Elizabeth 'Liz' Argentum (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
flamesburned) wrote2021-11-24 08:05 pm
flamesburned) wrote2021-11-24 08:05 pm
Entry tags:
BPRD Headquarters - Newark, New Jersey | Wednesday
Liz was extremely nervous.
She had never brought someone back with her to the BPRD before, not even when she had been a student and here she was bringing back a guy to meet … well the BPRD were still her family, it might not be the most normal of circumstances but then nothing about her was normal.
She led Prompto to a pretty ordinary and dull government building with a locked boom gate, the building definitely didn’t look like it would house a secret government agency tasked with fighting the paranormal and she approached an intercom that had a sign that said ‘waste management’ above it. She had her duffel bag slung over shoulder and she was carrying Rain’s cat carrier, Rain was meowing softly … like she could sense that she was somewhere familiar.
“Elizabeth Anne Sherman,” she spoke her full name into the intercom, “I’m with Prompto Argentum, we’re expected?”
She waited for the guard on the other end to confirm her identity, “you know the drill Ms. Sherman,” the voice on the end indicated and Liz stepped up to have her retinal scanned and her identity card came back on the screen to confirm that she was who she said she was. “Welcome back,” the voice added and the gate started to go up, indicating that they were right to approach the building.
She took a deep breath and turned to Prompto, “well here we are,” she said trying to keep the nervousness out of her voice, “you ready for this?”
[for Prompto and all the sp. NFB for distance!]
She had never brought someone back with her to the BPRD before, not even when she had been a student and here she was bringing back a guy to meet … well the BPRD were still her family, it might not be the most normal of circumstances but then nothing about her was normal.
She led Prompto to a pretty ordinary and dull government building with a locked boom gate, the building definitely didn’t look like it would house a secret government agency tasked with fighting the paranormal and she approached an intercom that had a sign that said ‘waste management’ above it. She had her duffel bag slung over shoulder and she was carrying Rain’s cat carrier, Rain was meowing softly … like she could sense that she was somewhere familiar.
“Elizabeth Anne Sherman,” she spoke her full name into the intercom, “I’m with Prompto Argentum, we’re expected?”
She waited for the guard on the other end to confirm her identity, “you know the drill Ms. Sherman,” the voice on the end indicated and Liz stepped up to have her retinal scanned and her identity card came back on the screen to confirm that she was who she said she was. “Welcome back,” the voice added and the gate started to go up, indicating that they were right to approach the building.
She took a deep breath and turned to Prompto, “well here we are,” she said trying to keep the nervousness out of her voice, “you ready for this?”
[for Prompto and all the sp. NFB for distance!]
no subject
He really just couldn't help himself, but, before long, he'd managed to claim one of the kittens, picking it up and snuggling against it on his shoulder, going through the logistics that might be required to actually sneak one away with him. You know, no big deal, just stealing adorable kittens from super secret paranormal agencies. Piece of cake, really!
He grinned over at Liz again with her comment, scratching away behind the lucky kitten's ears. "They must have been small enough to fit in your hand back then," he realized, which also meant realizing that...wow, had it really only been a month? And he was here, and that was kind of crazy, wasn't it? It felt like so much longer than that!
no subject
Hellboy watched Prompto with the kitten, studying him rather carefully and watching his interactions, “his name's Leo,” he said, “you know, I bet Rain would like to have one of her brother’s close by at Fandom, if you wanted to, I’m sure you’d be able to take him home with you,”
Liz was pretty sure she hadn’t predicted Hellboy offering to give Prompto one of his cats as a way this trip home could have gone. This was ... going rather well all things considered.
no subject
But his shoulders sagged a little with disappointment. Sure, he might like to fantasize about cat smuggling, but he knew being a literal cst burglar potentially wanted by a secret government agency with a psychic, a daemon, and a pyrokinetic wasn't the only reason he wouldn't.
"Man," he said, "I'd honestly love to, but...well, uh, a pet's not really a good idea right now. I'm back and forth between all my jobs a lot, and the one....well, I kinda need to be ready for anything...and I mean anything...at a moment's notice, and it can get kind of intense...
"Besides," he added with a grin, "I'm pretty sure my roommate's cat would murder me in my sleep for even thinking about it."
His attention was all back on Leo again. "Hate to take any of these little dudes from what's obviously a good home where they're being well taken care of, anyway."
no subject
Even if Hellboy had to make arrangements to make Prompto an honorary BPRD Agent, so that he could visit regularly to see the cats, he would totally do that.
no subject
"Sounds like a pretty good plan, if you ask me!" Prompto decided, grinning over the cat on his shoulder at Liz.
no subject
Liz grinned back, “well I guess that means we have to come back more often, it’s hard to argue with that, ” she said, well this visit was going better than she could have hoped, since future visits were now being planned, hopefully this would carry over to the dinner tomorrow. That was totally a good sign that things were going to be okay.