The late afternoon sun accentuated the pastel tones of the walls and played lovingly with the bass relief sculptures that Campanella placed with an artist's eye about his apartment. The lovingly light illumination played with fragrance from the flower beds on his balcony, which had been flung open with a table, chairs, lanterns ready for a late night. From the balcony, he could look down upon Sacramento's core: all tall buildings, green space and the grid of carefully maintained roads.
Campanella had spent the middle part of the day rustling up some finger food, dips, and a couple of quality wines. He was entertaining - of course there would be quality. He was showing off as much as encouraging the potential bonds of a Cabal to form. The genesis of the idea lay with the Thearch, Brother Rat ; but for the Cabal to truly be born, he needed Black Swan on board. None of the trio really knew about the others yet; Campanella hoped that the evening together would change that.
Now the Moros was attired in a light suit of grey material with a waistcoat instead of a jacket. He was staring out over the city, letting the slight wind run through his hair; one hand on the solidity of the concrete wall that framed his open space. He wondered what they would talk about...
Benji Wod.Infant