<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/f/f1/AdrianaValkov.JPG)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Adriana Valkov (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=239063.msg11787860#msg11787860)<br/><strong>Occupation:</strong>Ranch Veterinarian<br/><strong>Time:</strong>BBQ/Lunch, August 31st<br/><strong>Location:</strong>BBQ<br/><strong>Tag:</strong>---, Randall<br/><strong>Content:</strong>Eating, watching clients, looking for/talking to Randall<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Adriana listened to the rest of the greeting process, rolling her eyes slightly at the woman who asked about the horses. She really needed to talk to Virgil about that, after all, she could give lessons until doomsday, that didn't mean a person could actually ride a horse.<br/><br/>Dammit. She was being bitchy again. This almost always happened to her on arrival day. It was a side effect of her jealousy towards these women, that she tried to quell, but the emotion still managed to rear its ugly head. She really just needed to stay the hell away on arrival days, be on another part of the ranch entirely. But as she listened, she felt her phone buzz in her pocket. All of the ranch staff got the names and pairings of the clients and studs for the introduction, to help with questions and stay out of the way. To her surprise, one of this weeks studs had been assigned to look after her.<br/><br/>Maybe her old friend had realized how painful these days were for her.<br/><br/>Feeling thoughtful, Adriana finished her work in the stables and went back to her rooms for a while to relax before the welcoming barbecue. After all, she didn't need Randall showing her around the ranch; she could talk to him at the barbecue later. She showered and changed from her more utilitarian work pants and shirt to shorts, sandals, and loose blouse. She did wear a lanyard with a badge marking her as ranch staff though, with her name and title on it so the clients would know she wasn't one of them, but a staff member. Well, of course she wasn't one of them, having not come on the bus, but still.<br/><br/>Once it was almost time for lunch, she walked down to the lawn and patio that was used for these sort of events in warm weather, and took a seat, playing on her phone. She waved at Danica and Virgil as she sat, but they were focused on each other and she didn't feel the need to interrupt. It was sweet, seeing her old friends so happy, but it hurt sometimes too, remembering what she'd had with Markus. Some of the off-cycle studs were milling around too, although she wasn't in the mood to socialize. So she focused on her phone game, and waited for guests to arrive.