..:: On the search (Nik and Mei cont) ::..

[odduckoasis]

If there was a slightest chance she had escaped and was now living a normal life- the only thing that would bother him with that was that he wouldn't be able to find her. But- she would be safe. However, he had a very strong feeling that was not the case- as rarely do any slaves escape on their own. As Mei offered her the reassuring words, he looked up at her and smiled faintly, nodding to her. "Thank you." he replied softly, even wearily. "I am still so surprised at how willing you were to offer help to me. Not many would do that you know... hardly any really." he told her, looking over at her with a soft smile, grateful for her help and her companionship at this time. It was hard to do all this alone. He still worried for her safety, but he wouldn't let anything happen to her, he'd already inwardly made that promise.

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Rana had indeed put up well with the activities for the evening. As it went on, she got more use to the cat calls and the hands brushing her leg. She kept her tail closer to herself however, making sure there wasn't anything any of the sleaze could easily grab onto. Her feet were aching, not use to being in heels, but she was taking it in stride and not complaining. She felt it was pointless to complain- it wasn't as though she would be compensated for it later. She did, however, wonder what else she would be doing as she 'worked' here, besides serve, clean up and potentially dance. Still, none of it was appealing.

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Mei also reached for something to drink, crossing her legs and pondering Nik's statement. she shrugged gently, not really sure of the answer, eventually replying 'Honestly, I'm not sure, Nik. I mean I know I wanted a break from my work and needed to expand my social life but this is a bit extreme for that. I guess I felt obligated to help, but I wanted to help you too, and I think I told myself I had to take this opportunity; that you couldn't have just walked into my office to then walk out again. Maybe its just my life giving me a much needed wake-up call.' she mused, a slight ironic smile playing around her mouth. She gussed that it was just one of those things which is so out of the blue, and such an important choice to make, that she didn't want to miss out again. As well as all this, the fact remained that her friend needed help. the fact that it was Nik sat opposite her counted for a lot. They had been close and she wanted to help out in any way possible. Rousing her thoughts, Mei looked over at him curiously. He had changed a lot since college. Not just physical, the damage wrought by his family's attack could be seen in Nik's demeanour. He was that much more on edge, that slight but noticeable amount more introverted, too soon answering to friendly enquiry "How are you?" with a positive reponse. Her training let her see all these things much more quickly than someone else would have. They hadn't been in each other's company for that long, but already Mei could make out the differences in Nik's character.

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Ruth looked up at the clock over the bar area and called over to Rana. 'Your shifts up sweetie! you can finish now'. as Rana returned the next couple of bargirls were walking through the main doors and removing their jackets, chatting busily.

Ruth saw the fatigued and relieved face of Rana approaching, and wrote up their hours and so on in the relevant book. she busied herself as Rana finished up and then turned and handed her a few notes. Rana's face was one of total shock; Ruth smiled knowledgably. 'Its not much; they dont pay you live-in girls hardly anything for your work, but now that you're working in the separate business you at least get something eh? theres extra here which comes out of the business for your expenditures. You need to get yourself some clothes and shoes for your shifts, but you get to deduct it from the business, not your own pocket which i guess is something.' Rana nodded wordlessly, just looking through the money as Ruth smiled.

Grabbing her coat, Ruth buttoned up as they were leaving. 'Now i dont live on site hon', and i doubt you know much at all about the city, you maybe havent been here long? No thought not. I'll pick you up tomorrow and we can get some things in town. They're strict with you lot, only let you out for a few hours a day and before you go out anywhere tomorrow they'll fit you with a tracker: its like an ankle bracelet. Crazy, they must really value you girls for some reason. Ruth shrugged, unaware of why the girls kept at the household were to 'valuable' to their owners. 'See you at 11 tomorow ok? They'll sort you out and tell them Ruth is taking you out if they ask questions. They trust me cause I'm senior. Take care sweetie, don't let them assholes grab you on your way out.' She winked roguishly and left the bar through a back exit, lighting up a cigarette as the door shut and leaving Rana behind to make her way back to the house.

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With a sigh, Nik just listened to her words silently, understanding to an extent of how she may feel but he hoped that she didn't feel that she made a mistake helping him. He knew she felt the need to help an old friend, but he still didn't like feeling he was imposing on anything. Upon her question on how he was doing, he rolled a shoulder lightly in a shrug, not really sure how to answer that. There were too many feelings going on through his mind to really pinpoint one feeling alone. "I don't know. I suppose at the moment I'm rather numb. It's like- the verge of something about to happen, but I'm not yet anxious and I'm not doubtful. Just... waiting." he nodded, hoping that made sense. It was simply just hard to know exactly what to think or feel at the moment. Anything could happen at this point, good or bad. Hopefully by far, it would be far better- and they would get more information to lead them to where his daughter was- which, could be anywhere.

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Rana hadn't been expecting to get any money for anything. She was just a slave- she'd never had money given to her in her life. She wasn't sure what to do with it actually- since would she be really allowed to go out and spend it? That she was sure would be a no. As she would be making her way back to the house, it wouldn't be hard for her, as she wouldn't be going alone. When she glanced around to find where she was suppose to go, not daring the chance she could easily walk out the door like Ruth did, she spotted a familiar face: The gazelle that brought her down. With a sigh, she walked over to her, the money still clasped in her hands.
The tall gazelle named Tia held out a hand to her, "Hand it over."
"What? Why?"
"If the Master finds out, you'll be in trouble and so will she. You're not like some of the other house girls here, so hand it over."
Rana held it to herself a moment, brows contracting in confusion and sadness. She only had the money a short time, she should've feel so bad about losing it- but, it was hers. With a sigh, she handed it over to Tia before she got in trouble for disobeying.
"Let's go." she nodded and walked with her down through the back and to the door they came down from, back up the stairwell to the house where she'd be taken back to her room. Tia lead her to her room door, opening it for her.
"Master decided to get you some appropriate work wear for these nights- you'll find them in your closet. Anything else will be provided for you later. You'll probably be made to do cleaning around here, so make sure you keep those clothes too." she nodded to her and then turned, shutting and locking the door behind her.
Rana just walked to the closet to inspect what she'd been given. She found a lot of similar things to what she was already wearing- a lot of leather, lace and all of it very revealing. She wasn't even sure some if it would fit right. With a sigh, she simply got out of her own currently outfit and changed into a simple loose night shirt and crawled into bed. She didn't sleep very soundly though- but she tried.

[odduckoasis]

{I have a dilemma, but more of a bit of something to tell you. It's not so much a major dilemma, but still. Okay, having been rping with this girl- we've advanced our rp to quite a bit and since Rana hasn't really done anything major, she's been included into a different aspect of the rp. Due to plot progression and all that- she has been set free. This then also means Fellargo will be attempting to contact Nik once they find out it's his daughter that's there- and tell him to come back. This doesn't mean I want to stop rping w/ you- it just means that... well- it does change this rp a bit- or speed it up at any rate. We can still very much rp Mei and Nik, as I love them both- and I think they're cute- but his search will be over soon.}