<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/db/6be9da5452d2eab5c4db986880b9f095.jpg)</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Aline Myobi -</strong> <em>Overseeing the end of the auction...</em></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><sub>Note: End profit - $4000</sub></div><br/>Though her mind still lingered elsewhere with Morgan and Ingrid, the auction was progressing smoothly and quickly reaching its end. When Shawn's firm bid of $1000 for the ninth (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9e/Asturianinatelarana.jpg) piece was made, even Aline was startled out of her faraway thoughts. She hadn't realized that he'd taken such a particular fancy to the photo - carelessness on her own part, she'd neglected to pay close enough attention as usual - but another thought formed in her mind. Could it be due to Matilda's presence that he was 'flexing his muscles' so to speak? Whatever the answer, Aline would be more than happy to take the check off his hands...<br/><br/>Kitty's piece (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/6a/Zmaitri7.jpg) was up next and sold for $425. Followed soon after by the pair of black (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/2/29/E4Ng8qidCqi2r948HST0NGSUo1_500.jpg) and whites (http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/a/a4/Origins_of_gymnastics_by_photoport-d2xudvd.jpg) by Ingrid, selling for $450 and $475 respectively. These last two were sold to another regular buyer for the gallery, a petite Asian woman who went by the name of Tao. This brought the auction's total profit to...exactly $4k! Not bad at all. Already she was thinking of where to spend the money. Which studio needed repairs, which props needed to be replaced...<br/><br/>With the end of the auction, the lights were raised and the room was flooded with light once again. The clock read 7 PM. Buyers who had managed to purchase one of the works of art filed near the stage to write out their checks while giving instructions and addresses as to when and where they'd like their newest possession. Once finished, the filed out the doors with the rest of the audience. Some stopped to chat for a bit near the refreshment table, others filed out with disappointment clear on their features.<br/><br/>Standing at the back of the room, those who didn't know Aline may have just thought her another security guard as she and India flanked each side of the doors. Moving over and away from the crowd, she began instructing the cleanup. The auction pieces were moved out of the studio, already being wrapped and packed for shipping before being safely stored. When the room had emptied of patrons, the staff began cleaning in earnest.