(Timeframe: After Finance)
If the office knew how to do one thing other than blow its own building into pieces, it was how to put on a fairly decent party.
Office members were intermingling with each other. Music was playing, with Qumic handling the music selection. No more were there divides in the office, it had been several months since there were any at all. Just a party in a room filled with red, pink, and white.
Poke herself sat on the edge of the room, holding a red plastic cup filled with water that she had only dranken about half of. She leaned back against the wall she was sitting up against, letting her weight fall into the floor. It felt nice to relax.
She perked up immediately once someone started coming over towards her, opening up her eyes at the sensation of footsteps. "Hm?"
Raymond walked over to her, eyes shifting throughout the party as many followed his general direction. "Excuse me." He spoke up.
Poke looked up at him. "Can I help you, sir?" She asked, moving her cup closer to herself.
"Do you mind if I join you?" He asked, face still not giving anything away. It looked as if he was still in business mode.
She shrugged, shifting to the side to give him more room. "I don't mind."
Raymond let out a miniature sigh of relief. "Thank you." He said, sitting down on the floor beside her.
"Not a party person?" Poke asked, taking a sip of her drink, dropping a part of her formality as he joined her.
He shook his head. "Not particularly. I don't loathe going to these events but... It's hard to keep up with everyone."
Poke chuckled at that. "Can't say I don't know the feeling. I don't hate parties but they're just so loud and crowded. I prefer to stay out here."
They kept to themselves for a moment, simply watching the party unfold. Marco filled up a cup filled with punch and dumped it onto Aly. A table consisting of Nayun, FP, Fay, and Faceless were frosting cookies, another table with Jed, Yuiila, Nomadic, and Arsonist were making valentines day cards to give out later.
Eventually both of their gazes went to Gary, who was chatting with Catz. "I have a question for you." Raymond said, turning to look at Poke.
Poke glanced back. "What is it?"
"How did..." He paused, trying to rephrase his words. "Did you and my son ever make amends after everything?"
That was a question Poke wasn't expecting. She leaned back, letting out a sharp exhale. "Phew, that's a loaded question."
"You don't need to answer it if you'd rather not." Raymond quickly added. "It's..."
Pushing herself back to a normal seated position, Poke knew what he meant. "It's about your relationship with Gary, isn't it?"
He nodded, saying nothing more.
Poke thought for a moment, before taking a deep breath to speak. "Well, I can't really say we ever had a relationship to start with. I mean, we talked after everything about my motives and about B4, but..." She trailed off, lifting her arm as to rest her head on it. "All I knew about him was from what I heard from the other supporters of B4 when I wrong-warped into the building. And they weren't very positive. We talked maybe once or twice after the Adware events before the wedding? Can't really remember."
She lifted her head off her hands, lacing her hands together in front of her. "It's hard to really mend a relationship you never really had. We're on fine terms now, but..." Poke looked down, "I can't really tell how much of it is just his standard niceness, if you know what I mean."
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