From : Here (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=98126.msg4464126#msg4464126)<br/><br/>Nicholas Bureck followed Ryan Valentine into his office, Florence on his arm; thoughts more settled then they had been before. She had been right to get them to come here, if for nothing else he felt like he might actually get what he had in mind completed now. That was always the issue with creating something that wasn't physically 'there', to create the fantastical, the sensual. It was something most artists shied from, but he had always enjoyed a challenge, figuring how to fit the puzzle pieces together and make something work. There were several possible pieces to his 'puzzle' at the Teahouse, should things work out in a proper manner. It would take more then one visit though, especially if he wanted to work into Valentine's good graces enough to get the Master of the House to sit for him.<br/><br/>But he would, eventually. Charm and money got him most things, stubbornness got the rest. And he did so love a good challenge.<br/><br/>His gray eyes took in the tasteful decor of the office before he led Florence to a seat politely, more comfortable with staying standing himself. He was silent for the moment, thinking about how she had looked at the pair of whores to enter the room before they had left it. Was it the willowy red head or the striking slender male at her side that had caught his friends attention? Either would work, though the slender male was much more to his ideals for this project. He was near as perfect a fit as the man of security.