<hr/><div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d6/Stoker.png)</div><br/><strong>Name:</strong>Abraham Solomon (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=200832.msg9811695#msg9811695)<br/><strong>Faction:</strong>None<br/><strong>Date:</strong>May 12, 1876<br/><strong>Time of Day:</strong>Morning<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Babel's Tower Foyer<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Ginny, Avery, Bella, OPEN<br/><hr/>Seated alone at a back table, Abraham watched and listened to the men settled at the tables.  Opening night had gone well and not a room had been unused last night.  With a full house, he certainly expected several more to be joining the smaller crowd shortly for some complimentary breakfast.  With a small smirk, he signaled the waitress to refill his tea.<br/><br/>Just as the young, pretty woman brought over his beverage, the doors opened.  His gray eyes narrowed for a brief moment as the young Whateley woman walked in with a gentleman he recognized but hadn't been introduced to.  He sighed inaudibly as he watched Miss Whateley stride to the bar.  He had no doubt that her presence here was going to bring some sort of trouble but gave no indication of his thoughts.  Taking in the other man, he wondered what kind of mess the gentleman had gotten himself into.  Hopefully the man realized that it was never good to get caught up in Whateley schemes.<br/><br/>As men swarmed the young Whateley woman, Solomon couldn't help but smile.  While having a Whateley present in his hotel was something of a concern for him, he also had to admit that she would certainly bring in business.  Fools would come just to sit at her table and be near her feminine charms.  They would faun over the Whateley and spend much more than they might otherwise.<br/><br/>His gaze drifted once again just in time to see Miss Bella Capri making her way down.  Drumming his fingers lightly on the table, he nodded his head respectfully at the young woman.  She had done so well in both her impromptu performance in the main room and the scheduled one in the back room.  He was quite pleased with her talent and overheard many a man mention how much they admired her.  Oh, some were crude and spoke only of what they would like to do to her flesh but there were a few that were genuinely impressed with her talents.  Not only had her performances kept the crowds entertained but he had to silently applaud her denial of her bed to anyone.  There had been offers made to her and even more made to him.  Of course, he denied any right to push anyone into her bed but it was interesting to him that the offers bypassed her.<br/><br/>Curious, he waited to see what would unfold.