Theo leaned on the front desk of the Fillard Goldman Museum talking with Gina while he waited for Jordan to show up.
He wore a plain white button shirt, with slacks and tennis shoes. On the counter was a small bright orange umbrella.
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Theo leaned on the front desk of the Fillard Goldman Museum talking with Gina while he waited for Jordan to show up.
He wore a plain white button shirt, with slacks and tennis shoes. On the counter was a small bright orange umbrella.
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~~Narration~~
As Theo waits, he sees the usual hustle and bustle of the Museum coming to life, and notes Starling, John Dee, and Tyria all seem to be around, if busy. John, as usual, disappears into the back.
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In a bit of a rush, Ruby passes by Theo to see whether his charge has arrived.
"Hey Theo, any sign of him?" She asks breathlessly as she sweeps loose strands of hair from her face. She looks tired, presumably since she's been working on the proposal for investigating the Bismark.
In fact, although unlabeled, it looks like she's carrying the Bismark file right now.
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"No. Not yet," he responded when Ruby addressed him.
"He still has some time before he's late though. I'm just here early."
The parking lot was less worrisome than Jordan had thought. It was hard for a hard-core LA person like Jordan to realize that not every parking lot in known space was 99%+ full 99.5%+ of the time.
Jordan had dressed comfortably, in slacks and polo shirt with that irritating, totally non-threatening little alligator. It was a gift from Aunt Betty, so he couldn't get rid of it. He would have to wear it home at Thanksgiving. He saw Ruby and another young fellow that he assumed was 'Theo.'
"Hello, Ruby! Thanks for arranging everything for me. Not only staggeringly attractive, but totally efficient, too. You must be Theo; I'm Jordan Shepard." He reached a hand to shake.
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Ruby blinks a bit and shakes off the very strange compliment. "Er, not a problem at all..." she responds, trailing off.
"Boys, if you need anything just holler. Theo, feel free to show Jordan the archives." Ruby then takes her leave with a nod, heading straight for Tyria's office.
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"Alright, thanks Ruby." he days as she leaves.
He turns back to Jordan, using one hand to pick up the umbrella and the other to offer a shake. "Yes, I'm Theo. It's nice to meet you."
"My pleasure." responded Jordan, who met Theo's eyes in frank greeting. Then he raised his head and looked at the departing figure of Ruby.
"Poor woman. Is he always running flat out like that?"
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"Who? Ruby? No, not always. She's been busier lately, though." He pockets the umbrella.
"You ready to get started?" he asks.
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Ruby knocks twice on Tyria's door. She had called first, to let her know she was coming.
Admittedly, it wasn't as much as she'd hoped for, but it was a good start. Now that she'd hit a dead end, further progress required expanding the investigation.Beforehand, Ruby had taken a few days to compile all the available information she could find on the Bismark.
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