Meeting of The Ancients (Crimson)

[Anime]

"Noted." Nicole added that to her memo. "I believe the best prospects for this arrangement would be:
Tanner- the Vice President of Galaston International.
Julian- the Governor of New York.
Charlotte- a prosecutor here in Los Angeles.
And, if he can be convinced, my bother, Cain the II, as he is currently single." She considered a few more moments before adding, "Or his eldest daughter Jax, who is my Chief Financial Advisor."

She smiled before adding, "All of them are willing to date members of the opposite sex."

"I am going to send a message out to them all to plan to stay the night. If you are game, we can have a joint meeting tomorrow." She continued as she started typing the message. "We can scope out their interactions tonight, or we can see if any of them pique your interest."

Her cell phone started to vibrate from its spot on the table beside her, but she quickly pressed ignore.

[CrimsonMoon]

Nausicaa nods approvingly," This cannot be mentioned to the other families until we know the stance of our own..." She pushes her hair behind her ear,"... Aren't you going to answer?"

[Anime]

"Business comes first." Nicole stated simply. "I agree. There is no need to bring this to the others attention until we are sure this arrangement is final." She put her tablet aside and picked up her phone, checking for a message. "Now, is there anything else we need to take care of for tonight?"

[CrimsonMoon]

" Nope, just conceal security and all will go well," Nausicaa hops to her feet turning her back," And so it begins again,'

[Anime]

"That it does." Nicole sighed. "If you would excuse me, I have another manner to take care of before tonight. Cain, Tanner, and Jax should be here any moment." She held open the door for Nausicaa.

Tanner and Jax stood outside the office doorway, leaning against the wall. Tanner was on the phone saying something about South African gold mines, while Jax was using her tablet to go over finicial reports for this quarter.

[CrimsonMoon]

" Cain Cain?" Nausicaa muses softly," not exactly... Creative," She seems to be joking instead of mocking, quickly walking past the two, only then did it show she just a bit shorter then the average person... But damn could she talk..

[Anime]

"Well, it is the name he has." Nicole stopped and turned to her niece and nephew. "Nausicaa, meet Tanner and Jax." She gestured to each as she said their name.

She looked at her phone as it started vibrating again--once again hitting ignore. "If you need anything while I am gone, either of them can assist you."

Tanner quickly ended his phone call, while Jax let the tablet hang at her side. They glanced at Nausicaa briefly before looking back at Nicole.

"Check your email." Nicole offered and turned away from them.

She turned to Nausicaa. "I will see you later this evening."

[CrimsonMoon]

Nausicaa grins and wiggles her fingers in a childish wave," Too-da-loo~!" She chirps... Back to that light hearted personality again. No wonder she was the head of the Abel clan.

[Anime]

Nicole nodded a good bye and started across the ballroom to the hallway they had entered through.

Tanner and Jax watched Nicole leave curiously, wondering what she had to do on the day of a meeting, before turning back to study Nausicaa. They had met her in passing, but never needed to actually interact with her.

[CrimsonMoon]

Nausicaa's skin prickles under teir gazes and she glances back, smiling," Any questions, comments or concerns?" She asks sweetly

[Anime]

"As the hosting family, I believe we should be asking you that..." Jax points out.

Tanner pulled up the email on his phone. His eyes widened as he read it. "Sis, check your email." He repeated Nicole's instructions.

[CrimsonMoon]

"H'ok," She shrugs simply and turns on her heel again, weaving through the tables, looking at all the name tags once more...

[Anime]

Tanner moved over to table his family would occupy, draping his suit jacket over the seat of a chair. "Can we offer you anything to drink?" He called out Nausicaa. "It's going to be awhile before anyone else arrives."

He rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and smoothed out his vest. The bright, white shirt contrasting nicely with his light-brown skin, while the light-green vest matched the color of his eyes. He summoned one of the many employees that were loitering around. "I'll take a bourbon."

Jax wondered over to her brother. She wore a red sundress with a silver, chain-link style belt around her waist. She sat at the table, pulling out a tube of red nail polish that matched her dress. She bore a stricking resemblance to Nicole in regards to her features, but she had curly, dark-brown hair and hazel eyes. Her skin tone similar to her brother's. "Make that two."

She had just finished reading the email and was surprised Nicole was going along with this idea.

The server turned to Nausicaa, wondering if she was getting anything.

[CrimsonMoon]

Nausicaa shakes her head," I don't drink, and I'd prefer to wait until the guests arrived.. thank you though.." She smiles that dazzling smile once again..

[Anime]

"I can get you something non-alcoholic." The server offered.

Jax sent Tanner an email questioning the proposed...proposal--not wanting to offend their guest.

He looked at the email, "What is Aunt Nicole doing anyway? She never conducts business the day of a gathering..."

Jax shrugged--she had an idea about what her aunt's business pertained to, but she wasn't certain, "She does have a life outside of being head of the family and being president of Galaston International, maybe she had a social obligations."

Tanner bit back a laugh, "I can't imagine Aunt Nicole is someone that has a lot friends..."

[CrimsonMoon]

Nausicaa shook her head again, a bit more firmly," No thank you... I'll wait until the guests arrive," she shrugs and eventually sits down at a table, looking around and for the first time realizin how few 'Abel' seats there were...

[Anime]

"Alright." Jax motioned for the server to get their drinks. She finished painting her nails. "So in addition to being the head of your family, what do you do?"

Out of Cain's family, Jax had spent most of years traveling for the Galaston International before getting a recent promotion to Chief Financial Officer. This meant she didn't know much about being part of the Ancients as most.

Tanner took a seat next to his sister, tapping away at his phone.

It would seem "always working" was a common trait in the Cain family--well, with a few exceptions.

[CrimsonMoon]

Nausicaa seems not to hear her, suddenly looking tired an sad... She hadn't realize how old her family members were getting...

[Anime]

Jax looked up when she didn't get a response before going back to blowing on her nails, dropping the conversation.

Tanner didn't seem to be paying much attention to the conversation. His phone rang and upon looking at the caller id left the table. He walked into Nicole's office and shut the door behind him.

In that moment, Cain II staggered into the ballroom in a disheveled suit and blood covering his hands.

Jax saw him and jumped up from the table, "What did you do now?" She scolded. She glanced at Nausicaa before dragging her father into the same office her brother occupied.

Tanner stepped out of the room almost immediately after Jax entered. He walked back over to the table and took a seat. He started tapping away on his phone, as if nothing happened.

[CrimsonMoon]

" uh-uhm... Is he ok?" Nausicaa gasps when she sees Cain's hands and moves forward to help