Beauty & The Beast

[Carthrat]

He's awakened by the sharpish ringing of the phone; his apartment phone, naturally.

[Brian]

N'dovu wakes up easily, and sits up on his bed, needing only to reach out and grab the phone before answering: "Yes?"

[Carthrat]

"This is Angela," says a cheery voice. "I'm just phoning you to ask if you can come in again tomorrow. After what you did to our lab, we're more interested than ever, and we're willing to pay you twice as much, with the opportunity for more permenant work."

[Brian]

N'dovu hesitates, considering this.  While he has not yet been given a reason not to trust Angela or Kyle, he doesn't.  "More money is always good," he says, pulling the crumpled envelopes of cash from his shirt and stacking them on his desk.  "But I do have an obligation for my other job."  N'dovu hesitates again, and then says, "I would need to give a two-week notice to my existing employer."

[Carthrat]

"Oh, that's a pity," replies Angela. "But we'd appreciate it if you came in tomorrow, at whatever time suits you best."

[Brian]

N'dovu frowns, and considers his options very carefully.  "I work from 11:00 to 20:00, but I have an hour lunch at 16:00.  I could come by then, unless you'd need more than an hour...?  If you do, then I could come in after work."

[Carthrat]

"It might be best if you came in afterwards," says Angela, and you can almost see her nodding to herself. "Could you get here at nine o'clock or so?"

[Brian]

"That shouldn't be problematic," N'dovu says, before pausing.  "Actually.  It could be problematic.  The busses run late at that hour ... I know it seems like an odd request, but do you have someone you could send to meet me after work?"

[Carthrat]

Angela pauses for a moment, but continues speaking soon after; "That can be arranged. Where do you work, exactly?"

[Brian]

N'dovu forgets, but has his manager's business card on hand (he collects them).  After a moment of pausing, he reads the address to her: "3200 Hait Street."

[Carthrat]

"Right. We'll have a car waiting for you outside, then. Be sure to come!" replies Angela, cheerily. "Bye for now!" With that, she hangs up.

[Brian]

N'dovu frowns at the phone, and considers his options.  Most likely attempting to contact the spirits again wouldn't yeild any positive results.  At least, testing for Angela and Kyle, anyway.  The spirit had said to find somewhere else.

"It is time to step into my shadow," N'dovu murmurs aloud, nodding to himself."  He is early, but goes through his morning routine anyway.  Once that's finished, he dresses up in some dark clothes, and heads to work early to speak with his boss.

[Carthrat]

The Vapor Club is, as usual, the sort of place children stay away from (but teenagers love to hit). The door is set slightly below ground level, and it's got a giant leaf emblazoned over it (it was, apparently, opened by a Canadian.)

While technically the place is closed at 10:45, the door is open, and N'Dovu can see a couple regulars already hanging out the bar; it's a shiny, chrome-and-stainless-steel affair. Tables and chairs are laids out fairly haphazardly, and there's a strobing light in the roof that is- blessedly- turned off at this point of time of day.

N'Dovu's boss is undoubtably in his office, if he is, in fact, here yet. The bartender, a friendly-faced rastafarian with the longest dreadlocks N'Dovu has ever seen, gives him a nod as he enters.

[Brian]

N'dovu nods back.  "Toby," he says quietly, looking to see that no one is immediately around.  "Something came up.  I know the boss isn't here yet, but I have to talk to him about my schedule."

[Carthrat]

Toby gives you another nod, smiling with a set of perfect teeth. "No problem, mon," he replies. "Da boss was here earlier, but 'e went out for brunch. E'll be back soon, no doubt. Didja need him now?"