Hey, Down Here [Liltotto/Giselle]

It had been a long afternoon! What had started out as an evening simply hanging around like she usually did, for once she'd ACTUALLY been called in for duty! A full week scrounging around america and keeping her wits about her. It was quite the change from her usual routine to say the least, even if it had been ....fairly boring. All the same, at least it had been SOMETHING. When she finally made it back and had secured a day off, giselle had spent the entire day just tending to her affairs. Making sure her apartment was clean and dusted, a bit of maintenance on her jukebox, honestly she had just planned on taking the day to unwind, get a few things done, and then probably go to sleep early.

And yet.... she looked up from the access panel on the jukebox with surprise when she heard that knock. A pause, considering just not answering. But well, she had responsibilities and shit now. So screwing the panel back on lazily with just two screws, assured she would get back to it after answering, she wiped her hands clean off a rag and then made her way to the door.

"Hey there, what can -hah..... LILTOTTO!" Initially just cracked open, the door suddenly SWUNG wide open as Giselle smiled and opened her arms wide! Grinning from ear to ear as she absoLUTELY attemnpted to swoop the girl into a hug! "It's been AGES! Look at you! Did you grow since I last saw you? You did! Ohhh how have you been?!" She asked, all smile as she promptly attempted to smother her protege/totally adopted daughter. Well alright, she wasn't actually the legal guardian or anything like that, but she had more or less raised the girl for years! After no doubt a bit of zipping around as Liltotto tried to dodge her hugging, she would settle down and tilt her head. "I'm surprised you came all the way out here, you could have just called and we could have met somewhere closer you know?"

Giselle's expression shifted to amusement and incredulity as Liltotto went on. "Oh yea? Maybe you should have asked for my number then , stinky." She chimed, ignoring the comments about her scent as she took her phone out to give the girl her cell number, once she did that hand SNAPPED OUT! Attempting to pull Liltotto into a hug AND into her home! "BESIDES! I didn't even know you HAD a phone! The last time I had your number was years ago. I don't even know if that old rock you had before would work these days." She chuckled, promptly swooping into the kitchen and getting out a box of snacks, setting them on the couch and then pausing.

"Are you saying you miiiiissed me?" she asked, that smile even getting MORE annoyingly smug as she canted her head to the side, clearly adoring how much she could annoy the younger woman. Though honestly, compared to most around these days, they were both pretty old. "I admit, I WOULD have gone out looking for you a little sooner. Buuuuuuut I have been a bit busy with my new job. I DID send you a letter about it a while ago." She pointed out, pausing for a moment as she .....took a moment to consider. "Actually a lot of stuff has been taking up my attention lately. Sorry about that." She hummed, realizing she perhaps had probably been out of contact for more than it had simply felt like. They always did have a sort of 'see you when I see you' sort of dynamic.

Giselle made a happy little KEEEEEEE noise, resting her chin on the woman's shoulder before perking back up and canting her head to the side as she listened. More than pleased to hear she had actually GOTTEN the letter. However she did pause when she heard that mention of .....why she was here. A pause, brief confusion, before she smiled ....uncertainly. On one hand, she was incredibly proud to see that Liltotto wanted to ....DO something. Wanted to make something of her time instead of just hanging around eating.

"I'm....I'm actually really happy to hear that! I mean, I always knew you'd eventually find some place you liked. But ....I'm glad to hear that the place you found to stick with is here. If anyone bullies you you can totes let me know and I'll punch the fuck out of them!" She chimed, trying to sound bubbly, but she wasn't able to. Instead a ....soft ...proud...earnest smile formed on her face. It wasn't often she got attached to things, and truth be told, Liltotto, that little monster baby she'd helped raise was one of those few things that had managed to break through and become rather important.

"WELL! All that wishy washy stuff aside~ I look forward to working with ya! I'm sure you're gonna make TONs of friends!" She chimed, giving the girl an extra big squeezing bear hug before finally releasing them and putting her hands on her own hips, basking in how proud she was!

Giselle nodded along as Liltotto explained, taking a seat and seeming to ....consider things for a few moments. Admittedly it was a little....awkward that Liltotto was showing up when she herself was at a bit of a .......crossroads. Between feeling flat out useless and well.... the notion of ....getting a bit involved in things outside of just her normal duties. Frankly a conversation she .... might need to have with Helle. Not necessarily in the vein of the ....specifics. However, she did need to ....discern just how much of what she'd gleaned from Mazda was in line with Cyrus's values. Ugh...what a headache.

She glanced back to Liltotto and smiled, briefly feeling another gentle sensation of warmth to brush the thorns from her mind. It was ....definitely a welcome change to have her around. "Well I'm glad you have it in ya to stick up for yourself. It'll be nice to have someone I actually KNOW along on these patrols." She chuckled, suppressing the urge to make not of how ....... well boring they did tend to be.

"And....honestly not much. As you're aware of my hemocaustic tendencies, I am ....... more or less on watch that I don't do....well... much of anything unless absolutely necessary. Annnnnnnd honestly the Boys aren't really the problem. Then again I guess I've only mostly run into girls. Buuuut ...well also....you know how people are around me. So I don't exactly have the best shake of the stick, ya know?" She smiled. Hesitant to just go outting people. The last thing she needed was Liltotto actively starting off on the wrong foot. She was aware of her own part in how she had been...... working with some of her coworkers. Lots of chips on shoulders. But that didn't mean it had to be the same for Liltotto. She wanted more for her than just an extension of her own beefs.

Giselle raised a brow at that and smiled calmly as she listened to Liltotto. "No, I expected as much~ Buuuuut." She smiled and reached out, this time not hugging the girl, but patting her on the shoulder. " It's really nice to hear this from you though~ Look at you, all grown up and trying to help me." She chimed fondly, pride in her expression, honestly she wished she could really take credit for it. She hummed, tapping her chin for a moment.

"Weeeeeeell you may have a point. But I like complaining about it anyway~" She chimed, smiling from ear to ear as she stood up to her full minuscule height and then put a hand on her hip. "That saiiiiiid, I'm not really all that worried about building rapport. All the leering is just annoying. I gotta admit I'm a little surprised that Cyrus even accepted me given the circumstances. But it's not like I'm sure he feels like talking about that or anything." She stuck her tongue out. Nobody really seemed all that keen on talking to her. So to that effect, why bother? Weirdly enough Mazda is the only person who has had a cognizant conversation with me about the subject. But well, there's a whole lot of other things he said that are on the worrisome side."[/color] She murmured, she WAS still thinking about taking a trip to some ....places. But direct action wasn't the play. She'd have to be .....IF she decided to be, cunning. To be frank, Raida would probably love that shit.

"What about you hm? Have you been on your first patrol yet? Any Vandenreich operations?" She ventured with a tilt of her head.