illicit affairs || gilrose [vday trope extravaganza]
Gil had forgotten it was Valentine’s Day.
The reason he was in NTO was because Shiftwell had gotten him a lead on some poaching equipment shipments passing through. After some digging on both their ends, he’d found a familiar alias pop up on the guest list at the Beatrix Hotel in NTO. Gil figured he’d pay a little trip — he told Shiftwell and Roberts it was just to cross reference the shipments and see if he could link it to the poacher who’d killed Bianca, but he packed a gun and black leather gloves that would not leave any fingerprints.
When Gil arrived at the Beatrix, the suspect had not yet. The room, Gil had learned after listening to some conversations between the staff and asking Shiftwell to hack into the hotel’s computer system, was still being cleaned and the occupant was set to arrive later in the evening. Gil resigned himself to waiting in the bar till then.
And he’d walked into a bar absolutely covered in red hearts and pink streamers.
Oh, right.
He ordered a whiskey and sat on a barstool, waiting for the drink. He figured he’d go sulk in a corner once he got his drink, so he wouldn’t have to talk to anyone. The bar was crowded, though, but Gil was patient, tapping his fingers on the counter and looking around. Maybe the guest he was trying to find would have some friends he recognized…
He saw a blonde girl walk in, but took no notice of her, really, except when she sat down near him. He glanced at her once, then turned his attention to the bartender who slid over his drink.
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