (UTC)
He laughed, then bowed, a sweeping gesture.

"I am rather larger than the average man," of course he wasn't an average man. "You may call me Joe."
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 10th, 2013 04:10 am (UTC)
She took a slight step back when he made a sweeping bow before her and then she smiled.

"Effie Trinket." She offered her hand.
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 10th, 2013 04:15 am (UTC)
His hand enveloped hers, so large was he.

"A pleasure running in to you."
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 10th, 2013 04:19 am (UTC)
She smiled at that. "The pleasure is all mine."
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 10th, 2013 04:28 am (UTC)
"I would make a flirtatious rejoinder but my lady friend is a bit touchy about such things." Artemis could be easily hurt.
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 10th, 2013 04:30 am (UTC)
"Oh." She looked surprised before shaking her head. "I wasn't flirting. I have...I don't do that." Her mind darted to Haymitch but she really didn't have anyone. At least she didn't think she did.

"I was merely being polite." She offered with a small smile. "I wouldn't want to cause issue with your lady friend."
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 10th, 2013 04:34 am (UTC)
"I didn't think you were," though her flustered response was curious. He cocked his head looking at her. "Artemis isn't one to trust men easily. I make a rule not to strain the bounds of the trust she has graced me with."
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 10th, 2013 04:36 am (UTC)
"That's a very smart thing of you to do." She nodded her head.
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 10th, 2013 04:39 am (UTC)
"She was not easy to win, I would not lose her by failing to continue to work for her." Not that Artemis would appreciate being thought of as a prize. Even generically.
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 10th, 2013 04:48 am (UTC)
It was a sweet statement to make and her features softened though there was a hint of sadness there. "She's a very lucky woman. Most people forget to do that sort of thing these days."

"How long have you two been a couple?" She asked curiously then.
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 10th, 2013 03:36 pm (UTC)
"I would not presume to call us a couple, I have been pursuing her for some time now and have only in recent month been granted the occasional date." He wondered about the sadness he saw in her, she was certainly not one of his, but she didn't seem like she would be one of his sister Despair's either.
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 11th, 2013 02:26 am (UTC)
"How did you manage to win her over?" She asked, unaware of how he was studying her and why.
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 11th, 2013 04:43 am (UTC)
That got a laugh, "Persistence I believe."
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 11th, 2013 05:42 am (UTC)
She chuckled softly. "But didn't she ever tell you to just give her space?"
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 12th, 2013 03:19 am (UTC)
"And frequently threatens to turn me into some sort of beast," he agreed. "But I saw what I wanted, and made it clear that I would not be scared away. If she wanted me, in any capacity. I was there."
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 12th, 2013 04:34 am (UTC)
Quietly she wondered about his tactics, musing over them and how she could apply them to her own situation. "That's very clever."
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 14th, 2013 02:15 am (UTC)
"Or foolish depending on if she had tried to turn me into a soprano." But it had been the way to deal with Artemis, his was not a fickle attraction.
Effie Trinketcolorfultrinket on January 14th, 2013 04:44 am (UTC)
Hers wasn't either but she was at the point of not knowing what to do anymore.

"Now that would have been interesting but at least she didn't." Or so she guessed since he didn't sound like a soprano.
call_him_joecall_him_joe on January 14th, 2013 03:57 pm (UTC)
"Interesting is not the word I would have used," he was rather fond of his man bits.
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