[War] Romania-It's morning, we're awake

[Vampi Digitalwytch]

"It's morning, we're awake"

President Antanasia Danesti

OOC-this takes place just before 'Fools, Damn Fools, and Politicians"

Antanasia was admittedly surprised to wake up in her bed, as well as
hearing the sounds of crockery in the kitchen.  Granted only Anton had
the near preternatural ability to get into her apartment at whim, but
at no point did he just help himself in the kitchen.  His motives were
usually to surprise her in some attempt she still wasn't sure on.

Cautiously she stepped out of her bedroom and walked down the short hallway.

The first scent to reach her was coffee, strong and hot percolating,
along with bacon frying, hash brown potatos were in a frying pan with
eggs being prepared.

Iordan was mixing together an omlette and didn't look up when she came in.

It was certainly a pleasant surprise, Antanasia thought as she came in
and sat down.  She figured Iordan would have left at a certain point
and left the other guards to fill in.  "Good morning.", she said, "I
am sorry to have fallen asleep like that."

He poured her coffee and then shook his head, "Don't worry you needed
sleep, and besides, the mutant grizzly ate the campers, and I think
the guy from the A team shot it."

She smiled in thanks at the coffee.  "I'm surprised I lasted as long
as I did.  But then Simu does say I tend to forget to take care of
myself.", she said as she watched him putter around her kitchen in far
less than he got comfortable in the night before.  Not as she would've
admitted it if asked, but he did cut a fine form in just undershirt,
slacks and gun.

"You do not take care of yourself." He said simply as he prepared her
a plate, "You work too hard, spend too many nights in the office, too
much yourself, have you considered a hobby?"

"Who has time for that?", she said as she sipped coffee, "Between
international dealings, working on at least getting us equal as far as
living standards and education with the others and trying to not have
everything go into the red too badly while balancing it all, I
concider myself lucky to have a chance to bathe."

"The one thing I have heard is you do not work your staff more, you
can you know, that's what we're paid for."  THen he paused, "I may
have overstepped my bounds but I do take the protective part very
seriously, and you're not the usual stodgy politican or gruff old
General I protected."

"You have not overstepped bounds, Iordan.", she said as she started to
eat, "I would rather have honesty from those around me no matter how
difficult that truth is.  Granted I don't have the worries my
predecessors have had, but I have enough to keep me occupied more than
most.  As it is, Simu has to keep reminding me of his country place to
take some time off in but I never seem to find that time."

"Find it." He said simply, "I know you are busy, and Romania needs you
to lead.  Take a weekend off now and then, if you instructed the
guards to ensure your privacy we would.  Because we actually like
you."

"Well worse comes to worst, Simu could do like what they almost had to
do with the American President, just about be dragged off at gun point
and ordered to take a vacation.", she said, then sighed before
resuming eating, "I will try to take some personal time after we see
what happens with the funeral in China.  If things get worse and bombs
start falling, in all honesty, I really don't want to be behind my
desk when we go up in the flashes."

That got a nod as he started to eat his own meal, "Agreed, if the
world is to end, we shall go somewhere and break out a big bottle of
American whiskey."

The ability to keep her face neutral during negotiations automatically
kicked in at his mention of 'we'.  But in all honesty, that really did
sound like a pretty damn good idea if China and the others really were
bent on launching.  "That works.", she said as she ate.

He nodded, "Shall I get your car ready ?"

"Once I start getting ready, then yes.", she said, noticing he'd
already done so by lack of the stubble on his face.  Antanasia
stretched in chair, and finished off her coffee, "I'd say in twenty
minutes I should be good."

"Of course." He nodded politely and got himself a quick breakfast.

Antanasia rose from the table while he ate and began to get ready.  As
she showered she noticed he'd even tidied up after himself to the
point of putting the toilet seat down.  Probably had a girlfriend or
wife that ingrained that habit into him.  Once showered, she finished
getting ready, throwing on the light touches of makeup to even things
out.

Having kept his eyes on his job he began to wipe down the counter,
habits pulled in to him on his first day as a soldier. He did take the
time to put on his suit, one thing is folks did expect him to wear
similar suits, since he had spent most of his life from childhood in
some sort of uniform.

She was getting a simple pair of earrings on as she walked into the
kitchen and noticed him cleaning up.  "I must convey my apologies to
your wife for having kept you away last night.", she said.

He paused, "I do not have a wife. But if I did she would appreciate it."

"Not even a girlfriend? A sweetheart?", she asked.

"You would think that, with an exciting job like this but no, I am
single and unattached."  He took a couple seconds to check his belt
gear to make sure it was all attached and secured.

"Then I shall not feel guilty for monopolizing your time.", she
teased, "Ready when you are."

He walked out of her apartment and nodded to the car out front, "I
take it you are going to walk today?"

"As much as I would like to, considering what Simu said last night, it
would be better I drive and see what's happened since.", she said.

He waved the car over and out of habit opened the door for her then
got up front.

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Actions:

None whatsoever, just some character development

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