Julianna heard the omission, the words Valerie didn't use, and her mouth quirked with rueful humor. As it happened, she probably wouldn't have plans. Edmund was back in London, and neither of them would be able to get away. Nathan would most likely be spending Christmas with his father and stepmother, although his mother might fly in from Vancouver. The best she could hope for was a long-distance phone call on New Year's Day, since her fellow Watcher would probably at least telephone. It wasn't even that she minded being alone. Now that she'd reached a certain age, the holidays weren't nearly as sentimental as they'd once been. And yet...
And yet.
"I don't see why we couldn't arrange something," she told the blonde slowly. "I live in a three-bedroom apartment in a complex near the campus. I rented the largest model they had available because I wanted room to keep books and use some space as a home office. I'm sure the management company wonders what I do with all that extra room since I live alone."
Which reminded her, she was going to have to set up some protective wards. Just in case. Elfleda was not to be dallied with, and as the blonde had said, she could come and go as she pleased by traveling through the ether. Rented dwellings were less easy to defend that permanent residences, but she had contacts back home who could provide her with resources. She was being stoic for Valerie's sake, but fear was a common sense response to a visit from the Corruptress.
"I'm enjoying getting to know you," she admitted after a short silence. "I don't expect things to develop overnight. But I'd like you to become comfortable with coming to me for advice when you need it. It's an unusual arrangement I've suggested, since Watchers are supposed to keep their distance after the initial training period is over. However, I do believe there can be profit in it for both of us."
The shadows were beginning to lengthen as the sun continued it's trek towards the western horizon. "If anything comes up on your end, please feel free to phone me," Julianna said. A bit of rummaging allowed her to find a pad of paper and a ballpoint pen, and she wrote down her home number and handed it off to the Slayer. "That's a more reliable way to reach me than through the school. They need to replace that secretary, she loses messages more often than not."
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on 2013-12-11 04:58 am (UTC)And yet.
"I don't see why we couldn't arrange something," she told the blonde slowly. "I live in a three-bedroom apartment in a complex near the campus. I rented the largest model they had available because I wanted room to keep books and use some space as a home office. I'm sure the management company wonders what I do with all that extra room since I live alone."
Which reminded her, she was going to have to set up some protective wards. Just in case. Elfleda was not to be dallied with, and as the blonde had said, she could come and go as she pleased by traveling through the ether. Rented dwellings were less easy to defend that permanent residences, but she had contacts back home who could provide her with resources. She was being stoic for Valerie's sake, but fear was a common sense response to a visit from the Corruptress.
"I'm enjoying getting to know you," she admitted after a short silence. "I don't expect things to develop overnight. But I'd like you to become comfortable with coming to me for advice when you need it. It's an unusual arrangement I've suggested, since Watchers are supposed to keep their distance after the initial training period is over. However, I do believe there can be profit in it for both of us."
The shadows were beginning to lengthen as the sun continued it's trek towards the western horizon. "If anything comes up on your end, please feel free to phone me," Julianna said. A bit of rummaging allowed her to find a pad of paper and a ballpoint pen, and she wrote down her home number and handed it off to the Slayer. "That's a more reliable way to reach me than through the school. They need to replace that secretary, she loses messages more often than not."