Oh, Lonely Games!

Adrian Hexe Grimm

Oh no, that would not do at all, Adrian thought in alarm towards Evander's initial offer. It was not that she was adverse to the idea in the least but if she were to seek him out at school, then others would see it. And then the news might make its way back to her sister. In any case, the two of them were far too closely in contact outside of class for her to wander off on her own like that. Even if Aurélie was not physically present, she would always be on the phone with her anyways, unless Adrian had made some sort of arrangement earlier to use one of the practice rooms. No, the Academy was an awful place for the dark haired young lady to try and accomplish anything discreetly.

"Perhaps your apartment would be better," Adrian suggested as she made her move : pawn from C7 to C5. "If that is acceptable with you. In general, I am not very fond of being seen in public."

Although, I wonder, the aristocrat thought. Surely I could go to another person for help? Certainly, it would be leagues safer for everybody, especially Evander. It was very selfish of her to even consider doing this, when she knew full well that there were alternatives. Yet her curiosity had gotten the best of her in this regard.

Selfishness, Adrian cursed herself silently. But that did not stop her from holding her tongue from trying to take back what she had said already. Curiosity, the main issue. Pride, the minor.

Adrian Hexe Grimm

Adrian nodded a little to herself in relief, before trying to find something that the gryphon could write on. Or with. She was tempted to give him her phone to put his information on instead but that might very well be a mistake. The dark haired young lady did not think that her sister went so far as to look through her personal belongings without announcing it. That seemed like it would be quite improper.

As much as associating with people that my family disapproves of? she wondered before hurrying off of the subject. What Adrian was doing then was probably worse than what she only imagined her sister to possibly be doing.

"My apologies, will this do?" She asked, handing over a napkin. "I do not have anything to write with either."

Then quickly, the aristocrat turned her attention back to the chessboard and moved her knight from B8 to A6.

Adrian Hexe Grimm

The dark haired young lady frowned as her knight was captured, really quite unhappy with herself for having lost it. She rather liked her knights and it bothered her that it was taken so quickly. Far too distracted today, she thought herself with a frown. Between thinking of ways to get around the notice of both her sister as well as Alice Mordrake, her focus on other subjects was not particularly good.

Her frown only deepened on Evander suggested putting his information on her phone. "I suppose I could," Adrian said, a little reluctantly as she took his bishop with a pawn. Maybe it would be better to have that information electronically anyways? Her sister was not very well versed in technology. Any information erased there might as well be lost for all of eternity. In this regard, it was far easier to get rid of than physical evidence. Or is that simply wistful thinking?

She contemplated it for a few more moments before taking out her phone.

Adrian Hexe Grimm

She put the information into her phone. 825, South Hills Complex. Its location wasn't the best on the island but it certainly wasn't the worst either. Far from it, actually. From what Adrian had gathered, it was a rather middle class sort of place, a fact that she found... charming, actually.

"Thank you, I have it," she said, putting her phone away again. Worry fluttered across her mind but she forced herself not to think of it too much. Certainly, she had better get it under control by the time that she returned to her sister, otherwise everything would fall apart immediately.

After looking at the board for a while, she moved her queen from D8 to C7.

Adrian Hexe Grimm

She dipped her head a little at Evander's words. "Should we make an appointment, then? What times are you free for?" she said, moving her king one square over. It was a conservative move, Adrian thought, and not at all the one she had originally come to mind. The more reckless action she had considered was to use her own queen in order to block the other.

In truth, she liked games more without the queens. It felt cleaner in a way, removing those two pieces that she felt were a nuisance. Yet even considering to do so felt vaguely like some kind of betrayal, for reasons that the aristocrat could not quite name.