someone is on your side

[positiveinfluence]

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[transientem]

[Bela raises an eyebrow curiously, letting Elijah do the talking as she takes her drink from him.

Kieran, on the other hand, looks up from her phone at the question and shakes her head.]

Oh. No thank you.

[Interacts with her meds, which is a bummer, but she's trying to prolong her life here. But after that, she goes back to her phone.]

[uniquelyvulnerable]

I'm afraid you're to be disappointed, my brother isn't due to arrive back any time soon and my sister is otherwise occupied. Would you like me to pass on a message?

( The picture of poise before he's due to ask her nicely to leave. )

[transientem]

[Funny how he only mentions one other brother. But Kieran doesn't seem to get the memo, or at least that's the impression she's giving.]

I was told to wait here. I have an appointment.

[Though she will slide text off to the person she's meeting as she talks: Your brother's here. Pretty sure he's going to try and get me to leave.]

[uniquelyvulnerable]

Of course you do.

( He's not about to be a rude host, even if it wasn't his idea to host in the first place. From the looks of her, he'd say Freya.

He sips, leans in and lowers his voice for Bela )

Freya's taking meetings here now that Rousseau's is rubble.

( Don't. If it's Elijah, his rights as guest were newly reinstated and his polite nature prevents him from asking you to leave, especially when you have reason to be there.

If it's Klaus, ignore him. )

[enjoythe_ride]

I suppose she has to have them somewhere.

[Bela shrugs, taking a sip of her drink.]

Can't hurt to let her stay.

[Kieran smirks and just keeps texting: It's Elijah, and his girlfriend. I'll give her this, she really can rock a pantsuit. Fashion-wise, they're a match made in heaven.]

[uniquelyvulnerable]

Better the witches on our side than the scattering hunters.

( Back to Kieran. )

Freya will return shortly. Are you from the quarter?

( They had the right idea, staying as far away from my family as they could. Sucked into their orbit, it could be months before we get out from under them. Perhaps I should have advised this before you took your freelance assignment. )

[transientem]

[We don't have to hang out here long. Deal with your family stuff and we're gone. Promise. <3]

Oh, no. I was called in for out of town help. Witch friend called in a favor and I was babysitting someone caught in the middle of this. Just have a little business to and I'll be gone again.

[She neither confirms nor denies it's Freya she's here for. At least for now.]

[uniquelyvulnerable]

( You sweet, sweet summer witch. )

This being...

[transientem]

[If you need me to be the person sitting in the car and honking the horn that it's time to go, I will be.]

The whole hunter uprising thing?

[uniquelyvulnerable]

( Darling, you're already inside. I'm afraid that horn will go unhonked. Sit tight, I have to pay a certain witch a visit. )

If I may ask, who called your services in?

[transientem]

[See you soon.]

David Gainor. I owed him a favor.

[And Bela straightens. Because of course David wriggled his way in here somehow. "Here about the magic stealing box I presume?"]

Not initially, I was here to play bodyguard, but Harvey and I did wind up talking about that, yeah.

[uniquelyvulnerable]

( (2) gives him the barest of recognition. Like, the name matters, but not why.

Bela knows him. That's something. (15) gives Elijah his knowledge priorities, Harvey. )

Harvey Specter?

[transientem]

That's him. He was in town looking into some artifacts when Rousseau's exploded, so David called me in so he could have a little extra fire power.

[She shrugs.]

And then we got pulled into hunter negotiations, which was fun for the whole family.

[uniquelyvulnerable]

A riot. You are aware everyone has parted ways. Those of us not affiliated with this family won't be reconvening.

( Again, not kicking her out. )

Were the artifacts Harvey was looking into the artifacts my brother and Bela Talbot acquired?

[transientem]

Oh, well aware. This is a very different appointment.

[Harvey is safely on a plane, heading back to New York. She will not be joining him.]

And no. As far as I'm aware they haven't picked up a damnum essentia. At least that's word on the street.

[Bela shakes her head. "No, but David and I came across one in Prague."]

[uniquelyvulnerable]

Perhaps, it's the very one. They are rare, are they not? Was Harvey here on the Prague tip?

( How much of a coincidence are they all living in right now? )

[transientem]

I'm assuming. We didn't get into the details. He just asked me some probing questions and got on a plane to head back to New York. I just know David was involved because David asked me to be here.

[Lots of coincidences, apparently. Though some would call it confluence.]

[uniquelyvulnerable]

David Gainor.

( Well, that does pose some interest. Confluence does sound like the correct buzzword here. )

[transientem]

Yep.

[And she's going to go back to her phone again, while footsteps sound in the courtyard. Another selection of family has returned, Cami with her partner in tow. She comes to the door and blinks in surprise.

"Kieran. You're still here."]

As I was telling your in laws - I have an appointment.

[interminably]

( Camille seems to know the urchin on their couch. A modern man's David Copperfield. Joke aside, this drop-in does feel more random.

"With Freya." )

Freya does house calls now? We're to put a stop to that. Kieran.

[transientem]

From what I understand, the usual place she holds court got blown up, so ...

[Still not actually here for Freya, but she'll let them believe it until it's no longer useful.

Which will probably be when Freya shows up.]

[interminably]

It certainly did.

( 'Do you trust her?' his eyes ask Camille. )

[transientem]

[Cami shrugs. She appeared out of nowhere to help Harvey, and she didn't seem to sell them out or turn around and kill everyone, so Cami trusts her about as much as Cami trusts anyone.

Which is at least seventy-five percent more than Klaus.]

But yeah. I was told to wait here, so that's what I'm doing. Feel free to ignore me if it makes your lives easier.

[interminably]

Well, that would set a poor example in hospitality. I'm sure if you requested an audience with Freya and she granted your request, than who would we be to put you out. Elijah, did you offer her a drink?

( "Earlier, but she declined. I could offer her coffee or tea. While your waiting for Freya to arrive," Elijah saves, sort of, his polite streak winning. "It is better to indulge my brother when in his home. Left to his own devices, who will know what will become of him." )

[transientem]

Tea would be lovely, actually. If you don't mind.

[And she still does not correct them on the fact that she's not here to see Freya. Because it's more fun this way.]