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Ooh, now that was an [I]expert[/I] eye roll. Clytemnestra Starag would have been proud. 

[color=f0d705]“Pardon me, when you left the tattoo parlour I wasn’t expecting you to have picked up a puppy within the hour,”[/color] Aaron shot back, matching Max’s tone with surprising ease but otherwise grinning. Eris’ new pet? He had to admit, it did seem to suit him. Aaron was more amused, however, by the mental image of the thing in Max’s arms curling up at the foot of his bed every day. For some reason he imagined Max drop-kicking it out the window or something. 

At the stalking comment, Aaron shrugged, not all that fazed by the aggression. Before he could reply though, Lilie cut in.

[color=deepskyblue]"We're just tagging along with Salem. I didn't know Eris Samael had a dog."[/color]

[color=f0d705]“Apparently he didn’t until tonight,”[/color] Aaron chuckled in reply. From the look of the wicket though (especially with Max and Salem trying to speak to the same clerk for some reason) now probably wasn’t the best time to launch into conversation, so he decided to excuse himself for the moment. [color=f0d705]“But here, I’ll get out of your way.”[/color]

Backing up a touch, Aaron really had to wonder why Max and Salem had both gone to the same clerk. They were all open, after all. But, he wasn’t one to pass up an opportunity. Sure, it might not be wise to get a replacement key, but he did have at least one matter the housing clerks [i]could[/i] help him with, and walked up to the farther wicket from the group. 

[color=f0d705]“Excuse me,”[/color] he greeted politely, catching the attention of the female clerk behind the counter, [color=f0d705]“I was hoping you could help me understand something. There was some… hardware removed from the Sinnenodel dorm last night. Do you know when it’ll be replaced?”[/color]

[color=F7E0E7]"Sinnenodel dorm, right. Hardware? What, did they take away your TV or something?"[/color] The woman asked indifferently, fingers flying across the keyboard. Her brow furrowed for a bit and she looked at him with judgement written plain as day across her face. [color=F7E0E7]"Count Sinnenodel requested his mage's doors removed because his mage was feeling skittish about being separated from him. So I'm guessing they'll be put back when Count Sinnenodel feels that his mage's attachment issues are resolved."[/color]

Aaron’s heart sank as the clerk replied, everything from her curt attitude and the look she gave him to her tone of voice - clearly audible by everyone in the office, or at least it felt that way - only enhancing the flush of embarrassment that struck him at the explanation. So Varis [I]had[/I] ordered the doors removed, and apparently indefinitely, on the basis of a blatant lie. Given his apparent contempt for privacy from before dinner, Aaron could only assume the loss of his doors was another one of Varis’ little training methods. Aaron had the urge to correct the clerk and put an end to whatever other rumour that might start about him having “attachment issues”, but… was the real reason (or at least, the conclusion he'd drawn) any better?

[color=f0d705]“Ah hah…”[/color] Aaron hummed in reply, brow furrowed. [color=f0d705]“...Thank you. Have a good night.”[/color]

Turning on his heel, Aaron returned to where Lilie was standing and glanced at his watch, just in time for his 5:45am alarm to sound. 

[color=f0d705]“Oh, shoot,”[/color] he murmured, silencing his alarm immediately. He looked apologetically to Lilie for the second time that night. [color=f0d705]“I’m sorry, I have to go,”[/color] he told her, already turning to leave. [color=f0d705]“Keep me updated on your plans, okay?”[/color][right][sub] Interacting with: [@Hero] [@Trainerblue192] [@Scribe of Thoth] [/sub][/right]