An appointment with heirtothearcane

[chiron_survivor]

Adia sits eagerly in the waiting room of Viatorus's office, a small notebook and pen in her hands. Surprised that the dreamwalker had agreed to meet with her so soon after Khan's invasion, she leapt at the chance anyway. The anti-violence was restored, after all, and Isidor surely wouldn't have let her brother return to the Nexus if any danger remained.

In a way, Adia, too, was restored, freed from a filthy settlement and returned to her spaceship. She is once again dressed semi-professionally, her hair clean, the mottled bruise on the left side of her face the only reminder of her close call on New Caprica. More importantly, her heart is filled with hope -- hope for her people's future, and hope for her own.

Absently doodling a tulip in the corner of her notebook, she glances up every so often at the office door in anticipation of it opening. She can't wait to talk to Viatorus about the possibility of a research lab in the Nexus, one that caters to both magic and science. Oh, and maybe she should mention Iphigenia's idea of building a shrine to their gods in the Nexus, too...

And her nightmares. She's supposed to ask about how to stop her nightmares.

Her excitement tempered by the unpleasant reminder, she scratches out the tulip while she waits. By the time Viatorus arrives, it's nothing but an angry blue blot.

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[chiron_survivor]

Not worrying about time is a luxury Adia can't afford, as evidenced when her PINpoint beeps again. "Sorry," she says, looking down at her screen before tucking it away. "It's not so easy to get away from my ship sometimes." It's difficult to explain where you've been when you have nowhere to go but deep space. At least she doesn't have to worry any longer about Cylons questioning her whereabouts.

Poor Lyra! She thanks Viatorus for the roller and swipes it a few times on her blouse and pants. "The orange hairs stand out," she agrees. She doesn't seem to mind, though, handing back the roller with a smile. "Let me know what Isidor thinks of my schematics. A lot of that is negotiable, honestly. It depends on how many researchers we'd like to accommodate at a time."

[heirtothearcane]

The slight fretting is met with a sympathetic smile. Though he doesn't have to worry about keeping up a ruse, he knows what it's like to have to adhere to constraints he wishes he could break. "I understand. We all have our responsibilities."

"We can talk about expansion later if it becomes popular," he points out. Anything is possible when you have money, a Nexus and Isidor Durant. He opens the door for her and smiles widely. "I'll let you know as soon as I can about any updates. It was really very good to talk to you again, Adia."

[chiron_survivor]

"It's better than it was, at least," she replies with an optimistic smile. One she keeps when he talks about expansion. It's so nice to have hope in her life again, both for finding Earth and for collaborating on well-funded projects in the Nexus. She doesn't even let herself consider if she's taking on too much responsibility. She will always make time for science, and her friends.

"It was good talking to you, too." She pats his arm, in lieu of a handshake. "Thanks again, for everything. I'll see you again soon."

She pauses a moment in the waiting room, looking more closely at the flowers his fiancee brought. They really are quite pretty... she hopes it works out for them. She'll leave the building itself before she teleports away.