All the Little Things [Ehefra, Helle]

ShitshitshitshitSHIT!

Power walking through the vandenreich, Ehefra felt a bit of sweat beading on her brow as she hurriedly made her way to Helle's office. She forgot. She forgot. SHE FUCKING FORGOT!

With everything that had been happening! Operations. The whole...STELLA nonsense. The residual data from Africa. Fucking Lukas going INSANE and the City almost going on lockdown. So much had gone on that she'd gone and made a big mistake.

She FORGOT about their date!

The Administrator's face was tense as she finally pushed her way through the big door leading into Helle's office and a big smile flashed across her face. "Helle! I'm soooosososososo sorry. I comPLETELY forgot about our date! Works just been so crazy and the damn alert a few days ago and UGH we had a friggin-"

She was already talking when she walked in through the door, the woman promptly stalling briefly as she then spotted the Administrator at her desk. And was briefly reminded of how pretty she was. Not just now, but her mind, as it had...annoyingly begun to do whenever she saw the woman, flashed back to that smile she had once seen gracing the woman's face.

Concurrently, perhaps a few microseconds AFTER that more kneejerk reaction, she realized that she'd just barged into the woman's office and started yammering potentially in the midst of whatever Business Helle herself had been occupied with, and so she cleared her throat. Straightening her posture a bit as she attempted to ...regain her composure. As if she HADN'T just barged into the woman's office.

"Erhem...uh.... anywho Director Armstrong... May I ...come in?" She asked with a nervous smile. Trying to walk things back a little bit and offering the option for Helle to tell her to fuck off until she wasn't busy. If she WAS busy.

The fuck? Was she ignoring her? The thought managed to flick through her mind for just an instant before realization suddenly dawned on her as she saw that volumous valley start to gently rise and fall with the subtle rhythmn of restful breaths. Ah... she was.... flat out asleep.


As the realization settled in, so too did a light blush form across her features and she silently stepped in through the threshold of the office to glance at the piles of paperwork that were built up on Helle's desk. Fuck there really was a lot there. A quiet sigh escaped her and ehefra's attention shifted from the pile of work to the very woman she'd come here to see. Well, the woman she'd come here to take on a date. To apologize to for taking so long to get to it. But well, she was reminded that Helle was just as run ragged as she was.

And ..... unfortunately for Ehefra. She now discovered a second expression she really liked on Helle's face. That blank, placid look she'd sought to change, even if it wasn't that earnest smile. She really was annoyingly cute when she was asleep too. Making her way over behind the woman's desk, she couldn't help but wonder... was she at least sleeping alright? a slight sheepishness coursed through her mind. How as of late, she'd had Helle sleep in her bed with her so that she could rest a bit more easily.

She wondered. Did Helle sleep better when she was there?
She didn't really know. And the possibility that to Helle it didn't really make any difference, that did twist a little in her chest, that glimmer of insecurity. But she didn't focus on that now.

Gently kneeling down she paused for a moment before leaning in and speaking softly. "Hey... Helle?" She asked softly, very gently resting her hand on the woman's shoulder, the slightest touch to see if she would wake up. She had no idea how deep a sleeper Helle was. Though already Ehefra was thinking things over. If Helle was conked out like this she probably needed some rest. She ....COULD just have Beeps do the paperwork. Heck she AND Beeps could get all this done... and if Helle didn't wake up, maybe she could just...scoop her up and take them home so they could finish sleeping? Maybe curl up with her? _{Oi, fricking hold your horses Heff, she might just wake up, dont get ahead of yourself!} A brief self chastisement.

One thing at a time, she told herself.

GUH?!

The little spark surprised her for a second and she blinked a few times as she tapped her fingers together. The hell was that? It wasn't a defense mechanism, but seeing Helle's blankness, she found herself furrowing her brows slightly. Was she in some sort of meditative trance? When Helle finally spoke up she cleared her throat slightly. "Huh, So you're awake. You looked like a zombie for a second there." She murmured, reaching up and gently itching behind her ear for a second before clearing her throat.

"I came to uh, apologize. I forgot about our date we were supposed to have. But I guess I'm not the only one whose been super busy these days." She tilted her head slightly towards the work on the woman's desk. But even so, she gently sighed and folded her arms across her chest.

"What a pain. It can't be helped, but I still feel bad about it." She conceded, pausing for a moment as she looked to the side. "Plus I haven't had you over in a bit so I'm not sleeping as well. But that's no real excuse." she noted evenly, trying to be nonchalant about the situation. After all, she knew how much Helle could pounce on any openings.

Ehefra cleared her throat and looked off to the side. as Helle explained her little defense mechanism. But she couldn't stay mad. "don't worry about it. Not like it hurt or nothing." She murmured, rubbing her hip before pausing as Helle further explained WHY she used to put up such a defense. And then when that subtle, sly little smile was turned her way, she instantly tensed and felt her heart race just a little. "Tch, don't you go calling me ... a critter." Doing nothing to deny that she was curious. She might have liked to imagine the process of carrying the woman home wouldn't involve any ..exploration.

But well. Who could blame her?


"Hot damn is that you welcoming a break? Well slap my ass and call me Kitten, is the great Helle learning to pace herself?~" A very sly smirk forming as she stood up and watched Helle stand as well. Much taller than her. Fuck she forgot how big this woman was sometimes. She cleared her throat a bit and offered her hand to the woman, a little flourish as a thin line of reishi circled her frame and slid down her body. Her outfit namely... her labcoat, her skirt, her top, basically everything but her underwear, was promptly broken down for a brief instant into the reishi and interwoven thread she'd constructed it from, in the very same moment that it was being reformed, a line of swirling particles down her body as her work uniform was promptly reformed into a more...spiffy outfit.

An open collar button-up shirt, dressy slacks, and a thin band of reishi even lifted her hair up and tightened to give her a ponytail, leaving a portion of her bands to hang over her forehead a bit roguishly.
A fancy little trick accomplished by weaving reishi with thread. Thus, with a bit of manipulation? Modular clothing~

Reaching out, she sought to take Helle's hand and offer a kiss to her knuckles.
"We'll get to that. But in the meantime. I think you could use some food. what do you think, do you wanna go out. Or shall I take you home and make you something special?~" She ventured with a wink.

Ehefra smiled all the wider as she noticed Helle watching her change. Certainly not minding them watching the transition. However she was a bit surprised when she saw the reaction to the little knuckle thing. "Eh?! Are you kidding? This is totally a firstintroduction thing! You know those old timey movies. Where like, a knight or prince sees some beautiful chick for the first time and kisses their knuckles! Thats like classic day 1 behavior even before the date!" She insisted with a slight puff of her cheek before canting her head a bit to the side. "alright alright. I'll stick to more modern flirting. I figured you'd like that old timey stuff." She rubbed the back of her neck, releasing the woman's hand.

That said, she WAS a bit surprised when Helle made her decision, but ALSO picked the venue, making her heart race a little. "Oh uh shouldn't...... " She trailed a bit. Shouldn't SHE, the one who was wooing her, be the one to pick the venue? She was the one wooing right? She paused and actually thought about it. Wait, actually wasn't Helle the one who had brought up the date? She blushed suddenly and instantly furrowed her brows a bit. Wh- DID HELLE THINK SHE HAD THE PANTS HERE?!

Sadly, before she could protest, Helle already was walking, and she had to scurry a bit to catch up. "R-right, well, sure I think eating out would be rad." She stammered a bit, attempting to salvage some sense that she was at the wheel here. Bah, she'd just show who was leading this dance later.

And surely that was her.