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[color=tan]Plaza Ballroom
4:00 PM[/color]
[color=gold]Interaction:[/color] Noemi Wayward [@eclecticwitch] (not exactly full on interaction though)
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[color=tan]"Seriously, Ethan. A Sabbatical? Right in the middle of your busy season? Tell me you're kidding,"[/color] Lee's manager, Chloe, said in an incredulous voice. Being on the phone with an actor who suddenly decided to up and go wherever he wanted was not something she was prepared to deal with. 

[color=deepskyblue]"Sabbatical,"[/color] Lee confirmed into his phone. [color=deepskyblue]"Seriously. I've been working my ass off for years. Don't you think I deserve a break once in a while?"[/color]

[color=tan]"Of course, you deserve some you time but at least you could've told me maybe a month earlier? You have a full schedule well into next year. How am I supposed to tell them that our dear Ethan Walsh just suddenly disappeared into thin air like some sort of apparition?"[/color] Chloe sighed. [color=tan]"Where are you?"[/color]

[color=deepskyblue]"Somewhere hopefully fun. Don't worry too much. Just tell everyone I had some sort of breakdown and I needed to take time off for a breather. I don't know. Be creative. I'm not gonna be staying away too long anyway,"[/color] Lee replied.

[color=tan]"I swear, Lee. If you weren't like a son to me, I'd quit and leave you to deal with all of this... this..."[/color] the older woman complained.

[color=deepskyblue]"Love you too, Chloe. Thanks. I'll bring you home a gift,"[/color] Lee grinned, knowing full well that Chloe would handle the situation.

[color=tan]"You'd better,"[/color] she grumbled. [color=tan]"Please stay out of trouble,"[/color] she reminded before finally saying goodbye and ending the call.

[color=deepskyblue]"How much trouble can I get into?"[/color] Lee chuckled as he pulled on a pair of sunglasses and a baseball cap before stepping out of the car and into The Plaza. It was two hours before the big event, just enough time to get settled in and make himself presentable. The Aristophane Project promised to pair him with his life partner. He was a little skeptical about it but hey, why the hell not? It wasn't hard to make the decision to go for it. If it didn't work out, then he'd just walk away and back to his usual routine. If there was indeed someone there for him then, he'd have someone. Either way, it was a vacation and he had all intentions of enjoying it.

As planned, it didn't take long for the actor to get settled in, refreshed and dressed in a gray suit and black tie. He made his way down into the ballroom and made a quick scan of the tables. He found his name easily enough. Making sure he remembered which table he was supposed to sit in, he headed for the bar. He wasn't planning on getting drunk but a drink or two wouldn't hurt to get the party started. [color=deepskyblue]"Dry Martini, please,"[/color] he asked the bartender, giving her a smile when he noticed the look of recognition on her face. He leaned back and waited for his drink, returning the smiles of all that passed him by. Several did a double take, some approached and made small talk with him. He glanced over to a small group of people crowding around a pretty woman in a Bohemian dress. [color=deepskyblue][i]Pretty.[/i][/color] he thought before turning back to the bartender. 

[color=tan]"Here you go, Ethan,"[/color] she said with a bright smile.

[color=deepskyblue]"Thanks. You can just call me Lee,"[/color] he replied as he took the drink. Ethan, Leon, Lee. It didn't really matter which name he was called. But he was the most relaxed with Lee, it's what his family and friends called him. And since this was a vacation and he planned on making friends, he'd ask everyone to call him that.