Drew shrugged good-naturedly. He didn't mind leaving his truck where ever, partly because it really wasn't worth stealing and partly because, most of the time, he trusted people. A majority of the people out there weren't going to try to rip your car off, just a select few of them. But he understood.
"Sure thing."Â?
He pulled out his phone, Drew had splurged on his phone it was one of the midrange smart phones. Hey it did email, played music and most important, had GPS. It worked for him. He gave her his cell number and his email address and entered hers.
"Well then now I can get a hold of you and I'll see you next Saturday besides."Â?
About then Drew realized he had -no- idea how to get to his truck.
"Er... ... how do I get out of here?"Â?
Sitting Under Water (open)
She sat on the floor in the center of the water tunnel, knees hugged to her chest, her gaze lost in the drifting menagerie before her. She'd begun her new job just under a week ago, and this was the first time since the tour the first day that she'd been able to leave her office and commune with the fish.
She'd learned that she could keep whatever hours suited her, as the aquarium, like most businesses in Nachton kept long hours, closing only between 4 and 6 to clean the floors and feed the fish. Except the sharks, they were fed during the day so the people could watch, awestruck and slack-jawed.
So Kai, sat in the middle of the floor beneath the pressing weight of the water, held back only by glass, in the midnight quiet of an aquarium empty of every one but the staff and a few night owl guests. Her hair pulled back into a sleek ponytail, her legs bare to mid thigh where her navy shorts began, and her arms bared by a light pink polo shirt. She looked more like a college kid escaping the crush of exams, than the head of a university aquarium.
Drew
13 years ago
Kai
13 years ago
Another small giggle escaped her, as she pointed back the way they came. "I'll show you. We'll take the back way, and you'll get to see all the guts of this place, and be able to brag to your friends."
They climbed back down the run ladder, and Kai led them further up the hall and through the maze that was the inner workings of the aquarium. Past the backs of tanks that looked nothing like their fronts, but still showed the amazing creatures inside. She stopped briefly to chatter with and at the otters when they passed their enclosure.
As they walked she gave a few descriptions of animals, if Drew hadn't seen them yet, or if he asked a question. They passed by the kitchen that was preparing the food for the mammals, and Kai didn't stop. It was an odd thing to feel hunger when watching the preparation of food for sharks, so she stayed away during that time.
Finally they made it through to the employee exit, and Kai walked with Drew to his truck, and on impulse hugged him like she'd hugged her pack mates back home. Smiling they exchanged goodbyes and Kai walked off to her own car. It was a nice way to end a long day, and she'd met a pack mate.
((Both out with permission))
They climbed back down the run ladder, and Kai led them further up the hall and through the maze that was the inner workings of the aquarium. Past the backs of tanks that looked nothing like their fronts, but still showed the amazing creatures inside. She stopped briefly to chatter with and at the otters when they passed their enclosure.
As they walked she gave a few descriptions of animals, if Drew hadn't seen them yet, or if he asked a question. They passed by the kitchen that was preparing the food for the mammals, and Kai didn't stop. It was an odd thing to feel hunger when watching the preparation of food for sharks, so she stayed away during that time.
Finally they made it through to the employee exit, and Kai walked with Drew to his truck, and on impulse hugged him like she'd hugged her pack mates back home. Smiling they exchanged goodbyes and Kai walked off to her own car. It was a nice way to end a long day, and she'd met a pack mate.
((Both out with permission))