Ashton Griffone || Coffee Pot || Wednesday Afternoon ||
The moment Victoria spoke, Ashton was positive it was Victoria, with quite the different pallet change. Still, the tall dirty blonde beamed cheerfully as reconnecting with the woman brimming with elegance. Although, she supposed Viky wasn't a snow flower anymore... Maybe a Calla Lily then? Giving a nod at the offer, the giant firefighter took a seat across from Victoria. Slipping off her baggy black jacket to allow it to rest at her hips on the seat. Wearing a simple gray tank top, her well toned and worked shoulders and arms from years of being a firefighter showed. The side of her arms had the newly obtained burns upon them, though they were about healed now.
At the explanation, Ashton's expression was a little surprised but soon gave a wide smile and clapped her hands together excitedly in congratulations over the accomplishment. Glad that it seemed Victoria was feeling better.
With a smile, Ashton gave a double thumbs up with her black fingerless gloved hands before holding her left hand horizontally just above her eyes as if searching. Then pointed with the same hand toward the raven haired girl. Trying to indicate that it was very nice to see Victoria again.
Ashton was about to protest of Victoria paying for anything, but perhaps it be rude to do so. It was after all a bit of a thanks from the last time they saw one another, so it should be fine. So Ashton gave a thumbs up and a nod of a approval before putting her hands together and bowing a little as a show of thanks.
Scratching her left index finger against her scarred left cheek with a cheerful smile, a little embarrassed as she saw Victoria look a little concerned toward the cane. Ashton didn't really mind talking about it or anything, she just didn't want people to worry to much. Patting the palm of her hands against her almost non existent chest, she held up her left hand with tip her index finger and thumb pressed together to form a 'o' while the three others were held up. The hand forming the 'ok' sign to try and explain that she was fine.
Victoria must haven't gotten the news, so Ashton shuffled with her jacket, pulling out some folded papers. Opening them up and flattening them up a bit, she set it on the table and pushed it toward the Raven haired to allow her to examine it, which turned out to be newspaper articles about the incident.
'Tensions rise that one night after the Romus Family party, wealthy business owner Shaun Deen's five story apartment bursts into flames from a explosion with himself and his daughter Elly Deen still inside their loving home. Did not for true heroics of local Firefighter Ashton Griffone, they would have surely perished. Off duty, Griffone was seen charging into the building. Soon coming out with Shaun Deen over the shoulder with his little girl's hand in the the other.
It doesn't stop there however as Firefighter Griffone returns into the burning building! She was then seen jumping out of the window five stories up and into the river with fire bursting behind. Medics and the rest of Sol City's Fire Deparment had managed to arrive during that time and fish out Firefighter Griffone from the river. A cat was found in her protection and returned to Elly Deen. Both Griffone and Deen had been rushed to the hospital. It's been reported Deen has suffered several burns and a concussion but will recover within a month.
Firefighter Griffone suffered from burns on her arms after having to remove her jacket to protect Elly Deen. Broken ribs, and broken and burned leg from a collapsing chandelier, as well as suffering such a fall. However, Thanks to her training, she most likely would have suffered worst without it.
When Griffone awoke, she reported that she suspected the fire was caused by arson by a timed bomb hidden behind the oven. Police are already on high alert with the risen crime and now seems to need to worry about a arsonist. Is this city truly safe?'Ashton gave a soft silent chuckle rubbing the back of her head a little bit, clenching her hands on either side of her head before opening them up and waving them a little like making a 'mind blown' motion. Before waving her left hand in a 'no big deal motion' with the same cheerful smile on her face. After all, she was just doing what she thought was right. She didn't see why newspaper had to blow everything out of proportion.
