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Dominic Chambers (knowhow) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-01-19 14:51:00

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character: dominic chambers, character: genie de la lune, character: melinda bobbin

King of the Road
Who: Dominic, Genie, Melinda
What: Driving, pub lunch
Where: London, then Surrey
When: Monday 11.30 onwards
Rating: [SFW]

Dominic woke early on Monday, relieved that Seamus was back and once again responsible for the safe running of Finnigan's. Nothing had gone wrong, but the awareness that something might had distracted Dominic's usual focus on his work. It didn't help that his current project was complicated but not particularly interesting or challenging. An old pureblood house was being refurbished into a bed-and-breakfast, but the owner had some very specific ideas about who was allowed into which areas. He and his family were, of course, allowed everywhere. Customers only in a restricted area. Staff somewhere between the two - allowed in the bedrooms, but not if a client were inside, etc. It would have been a hundred times easier if the owner hadn't staunchly refused Dominic's suggestion that he just instal muggle locks. He'd even offered to enchant the keys so that they couldn't be summoned, transfigured or duplicated but no.

So it was that with the pub lifted off his shoulders and the end of his project at last in sight, Dominic was feeling particularly chipper. He lit a cigarette as he waited outside Melinda's shop for his two guests to arrive. He was already planning his route in his head, including the best country pub to stop in on a winter's afternoon.

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_melinda_
2015-01-19 07:36 pm UTC (link)

Cars had never really been a thing in Melinda’s life. They weren’t completely unfamiliar either. After all, you didn’t grow up in London – even in a secluded area like Diagon Alley – without at least being aware of cars, and as Melinda had been brought up without hesitations about entering the Muggle world, cars was just something that was. That said, it hadn’t been until she had started at the culinary school that she had actually been a passenger in a car and she hadn’t been in one since the war had ended and she had received her diplomas. But Dominic was a nice guy and a drive around the countryside – whichever countryside that might be – sounded like a welcome change of pace. And the other witch who was going? Genie, was her name, well, she was someone that Melinda had yet to meet.

It had taken a little longer getting ready than she had first planned, though not so long that she wasn’t ready when she looked out the window and saw Dominic lighting up a cigarette. Pulling on her boots, she made sure that she had everything she needed in her bag, she shrugged into her woollen coat and headed down the stairs, her heels clacking with each step she took, until she could step out onto the street. “Hello, Dominic,” she greeted him with a smile, and for the first time in a long while she felt like she was actually moving forward rather than just being. “How are you today?”

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wolfinboots
2015-01-20 01:41 pm UTC (link)

Genie had been dropped off at Diagon on the back of the motorcycle. It felt like the right way to arrive for a drive. She dashed through the Leaky and up the Alley, turning quickly into Monument to where she'd been told to meet everyone. She wasn't late, but she was getting close. She dashed the last little bit, not wanting to be left behind by accident, especially since these people didn't really know her.

It should probably concern Genie, but she knew she could take care of herself, so she didn't care overly much. It was exciting to her. New people, new things. New friends.

She skidded to a stop outside the shop, not out of breath at all though looking slightly windblown, though it wasn't a bad look. "Hi!" she said. "I'm Genie. I'm not late, am I?" She glanced at her normal Muggle watch on its simple leather band.