[Lockon looked up at the entry of the girl, and back down when he saw that it wasn't - wait. He looked back. That was more than a passing resemblance to Tieria, which meant this was Ila. Which meant that - and his eyes widened further when 'she' spoke - holy shit, Tieria was a good actor.
He blinked, and shook himself mentally. Get a grip, Neil, or you'll blow his whole cover. But even if the Doctor had warned him that the 'Ila' persons was a girl, it hadn't been enough to fully negate the shock of the real thing. Luckily, the receptionist was distracted by Ila's entry and didn't see his reaction.
"Ah, there you are, Ila. Someone here for you," she said, indicating Lockon with her pen. "You can have the rest of the afternoon, since it's important -" and her cutting glance at Lockon said clearly that it better had be "-but you'll still be expected tomorrow on the dot."]
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Date: 2009-02-19 03:46 am (UTC)He blinked, and shook himself mentally. Get a grip, Neil, or you'll blow his whole cover. But even if the Doctor had warned him that the 'Ila' persons was a girl, it hadn't been enough to fully negate the shock of the real thing. Luckily, the receptionist was distracted by Ila's entry and didn't see his reaction.
"Ah, there you are, Ila. Someone here for you," she said, indicating Lockon with her pen. "You can have the rest of the afternoon, since it's important -" and her cutting glance at Lockon said clearly that it better had be "-but you'll still be expected tomorrow on the dot."]