The sound of the shop bell ringing caught his attention, his single eye flicking up from the words of a book he recently purchased earlier on, to catch sight of a woman entering in. The first thing that came to mind was how pretty she is. Beautiful was the right choice. Nathan realized that if he continues to stare at her it will come off as creepy, especially coming from someone with scars on his face since he’s not wearing his mask right now. He resorted to lower his head back down and turn away, returning to focus on his novel and drink his coffee.

The BLU dared not look up again and look at the woman. The thing he failed to do is tuning her out as he listened to what she’s ordering and the cashier repeating the order to confirm what they heard until he hears the cash register opening. It was still rude of him to listen, and yet the cafe was deathly quiet but the soft hums coming from the back and there was no one else in the building but him, the worker, and now her.

He had hoped she would leave once her order is ready. Instead of hearing the door opened with the bell ringing to announce her departure or the arrival of a new customer, he heard her voice. Talking to him. Asking if she can join him.

Whatever time he had taken from Cheshire would have been short and infrequent, after all, he couldn’t quite risk his favorite pet finding her way free now could he? Times were tough, and Mr. Todd needed another body to help him carve his mark in the world. He knew the Mistress wouldn’t be very happy with his attempts at recruitment, but what did she know… Sure, she had a bigger squad under her thumb than most but-- Off-track.

Scrubbing his toe into his dead cigarette end, the Spy pushed away from the awning outside of the crumbling church-yard, heading back inside to make sure his dinner preparations were ready for the oncoming guest. This Black Fox character had interesting potential, a small nudge on her scale could easily turn her to his side; To his whim.

Shivering with excitement, he carefully trailed his tongue against his sharpened canines whilst approaching the dinner table and the only seated guest at it. Elliot sat with arms and ankles strapped down heavily, her head lolling forward in the haze of sedatives which pumped through her system, barely able to comprehend her name let alone location; Just like the Jabberwocky enjoyed.

Approaching behind her, he soothed both hands through her hair, glancing at the clock.

The first thing that comes to mind was how elegant the wrapping paper is and the size of it. The presents he tends to receive was either normal looking or the gift itself in plain view.

Eager to know what it contains, he opened it and he swore his jaw was ready to drop.

The taste of the wine swirling inside his mouth made him hummed underneath his breath. Such a pleasant taste Ziel has from her collection. It was sweet of her to share a bottle with him while he shares his company with her. A good combination, no? It’s better when paired with some snacks he had managed to bring along in a cute little basket.

After swallowing his drink, Nathan felt her foot slipped under his pants, his single eye glancing at the woman with a teasing smile on face.

A joke popped into his head and the way it was executed brought out a chuckle from him, his smile forming on his maskless face. He had forgotten that Ziel was by his side, walking his dogs with him when the smile happened. His good eye flickered to her side, gazing at her curiosity.