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fond_affections (fond_affections) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2010-02-25 11:44:00

Vodka. Enough Said.
Who: Ed and KiKi
When: After this
Where: Starting out at 1107
What: Vodka for starters...
Warnings: See "what" above and speculate. Will update as needed.

The inside of 1107 hadn't changed noticeably. At least the changes wouldn't be noticeable to anyone who wasn't paying close attention. Little masculine touches had begun to pop up--a cigar box (that held cuff links, gold-plated fountain pens, and silver-plated lighters, but no cigars), a chess set on a newly arrived side table, old leather bound books piled haphazardly around, coasters and ashtrays scattered about to make drink placement and responsible ashing easy. It was a much more welcoming space all in all.

And Ed was preparing to welcome his date for the evening with all the casual charm of the man he was used to being. There were no candles, no flowers, nothing that spoke of trite seduction scenes or romantic interludes. The quiet absence of any expectation rendered the entire space unreadable--and all the more playfully obvious at the same time.

He had no idea what to expect from the delightfully intoxicated woman with whom he had a date for the evening. But the bar was stocked with several different kinds of top-end vodka (including some of the flavored varieties that Ed had never tried himself but was loathe to reject out of hand) and the ingredients for at least 5 different kinds of martinis.

Ed seemed endlessly patient as he stood sipping a simple vodka martini as he waited for his date to arrive. Only the half-smile on his face gave away his anticipation.

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lily_like_girl
2010-02-26 01:23 am UTC (link)

Kiki examined her reflection in the bathroom mirror, mentally cursing Lena and Peter -- yet again -- for their small apartment and inadequate furnishings. It was nearly impossible to get ready -- properly ready -- when all she had was a steamy bathroom and a 6 x 6 inch mirror to work with. Still, as she flipped back her blond hair, Kiki thought she did an admirable job with what little she had.

She spent less time getting dressed than she had on her hair and make up: for this stranger, one designer dress was as good as another, and she picked one that hugged her body and suggested all the worst things. Should the stranger turn out to be cheap, boring, or ugly, she would simply go visit Vlad.

One more glance at her iPhone to confirm the stranger's address, and Kiki slipped out of the flat. She wasn't sure where Lena was, and at the moment, didn't care. The promise of an eventful evening was all she wanted; there had been too many monotonous nights with Ryan.

Even when the elevator refused to appear, her mood was still close to cheerful, and she clattered down the stairs to the eleventh floor, strolling to a stop in front of 1107.

Another woman might have taken a moment to check her appearance but Kiki was confident that the stranger in 1107 had never seen a woman as gorgeous, glamorous, or famous as her; and she knocked once, yawning.

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fond_affections
2010-02-26 01:33 am UTC (link)

Ed took another sip of his drink and then gave the shaker sitting nearby a rapid shake before pouring out martini into a second glass. He dropped in an olive and ambled to the door opening it with a friendly, unassuming smile.

The blond at the door had striking looks that made the designer dress irrelevant. A garbage bag and combat boots couldn't have stopped her from being stunning. The perfectly pulled together way she stood there--looking slightly bored and entirely too confident for comfort--suggested she was a woman who was used to getting exactly what she wanted. Which meant she'd either be incredibly good company or a real pain in the ass.

He held out the martini as he stepped aside to let her enter. "I took the liberty of mingling the vodka with a touch of vermouth. But if that's objectionable, we'll pour you another drink immediately..." he said simply. Skipping introductions in order to get to the more important matters at hand.

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lily_like_girl
2010-02-26 01:54 am UTC (link)

"Good, because I didn't give up vermouth for Lent." Plucking the glass from the handsome stranger's hand, Kiki sauntered into the apartment, giving the space a cursory glance before she turned to casually study the man. "Did you go to Mass today?" After a coy sip of the martini, Kiki smiled, sly. "I did. Now I'm absolved of all my sins." She dropped her gaze and took another sip of the cocktail, inviting him to imagine what sins he wished.

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fond_affections
2010-02-26 02:03 am UTC (link)

He watched her saunter and was pleased to see that her movements matched her looks. Deadly. He closed the door behind them and wandered to the bar to retrieve his own drink. "Give up vermouth? Never. Limes and salt--fine. But that's where I draw the line," he commented with a serious tone that was undercut by the amused glimmer in his grey-blue eyes.

He sipped his drink as he thought over her question. "I find absolution rather boring and so it never lasts long. As soon as I'm absolved I feel the need to rush right out and pursue ruination all over again. Therefore I decided to do the truly contrite thing and simply remain in my sinful state," he commented, smoothly putting down his drink and taking up the martini shaker. Deftly he went about preparing another round of drinks.

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lily_like_girl
2010-02-26 04:37 pm UTC (link)

"It's good you have standards," Kiki purred, and she kept her eyes on the man as he went to work. She approved of his priorities; and she gave him another sly smile over the rim of her martini glass.

"You can give up absolution for Lent, then." Lazily, she approached him, like a bored house cat looking for a free treat. "Save yourself some time then." She let him see that she was studying him now, taking in the quality of his clothes, the lack of a wedding ring, the deft way he handled the shaker. She liked what she saw.