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Voltige (voltige) wrote in vrrpg,
@ 2018-01-24 11:17:00

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char: olivier moreau, char: victoria frobisher, location: sweet nothings, time: 2010 01

Who: Victoria Frobisher & Oliver Moreau
When: Wednesday, 24th January
Where: Sweet Nothings, Victory Road
What: A run in with an old aquaintance
Warnings: n/a

"Oh my god this is torture." Victoria pouted, her eyes drifting up from the counter of desserts and to the person standing behind it. She'd been there, in a half crouch, trying to pick the perfect sweet to go with her coffee for a while now. When she'd started looking she'd been the only person waiting to be served and having the time to take in the pretty picture that was a shelf full of cakes and pasties had been something of a treat. Now there was somebody approaching and the last thing Victoria wanted to do was hold up the queue.

"You might as well go ahead," She said with a playful groan as she moved to stand. "at this rate I'll still be here come closing." Victoria stood aside. She was about to turn her attention back to the display when found herself having to do a double take.

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	voltige 2018-01-26 04:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah? What gave you that impression?" She asked, curious. She was smiling and actually quite touched at the compliment, but she couldn't help but wonder what it was about her that made him think such a thing. "Was it the tattoo? Or the cake thievery?" She paused for a moment, sitting back and reaching for her cup to nurse as they talked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

oliviermoreau
2018-01-26 04:52 pm UTC (link)

"Oh," he nodded, grinning as he tore a bite out of his own cupcake, "totally the cake thievery." But, now that he was really thinking about it... he couldn't say for certain. Finally, popping the bite into his mouth, he looked up at her again with a soft shrug, his expression earnest. "I don't know, you just have, like... a quality. Something in your air that makes you seem... I don't know if cool is the right word, but kind is definitely up there. You just seem like a good person, you know?"

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voltige
2018-01-26 08:44 pm UTC (link)

Vic watched as he considered her question. She didn't really know what she was expecting him to say but the reply he gave her was one she would have never predicted; It made him seem a million miles away from the awkward person she'd been speaking with at the counter, and if anything it seemed... well, charming, at least in an accidental way.

Not normally one to be taken by surprise and Vic attempted to hide her smile by looking down to her drink.

"I mean, I'm not a bad person..." She chuckled, reaching across to pick at her cake, trying to distract away from the fact that he'd made her blush. "but yeah... I'm pretty new at the paper- I'm sure there's time for my corruption yet."

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oliviermoreau
2018-01-26 09:11 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, for sure," he chuckled, reaching down to pull off another bit from the top of his cupcake to pop into his mouth, taking a moment to finish swallowing before he nodded. "But it still wouldn't suit you, you know. Even if you got taken in by all that fun and fanfare. You ask me, you're bigger than... all that."

In that moment, he couldn't help but wonder what had taken her off the Confessions set. If only because he really was genuinely curious about what it would be like to have her back on it again.

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voltige
2018-01-26 10:39 pm UTC (link)

“Fun and fanfare? At the Prophet?” Vic laughed. “Oh, if only you knew.” Still, she didn’t elaborate. If they really were going to get this drink then she’d let him guess as to what her previous profession had been when and wherever they did. No point giving everything away too soon, especially considering he’d already made a few assumptions about what kind of person she was already.

There was also the fact that there was always the chance he’d ask why it was she’d given up doing something she’d loved so much. That in turn had the potential to throw their conversation off kilter- if It turned out she felt like being honest, of course- and right then Vic really wasn’t in the mood to sully such a positive encounter by bringing such a serious topic to the table. They were in a cake shop after all- the cake was good, the weather outside was... not terrible, and for the first time in ages Vic felt like s normal girl having a conversation with a somewhat normal guy, no expectations, no pressure.

“So, how’s your second choice?” She asked, gesturing to his plate with her half empty cup. “I’d have pegged you down for a banoffee kind of guy, sure, but strawberry and champagne? You surprise me.”

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oliviermoreau
2018-01-26 11:25 pm UTC (link)

"Well, it was meant to be rather tongue-in-cheek, but I imagine you got my drift." There was just something about her that he couldn't quite put his finger on. It would have been annoying if she wasn't so sweet and seemingly likable. He only hoped that his first impression of her proved to be correct and that she didn't somehow turn out to be duplicitous in the end.

Looking down at the cupcake, he grinned, grabbing it to hold out to her to offer her some. "I don't know-- I like the thought of champagne in the middle of the day. Makes it seem all the more... festive and exciting. Bubbly, even. Try some?"

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voltige
2018-01-27 08:20 pm UTC (link)

Vic was about to protest, to tell him she couldn't, but he was holding the cake out and looking expectantly at her and a stupid thought crossed her mind- a snippet of conversation she'd had with a friend a long, long time ago- a rule about only sharing food with people you wouldn't mind being thoroughly snogged by. The rule didn't count now because Oliver had been picking at his cake rather than eating it out of its wrapper, but the memory had brought certain thoughts to the forefront to her mind and so she took the cake from him, smiling, her fingers tearing loose a piece pink frosting covered sponge.

"Wait, this doesn't count as my drink, does it?" She asked, raising an eyebrow in question.

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oliviermoreau
2018-01-27 08:48 pm UTC (link)

Olivier couldn't help but grin when she accepted his offer, though laughter bubbled up out of him soon after at her question as he shook his head.

"I mean-- Merlin, if you were hoping for an out, you're more than welcome to take it as such, but, uh... definitely not my original intent?" Hell, if she wanted to take the escape route, though, it wasn't like he could really blame her.

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voltige
2018-01-27 10:03 pm UTC (link)

Vic laughed. "You know what? I don't think I will. I don't want to go seeming like I'm too keen but I'm actually quite looking forward to seeing what you're like with a proper drink in you." And at that, to keep herself from continuing to grin like a loon, she ate the pinch of cake she'd had poised for eating.

The cake was good; Not quite as sweet as her own but light and refreshing and something that'd be lovely with an actual glass of bubbly.

"I'm not sure it'd go too well with coffee, but I like it. Did you want some of the banoffee?" She asked, nudging her plate in his direction. "I know you already know what it tastes like but I'd hate to deprive you of what you came in for."

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oliviermoreau
2018-01-27 10:46 pm UTC (link)

Letting himself laugh out loud, Olivier slowly nodded. "All right. Deal." Not that he had any idea as to why she would be interested in going out for a proper drink with him-- Merlin, she wasn't interested in a press exclusive, was she?-- but he likewise wasn't about to question it because, well, she did really seem like a nice enough girl, and the thought of spending a lovely evening or afternoon chatting with a decent sort of person was, frankly, right up his alley.

Grinning, he slowly reached forward to tear off a piece of the banoffee cupcake to pop into his mouth. "Mm-- yeah, just as good as I remember it."

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voltige
2018-01-27 10:56 pm UTC (link)

"It is good." She agreed. "I'm pretty sure everything in here is, but still..." Going quiet for a moment and busying herself with her coffee and it occurred to her that she'd paid for his cake and had somehow lured him into sitting with her without him getting a drink of his own.

"I'm not... keeping you, am I?" She asked. She felt fairly certain she wasn't- his posture seemed relaxed and unhurried- but considering how badly she'd distracted him with her terrible teasing before, she wouldn't be surprised if he'd come in with the intention of taking his purchase out.

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oliviermoreau
2018-01-28 01:15 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, totally," he nods, looking back at the vast array of cupcakes and cakes behind the glass. "And if I could ever bring myself to get anything other than the banoffee cupcakes I'd even be able to recommend some of them to you. I knew I should have diversified my order!"

At her question, though, he laughed, glancing down at his watch. "Nah. Need to head to the set sooner or later, but... I've still got time to make it there."

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voltige
2018-01-28 02:46 pm UTC (link)

Vic nodded, relieved. “Ah, okay. Well, don’t let me make you late- I could talk your ear off given the chance and I’m pretty sure I’d never be asked back if I was found to be the reason you got distracted. Besides, if our drink goes well then we could... I don’t know... agree to both try something different each time we visit? That way we can work our way through the menu and then when we cross paths we can- you know- compare notes?” She suggested with a grin, well aware of how ridiculous that sounded, but finding herself quite unembarassed.

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oliviermoreau
2018-01-28 05:23 pm UTC (link)

"Oh, well, we definitely don't want that," he grinned, leaning back to take in her plan as he slowly nodded. Hell, from where he was sitting, it sure sounded like there was already a plan in the works for another outing after the next one, and he was not about to look that particular gift horse in the mouth, not when she seemed so utterly lovely and sweet. "I like this plan. Let's do it."

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	voltige 2018-01-28 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah? You're not just humouring me?" She asked, pushing aside her coffee. It'd been a long time since Vic had made much effort to be social with anybody new, and today's unexpected encounter with Oliver had gone well in a way she could never have predicted. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

oliviermoreau
2018-01-29 07:00 am UTC (link)

"I hardly think I'm the type." Not to mention that, well, he did just so happen to be a fairly friendly, open sort of person even on the worst of days. Pulling out a piece of paper, Olivier scribbled down his number before sliding it across the table to her before he moved to stand, grabbing his things. "Here. That's me. When you're ready for that drink, shoot me a text, yeah?"

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