@sk0m@Dark Light@KaaleeAslynne gave Danielle a thumbs up as she tore a piece off the doughnut and popped a bit into her mouth. Delicious as usual. But, the taste was quickly washed out of her mouth by the bitterness of disappointment. Her nose scrunching up in distaste. Which then turned to irritation as her prospective employee mentioned her off handedly in the conversation with Danielle. Shooting back the last of the now lukewarm coffee she wrapped up the doughnut in the napkin pulled a ten out of her pocket leaning over the counter to set it by the register.
Slipping her headphones back into her ears she pushed her sunglasses back up her nose with one gloved hand and walked over to Danielle and her new companion. “Dani, I’m going to bounce, but this,” She held up the carrot cake doughnut, “Is a keeper.”
The man practically screamed his credentials in his thoughts and she turned to him, “I hope Lee has good things to say about you when I call him back, Mr. Virth.” She gave him a wicked grin that often had a darkling or two quaking in their claws. “With luck you might be seeing more of me.” She didn’t offer a gloved hand to shake or even bothered to make any goodbyes before she left other than a pat to Danielle’s shoulder in passing. The music in her ears being heard as “hiss” as she turned it back on. The weight of all those minds were beginning to press on her again.
She would wait until she was back home in her driveway before attempting to call back Lee. The line ringing and ringing, but she could taste him if she focus hard enough. Chai tea... and... the sharp sour taste of fear... what did Mr. “peaceful mind and body” have to be so afraid of. The Darklings were oddly quiet. She could always sense them at the edge of her mind like they could always sense her too. On the passenger seat of her truck she looked down at the stainless steel western
show bit. It was heavy and clean. She had picked it up at the local tack shop. Once it was tainted by Darkling focus, she could still use it. It was named “Overzealously”.
“Lee... pick up... Lee lee lee....” She said to the empty car in a sing song voice.