irene adler brought a country to its knees (letshavedinner) wrote in colligo_threads, @ 2012-12-15 08:47:00 |
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Entry tags: | irene adler, q |
who | Irene Adler and Q
what | A "random" encounter.
when | Lunchtime.
where | City Hall.
rating | TBD
status | In Progress
If there was one thing that could be said about Irene Adler, it was that she was resourceful. So resourceful, in fact, that when most people only had a plan, and possibly a contingency one set up just in case, she tended to have a half dozen or so. Living in Colligo, even being with Sherlock, hadn't changed that fact either. So when Moriarty had arrived, and Sherlock had immediately fallen back into the same cat and mouse game with him, Irene had realized quickly that she would be wise to start putting another plan to keep her connections in high places intact. After all, not having Sherlock about meant that there was every chance the tenuous truce she shared with the man's brother would be broken. And were that to happen, Irene would need an ally in City Hall. Well. One who wasn't Pepper Potts, at any rate. Which was nice, being friends with the woman who was sleeping with the mayor, but relationships were funny things and Irene wasn't betting her sole connection to the local government on one. No. She was going to do what she did best, go out there, and find another way in. Just in case.
And she had just the person in mind, too. The newest addition to the staff worked just fine for what she had in mind. Q was young, intelligent, and impressionable while still very much possessing a mind of his own. He would be a challenge, true, but not one she couldn't overcome.
Of course, she still had to meet him. Which meant arranging a way for their paths to cross, in what seemed like a random happenstance, then making sure there was a reason for them to continue chatting after. It took a few days of considering which route to take, but finally she settled on one and arrived at City Hall the next afternoon ready to get started. Carrying a bag of take-out from a restaurant Pepper had mentioned a few days before, Irene wasted no time in approaching the security station in the lobby.
Two minutes and a few smiles later, and she'd managed to distract the guard long enough to get a glimpse at the security displays. Then she was on her way through the lobby, into one of the lifts, and straight up to the floor where the mayor's office was located. Her heels clicked softly against the floor as she made her way down the long corridor, the bag of food swinging lightly. She kept her movements slow and casual, knowing she had to time this perfectly if she didn't want to arouse suspicion.
Luckily fate was on her side and, just as she reached the mayor's office, her target stepped through the door. Going still, Irene's eyes widened slightly as she gasped, as though a bit surprised to suddenly be face to face with someone else. Then she smiled. "Afternoon," she greeted him, her tone friendly and sincere. A brief pause, as Irene's eyes darted back and forth a bit before settling back on the young man before her. "I don't suppose Ms. Potts is in there, is she? I could have sworn she said our lunch was today but I can't seem to reach her."