Kingdom Lost - Episode 1 "Pilot"

[barsoomcore]

"Thanks, uh, Steve."

Dan never does really well with pretty girls and he's a little flustered by this salesclerk, but he retains enough presence of mind to note that her name is "Selene." Hm.

"Hi, um, I mean, thanks a lot, Selene. Yeah, um, a portable one, clips on your belt, you know?"

OOC: Dan's keeping an eye out for a couple of things: 1) David, 2) Tall dark incredibly suspicious strangers who might be following me, 3) Signs of police activity, and 4) Selene's curves (though he'll probably blush if busted)

 

[Tokiwong]

"Thanks, uh, Steve."

Dan never does really well with pretty girls and he's a little flustered by this salesclerk, but he retains enough presence of mind to note that her name is "Selene." Hm.

"Hi, um, I mean, thanks a lot, Selene. Yeah, um, a portable one, clips on your belt, you know?"

Selene smiles, "Well I think I can help you out," she leads him to a counter with various display CD players. She gestures to them, "We have a variety of CD players here, if your into working out we have some ultra-slim models, or maybe you might be interested in Digital Music Player? Even smaller, very cute, and stores lots of music?"

The associate has a walk that makes her hips sashay back and forth, sinuously, almost effortlessly, and she brushes her dark hair from her face and she bends over and picks up a fairly stylish silver CD player with a slim profile. Her lips are full, and inviting, and nearly perfect as she speaks, "You look like you workout, maybe this one would be perfect for you?" she says offering him the display model to look at.

Dan finds that her dark eyes are exotic, slanted, in a way that is both familiar and altogether different. She brushes her hair back over her left ear, and smiles, "Do you like it?" she says with a coy smile.

 

[JimAde]

Sakura shrugs at the question, how should she know anything about Grecco whatever writing, its not like I have an ancient language of the day calendar after all, she thinks with a shrug. She heads back into Graham's office, with a knock on the door, she opens it and hesitates on the entrance, waiting to see if Graham is off the phone and up for a a report.

"Okay," Dexter says to noone in particular. "I guess I'll just get back to work tracing that phone number. Or something." He smiles ruefully and types at the keyboard for a moment trying to track down that phone number. Then he stops and casts a surreptitious glance over his shoulder. Seeing Sakura still talking to Graham he pulls up the contact manager on his computer. He quickly adds a new contact: Sandra Martin. He includes her e-mail address and other information from her business card, then in the title field he puts Client. After a moment he backspaces and amends it to Cute Client. He quickly closes the program before Sakura returns.

 

[Shalimar]

Sakura raises her eyebrow at Graham's question. Shaking her head and smiling, she takes a seat across from Graham. "No, not yet, He just ran out to see if he could pick David up and to start the survailance. Dex is is checking up on him in the world of computers." Sakura says, sliding one of the cards across the desk to him.

"I just figured you'd want all the info since you weren't sure earlier. I'm going to go meet up with Danny and set up a rotation unless you have something for us on it." she says, smirking. She rises from the chair and heads out, pausing at the door only long enough to see if Graham has anything further to say on the matter.

Once she hit hit the desks, she stops by Dex's chair. "I'll be up with Danny, call me if you get anything interesting. Tschao." Sakura says as she continues on to the parking lot and her bike. She puts on her discman and helmet then kicks off and heads up town to the best buy at a pretty good clip.

 

[Tokiwong]

"Okay," Dexter says to noone in particular. "I guess I'll just get back to work tracing that phone number. Or something." He smiles ruefully and types at the keyboard for a moment trying to track down that phone number. Then he stops and casts a surreptitious glance over his shoulder. Seeing Sakura still talking to Graham he pulls up the contact manager on his computer. He quickly adds a new contact: Sandra Martin. He includes her e-mail address and other information from her business card, then in the title field he puts Client. After a moment he backspaces and amends it to Cute Client. He quickly closes the program before Sakura returns.

Dexter’s Research

Dexter is able to pull up some information on the number. It is a cell phone number registered to Selene Brown. An attractive woman, actually a student attending Pepperdine, from her records, and she has been living at her current residence for a year now. She has no speeding tickets, and seems to have no criminal record that he can find. But he can’t find anything else further about her from beyond a year or so, but then again she may not be from California, so that may be why he can’t find anything else on her.

But he has an address on her, hopefully it is current. As far as the sales go, comparing them to what is usual for other stores and competitors, it seems to be the norm. There does not seem to be an overabundance of sales, outside of big holidays.

This is after his four hours of research a good roll deserves good info

Sakura

Sakura arrives at the Best Buy, about 15 minutes after Dan arrived, having taken some time to speak with Graham, and handling some business with the case. The store does not look too busy, and she easily spots Dan’s Nova parked in the parking lot.

Sakura makes a Spot Check, and rolls a 9 total

 

[barsoomcore]

Okay, Dan's a little out of his depth with this exotic lovely with her coy smiles and perfect lips.

"Um, sure. Well, I mean, no, don't really work out so much, you know, just, um... "

He kind of peters out for a bit, then realises he's staring at the woman and shakes his head, wishing he didn't blush so easily.

"Say, um, Selene? If I was, you know, looking for a job, who'd I talk to around here? I'm just, kinda looking around and well, you guys have an automotive section, right? I just, uh... Is there a manager I could talk to?"

Somebody not QUITE so intimidatingly pretty, he thinks.

OOC: still keeping an eye out for David, Suspicious Guy or Police.

 

[Tokiwong]

"Say, um, Selene? If I was, you know, looking for a job, who'd I talk to around here? I'm just, kinda looking around and well, you guys have an automotive section, right? I just, uh... Is there a manager I could talk to?"

Somebody not QUITE so intimidatingly pretty, he thinks.

OOC: still keeping an eye out for David, Suspicious Guy or Police.

“Oh you need an application? Well I can get you a manager as well,” she says with a smile, “If you don’t mind waiting here for a few minutes. I will try and find you an application as well, just in case,” she winks. She turns and heads towards the back, and disappears in the aisles.

While Dan waits, he glances up and notices the suspicious man glancing at him. He pauses what he is doing and walks over towards Dan. He brushes pass him and looks at a CD player just to Dan’s left. He looks at it, before lacing it down.

“So you are looking for a CD player?” the man finally says, not looking at Dan, “or are you interested in something else?” His voice is deep, and somewhat gravelly.

 

[barsoomcore]

"Huh? What?"

The wink sets Dan's heart thudding and he's pretty distracted watching Selene walk away when the Guy speaks. Thoughts of drug deals run through Dan's head. He wonders, crazily, if maybe Best Buy offers volume discounts on cocaine.

"Um, I was just, I'm applying for a job, actually. I think."

He sticks out his hand with a brave smile.

"Dan. Nice to meetcha."

 

[Tokiwong]

"Um, I was just, I'm applying for a job, actually. I think."

He sticks out his hand with a brave smile.

"Dan. Nice to meetcha."

“Oh,” the man replies, “ The name is Harvey.” He shakes Dan’s hand with a quizzical look, glancing around, before focusing on the CD player.

“This place isn’t the best place to find a job. But then again don’t you work for Vanderwolf? Or am I mistaken?” Harvey replies, turning his gaze on Dan, “Or maybe you’re just looking for a change in career fields?”

 

[barsoomcore]

Thoroughly embarrassed, Dan laughs and looks down at the CD players. He gives Harvey a sheepish grin.

OOC: Sense Motive on this guy BIGTIME. Action point on my result no matter what it is. Dan knows he's not much of a liar so he's not going to bother Bluffing this guy, just kind of talk around the point.

"Uh, yeah, yeah, I do."

He looks around to make sure Selene's not around and lowers his voice.

"Actually I just, you know, uh... I was just going to buy, uh, and this, um, Selene. She's, uh, this salesgirl and I, uh..." SWALLOW "I was just going to ask for her phone number but... I dunno... I just... um... "

Dan trails off into self-conscious chuckles. Then looks up, curious..

"Um, how did you know... Do you know Mr. Vanderwolf?"