Having grown up with the man, Alexi has come to recognize, quite easily, when Joseph falls back on his “programming”, and the sight of it now makes his heart ache. [i]'Oh Joseph, when this all comes to pass, I pray you will be able to recover the person I know must still be buried in there. I know you will never let yourself be truly free, but if you do not at least begin living your life at least a little bit, I may just lose that last little bit in me that has hope. . .'[/i] Unable to take much more heartache at this point Alexi finishes off his drink, his appetite very much nonexistent after the events not half an hour prior, and stands slowly. Reaching over to Joseph with a soft smile on his lips he lays a gentle kiss on his forehead, squeezing his upper arms firmly. He says not a word, unsure of what to say, fearing that if he did speak he may say too much, so instead he nods and lets the vampire go. With his smile still firmly in place he turns and begins walking carefully to the garage at a nice slow pace to avoid falling.

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Uwin races into the parking garage, his mind tumbling over all the options for a driver, pushing his mistake out of his thoughts best he can. [i]'I could, but he doesn't like sun, and. .Maybe if I could, no, high class, meaning beautiful. . .I can't let, too new even if he can drive. . .Luka would love the opportunity, but he worked all night. . .Then that means. . .Yes!'[/i] Coming to his decision he races out the back of the garage, passing from the main out into a small servant quarters attached to it for those who exclusively work on or with the master's cars. Smoothing his uniform quickly he shuffles past a few sleeping forms, coming to the back of the room as silently as he can. 

“What do you need Uwin?” The question comes for a dark hole in ground against the back wall leading down into the earth slantwise. He freezes at the voice, but then smiles.

“I should have known I couldn't sneak up on you Elaria. Listen, Master Alexi needs a driver for Mister Joseph this afternoon, to a high class slave market, and I know you can drive, and will not do any dishonor to the master's name.” He speaks softly, watching the hole carefully. A few moments later a golden head appears from the hole. Elaria was one of Master Alexi's most expensive purchases, and one of his first. Though still young, the golden fire drake is very mature, and while she would never admit it, has a bit of a crush on the master of the house. It is quite obvious to anyone who knows her, but no one brings it up for fear of her slight temper problem when it comes to such things.

As the long serpentine body crawls from the hole, the scaly body gives way to flesh. When at last she is in the room proper the scaly hide is gone leaving in it's wake Elaria's human form. Her hair almost seems to be made of spun gold, matching her scales, and Uwin politely grabs her robe off the wall and hands it to her. He does not look away, that being considered rude to her race as they are naturally very proud of their bodies, however he does keep his gaze high. Slipping into her robe she looks the elf over for several long seconds before nodding softly. She pulls her phone from her pocket and takes down the information she needs before Uwin races out of the building and back to the garage. She watches him live, her shocking green eyes blinking slowly as the shift in light makes his cat slit pupils contract.

Back in the garage Uwin practically skids to a halt next to Master Alexi's car for the day and slips his phone quickly away as he sees the door to the house open. Alexi pulls out his phone and smiles at Uwin's decision on Joseph's driver. [i]'She is quite lovely. She will indeed be perfect for this. I wonder when she was taught to drive. . .I have no doubt she can, however it does make one curious. . .'[/i] He chuckles softly, slipping his own phone away and climbing carefully into his vehicle, giving Uwin a smile before he closes the door carefully behind his master. [i]'Let us just get this day over with. A part of me prays Erik will be able to help with this. . .'[/i] With a sigh he gives the elf the signal that he is ready and with a faint purr from the engine, they are on their way.