Alfie Vexmoor

[samanthacreilly]

Samantha nodded in vague understanding, definitely curious to learn more about Alfie's project as it grew into something more serious and real. "Come on now, Alfie, don't go twisting the meaning of what I was trying to say," she insisted with a little pout. He seemed to have a habit of doing that. "I really am sorry for waking you at this hour," she quickly added in an apologetic manner. "And so violently too... but of course you understand it was a life or death situation. I'm glad you could help the little one the way you did," her eyes wandering over to the bundle of blankets again. "And thank you for being so welcoming to me and letting me stay," she fiddled with the comfortable loose sleeve of his hoodie as she said it, looking up at him with an appreciative but bashful smile. "I'm very grateful to you."

[alficvcxmoor]

Alfie let out a soft laugh, low and quiet, the kind that rumbled in his chest. “I mean, can you blame me for twisting your words? You practically handed it to me,” he said, eyes glinting with mischief. “Besides, at this point I’m pretty sure you’d miss it if I stopped.” It was practically a whole personality trait. He watched her with quiet amusement. There was something about the way she huffed and puffed at him that he clearly found entertaining, even if he didn’t say so outright.

Tilting his head, Alfie continued to study her with the keen eye that she'd already pulled him up on, a thread of curiosity curling beneath the teasing. “So what did you think of me before all this, hm?” he asked, brow arching. “Be honest. I’ve already been insulted by the best. You couldn't possibly beat some of the one liners I've had thrown my way. Comes with the territory.”

Then almost imperceptibly his tone shifted. Gradual and less playful to more serious and genuine when guilt seemed to gnaw at Sam once more. “Really, though… it’s fine. The wake-up call,” he said, shrugging a shoulder. “I’m used to running on not much sleep.” The way he said it made it clear that it wasn’t by choice. Just something he’d simply grown accustomed to. "So please, stop apologizing, Sam,” he added, his gaze holding hers a moment longer than before. “I would’ve done the same for anyone.”

A beat passed, and the corner of his mouth tugged into a smirk that prefaced his next comment.

“Well… any creature.”

[samanthacreilly]

"That's fair– I can't tell you that you've got a natural knack and gift for it only to tell you you're totally wrong," Samantha considered, chewing on the inside of her cheek momentarily at the thought. "I just have a hard time wrapping my head around me being someone you'd need for this but– it would be amazing," she admitted. Alfie certainly did make it hard to argue with him but not in an arrogant way. Samantha was admittedly a little surprised to have a mirror held up to her in this way every time he did it. "I haven't really got any medical background so as long as that's not a deterrent and still leaves me someplace I can help out in, I'm there," she then said with a firm nod of her head and a giddy smile on her lips. "I'm looking forward to seeing all your ideas unfurl into a reality in the near future. You've got a good brain between those ears from what you've demonstrated of it so far."

[alficvcxmoor]

"It's also not something you have to accept either. As I said, there is a lot to be worked out yet and then the job description and benefits etc." Alfie waved it off, knowing that if she wasn't careful, Sam would have him whittering away about all his plans then entire evening. It was something he was so passionate about, he sometimes forgot that people didn't actually want to hear all the details and that they were sometimes just being polite. "A good brain between my ears hm? You make it seem as though you doubted that on first interaction. Granted you did wake me up so I probably wasn't the most eloquent."

[samanthacreilly]

"I suppose not," Sam acknowledged with a nod, knowing that not all wizards gave it as much thought as others. "You'd want to hire me full time?" she didn't even bother hiding her surprise at that. Blinking with eyes wide like some sort of cartoon deer, she began to nervously blab again, "Have you not already got a team in mind or something? Don't you need my CV or a cover letter or some sort of credentials?"

[alficvcxmoor]

Alfie gave a soft laugh at that and shook his head lightly in disbelief. "You've pointed out how I tend to be observant and pretty astute with my takes on people. You clearly have a love for animals and the way you handled tonight despite your clearly overwhelming emotions was admirable and I you're a people person. Explain to me what part of that would not make you a suitable candidate for a role in a clinic. In fact, what more would someone need to bring you to trust them with your pets?" He put to the woman. "Of course, I would still go through the correct procedures but I've watched plenty of people embellish the truth on a CV before. I take it into account but I reserve too much judgement until I meet someone. As for a team in mind... I do have some ideas, yes. I'm working on convincing the main one currently though. It's a work in progress but I'm pretty determined."

[samanthacreilly]

"I really think it's brilliant, Alfie. I can't believe this isn't the norm honestly. Plenty of wizardfolk have cats or rats and if they happen to have krupp or something else at home too, they should all be able to go to the same place," she nodded rather vehemently while she spoke. "Color me incredibly flattered," Samantha replied with a large grin when he'd said she'd be the first he'd call if she fit the bill for what they needed at the clinic.

[alficvcxmoor]

"I suppose that there are so many interesting things in this world. Not everyone finds the muggle world as fascinating." Alfie said though he didn't plan on putting too much thought into it. It was hardly that important after all. "But just a volunteer? Aren't you tempted to get paid for a job like that?"

[samanthacreilly]

"Your own clinic? Alfie... that's amazing," she expressed with a genuine astonishment to her tone. "I'm sure it's going to be a great success. And you're going to help a lot of creatures, save a lot of little lives. It's a wonderful thing you want to do, Alfie," she complimented warmly, getting a little misty-eyed at the thought. "You'll have to let me know when you open it, I'd love to stop by or lend a hand if you ever need it."

[alficvcxmoor]

"It's so often either one or the other. I don't like the slight superiority there with some of them. I want somewhere that isn't like that. Somewhere everyone and everything is welcome." He knew that it might come back to bite him because he wouldn't be able to turn away a hurt animal no matter what it was, even if there was a lack of funding for it. He supposed that was one of the good things about having money, he could afford to lose a little of it. "That's what I hope it will do anyway. I'm sure there will be plenty of creatures who need a kind hand. You'll be the first I call."

[samanthacreilly]

"I guess I'm just trying to figure out how it all comes so naturally to you. Have you always been so observant of others?" she said when he'd called her out on the face she had briefly pulled. "You're looking at changing that?" Sam echoed with curiosity. "What do you mean by that exactly?"

[alficvcxmoor]

"I suppose it has. I always enjoyed observing and I suppose over time, the more things I have learned about people, the more I've been able to read them." He said with a little shrug, not seeming to put too much thought into it. "And yeah, I'm in the planning stages of starting my own clinic that serves both muggle and magical species. It's been something I have known I wanted to do for a good while now so I already have the details pretty well established." And the funding wasn't an issue for him which he knew was a luxury most people were not so lucky with.

[samanthacreilly]

"It... does, doesn't it?" she considered, narrowing her gaze briefly as she tried to figure out what that meant. Alfie was just probably really gifted at reading people. "Do you really run into a lot of those? I figured Oliver was probably the more popular choice because of Oliver & Company."

[alficvcxmoor]

Alfie didn't miss that look and he had to laugh at it. "What was that for exactly?" He asked, sounding amused at the expression on her features. "Bearing in mind I work with animals, yes. I do run into quite a few. More magical based names given I work with magical creatures more often at the moment but I'm looking at changing that."

[samanthacreilly]

"Yeah, definitely not," Samantha nodded. "I guess that... that is very much my type, yeah," she had to admit, given her typical track record of crushes. While the woman usually found a way to be infatuated with most everyone, there was a pattern when it came to the ones that stuck. "Definitely. Now I'm disappointed I never named any of my orange cats after him. That's totally my fault."

[alficvcxmoor]

"It seems I have a way of working things out about you." Alfie said with a little grin on his features. "I mean, I hate to say it but his name is pretty generic. I see plenty with that name coming through my door, I'd rather have something a little more interesting."

[samanthacreilly]

"I mean I don't want to judge– I know some people... are into certain things," she reasoned with a visible discomfort, although Alfie's laughter had kept her from tensing up her shoulders. "Yeah he's very charming and suave. Very loyal and dependable. He's also so kind to Duchess' kids right off the bat. I don't know, he just gives off a lot of green flags if you ask me," Samantha shrugged, admittedly never dissecting what it was that she liked about his character so much before..

[alficvcxmoor]

"Being into certain things is fine. Hell, everyone has their thing. Just not that thing." He said with a little amused smile on his lips. "Ah I see. Loveable rogue who turns out is actually a bit of a gentleman." Alfie surmised after a moment. "But yeah, I guess you are right there. He is plenty of green flags.

[samanthacreilly]

"It wasn't a karaoke boat– they were just doing karaoke when I was on a boat," Samantha explained as though it were the most obvious thing in the world. "My type?" she blinked, shaking her head, "Merlin's beard– I love cats but I am not into them like that. But I suppose in a human body he's got some characteristics I enjoy."

[alficvcxmoor]

Alfie felt like he was going to choke on his hot chocolate at that and he had to wipe at his mouth a little. "I really hope you didn't actually think I was asking you if you had a thing for cats." He snorted out, not actually putting it past her some how. "I meant from the characteristics standpoint."

[samanthacreilly]

"I have actually done karaoke on a boat once– funnily enough," she interjected with a little grin. Given how she and her brother were, they truly would use any excuse to grab a mic. "Eh, I have my moments I suppose," Sam shrugged, letting herself dig into the snacks as the movie rolled on. "Godric, he's so charming for an animated cat," she murmured aloud when O'Malley appeared on screen.

[alficvcxmoor]

"A karaoke boat? Well... that's unusual." He admitted, not having really come across it before despite all the things he'd gotten up to. "They're good moments." Alfie assured her as he reached out for some of the snacks though he found himself chuckling at Sam's words. "Oh? Is that your type?"

[samanthacreilly]

"Well you said you'd most likely only get up there drunk so... probably slurring or shouting the words the song– sometimes they have to pull you off the stage," Samantha elaborated with a laugh. "I'm trying something new," she grinned.

[alficvcxmoor]

"I get the distinct impression that you have been to a boat load of karaoke's in your short life." Given what Sam had told him about her sibling though, it tracked. "Good on you for being so bold." He added with a smile when she told him she was trying something new, though he did feel a little bad that it was maybe his words that had made her feel forced into it.

[samanthacreilly]

"Ah so you're that kind of karaoke-goer. Unfortunately my brother and I bring that kind of energy even when completely sober so I guess you'd be terrified of doing that with me," Samantha snorted. You should be ever so lucky to get a one-woman concert out of me," she then huffed playfully when Alfie said he doubted that she'd be able to keep herself from singing during the film.

[alficvcxmoor]

"And what is 'that' kind of karaoke-goer?" Alfie put to the woman with a little smile on his face. "Hey, if you two want to go ham, you're more than welcome. It keeps me off the stage." He said with a shrug of his shoulders. "Lucky huh? Look at that confidence."

[lucilleweasleys]

"More than one activity? Sounds like you're going above and beyond with the planning here," Lucy observed. "It seems they selected the best person for the job considering how much effort you're putting into all of this."

[alficvcxmoor]

"Naturally. I hardly think a one off event requires someone to be bestowed with a title. This year I'm expected to put more effort into it than I was really hoping for but equally, I tend not to shy away from a challenge." Alfie explained with a little shrug of his shoulders.

[samanthacreilly]

"Personal experience? So no chance on me dragging you out for karaoke then?" Sam snorted lightly. "But alright, if you're going to be so picky I'll try to sing under my breath. I just can't seem to help myself– singing along is half the fun in my opinion," she shrugged. "Unless I'm actually in a movie theatre of course. I'm not a monster."

[alficvcxmoor]

"I suppose that depends on how drunk you got me." Alfie joked lightly, though he wasn't as adverse as he made out, it just wasn't really his first choice of activity. "Mhm... let's see how long that lasts. I don't think that's something you're going to be able to stick to." He said with an amused smile in her direction.

[samanthacreilly]

"I can't exactly hold that against you," she laughed. "However isn't there something freeing about singing whether or not you have a nice voice?" Sam argued. "Also how about you? Are you saying all of this because you're worried I'll try to make you sing along? Don't feel to good about your own voice?" she wondered curiously, a hint of teasing in her tone given the way Alfie had been playfully threatening her with the cushion.

[alficvcxmoor]

"In the shower, sure. It can be a very personal experience." Alfie joked lightly when Sam mentioned that it could be freeing. "Me? I mean, sure sometimes I find myself caught up in the music but that's more when I'm not in the company of others. Most listen to the movie for the singers, not for the viewers to add their own rendition."

[samanthacreilly]

"Are you insinuating that I'm a bad singer?" she gasped as though offended by his claims. "I'll have you know that the O'Reillys have great voices. My brother's got us all beat of course but, we can all hold a tune," Samantha insisted proudly. "I can keep it dialed back but I will at least be humming– that is something you cannot escape where I'm involved."

[alficvcxmoor]

"I can't say I've heard you but I'm going to err on the side of caution. I like my eardrums intact." Alfie found himself laughing though at the girls response. "Plenty of people can hum a tune, doesn't necessarily mean they should though. Be warned if it is too bad, I will feed you a cushion in order to silence you. I'm not above taking action when necessary."