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Tweak says, "Mmm. Ice cream kisses."

Rose Zeller (primrose_path) wrote in unexpectedrpg,
@ 2008-08-11 16:57:00

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orla quirke, rose zeller

Who: Orla Quirke and Rose Zeller-Corner
When: Monday evening
Where: Fortesce's in Diagon
What: friendly chat and ice cream
Rating: E for Everyone
Status: Closed / Incomplete

Still off schedule from her honeymoon, Rose looked through the passing faces in Diagon Alley, waiting for Orla. She'd picked a table out front for Fortescue's Ice Cream parlor and hoped her mate wouldn't mind being next to the walkway, hoping, instead, for something more secluded in the back. The Alley was busy with summer traffic, witches and wizards scurrying back and forth with parcels and bags.

She saw a few people that she knew, nodding politely but never encouraged anyone closer or to sit down. When Orla's familiar face came into view, Rose stood and waved, calling out her location.

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primrose_path
2008-08-11 09:22 pm UTC (link)

Rose smiled and ducked her head away, willing her blush to fade a bit before she sat back down. "It's better than I imagined. Michael is..." Her words trail off, not wanting to gush on and on about her husband.

Flipping the little menu card over to see the selection, she found the sundae she wanted and looked up to meet Orla's eyes again. "What happened with your job? Are you at least relieved?"

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elegantchaos
2008-08-11 11:17 pm UTC (link)

Orla noticed the blush on Rose's cheeks and couldn't help but laugh as she sat down too. If all marriages brought on looks like that, perhaps they wouldn't be so bad, then. However, everyone knew that what Rose had was only a one in a million type thing; their journals were filled with people who were unhappy with their pairs. "We'll save the details about how wonderful and perfect your new husband is later, then," she teased, reaching for a menu even though she already knew what she wanted.

Scanning over the contents, she made a mental note to try some of the newer items on the menu the next time she came around. "Oh, I finally told my boss that I was tired of working six days a week and for ridiculous hours. I was there most days from nine in the morning until seven with only a lunch break! I didn't make enough for that and it was just something I wasn't enjoying anymore. I've never really liked taking still photographs of people, much less families who are oftentimes ungrateful or who rowdy kids that give me a headache on a daily basis." She was ranting and felt bad since they had only just met up. "I'm sorry, I don't mean to rant."

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primrose_path
2008-08-12 02:02 pm UTC (link)

"Yes, please. Don't get me started or I'll never shut up." Rose grinned and leaned back into her chair.

"No," Rose shushed her. "Don't hold back on my account. He sounds like a right bastard. I think you did the right thing. Why work those hours and those wages and get nothing for it in return?" When the waiter neared, Rose gave her order, letting Orla do the same before she offered more of her opinion. "So what now? I bet there are a lot of brides looking for a good photographer for their wedding. You should think about putting an advert in the Daily Prophet."

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elegantchaos
2008-08-12 04:57 pm UTC (link)

Orla planned to get her started, but much later! She wanted to hear all about the honeymoon, or at least the parts that wouldn't have the girls blushing and matching the cherries that were likely to be in their ice creams.

Scrunching her nose up, Orla put the menu back on the table. "He really wasn't fair," she said with a firm nod, though it wasn't usually like her to say anything negative against anymore. Giving the waiter her order too, Orla waited until the woman was gone before shrugging her shoulders. "That requires working with people again," she said with a bit of a laugh. "Why can't there be jobs where people get paid to take pictures of flowers or pretty landscapes?" It was a rhetorical question, but that was where her interests were. "Lisa Turpin suggested putting in a resume at the Daily Prophet and hinted at being a reference. I could do that or -- photograph weddings like you suggested. Or maybe both. I don't really know."

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primrose_path
2008-08-12 06:38 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, that would be a good job for you. You should try that. At least put in an application. Do you know anyone else that works there? Someone that can recommend you so that you have two?"

Leaning forward again, she rested her head in her hand and listened to Orla, thinking at least the other witch didn't have to worry about a job and plan a wedding for herself at the same time.

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elegantchaos
2008-08-12 06:46 pm UTC (link)

"Really?" she asked thoughtfully, tilting her head to the side and regarding Rose carefully. She trusted the other woman's opinion and it was nice to have someone else give her advice besides her father.

Biting her lip in concentration, she tapped her finger against the table. "Well, there is another person. Only I haven't really met him in person?" Here she gave an awkward sort of laugh. "Dempster Wiggleswade? He works for the Ministry, but he answers the legal advice column for the Prophet. I've briefly talked to him over the journals. I suppose I could ask him if I decided to do this."

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primrose_path
2008-08-12 07:34 pm UTC (link)

"Sure, why not? There wouldn't be less stress, probably, running to catch the news, but at least it would be different stress. It would be exciting."

Rose knit her brows together, not recognising the name. "At least you've made contact with him. Do you think he'd recommend you?" Trying hard not to smile as her curiosity grew with Orla's laugh, she had to ask, "How did you meet him?

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elegantchaos
2008-08-12 08:49 pm UTC (link)

Nodding, Orla added it to her list of things to think about later. Working for the Daily Prophet did come with its perks; who could honestly say they did such a thing? As did possibly taking photographs of weddings. Though the latter would likely be easier in comparison to working for a newspaper, they both weighed equally on the pros and cons lists. "I'll really have to sit down and think about it," she said and then couldn't help smiling when Rose asked how she and this Dempster person met.

"I pasted a few pictures in my journal and he saw them and commented on them," she said, leaning back in her chair. Before she continued, however, their ice cream arrived and Orla thanked the waitress before going back to her story. "Somehow the conversation wound up with me convincing him that Dover is a really nice place to visit and that he should consider going there on holiday. The funny thing is that he actually did! I thought he was only teasing at first, but he really did." She laughed and shook her head before taking a savory bite of her ice cream. "Oh this is really good."

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primrose_path
2008-08-12 11:07 pm UTC (link)

What Rose didn't tell Orla, was that she'd check with the art department at Fleetwood's as well in case they had any work they could give her in the mean time.

"Really?" Rose asked the question around her spoon, not waiting to dig into the hot, fudgy syrup. "So you didn't meet him when he came to Dover?" Plucking at the cherry on top of her ice cream, she dunked it in the sauced before popping it between her teeth, the stem finally giving up the tug of war. "Why not?"

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elegantchaos
2008-08-12 11:39 pm UTC (link)

Why not? Orla took several bites of her chocolate ice cream with raspberry syrup and cherries to figure out a way to answer that question. It wasn't that she didn't not want to meet him; he was a nice enough person and they got along well enough, she just found it awkward to meet someone whom she had only spoken to through a bit of parchment and a quill.

So, she shrugged her shoulders. "I don't really know him, I guess. At the time, we had only had one conversation - about my pictures and his thoughts about taking a holiday. He didn't even know my name then. It just seemed awkward to meet him alone then." Then she hesitated before continuing on. "He said that we should meet here in London whenever I had a day off from work. -- Should I write him?"

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primrose_path
2008-08-13 12:24 am UTC (link)

Orla was right. The ice cream was delicious and Rose enjoyed each spoonful as she listened to her friend talk about the bloke. "Alright, I get that you wouldn't have wanted to meet him alone, but still, don't give up a chance. It's not like it is a date, yeah?"

Rose swirled the ice cream into the chocolate, moving the nuts around until it was all on her spoon. "But he knows your name now? And he's invited you to London? For what? What are you going to do?" Taking a deep breath, she knit her brows together and grinned. "You have all the time in the world to be off now. Write him!"

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elegantchaos
2008-08-13 12:37 am UTC (link)

Her eyes widened just slightly at the question of whether or not it was a date. "Of course it's not a date!" she exclaimed, almost a bit too loudly and blushed. "Of course it's not. You can't date anyone you don't really know."

"He does know my name now," she said with a nod and smiled faintly as she remembered how he originally called her Persephone. "Chelsea Physic Garden? Have you ever heard of it?" She had asked her dad about it and he only said it was a nice enough place without any elaboration, so she was curious.

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primrose_path
2008-08-13 12:44 am UTC (link)

She smirked at Orla's reaction. "It could be a date," she teased, using her spoon to gesture with.

"It's beautiful. You'll like it. Don't forget to take your camera. I'm guessing you'll want to photograph all of it." Rose smiled warmly at her friend, glad she was doing something new even when her world seemed to be turning upside down. "And you can mention the Prophet and see what he thinks. If he liked your photographs when he saw them, that's a good sign."

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elegantchaos
2008-08-13 01:04 am UTC (link)

"It is not a date," she insisted and then poked her tongue out at Rose before eating a rather big bite so she wouldn't have to talk again for a minute or two. The whole dating thing wasn't something she often talked about, especially in regards to herself. That's why she was so grateful she hadn't officially been stuck with anyone yet! Of course, she had a near scare with Merlin, but that had been changed almost the moment it had been planned.

Having the confirmation that the Chelsea Physic Garden was really nice and that she would supposedly like it made her smile. "Oh, you know me, my camera goes everywhere I go," she said with a laugh. "I use it more than I use my wand, actually. But I will mention it to him. Somehow, anyway, and without it sounding like I'm imposing or only meeting him for a favour as opposed to spending the day with him."

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primrose_path
2008-08-13 01:26 am UTC (link)

"Right, got it. Not a date," she teased, slightly sticking her tongue out as well and laughing that could act like children over ice cream.

"I think you might be right about that, your camera over your wand." Rose grinned, glad she'd encouraged Orla to come out. They were having a grand time. "No, of course. You'd be as sincere as you could." Blinking for a moment, she grinned. "The whole day? What are you going to do with him the whole day?"

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