#fenrik2

“Oh, it’s you.” Even Priscilla wasn’t sure if it was disappointment or relief that she said it with. On the one hand, this guy was Hilda’s friend? Priscilla couldn’t exactly see herself and the customer from the butcher shop having movie nights and gossiping, so that was a bummer. Apart from selling the show of their marriage, this night was supposed to be about making friends so she wouldn’t go stir crazy until she could fake her death. On the other hand, it took some of the pressure off of the night for her. She’d already met this person, so that was one less first impression to nail.

Unfortunately, second impressions could be even harder. Especially after making quite the liar of herself. “I never found the cool people, in case you were wondering,” she tested the waters with a little joke. Priscilla could not imagine this man thinking about her or their conversation even once after leaving the butcher shop. Which instantly annoyed her, actually. But not for any sane reasons. “And I also didn’t personally handle any of the assorted trayed meats, so don’t worry about that.” ‘Trayed’ was a stretch. So was assorted. There was some corner shop prosciutto on a plate. She thought about the parties at the Velari estate, decadent and indulgent. Priscilla put a hand to her lower back, which ached.

It did not matter the weather, rain, wind, or shine. Having such a fluctuation in body temperature led to Elba’s body being in pure, pure shock following a transformation. She routinely wrapped herself up inside of a borrowed hoodie or two, most pieces of her wardrobe donated from people throughout the years or thrifted out of consignment shops. The Slayer sweater swallowed her whole, just as she liked them to on these days. Elba situated her knees inside of it and made herself comfortable on one side of the diner booth, hood pitched up over her head.

A carafe of coffee was left behind for Fenrik and Elba, and two ceramic mugs. The waitress knew their patterns. Elba smiled earnestly as the lady in uniform passed, and she sent Elba a kind wink. She really loved it here.