In search of Geller (open to the staff of Betwixt & Between)

SHAMIRA

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[continued from http://wickedlabyrinth.activeboard.com/t43721332/from-one-officer-to-another-call-to-llidya-chapman/] It didn't take long for Shamira to get from the station to the address of Mr. Geller's restaurant and club. Stepping from her car she studied the exterior for an instant, stretching that moment in the time-now for herself to truly assess the surroundings of Mr. Geller's place of business. Once the moment was firmly fixed in her mind she moved with fluid grace to the interior, slowing as her eyes adjusted from the brightness of the day outside to the dimmer interior. A slender figure in the uniform of NOFD, she made her way to the bar, a professional smile in place as she beckoned to whoever was currently behind the bar. "Excuse me. I'm looking for Mr. Geller. Is he available?" Yes of course she could have, should have made an appointment but if what she sensed at the warehouse was correct and if it had associated itself with Mr. Geller she did not want to give it any warning. __________________

MAYA XANTHOS

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(Since no one who works here is answering this I thought I would lol)

-Maya was behind the bar 'doing shit'. Important shit thank you very much! Mainly trying to steal a bottle of Scotch to take home to Zoe. She was hoping that maybe a good drunk could knock Zoe out of her stupor and get her up out of bed so she and Maya could go get a little wild. The petite blonde was bent over and had her head practically in a cabinet trying to look for a bottle at the back. When she heard a voice talking she had just pulled the bottle out, careful not to knock anything over, but the voice surprised her and she jerked upright and smacked her head.-

"Ouch! Motherfucker!"

-One tiny hand rubbed at her golden blonde head as her other hand held a death grip on the bottle of liquor. Straightening up she turned to look at the woman who had spoken. The second Maya's baby blue eyes got a look at the uniform she made an O with her bubble gum pink lips and quickly hid the bottle behind her back. She wouldn't know the NOFD from the NOPD from OMG so she just saw a badgey thing and assumed underage drinkers should beware. Scooting forward so her belly pressed to the bar she leaned sideways and carefully set the bottle on the ground so the woman couldn't see.-

"Mr. Geller? Well...shit..." -Licking her lips Maya looked around and bit at that pink lower lip.- "I think he's at home today. Unless you're here to arrest him in which case I don't have any fucking idea where he is. Geller who? .....and who are you?"

-Not rude exactly but one honey colored eyebrow was raised curiously as she tried to figure out what the woman in uniform needed with Geller. Using the tip of her toe she scooted the bottle of Scotch over between her legs, one foot on either side of it now so she'd be sure not to kick it over. Now she just needed the woman distracted long enough to slip it into her backpack sitting in front of her on the bar. Damn it woman! Be distracted. -

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SHAMIRA

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Brows lifted when the blond bartender(?) jumped up and hit her head, swearing in response. Her lips pursed slightly restraining the twitch of a smile. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to distract you." Time was stretched to an infinite instant, savoring the time-now and using it to study the young girl, because, yet, it was obvious she was young. Definitely too young to be serving alcohol.

A slow blink of eyes the color of the brightest sky and time rolled again at its normal pace. The young girl's language left much to be desired, the first exclamation was understandable, the shock of pain and the lack of proper guidance in use of speech but this accusation, it was unnecessary.

"My apologies. I am Shamira Harshaw from the New Orleans Fire Department. I'm assisting in the investigation of the explosion that Mr. Geller was involved in." Her tone was contrite and at the same time holding a hint of censure for the other girl's response and tone. "And you are...?"

Was this child supposed to be here unchaperoned? Surely there were some more responsible employees about.

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MAYA XANTHOS

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-Maya couldn't help but give a roll of her eyes at the womans vocal tones. She sounded like her fucking mother for a minute there. That alone might have made Maya want to be stubborn and not tell the woman anything, but since she was working on Geller's case Maya reconsidered. Sometimes she could be rash in her decision making, but Geller meant the world to her. Those two instincts warred a moment and then she finally settled on a decision.-

"I can just give you his phone number if you want? That way you can call him. I mean...he's in here all the fucking time but who knows when...and he's pretty fucking busy so you might keep missing him."

-Looking around behind the bar she found an order writing pad and pulled a piece of paper off it. One of the pens was taken from near the register and she scrawled Gellers cell number onto the piece of paper. Sliding it across the bar to Shamira she tapped a pink polka dotted fingernail at the number.-

"He answers there all the time so that's probably your best bet. Just tell him Maya gave you the number."

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SHAMIRA

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Such a delicate child with the mouth of a stevadore. Amazing. The girl's words made sense, calling Mr. Geller had not been her plan but if that was the only way to contact him she really did not have much choice did she? "Thank you for your assistance. I do appreciate it." Her voice was soft, somewhat at odds with the uniform she wore. She accepted the offered slip of paper, comparing it to the information she had on her tablet. "I shall call him directly." She glanced around the interior before refocusing on Maya. "Would it be possible to have a glass of water? Pelligrino if you have it?" The naturally occuring mineral water was a favorite of hers, a guilty pleasure that she allowed herself only limited quantities of, carefully managing her greed for the tingling water.

She retrieved her phone, dialing the number on the slip of paper and waiting for it to ring. "Hello? Mr. Geller. This is Officer Harshaw of the Fire Department. I would like to meet with you to discuss the incident at the warehouse. We have some further questions about the event."

Another smile was gifted to Maya when her drink was set before her, murmuring a soft 'thank you.'.

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MAYA XANTHOS

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-Pellegrino? When the fuck had Maya become the fucking bartender? Arching a brow as the fire woman pulled out her phone Maya stood there a second with her fists perched on her hips. Finally though the fact that the woman was there to help Geller made up her mind. Letting her hands fall to her sides she stalked around behind the bar and made three times too much noise as she found a bottle of Pellegrino in one of the cold cases and poured a glass out for the woman. Setting a bar napkin down for her she set the glass on top of it and mouthed,-

"You're welcome."

-Then Maya grabbed the bottle of booze she was sneaking off for Zoe and gave a half wave before she ducked out from behind the bar and headed back towards the kitchen. Pushing through the swinging door she called out to Steven who was scrubbing something. Seemed like he suffered from a world class case of OCD.-

"There's some women out at the bar calling Geller. Might wanna keep a fucking eye on her."

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+ Work, the thing that had been his entire life and driving force for years, the great love of his life, his reason for getting up in the morning....was becoming less and less important in the grand scheme of things. Not to say that he wasn't still putting in bone crushing hours, late nights and early morning, as well as helping take care of his crew, but now that Steven and Adam were there to help with shift coverage it had definitely taken some of the pressure off the system. Which was a very good thing since he had decided to put down roots in New Orleans and was finding himself busy by things that suddenly meant more than making the perfect souffle or getting asked to appear on 'Iron Chef' (and turning it down of course).+

+Sometimes it was truly amazing how the love of a good woman could change a man. Not that the man himself was changed, no...he was the same as he'd always been...but her appreciating him made him see his world differently. It was hard to rationalize even to himself. He had been into Betwixt and Between at five AM when deliveries came, and to help Dita with some things, and by noon when the kitchen was in full swing getting things ready under Stevens somewhat crazed command he'd waved out and headed over to The Hookah for a drink.+

+When Shamira rang his phone he was settled in at the bar talking to Nyx and drinking a beer. A hand slipped into his pocket to retreive his phone.His hands were a work of art, or to a chef they were anyway. Calouses hardening the bottoms, a chunk of a pinky missing, scars, burns, it was a beautiful testament to his life's work. Flipping open the phone he frowned just a bit when he didn't recognize the number calling.+

"This is Geller." +Fire Department? As she explained he nodded and the frown disappeared.+ "Sure. Like I told Ash I'm happy to help in any way I can. Why don't you meet me at the Hookah in the French Quarter in say.....twenty minutes?"

+That should give him time to finish his talk with Nyx at least. Hearing her agreement he said a polite good-bye and hung up the phone. Turning back to Nyx he waited for her to finish what she had been asking him.+

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SHAMIRA

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She accepted the drink from the young woman with a polite smile and nod, keeping her amusement at Maya's obvious surliness at being asked to serve carefully concealed. It was truly all she could do not to laugh at the girl's stomping search for her drink and then obvious retreat from behind the bar. She'd barely taken a sip of the chilled water before Mr. Geller had answered his phone, her attention taken completely by the cadence of his voice. There was little she could perceive over the phone, aside from the most obvious of things of coure, so a meeting with him was infinitely necessary.

"The Hookah? twenty minutes? That sounds perfect. Thank you Mr. Geller, I will see you then." Twenty minutes, an eternity. She drew out a five dollar bill from her pocket and left it on the bar for Maya, taking another sip of her drink before making her way from the restaurant and to her car. It wouldn't take long for her to arrive at the Hookah, carefully managment of time-now to arrive exactly 18 minutes after ending the phone call.

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