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brianna a. sloper ([info]nastyshock) wrote in [info]valesco,
@ 2008-08-27 16:39:00


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Entry tags:fiona finnegan, grayson wilkes

Grayson!
Fuming in the lift to get out of this damned place, Fiona's mind kept replaying the infuriating meeting she'd just had with the official behind the M.A.G.I.C. information desk. She wasn't allowed to ask questions until their meeting, here's a brochure with the documents you need to bring to the meeting, see you at the meeting---don't bring your muggle husband.

Fiona's arms were tightly crossed as she pushed into the corner of the lift, ignoring the ministry workers coming on and off without a second look toward her. It was so strange--yesterday she was having a conversation with Isobel about how she didn't feel any different, being a pureblood, from a muggleborn, even a muggle. It just never came into her mind that there was something better about it, that it was a privilege and honor to not have any muggles in your family, but today. Today she found herself feeling insulted that they were questioning her blood status, and that made her sick.

She needed to fix this. Brianna's internship was at stake, and if she couldn't find the right documents, her sister might lose everything she worked so hard for and--Fiona let out a shuddering breath, angry at everything going on right now, especially the tears in her eyes. Brilliant.



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[info]glovesmandatory
2008-08-28 02:46 am UTC (link)
Grayson had fallen into his own thoughts for the moment until Fiona spoke again and he pushed a smile onto his lips. "Oh, you know. They're ... moving forward." Which was mostly true -- things had been going very well and he'd been thinking about bringing them back to the same level they'd been at before the whole wedding fiasco had occurred.

He turned his head enough to quirk his brow at her, curious. "And ... Tom?" All right, so he couldn't leave at least a hint of contempt out of his voice, but at least it appeared like he was trying. Hopefully she had enough sense to keep her do-gooder husband out of the loop when it came to Wizarding politics -- getting him involved would be a guaranteed death (possibly at Grayson himself's hands).

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[info]nastyshock
2008-08-28 03:13 am UTC (link)
She didn't know why she was so glad to hear this, that a very bright, actually happy smile had crossed her face, but Fiona was very pleased to hear that Grayson's relationship was going well. It could be that it had ended so badly, or that---well, she just found it amusing, lovely even, that the thought of his girlfriend could make this mostly serious man smile. There was always something good about that kind of love.

Fiona tilted her head back and forth, her own love-induced smile slipping onto her face.

"He is very good, a doting husband and father," she said, meaning every word. Of course, the guilt of keeping the increasing difficulties of the war from him crept into mind, but Fiona truly believed it was for the best. Especially if she wanted to keep herself in the wizarding world. Which...wasn't something she needed, but she didn't want to lose it.

"Life just doesn't like making things easy, I suppose--" she said as they entered the cafe.

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[info]glovesmandatory
2008-08-28 03:19 am UTC (link)
He resisted the urge to say something akin to 'well, not for you because you've made very poor choices about your husband and father who's so doting', biting on the inside of his cheek for a moment. Grayson smiled lightly and nodded to a table in the back of the cafe. "If this is all right with you?"

Grayson smoothed a gloved hand over the table and flagged down one of the annoyed waitstaff. No wonder -- the building was packed with people and their table was particularly difficult to get to. Oh well.

"On me, naturally," he grinned at the waitstaff and looked to Fiona expectantly. He was thinking about helping Fiona again, Merlin help him.

Let nobody say that Grayson Wilkes didn't have a soft spot for (blonds) women that he (had at some point been romantically involved with) respected.

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[info]nastyshock
2008-08-28 03:42 am UTC (link)
She sat down with a smirk, leaning forward with her hands folded in front of her.

"Now, do you want me to play dumb until you spring your brilliant and helpful idea slash offer at me, or would you rather we wait for our tea to arrive?"

Fiona wasn't dumb. She knew that Grayson had stuck his rather influential nose in places to help her with things; getting her the job at Gringotts, those Christmas presents, helping her with--her father. In the far reaches of her mind, Fiona knew that she was sitting across a table from her father's murderer, but the gratitude for having that man out of her life for all of eternity was too thick of a veil to allow her to see the crime as truly heinous.

It was weird, it was strange, it was probably very bad for her---what else was new?

At any rate, she needed help, and Grayson was definitely a person you wanted on your side when you were in trouble. Prior experience, again, shows that she already knew what could go wrong if you crossed him the wrong way.

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[info]glovesmandatory
2008-08-28 03:50 am UTC (link)
"Damn," He mused with a smirk of his own as she leaned forward, "You caught me. I'm planning an elaborate forgery in my head right now. I think perhaps we'll plant it in your study and pretend that it'd been there the whole time, don't you think?"

Honestly, that wasn't that bad a plan ... but it was definitely not his style. Grayson dealt with things using intimidation and anger because it was what he was good at. He shifted slightly and tapped one of his gloved fingers against the table, eying Fiona.

"But honestly, Fiona, I think we both know that the Ministry is sniffing for leads because they're bored idiots." The waitress brought the tea and Grayson poured some for Fiona and then for himself before he continued, arching his brow at her again. "They're relatively easily distracted, however."

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[info]nastyshock
2008-08-28 04:09 am UTC (link)
Her chin dropped slightly, a suspicious glance crossing her features. She didn't know why he couldn't take the easy, clean and straightforward road, but Fiona also reminded herself that Grayson never made things easy. She clicked her tongue a few times, trying to find the alternate meanings of his words, but decided that what her mind was coming up with could not be what he was actually suggesting.

"I don't think I know what you mean," she said, keeping her eyes locked onto his. Maybe if she mentally willed herself to come up with her own idea, she wouldn't have to go along with anything...unsavory, because that's all that was coming to mind with the look on his face and the tone of his voice.

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[info]glovesmandatory
2008-08-28 04:15 am UTC (link)
"I think you know exactly what I mean," he mused with a slight shake of his head. "I plan to go in and speak to them rationally until they see the light." Which was ... more or less what he was planning to do, if one were to clip out all of the child-inappropriate parts of his plan.

That was about what he did whenever he talked to ... other people about what he did, anyway.

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[info]nastyshock
2008-08-28 05:34 am UTC (link)
"Mmhm," Fiona hummed, taking a sip of her drink. It was scary how easily she was able to avoid getting shaken up by his words. Because--they were innocent enough, for sure, but Fiona knew better and--didn't care.

She wondered if Brianna would be upset by these kinds of methods, not going about the blood status issues in the proper way and...circumventing trouble that she knew would confront them. The only reason they were questioning her anyway was the fact that she had married a muggle (the thought infuriated her, but it had to be the reason; they didn't have enemies, she didn't think), so...

"Give me a week to try and figure this out on my own," she said, a smirk on her lips, "and...if things go as I have a feeling they will, do I have permission to contact you to accept your help?"

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[info]glovesmandatory
2008-08-28 05:39 am UTC (link)
Grayson smoothed his hand through his hair after a moment, thinking. Women, always trying to be independent and solve things that were bigger than them with sunshine and love.

...okay, he knew that was only partially true... but that was how he saw it right now. He took a slow sip of his tea and glanced to Fiona again, flashing her a smirk.

"Just say the word, at that point." He'd set things up so that he'd literally have to pay one visit to someone and then things would be completely solved.

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