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Tweak says, "Nevermore"

Katya Alkaev (redhorse_tea) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2010-05-13 15:49:00

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Who: Luther and Katya
What: Going to the movies
Where: Starting at Katya's and moving to the local theater
When: Around 6:45
Warnings: Irritability

For some ungodly reason, Katya had emptied her entire closest. She couldn't figure out exactly why because it didn't exactly matter, but she was now quite aware of the fact that everything she owned was covered in cat hair.

Babushka, on her perch on the window sill, looked immensely pleased with herself.

And it wasn't as if what she wore would matter anyhow. This wasn't... what did Americans call it... a date. This was her making judicious use of a profitable opportunity. She supposed she could have contacted Eliot via the forums, but he seemed much more interested in older movies and she wanted something she could talk with her employees about. And they all swore by the movie. In Russia, she had always enjoyed pointless action movies. There was something cathartic about watching a bad guy get pummeled half to death and then some. Finally, she found something moderately acceptable that wasn't covered in cat hair. She pulled it on, slid her feet into wedges - she could use the height - and stared at herself in the mirror.

Behind her, Babushka yowled.

"Hush, I have fed you already," Katya told the cat. She played briefly with her hair before deciding to leave it down. Moving from her bedroom to her living room, she was just in time to hear a knock at her door. Flicking some of her hair over her shoulder, she unlocked and opened the door with one brow arched. "Inspector Luther, da?" she asked, giving him a once over.

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redhorse_tea
2010-05-15 05:19 am UTC (link)

Relief swept over her when Luther said he'd like to do something with her again. She had been terrified - irrationally so - that he might say no to her. Lifting her face, she gave him a bashful smile. After taking the sheet of paper and sliding it into her purse, Katya scribbled her number down with a quick and efficient hand. She handed both pencil and pad back to him. "Tonight, it was very nice. I am glad to be seeing American movies." Should she say it was good to go with him? No, that was just too much.

Katya hesitated a moment longer at her door, feeling like she should say something else. But what else was there to say? She was about to speak when Babushka yowled loudly from the other side of her door. Embarrassed, Katya coughed, trying to cover the sound. "My cat, she is not so understanding of me not being there for her. Good night, Inspector," she said giving him one last smile before slipping into her apartment and shutting the door.

She leaned heavily against the inside for a moment, ignoring Babushka who continued to yowl and cry as she twined around Katya's feet. After a few minutes, she kicked off her shoes and hurried into her room to undress and collapse on her bed. She had an early morning.

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sentinelstar
2010-05-15 05:36 am UTC (link)

He took it with a wry smile, hands brushing against hers a bit longer than he intended. It slipped back in his pocket and he nodded. "Me too," he said again, unsure of what else to say. Her slipping inside only made him feel slightly relieved and he headed towards the stairs.

At his own speed and thoughts, he made it to his room in ten minutes. The door was shut softly and he took the pencil from his pocket. On Katya's sticky note for 207 he wrote carefully trustworthy and then after a series of dots he wrote friend? before scratching it out. Mouth twisted wryly, he copied her phone number and circled it. With a final nod, he headed to his computer. He did have one more person to report to before calling it a night.

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