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Arriving in New Orleans

Oct 06, 2009 21:09

Who: Gunn, Cordelia, and Angel
Where: At the private landing strip of W&H's in New Orleans
When: Right after they found out that Lorne was in LA with a new club.
Status: COMPLETE ( Read more... )

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misschase October 7 2009, 18:48:29 UTC

Cordelia stared out the window, watching the teeny tiny world below her. Oddly enough, this was nothing new. Not because she took several trips across the world with her family back, but when she had been a higher being, she had a very similar view. And no, she didn't miss it whatsoever. Not being able to feel much or anything, except maybe worry over her friends, or affect anything was horrible. Not to mention the fact she had been planted up there for that horrible demon to hitch a ride back to earth with her. She shuddered inwardly at those faraway memories.

She looked over at Gunn, who seemed a little more energized than usual. Of course, she couldn't blame him, he had grown up in the exact opposite way as herself. So, she had a feeling this was probably his first plane ride.

She shrugged at his question, "Maybe let's check in at the hotel first. I'm dying for a shower. But, I do want to go sight seeing. My parents always skipped over Louisiana for any of our trips," she said. "Really, I'm just glad to get out of Los Angeles for a while."

She was also overwhelmed with that pending doom feeling as they neared their destination. She just hoped they'd come in time to avert yet another apocalypse.

angel0angelus October 27 2009, 17:30:09 UTC

He didn't exactly mind the private jet. It was quick, speedy, and had the added bonus of guaranteeing he'd be able to get off when it landed. Pilots tended to be a bit more sensitive to what time they landed when one of their passengers was a vampire.

"Cordy's right. We should check into the hotel before going out to do any reconaissance."

He doubted Gunn had exactly had that in mind when he'd made the suggestion, but that's what they should be doing. Angel had already blown through Louisiana, decades ago, but he hadn't really done much sightseeing at that time. Sticking to the sewers meant he'd missed all the finer sighs to be seen.

g_charles October 27 2009, 19:31:04 UTC

"I wasn't exactly talking reconnaissance on Bourbon Street," Gunn said with a laugh. "But alright, checking into the hotel first, then do a little exploring." Of some variety or another. Gunn was really enjoying this so far, so much so that he had to remind himself that they were actually here for another reason. To stop some sort of apocalypse.

Once the plane landed, Gunn started to gather his bags, which were once more than what he used to pack, well, if he had every went anywhere to pack. Now he had to bring things like garment bags for his suits and special bags for his shoes. It was all so weird. Cordy actually had to help him figure out which bags to brings. That would be something she would know.

"So, what hotel are we staying at, anyway?" Something ritzy, since it was on the Wolfram & Hart tab, but Gunn didn't actually know the name of it. As the CEO, that was more something that Angel would probably know about.

misschase November 2 2009, 01:52:39 UTC

The pilot announced that they were heading into their decent, which brightened Cordelia's spirits. Post-vision flying wasn't all that great, even if she sometimes got all floaty during a vision. Obviously, the side-effects were less severe than they used to be pre-higher being demon thingy, but she still had a bit of a headache.

"It better be something fancy," she said, "If Wolfram and Hart can afford this private jet, they better go all out with our accommodations. Especially if we're trying to, you know, save the world and all."

The plane landed soon after and she began gathering her belongings. "Finally," she said, stretching her arms.

angel0angelus November 3 2009, 04:47:11 UTC

He'd never brought this much luggage before becoming CEO of an evil law firm. He'd gotten travelling light down to art form, except now he actually had quite a few things to bring with him from place to place. He picked up his suitcases, then began moving towards the exit.

"I'll get us a taxi." He said, nearly tripping over a baby stroller.

Yet another reason to hate airports, he decided, ducking from the purse the irate mother swung at him.

g_charles November 3 2009, 18:18:51 UTC

Gunn somehow managed to not crack up when Angel almost went sprawling over a baby stroller, although he wasn't sure how. He was still grinning like crazy over it, though. The big bad vampire can barely navigate around a city. This is going to be interesting to watch as he tries to walk around New Orleans.

Gunn held onto his bags and waited for Angel to call a taxi. He had all of five minutes to do it before Gunn decided to do it on his own. Hopefully, New Orleans cabbies were nicer than LA cabbies. Then again, weren't all cabbies actually bred in some factory that made them all exactly the same? That would be about right.

misschase November 9 2009, 03:24:12 UTC

Cordelia rolled her brand spankin' new Louis Vuitton luggage through the luggage, following Angel as he tried to navigate the non-private airport. She laughed lightly, as Angel almost collided with a stroller and was almost wacked with the mother's purse. She was pretty used to airports, surprisingly. Though her family had been rich, they always flew first class, but never had a private landing pad.

As Gunn waved down a taxi, she said, "Too bad Wolfram & Hart didn't send us a limo or something."

She let the cabbie handle her belongings as she sat in the back, waiting for Angel and Gunn to do the same before giving the driver the name of their airport. "I hope you have some cash on you for this ride, Angel. 'Cause you're paying," she teased with a smile.

angelic_liam December 19 2009, 01:27:45 UTC

Angel wasn't sure why he was being swatted at with a purse. It wasn't like he had tripped over the mother and kid on purpose. Maybe if he had tried to snatch the kid, then maybe it would be OK to smack him with a purse, but not really before. That was just rude.

Trying to get past that, he handed his bags to the cabbie and watched as Gunn did the same before the two of them hopped into the taxi cab with Cordy. "Yeah, I've got the cash," he said. It wasn't like, as CEO of Wolfram & Hart, he was hurting for money, anymore. It was anything but the case.

He pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket. "OK, we're set up to stay at...this place," he said, handing the paper to the cabbie. It was some five star place that he wasn't sure if he had ever even heard of before.

"So, toss our bags in a hotel room, freshen up, and then get to going out and figuring out where you saw the thing at?" he asked, not wanting to say 'hellmouth' in front of the cabbie.

g_charles December 19 2009, 01:35:14 UTC

No small amount of relief washed over Gunn as a taxi pulled up almost as soon as Angel raised his hand to call one. Maybe it was because they looked rich now. That might be it. It didn't really matter right now.

"I'll just be happy to get rid of all this stuff and put it somewhere," Gunn said as he hopped into the car along with Angel and Cordy. He looked over Angel's shoulder at the hotel name and whistled. "Wow, wasn't realizing that we were quite that grade of material to be shelling out that sort of money." Really, he was still getting used to this.

"And I still suggest we hit up Bourbon Street. Even if we're here on business, you can't come to New Orleans and not go to Bourbon Street."

misschase December 19 2009, 05:23:51 UTC

Seeing the name of the hotel on the paper Angel handed over caused a satisfied smile to spread across her features. "You know, I totally don't condone you owning Evil Incorporated, but damn, it's really nice to live in the lap of luxury," Cordelia said. Especially after spending her last several months in a hospital bed and dear god, hospital gowns, she was not feeling too ashamed of taking advantage of Wolfram & Hart's resources.

She looked over at Gunn and rolled her eyes slightly, "Gunn, we're not tourists. Do you want to go on the Anne Rice tour too?" she teased the guy, who was a lot nerdier than he tended to let on. "I'll totally go to Bourbon Street but if you whip out a camera, I'm pretending I don't know you."

She shrugged her shoulders slightly, "Really, I have no idea what we're looking for, Angel," she said, "I mean, usually it's not too hard to seek out the bad stuff. It tends to find us. But, what I saw was all pretty vague--horrible and doomy and gloomy--but definitely vague."

angelic_liam December 19 2009, 05:40:43 UTC

"Isn't it?" Angel replied. Even he had to admit that it was kind of nice to not have to worry about things like if they were going to be able to pay for the light bill or if they were going to be evicted for not paying the mortgage on the building they were staying in.

"I'm NOT going to a place where the only thing that you do is get drunk and wait for someone to flash you," Angel said to Gunn. There was no amount of anything in the world that would get Angel to set foot on Bourbon Street, even if Cordy eventually agreed to go with him. They probably weren't going to be able to stop him, anyway.

"Well, you have a point there in that trouble usually finds us," Angel admitted. "And when can we get a vision that does something nice like, oh, flash you the address or something as well?" He couldn't help it. It would have been nice to have gotten something else other than a city. At least it wasn't as big as LA.

g_charles December 19 2009, 05:46:16 UTC

"Come on guys! You can't go to New Orleans without going to Bourbon Street!" OK, so maybe this was because Gunn hadn't exactly done a whole lot of traveling in his life, so maybe he was a tourist a bit here.

"Besides, we can't constantly look for stuff. Besides, for all you know, the thing might actually *be* on Bourbon Street." Not that Gunn would notice it if he actually got his way and got to Bourbon Street. Nope, he was probably going to get to' up.

"I promise, no flash photography or anything like that. I'll kick anyone's ass if they come near you with one, too," he offered. "And Angel, you need more fun! What are you afraid of, that you might enjoy yourself?"

misschase December 19 2009, 06:11:14 UTC

Cordelia laughed at the image of Angel at a mardi gras event, "I think you're safe until February, Angel. Unless flashing for beads is just an everyday occurrence here. That sounds kinda scary. And trashy."

She hoped they wouldn't be here for that long. Of course, she wouldn't mind sharing a drink with her friends, but she had seen Cops episodes set in New Orleans and they were more than just trashy.

Gunn still seemed eager to be tourist-ey, and Cordelia had to let out a laugh, "You're such a dork, Gunn. But, we can go if you're that desperate." An eyebrow rose at his last comment, "Angel enjoying himself tends to be bad. So, don't enjoy yourself too much."

She let out a relieved breath when they finally pulled up to the hotel. She would be glad to be on solid ground for a while. Too much traveling always made her feel a little queasy. "Finally."

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