<div style="text-align: right;"><strong>Paul Raike</strong> (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=84632.msg3727041#msg3727041) - <strong>Penthouse Studio A Doorway</strong> - <em>Talking to Aline</em></div><br/>Paul looked blankly at Aline for a second; he'd been talking about Avarice, the first appointment for the day. Replaying the conversation in his mind, however, he could see how Aline had moved right into working mentally with Matilda. "That doesn't bug you?" he asked as he sat to pull his shoes back on. "A model simply not showing up, I mean." He knew it bugged the hell out of him. Of course, he half expected it in college, working with flighty students that bailed without warning when they found out it would be more than him simply worshipping the ground they walked on; he hadn't expected it of people doing it to make a living professionally. He looked up at Aline, curious to hear her thoughts on it.<br/><br/>Before leaving, he paused to ask one last question. "Also, anyplace in particular I should look for her? Matilda, this time." He smiled in recognition of the earlier confusion (at least on his part), before adding, "Finally, what do you want to do for lunch?" He paused, and glanced out the window, before turning back and raising an eyebrow. He still wasn't sure what his boss would consider appropriate assistance, but his own stomach was growling, still angry about the lack of protein for breakfast. "There's a sushi place just around the corner that I was thinking I might try; you want me to bring you back something?"