part 4
Kwanon invites Ariel to come with her to the new exposition. The Japanese woman likes to see new inventions and does not wish to be alone in a sea of unfamiliar faces, so, Ariel is her companion and so far Ariel can say one thing of this exposition.
“Is really dull here” Ariel comments and Kwanon sighs as she has to agree and comments on how the exposition of last year was better, but, the budget cuts affect everything in a domino scale.
“Well, at least, we can catch up, so, tell me, how the agency?” Kwanon asked with total curiosity in her tone and Ariel smiles as she thinks Ariel is the next Sherlock Holmes.
“I´m solving a problem to Mrs Darkholme-Leblau” Ariel whispers back and Knawon stops smiling and ponders for a moment.
“You know, right?”
“She was not hiding...so, yes, besides, detective Anne lister used to go to her house so...yes, I know what Mrs Darkholme-Leblau sells” Ariel confess and Kwanon nods sagely and by her expression she did visit that house at least once.
“And what you thought of her?” she asked again as she relates some stories in regards the owner of that house.
“A woman with secrets, which means, she is letting people see what she wants to see and I think that goes with her mother as well” Ariel remember that comment about her mother and is curious about Mrs Darkholme. “But enough about me, and you? how the tea house?”
Kwanon waves her hand and sighs. “Same as always. People pay more to drink my tea because I´m exotic, and I have no problem in charge extra thanks to that, some men want to marry me and ask about my home as if is a mythical place and women are coping me” she narrowed her eyes on the last part and Ariel knows very well who is the woman in this case.
“Elizabeth Braddock?”
“Yes, she again” and her tone is not very friendly. Ariel changes the topic and the conversation resumes to make fun of the convention lack of care, however, among the poorly designed attractions, she notices an azzure man with crimson eyes.
“I have to go...look for the loo”
“Will you do something dangerous and stupid?”
“No, just stupid this time”
“ok, have fun, we meet in the ice cream shop”
And with that, Ariel follows the azzure man who is slowly getting away from the crown and going to a more remote area, while the convention is not amazing as it should be, why anyone would go to such desert place?
Ariel, thanks to her powers, is phasing in and manages to hear the man speaking something in German, of course, is his language, and then he´s gone in a loud smoke of brimstone and Ariel can hear someone else running.
She leaves that place only to find out she´s lost. “Where am I?” and starts to walk around feeling that her intuition was true. She did something stupid. The situation gets even more awkward when Dr Darkholme shows up in a brimstone smoke.
“Were you following me?” He asked amused and Ariel wants to punch his face for such arrogance, even though, she was.
“No, I was looking for the loo” which now...is not a lie as she needs to use the loo and this is the perfect alibi enough to make his smirk fell.
“I can take you to the loo if you don´t mind” Dr Darkholme suggests and Ariel nods and soon the two of them are walking towards the loo. He makes no small talk, but as if that would stop Ariel.
“Are you liking London?” is an innocent question and is far safer than ask who he was talking to.
“Is not like Bavaria” is his simple reply.
“I would think so, two different locations have different cultures, but, are you having fun here?”
Now he smiles in that way that seems far too dangerous for a count. “This city is not boring me which is a good sign”
“Perish the thought of a boring London, Dr Darkholme, do you enjoy hunting too?”
“You...hunt?” Dr Darkholme asked surprised and Ariel almost laughs if she wasn´t completely sure this man is involved in something shady and illegal. His expression already speaks volume about what he thinks about hunting and she wonders if every man is like that.
“Yes and no, I like to catch the animals and touch them. Anyone can kill a deer, but, is need skills to approach them and pet those graceful animals” Ariel confessed and then adds “Plus, I have a vendetta against the Braddocks so if I can interrupt their hunting...I´ll do with pleasure”
He seems oddly delighted with this information. “You hate them? Can I ask why?”
“You may, but, I can´t answer. Is the secret pact between two friends.” and she finally found the loo and is ready to use it as she really needs.
“You were following me?”
“This again, my good doctor, no, of course not, and mind your tone” she points at Dr Darkholme. “I´m a working woman and I don´t want to be associated with those women who do anything to marry”
“Even deals with the devil”
“Not my jurisdiction, Dr Darkholme”