Persephone smiles and replies, "Nice to meet you Ms. Norwood! Is Viv OK? Or do you prefer the full Viviana?" Persephone already knew that only her closest friends and family call her Viv from her dossier, of course, but she wouldn't let on about that! The she asks, "So, boring stuff, like office work? Or are you a teller, or, HR, or something? Eh, you don't need to tell me if you don't want to. My work is boring too. Nowadays I mostly do talent acquisition, which pays well, but feels... well it feels like all I do is grease the wheels of power, you know? Anyway.. Oh! Here's my sister!" She says, as they are walking out of Persephone's bedroom.
Persephone is all smiles, but her eyes say, hey! behave, in a sisterly way to Circe.
After an impossibly awkward exchange, Persephone walks Viv to the door and says, "Hey, I had a really lovely time with you. I want to see you again, OK? You have my number. I won't ask for yours until you're ready to give it. We can use a private, encrypted app like Signal or something to communicate if you really wanna. But just... reach out when you're ready, ok? No pressure." She slips forward and plants a quick peck on Viv's cheek and then opens the door for her.
Once Viv has gone, Persephone turns to Circe and shrugs sheepishly. She says, "Um...I know we need to talk. Wanna chat over a late lunch?" She gestures toward the food, now likely cold, and shrugs again, guiltily. Then, apologetically, she adds, "But, um, I do have an... appointment later tonight, at like 7. With that guy, from, well, from last night. And this morning. Oh god, you must think I'm terrible..." And if Circe does think that, she's not alone.
