@Eviledd1984@paragloan@Tsar GattoErik glanced around the room watching Teres, Michael, and Maddie eating at his finely decorated table feeling like a king surveying his subjects. He was filled with intense pride that he had managed to single-handedly improve the quality of the room for all involved including himself of course. Best of all, it seemed that Teres seemed to have been fascinated by his craftsmanship and delighted by his flower note. He watched from the corner of his eye as she smiled at the flower in her lap and gave him a quick nod of affirmation. Truly the food did taste better that evening more than any he could remember here. However, as he ate his meal, he noticed for the first time today that neither Sarah nor Calla were at the table with them. In fact, he could not recall having seen Calla since breakfast during his initial piece of showmanship. He would have to wait and see what had become of her tomorrow. Occasionaly residents of Ebott House were pulled out and moved to another location without the rest of the residents ever being informed that it had occurred. He had heard talk from the nurses that it was to relieve any potential stress for some more of the more serious residents about an upcoming shift in their environment. As he eavesdropped on Michael admitting that he actually had 62 imaginary friends, he considered that the staff of Ebott House may not have been wrong about this particular issue. Calla was likely to have been transferred to a more specialized home that could better treat whatever it was that her issue had been about food, Erik found it difficult to recall the specifics of her diagnosis. As far as he was concerned anyway, she had already served her purpose for him.
He ate slowly enjoying the food enhanced by his good mood, not speaking too much. There would be time for that later tonight. When the others were finished with their meals, he waited till the others went to go about their chores before he started to grab some of the more mobile, tastier options they had had during dinner. Select pieces of fruit such as strawberries and blackberries were easy to conceal with the same napkin trick he had used earlier. It was fortunate that he had been given this chore slot as it gave him ample opportunity to work without interference. When he was finished he cleared the table bringing in the plates and utensils into the kitchen where Michael and Teres had been assigned to work. He gave Teres a smile as he came in, flashing his charming smile filled with perfect white teeth. He turned to Michael ad gave him a manly nod so long as Teres was in the room and said,
"Keep up the good work, you tw-three." Eric had forgotten the annoyance Michael had given him earlier that same day in the wake of his growing fortunes. After the table was clear, he went over to the vending machine and grabbed a variety of snacks of the dessert variety.
As the final bag of small Oreos came down with a small thunk against the metal of bottom opening, Erik felt a concern worm its way through his mind. What if he had done too much on the first day and somehow came off as too much. It had been a while since he had gone on a romantic evening, definitely not in his time spent here. Did he still remember the right questions and lines to use to inspire his rightfully deserved adoration? Was that even something he wanted to use with Teres? There was something in her bearing that separated her from anyone else he had ever met. An ineffable sense of something that seemed to surround her, enhancing her already considerable beauty. In a sense then, a perfect match for him. Therefore it made sense that his usual charm techniques would not work. Erik paused in the hallway. He had been pacing back and forth while trying to puzzle out what the best approach might be. That was... strange, he had dated heavily in high school, but he had never been nervous before. For the others, he considered their results a forgone conclusion. He moved over to his room and deposited his supplies in a desk drawer till the appointed time. He kept his door open and sat at his desk now writing in his journal easily seen by any glancing at his room.