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"Well, you tried," the assistant said a bit too cheerfully as Caelius made his escape.

Velda just stared down at her Mentos mournfully but not without relief. She didn't really want some woman having Caelius' children, even though the program was under her division. And despite Henry's acidic words, the sun hunter didn't seem to hate her, he'd even given her candy. Which meant that he still liked her, right?

"Oh stop moping, it would never work out anyways, especially since you have that habit of spacing out like a moron every time you try to talk to him. Not to mention the fact that you look like a street urchin half the time, rather than a grown woman. Now, hold still and let me fix your hair."

Dave gave her a blank look, he'd heard of the Life leader but he wasn't quite familiar enough to know about her desire for souvenirs. She had certainly seemed distractable the times he'd run into her in the past. "I.. we are meant to give her a souvenir?" He didn't like how dangerous she made it sound /not/ to. "I didn't even think to.."

He blinked and glanced back at Jess, completely oblivious to her assumption of /where/ he was still casting glances now and then. At his weary point in life, the call of alcohol was much more potent than anything else. "Eh?" he said, raising a brow at her. "Oh. This is.." he either hadn't run into her name or couldn't recall it. And lady-with-bourbon would likely offend. He waved a hand vaguely and just hoped Heidi would fill the silence with her name.

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Damien was also at a loss to explain what Pepper meant by the "bright eyed and busy tails". Perhaps she was talking about some sort of monster that she had fought? But he had at least found out the kids name, Aaron, and Jared had finally set them down.

"We weren't bickering" he then responded as he fixed up his jacket. "We were...."

Celestine offered her own opinion. Not that anyone could hear her other then Damien.

"...getting to know one another." He finished. The comment about acting like a proper sun hunter caught his attention, and he glanced over the others jacket. He had seen this hunter about before, he was just having trouble placing where, and when. He let his comment slide though, and when Jared made an apology, he just waved his hand in dismissal. "It's nothing to apoligse about. We're got more important things to be concerned about then little scuffles in a hallway."

Yes, it was true. They would all be called out tomorrow, so there was no point in trying to make enemies with someone. Best let bygones be bygones.

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Dave looked somewhat warily around the corridor. "Well. You won't get in trouble for having it if its empty, everyone's far too obsessed with the mission tommorow to be picky anyway. I'd say if you have it, its fair game. No one's going to complain about a bit of a festive mood when it might be the last day to be in that kind of mood." he grudgingly tore his gaze off of the bottle to look down the corridor to Cael, he looked like he was in a hurry, must have been bad news.

You shouldna drink yae know. It clouds perceptions, like its clouding yours right now. Dave mentally tried to shush his weapon, why did she always have to be so damn reasonable? You'll need all yer wits tommorow, no a hangover. He tried to ignore her only for Jess to speak up and leave him speechless.

He blinked and looked at her in sheer surprise. "Her...what?" he looked back to the bourbon. "I.. I /was not/." he crossed his arms like a petulant child. "I don't know what sort of crass ignoble person you take me for, I was ogling her /booze/."

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"No. Not a joke." She meant it, Heidi's size all the more reason why it bothered Jess so damn much that Dave seemed to be staring there. Hmph at his excuse though. She wasn't entirely sure she could believe him.

"Oh come now. You know drinking is bad for you sir. If one more piece falls off you, you're done." She scolded Dave testingly. One way or another she was going to make him regret staring.

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"Nah, I'll probably just give it to Howard later when I give Velda the candy I got for her." Heidi chuckled, already starting to back away toward her own room. "It was good meeting you two. Rest up, okay? We've got a lot to do tomorrow. Big deal ad all that."

And then she was gone. Hurrying back to her room as quickly as she could.

Doh! Busted! Heidi stopped mid-step when she heard a familiar voice call out her name, looking torn. Em was demanding her presence...and she was a nice enough girl just..but..work!

"..Why do people keep making comments on the figure I don't have." She muttered quietly to herself, sighing heavily and taking a couple steps back enough to poke her head in. "Hi, Em." There. She did it. Could she go back to her room now? Please?

Oh no..oh no oh no oh no oh no! Em was coming her way oh god her arm was outstretched in her direction OH GOD--

"B..but..." Heidi squeaked as she was led into the room, clutching the bottle of bourbon like it was some kind of lifeline. She was muttering almost incoherently as she was set down on Heidi's bed, something about 'Liam' and 'notes' and 'dolphins' and 'but I have work to do I have to rewrite everything and-'

"Pick one."

"Blue." She said instinctively, not even sure what she was picking until she actually looked at what Em was holding. "...Is that one sparkly..?"