Two friends at the bar

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Date: May 19th, early evening
Location: The bar
Status: Private (Rose, Raphael, Joe)
Summary: Rose needs to talk to Raphael

Rose led Raphael downstairs and into the bar, where she picked a table in a nice little corner. From there she'd see and hear anyone who might be approaching. She really didn't want to be overheard when she told her friend about meeting Belial this morning.

Satisfied with the chosen table she waited for Raphael to sit down and then remembered that they should probably order something to drink as they were at the bar. She turned around to see if Joe was behind the bar as she had only concentrated on finding a suitable table upon entering.

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Raphael slipped into the seat in front of Rose, combing his fingers through his hair in an attempt to make him look halfway presentable.

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Joe walked over to the table where the two had taken place.

"What can I get you?" he asked.

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"Hello Mr. Dawson"

Rose smiled up at the man.

"I'd like a glass of water, please."

Alright, maybe that was not what most humans ordered at a bar but it was what she liked to drink. And she wasn't really here for the drinks...

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"Hot chocolate?" he asked. "With extra whipped cream?"

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"Just a second," Joe promised and returned to the bar to prepare their drinks.

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Rose waited until Mr. Dawson was out of earshot and then told Raphael quietly.

"I'm sorry I interrupted whatever you were doing with your brother, it's just... I met Belial in the woods today. Or more like, he materialised out of thin air when I was walking back to my clothes - don't worry, I had smelled him before, I just couldn't find him, so I changed quite a distance away and walked to my clothes on two legs." And naked...

She left the last bit unsaid. Raphael could probably put two and two together anyways.

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Raphael did, in fact, put two and two together and could only imagine what the demon Crown had said about that. "C'mere..." He moved to slide into the booth beside Rose and pull her into a snuggly hug, wishing he had wings to wrap around her.

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Rose hugged Raphael back and snuggled into his side. Friend and safe were strong feelings in her mind right now.

"I don't even know what he did there. I waited quite some time after I'd first smelled him, hoping he'd just go away. I don't know why he stayed. So now he thinks I like to walk through the woods naked. I though you should know, in case he ever comments on it. You know, so you don't look surprised which might be suspicious as we're friends..."

She knew she was babbling, but at least she'd managed to keep her voice low.

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Raphael kept an arm around her. He should have stayed! "He... He didn't see you transform?"

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Joe served his two guests their drinks. Some day he'd have to hire a waiter. He was good behind the bar, but waiting tables was kind of difficult if keeping things nicely balanced wasn't all that easy.

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"Thank you, Joe," the angel smiled. Mmmm... Joe had made it just the way he liked it!

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"Thank you, Mr. Dawson."

Rose smiled at the man and took a small sip from her glass of water. It felt good to have Raphael's arm around her and she could stay here forever. Some additional grooming would be nice, but they couldn't do that at the bar...

"No, he didn't. I made sure I was far enough away" she told Raphael in a low voice.

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But no doubt the demon would keep an interest in her now that he knew of her activities. "I'm so sorry, Rose." He pulled her into another comforting hug before swallowing some more chocolate.

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Rose let Raphael hug her and snuggled into him.

"There's no reason for you to be sorry. I'll just have to be more careful from now on.

And please don't forget that I obviously enjoy running through the woods naked, in case Belial should ever comment on it..."

Her face was pulled into a grimace for a moment. Being thought to be a nudist wasn't exactly what she preferred, but she had no issues with nakedness and this explanation was much preferable to the truth...

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"Of course," he assured her.

As the hours passed, Raphael listened tirelessly and honestly enjoyed her company. He smiled gently at her. "Perhaps when my brothers let me return to my own room you can come by. I still have the brush you like." He smiled as he set aside his empty cup and began fishing in his pocket for the money and a generous tip to include.

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Rose really enjoyed being with Raphael. She would have enjoyed it even more to curl up with him on his bed and just sleep, but he was still staying in Michael's room so that was out of the question.

When she saw him fishing in his pocket she put one hand over his and slightly shook her head.

"I asked you to come down here, so I'm paying."

She didn't have that much money and she was saving as much of it as possible for her ticket back to Canada, but it had been her who'd needed to talk to Raphael right now, so she was the reason he even was at the bar now and she would pay for what they drank. It wouldn't be fair to her friend to let him pay.

Raphy's out after this <3

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Raphael knew that arguing would not be a good idea. So he slipped his wallet back in his pocket and moved to give her one last snuggly hug. "You come by anytime, my friend. I am here for you, always."

He realized he didn't want to go, but his brother would start worrying. He smiled at her one more time before leaving.

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Rose smiled at Raphael and returned the hug and then watched him leave. She really hoped his brothers would stop watching him so closely soon. He seemed so much better already, at least to her.

Then she signaled to Joe that she wanted to pay, took her wallet out of her jeans pocket and waited.

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Joe came over to the table when he saw Rose get ready to pay.

"Are you going to pay for his hot chocolate?" he wanted to know.

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Rose smiled at Joe.

"Yes, I invited him here so I'm going to pay. What do I owe you?"

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Joe gave her the price for the hot chocolate.

"The water's free for you," he said.

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"Thank you."

Rose handed Joe the price plus what she'd been taught was a polite tip - not extremely much, but enough to most certainly not be impolite - , still smiling.

She drained the last bit of water from the glass and then got up. She intended to go for a short walk on the manor grounds before going to bed, so she wished Joe a nice evening and left.