Re: Location - Dining room (waited on by Noctis or NPC)
Emerson had had some "things" to take care of, deciding to stop by a local shop to pick up a few supplies he'd need to help Jack and Ianto with their little branding issue. He hadn't much wanted to explain to Piper what he was getting and why he was getting it. She might start to get the notion in her head that he wasn't just a lazy, unmotivated jackass, and that? That just wouldn't do considering the image he'd worked so hard to maintain. After tossing the satchel in the trunk of his car, he'd made his way into the restaurant and retrieved Piper from the cigar lounge. The woman really did like her tobacco, didn't she?
The pair was shown to their seats and given menus to look at before a server would see to them. Emerson looked somewhat less like a homeless drifter in his jacket and a tie that was very loosely and incorrectly tied at his neck. He hated dressing uncomfortably, but he'd kicked it up a notch for the restaurant opening because he needed to know if the place was worth such a personal sacrifice again in the future. Piper looked stunning in her own dress by contrast, and he mentally cursed himself for letting her wear whatever she'd wanted. He hadn't been sure if the fancy thing would be her world or not, but she certainly looked the part.
"Whatever you want's fine, just in case you were wondering," he clarified. "Warning. I take at least a thousand years to decide what I want and sometimes order multiple dishes so I can take something home." Mostly so Gretchen would worry less about cooking for him, but he wasn't going to tell Piper that.