Stressful Days (Kieran & Victoria)

Kieran had just got back from a long assignment last night that took him ages to crack. When he finally did he found a plethora of gold and interesting items, and he'd even been allowed by the goblins to keep a few for himself. He'd pretty much just gone straight home and crashed, waking up well past noon. He'd made himself a big meal before deciding he needed a drink, and that's how he found himself at The Leaky Cauldron this evening. To be honest he didn't feel like hitting a place focused solely on people getting drunk, so it seemed like a good option.

Walking up to the bar he took a seat and gave a wave to Tom. "Hey Tom, can you get me a firewhiskey and some chips to munch on when you get a moment?" he asked. Kieran looked around, surveying the people who were here today. Nobody really caught his attention until he turned back to the bar and noticed the beautiful brunette in a gray skirt and nice white top with heels on. Blinking a little, he stared at her for a moment before shaking his head. It wouldn't do to just ogle the woman. "Hello, how are you doing tonight?" he asked her, giving her a smile.

When the woman turned to him and responded, giving him a full smile he couldn't help returning it. Kieran had to admit she had one of the prettiest smiles he'd ever seen, mostly because it was so obviously genuine. "I'm doing pretty well, thanks for asking. Mostly just glad to have finished a difficult job at work. Should have some down time now and I'm looking forward to it." he admitted. After he finished speaking Tom brought his firewhiskey and chips, and he counted out the right amount before paying it with a thank you.

Before he could speak again he heard the woman say her name was Victoria. "A pleasure to meet you, I'm Kieran. Earlier you said you were doing better now that you've got a drink. Rough day?" he asked, curious as to what would have made her day difficult. He had no reason really to expect she'd confide in him, after all they'd only just met; but, he thought it was polite to inquire.

To be honest Kieran was a little surprised the woman actually wanted to know what line of work he was in. He'd figured she would just say something and change the subject to something else. "I'm a cursebreaker for Gringott's. It's a good job, but can definitely get frustrating when working on something challenging." he admitted, laughing a little. He loved his job, but he did always appreciate when he got some time off to kick back and relax.

Seeing her get up and move over to the stool next to his made him smile a little, thinking that was a good idea and he should have moved over next to her on his own. This way they wouldn't have to talk overly loud just to be heard over the noise of the place. And besides, who wouldn't want to have a pretty girl sitting next to them, right?

Kieran's eyebrows rose when she told him that she was a lawyer. She was so young he found it a little hard to believe, but figured she had no reason to lie so must be telling the truth. "A lawyer, wow. Hopefully you can figure it out. Have to admit I don't really know much about that kind of thing." he admitted. Noticing that she was starting to get a little low on her drink, he figured he should offer to get her another. "Mind if I buy you a drink? Looking a little low there."

Taken off guard that she actually wanted to know what was challenging about his job, Kieran decided it wouldn't really hurt anything to let her know. "Well, as we often have to I was in Egypt trying to break into a tomb. This one had a ridiculous amount of traps set around it, some standard stuff like poison darts and the like but also some challenging magical ones as well. So many of them were intertwined with each other that it was a real pain separating them out so I could disable them one by one." he explained, not sure if this was going to bore her. "Eventually got it all worked out, but it was a headache." Kieran admitted.

Listening as she explained, he found himself nodding. It made sense that proving somebody innocent who actually was would be rewarding, and he couldn't imagine having to defend a murderer or some other serious criminal. "That makes sense, hopefully you're never put in that situation where you might have to. Have you been a lawyer long? No offense, but you look a little young to be one already." he said.

Kieran laughed when she insisted that she be able to buy him one if he was going to get her a drink. "Fine, it's a deal." he agreed, before turning to Tom. "Another vodka and orange juice for the lovely lady, please. On me." he informed him. He took another sip of his firewhiskey, still having about half a glass left.

Kieran couldn't help but chuckle a little at how excited she was over the whole thing, not that he blamed her. "You really should go some time if you get the chance. The tombs are incredible, really. So different than anything you can find over here." he said, smiling. "Yeah, I studied at the university before starting work with the goblins. A lot of it you just have to learn as you go, though, to be honest." he explained.

He was more than a little impressed that she was already through school and almost a fully fledged lawyer at her age. She had to have one hell of a work ethic to finish two years of school in one. "That's awesome, I'm glad you are doing something that you seem to enjoy. For the most part, at least." Kieran said with a smile. When she said she wasn't sure if it was a curse or a blessing that she looked so young he shot her a wink. "Blessing, definitely. You're beautiful." he told her honestly.

Kieran blushed a little when she told him to start making a dent in his drink and nodded. "Yes, ma'am." he said, giving her a salute before taking his glass and knocking back the rest of his firewhiskey in one long drink. When she asked what was interesting about him he took a few moments to think about it. "I'll admit I'm not really sure there's anything interesting about me. Played Chaser for my house team at Hogwarts, love to read books, and I like cooking when I get the chance. It's kind of fun trying out new dishes and experimenting with flavors. What about you, Victoria?" he asked.