Film Noir: Enter the Shadow

[labcoatgirl]

Betty Ross walked a determined pace along the sidewalk, holding her notes and purse snugly under her arm. The weather looked about to turn inclement so she wanted to get home as soon as possible. There was an uneasy feeling carried on the wind, a typical California phenomenon called a Santa Ana. Betty was a little more uneasy as she walked, distracted by her thoughts of work.

She was so distracted in fact, that when she saw an opportunity to hail a cab, she ran right into a man exiting one of the many clubs on the strip. Her papers all went to the sidewalk. "Oh no!" Betty scrambled on her knees to try and collect them before the wind could take them too far to catch.

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[sable_cloak]

Lamont was in a hurry, but not for anything particularly interesting. He had a habit of appearing late to keep up and he'd overstayed his time at the club so he might be late for another engagement.

It also meant he rushed out of the club and proceeded to smack into a woman just as he turned to look for Moe's cab.

"Oh! Here!" He knelt down in his impeccable suit, catching a few papers as they tried to escape. "I'm sorry, I wasn't minding my step." He gathers up what he can, carefully stealing glances at the pages before holding them out with an apologetic smile.