Ocean Sailing [C]

It looks as if the savior appeared. Actually target was probably the better word for it as within a matter of minutes, the blonde would catch a glimpse of a younger looking male figure. As always Elizabeth appraised him from afar. He had a nice face and his stature was respectable. It was difficult to believe that they were standing by themselves. She expected some other woman to be following close behind but after a few moments with a lack of accomplice - she hummed to herself. "Looks like we have a winner," she'd say to herself softly as she ruffled her hair a bit. While the man was acceptable for Elizabeth's tastes there was no telling his financial status based on looks alone. It would be unfortunate if the trip became worthless yet in some ways it would be better to waste it with someone intriguing rather than alone.

With this in mind she'd look away momentarily in the case that her glances were noticed. Navigating the crowds to where he stood on the other hand was rather effortless. Her training more or less made it so she was able to mingle rather easily to get to where she wanted to go. In a few minutes she'd be able to walk over at arms length of him. She'd tap his shoulder with her index finger lightly and smiled, "Hey There~" A sweetened tone and a charming expression waited. Close up, his looks from afar were not deceiving. There was a pause as the woman looked over him again. It was as if something was familiar about him. It took a moment to snap out of it and at that Elizabeth would attempt to recover quickly. "Sorry to interrupt. Are you waiting for somebody?" The answer better be no.

As her hand retracted from tapping at the man's shoulder, she'd make eye contact as soon as he turned to acknowledge her. To her somewhat mild surprise the man replied to her greeting with less shock that what was expected. Instead there was a smile there and so soon at that. The woman could not help but think about how innocent he looked with that reaction. As she placed her hands together behind her back, the answer she wanted to hear was also delivered directly into her lap and her smile would grow from that satisfaction. This was going better than she had anticipated.

When he questions why she had asked, she wouldn't hide her motivation. There was no reason to. "I thought that someone as cute as you wouldn't be alone." Keeping one hand behind her back to maintain the image of innocence, she brought the other forward to place it in his. Her grip was virtually nonexistent and she kept her touch as delicate as possible. Making a mental note as to the man's name, she spoke hers "Elizabeth." As she dropped the handshake, her gaze would be redirected towards the open ocean as Lucas began gesturing outwards. The sight of the boats scattering across the blue waters was enough to re-motivate the blonde, not that she needed it. She parted her lips to say something to suggest boarding one together but almost as if it was a scripted event the man asked for her plans first.

Did he know?

The thought lingered but she didn't pursue the thought. "If you don't mind little old me tagging along then I'd love to." Her response, as always, was coated in sugar as the were delivered. Taking the liberty of taking the lead, she'd bring both of her hands forward to grab hold of his and smiled to him once again. "Let's go~" She didn't want to pull him along on the off chance that he would find that unpleasant but she did make the gesture to urge him forward.

He was repeating himself. How cute. So far the blonde was feeling quite satisfied with her choice in company, her smile not dropping an inch. Even as he repeated her name he looked so innocent. Surely this day was going to be fulfilling. As she grabbed his hand with her own, she'd noticed the flinch instantaneously as it happened. Her aqua irises eyes him cautiously to find some hint as to the reaction. Instead she noticed he didn't pull away from her. In fact he seemed to ease into her touch. How curious. Was he not used to interacting with women like this?

Now she could have stood here and examined the interaction all day but that would have been no fun. So instead they'd walk together in the line for renting the boats. She kept her hand in his for the duration to the point that they had arrived to the front of the line. It was only then that the woman would let go of his hand to allow him to get on the boat undeterred before she would do the same. Elizabeth was no stranger to boats and boarded with ease. As the boat was set to cast off into the open water, the woman was find a seat next to Lucas and sit by his side shamelessly.

His question brought to mind excuses that she would frequently use during missions that were not her main goal. It was a problematic habit in scenarios like today and she would buy herself time by giggling at the question instead. Was there any harm telling a vague for of the truth? Likely not. Better than wasting her excuses and having to keep up with them. "I had the day off and I heard they were doing a boating thing in Canalave." She'd place an index finger to her chin in exaggerated thought. Shrugging this aside afterwards, she'd lean towards him slightly. "Figured I should enjoy myself and so far it's working. I got to meet you after all." She'd wink at him and then move to grab hold of his arm teasingly. What she wanted to see was more of his reactions. It was less about how close she got to him but the rise would likely be worth the trouble. "What about you? You're clearly not from around here. Tell me about yourself."

While she was pining closer, the attempt to scoot away was noticed. It was subtle yet told the woman that this was too much. Of course she had known that but it did not change the mild disappointment that came with it. He had not said anything that would dissuade her from continuing and thus she kept in generally close proximity of Lucas. "I don't think you give yourself enough credit," she replied, leaning back in her seat a bit. Her gaze that had remained on the brunette since first getting on the boat was now cast outwards towards the horizon. Inhaling deeply to take in the salted air, she imagined how to respond to his question. Somehow stating 'I could just tell' did not appear to be the best route to take. "You looked shaky getting on the boat," she'd turn to wink at him but would turn away abruptly afterwards. It was easily miss-able and it was meant to be that way.

Ecruteak was a city that Elizabeth knew of but had never visited. As a rocket member, the extent of her reach and ability became limited to Kanto. Hearing the man speak of the place in what sounded to be a reminiscing manner however made her chuckle lightly. "I can't say that I have. You sound like you're fond of the place." If the words were not enough to show that then the purity of his smile would solidify that. It made her wonder why the man was even in Sinnoh if that had been the case. There was no reason to pry into the subject and it was a good chunk of information to go off of as is. He'd make a similar comment about not being a local and she had every intention of laughing it off. Even lying if need be as she was taught never to reveal too much.

That said she's taken aback briefly by the guess her origin, the region's name feeling more like a distance memory. That was what Elizabeth had wanted - to push back the memories of Kanto and never look back. Of course she could hardly deny him this fact due to abrupt silence on her part. "Good guess. I'm impressed, most people guess Kalos." She'd offer another smile up on her expression that was different from the ones she flashed several times previously. "What gave it away?"

"One day I will," she'd offer those words as a pleasantry. Unless Johto was Team Rocket's next target she could hardly imagine herself going there. It was not as if she had free reign to go to whichever region she pleased whenever she'd like. There was no lack of desire to travel to see sights and it was unfortunate that she'd likely be stuck at this region for a long time until Team Rocket's plans were complete. No used crying over spilled milk when in Team Rocket though. She would mimic his smile when he claimed that his guess was a hunch, mentally questioning if that was true as she watched him reach a hand over the side of the boat. His hand never reached the water but the gesture suggested... longing?

There was something off. She knew it but couldn't place a finger on it - which pissed her off. This was her specialty and she wasn't about to admit defeat. She especially wasn't going to admit defeat on her day off. With some baseless motivation the woman thought over what to do next. As she had, Lucas would break the silence first. "I could ask you the same thing," she reflected quickly amidst some giggles. What he said did not throw her off as much as it might should have. It was a question she had expected when she was on the job and so she always had answers up her sleeve. "I got transferred here for work as a liaison for my company. Getting used to the region is harder than I thought." Yeah she was no liaison even in team rocket but it was a half truth at least. Now she expected him to return the favor and speak on why he was in Sinnoh as a Johto native.

Yet again he took the reins of the conversation. He speaks on having met her previously to which she took a pause. It was the same reaction she had at first and his question reaffirmed this feeling. With all the people she had interacted with in the past it was hard to place him among them. Had she even interacted with him before? She felt as if she would have remembered due to how intrigued she was now. "I think I would have remembered meeting someone as cute was you," she voiced innocently. Bad memory, huh? Elizabeth causally moved back and gently rested her hand on top of his as she looked directly into his eyes. Of course she had noticed his looks towards her and they were not the lecherous ones she was used to. It looked much like how she expected it to look being monitored. For now she'd pretend not to notice. "Saffron but I traveled around during my teenage years. You think we met there?" The question was two sided. Based on his response she could have made a fair assumption that he visited Kanto at some point. As for why it would be up in the air.

Sightseeing. It was the most used and common excuse in the book which almost always indicated a lie. The corners of her lips that held her smile wavered slightly at this. The act only further reinforced the fact that this man was hiding something. "Sightseeing? So you're only visiting?" she'd ask as her tone lowered to show disappointment. As his laugh comes through it became obvious that this interaction was no longer developing in the way she wanted. Even her touch no longer stirred any fruitful reactions from the brunette, eyeing him as he looked over her. While she did keep up her smile, in the pit of her gut she wanted to break something. How dreadfully disgusting.

It was her turn to get drilled for information it seemed and while this was part of her job, she did not appreciate having to field these on her day off. His whole mindset seemed to shift and he was even reflecting one of her flirtatious remarks. Admirable maybe but Elizabeth could only stare back with no response to it. The shift reminded her of how they were taught to do this at a young age when recruited into the Rockets. What were the chances though? These questions were getting more unnecessarily in depth however. At least the responses were easy, "We trade goods internationally and I never said we moved over." She eyed him carefully as she said this to see if this would spur any response. He was challenging her and she knew it. On the other hand it was not necessary to elaborate on it any further on his subject however she did not want to keep going back to this question like it meant anything significant. "Only a few employees were exchanged between the regions we are based in and I'm the liaison for our headquarters in Kanto while I'm here in Sinnoh."

This was getting tedious and Lucas here was still giving off vibes of familiarity. If anything reassured her of this, it was the way he bounced back. "What's your last name? Maybe that will jog my memory." Perhaps she'd try one final time for any recollection from the list of names she had gathered in her mind.