[And indeed, in short order he makes his way down to Birdbucks, walking with an ease and a pleasure he hasn't been treated to in a very long time — because at last, the familiar velvety padding of Darkstar's footsteps is back at his side, the soft jingle of her collar a reassurance as they make their way through the corridors of the resort. It aches a little, to think of how long it's been since he had this, how he'd undoubtedly suppressed the loneliness of not having his most faithful companion at his side all that time, and now is only just starting to realize in retrospect how much he'd missed it now that he has her back again.
It draws looks, of course, that he's bringing a live animal into the food concourse, but that's just one of the benefits of a Jack rank — a stern glare and a wordless dismissal does wonders for brushing off anyone who might dare to comment. And so he secures a table to await his guest, trusting the presence of Darkstar to be more than enough of a signal of who his associate will be looking for when she arrives.
In fact, to make things easy, he waves over an attendant and has them waiting on standby, at the ready to take down orders as soon as they're both present. It's clearly not something that's typically done, but again — what's the point of a Jack rank if you're not going to use it?]
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[And indeed, in short order he makes his way down to Birdbucks, walking with an ease and a pleasure he hasn't been treated to in a very long time — because at last, the familiar velvety padding of Darkstar's footsteps is back at his side, the soft jingle of her collar a reassurance as they make their way through the corridors of the resort. It aches a little, to think of how long it's been since he had this, how he'd undoubtedly suppressed the loneliness of not having his most faithful companion at his side all that time, and now is only just starting to realize in retrospect how much he'd missed it now that he has her back again.
It draws looks, of course, that he's bringing a live animal into the food concourse, but that's just one of the benefits of a Jack rank — a stern glare and a wordless dismissal does wonders for brushing off anyone who might dare to comment. And so he secures a table to await his guest, trusting the presence of Darkstar to be more than enough of a signal of who his associate will be looking for when she arrives.
In fact, to make things easy, he waves over an attendant and has them waiting on standby, at the ready to take down orders as soon as they're both present. It's clearly not something that's typically done, but again — what's the point of a Jack rank if you're not going to use it?]