Lucinda nodded when Dionysus asked if she was enjoying her drink, and once again, the feeling of wanting to be elsewhere returned much more strongly. This wasn’t anywhere near where she would’ve wanted to have a blind date, but as always, mother had to proclaim that she knew best. She took another sip before he suddenly proclaimed that her date had arrived, and she turned her head to see he did have a rose corsage like he was saying. The man was definitely much taller than her while being built like a dedicated soldier, but she was known for being intense at times as well. No wonder her mother decided that he was going to go on a date with her, but the question that ran through her mind was why the woman hadn’t taken him for herself like she did with many before?<i>Is there something she found out that made her think of me as being a better match for him, or did she already find someone else?</i>Luce smiled warmly as the man approached the bar, and she took the corsage and clasped it upon her right wrist once it was offered.<br/><br/>“Evening, you must be the man my mother sent me here to meet. I’m Lucinda, Sarafine’s daughter.” Lucinda couldn’t help but find this man handsome, and just like with Dionysus, the first name that came to mind when she tried to mentally put a name to him was Ares. “Honestly, I don’t know what I was expecting for what you’d look like, but it’s a welcome change from the others that were thrown at me before now by the same woman.” Something about him felt powerful, but not as powerful as the couple she’d seen go their separate ways for the evening, and his eyes appeared to be embers holding a flame that dared her to feed it if she wanted to. Her eyes widened a bit upon learning his name was indeed Ares, and her smile widened as well. “That’s actually what I guessed was your name, and since I wasn’t told much about you, why don’t you tell me a little bit about yourself, Ares?” She took a slightly bigger sip of the wine before turning so she was facing him more, but she had a good feeling about him than she ever did about any of the men she was set up with prior to tonight. If Dionysus was willing to allow for her to take a bottle home, she would definitely split it with her half-sister Katherina, who was currently at some place that was more catered to those who had locals more aligned with the Norse pantheon than any other. Luce felt her phone vibrate from the clutch purse she had that was a few shades darker than her outfit, and upon briefly checking it, there was a text from her mother that was simply asking how things were going, but with a wink rather than a normal smile.<br/><br/>Of course, she ignored it in favor of paying attention to her date.<br/><br/>“That was my mother just checking in, but I’m not too keen on talking to her.” In all honesty, Lucinda didn’t have a great relationship with her mother at all, and being here tonight wasn’t of her volition. It was either go on the date, or go find somewhere else to sleep for the night, and at least there was a slight chance that things would progress to the point of going home with Ares thanks to the wine that was starting to get to her due to being a lightweight. Besides, he also sounded like he had a lot of life experience compared to her, and she felt like she could listen to him talk all night... until he asked for more information about her. “I’m a sort of freelance singer, stepping in for bands that either have no singer with them, or their lead is unable to attend performances. Depending upon how much time I have to prepare, I normally ask for ten percent of the money earned, but if I’m needed within a week of the performance date, I’ll ask for a quarter of the money due to the time constraints with learning their music. I recently had a band ask if I could stand in for their lead after she got food poisoning that was supposed to perform here, but it would’ve been less than two days out, which my cutoff is three so I can give myself the proper time to learn their music.” Dion likely knew the band she was talking about, and from what she had heard, they only did instrumentals that night so they could perform without her. She then ordered a cup of her wine for him, and made a mental note to ask about it later so she could figure out if she could know if he made it himself. Luce glanced up at Ares before taking a look around the room, wondering silently what the stories were for those around them.