Morningstar Manor

Paula is currently having some weather issues what are affecting her net.... Please bear with the snow on the power lines, it's the wrong kind of snow to just slide right off obviously...

*grins*

Nothing Paula can do about it except light candles for when the power is out and hope it doesn't catch her mid-tag when she's online!

Edited to add: Power has now gone out completely, but should be back on by 22:00Hrs EST. Bless mobile phones huh?

Oversized slices of New York style pizza, a pitcher of frothy beer, and a basket of freshly-baked breadsticks, served in the casual atmosphere of a family-owned Italian restaurant. Not the high dining experience, perhaps, but it was just Johanna's speed. Had it been some hoity-toity establishment, she would have been intimidated. Here it was relaxed, unpretentious, and she wasn't afraid to be herself.

She was dressed in a deep red, long sleeved tunic that hugged her body, topped with a dark sash that fell low on her hips, dark jeans, and boots. She'd only spent an hour frantically digging through her closet before she'd settled on that particular get-up. Once again she'd taken the time to painstakingly do her hair, which fell to her shoulders in loose, lush ringlets. Tonight, she felt pretty, which helped with her confidence, but didn't entirely quell the butterflies.

"You have no idea how long I've been craving pizza," she said, leaning across the booth and smiling at Jack. "Not like Pizza Hut or Dominos. I mean, like good pizza. This--" She paused as she served herself a second piece. "--is good pizza. Thanks for suggesting this place."

Travis was sitting in the lobby this afternoon, cleverly disguised as a mostly average non plotting teenager today. Or at least he hoped he looked that way to unsuspecting passers by. He had a dog eared issue of the auto trader and at random, chose a number then called it from his phone as he paced. He'd have to find a killer of a deal to convince Memphis on buying a car for his birthday. Unless he found a good enough deal he could buy it himself, without any of Memphis's help...

Having found a note in her mailbox requesting a meeting, Jane was outside Shila's door at the appointed time, nervous yes, but hoping it was good news. She tapped a little timidly on the door, then pulled herself together and knocked a little harder.

Shila answered the door in a flowing outfit made of several layers of sheer material when she answered the door, glasses on her forehead. "Hello, Jane! How are you?" She stepped back and aside, silently inviting her in.

"A little nervous? I mean, I hope it's good news, but, I'm kind of prepared for it not to be?" Jane walked into the apartment, and paused in the living room doorway. "And I'd almost forgotten we were doing this, so it was a bit of a surprise when you called."

( not quite finished yet! )