Val gladly took the bucket and put on a friendly smile, It was quite heavy...but she could handle it, and from what it looked like, Sage could use an extra hand. The only thing that was keeping her from killing him right now was her curiosity, Most of her victims were easygoing and were more than happy to 'befriend' Val, But this one...something was different, Maybe because he wasn't a criminal boss? Val did find it weird she'd be assigned to kill someone low in the ranks of life, Well, It was her benefit, She'd be up to her boss's level when she killed him, She silently stalked after him, Trying her best to not spill any water.

Sage walked through the forest silently. He knew the place well, and was pretty good at walking around undetected..he had to hunt using only his dagger, when he got the chance, so he had to be quiet. He kept an eye and ear on the girl behind him...she wanted something. They always did. No one just helped him because they felt like it. But he'd take the help...if he had to fight, he could. He was good ...and he was used to this type of work. It was hard, and he was hungry and thirsty, but that was no different than usual. He walked into the tavern kitchen and set the basket down, turning to take the second from the girl and dumping them into a bigger pan, which he could use to clean the dishes off as quickly as possible...lunch rush would start up soon, and they had to be done before that or his boss would be at him silly again, which definitely didn't seem very pleasant.

Once they had reached the tavern and he had taken the bucket from her she sat down at one of the tables closet to the register, She'd wait for him to come up to her as he was a server, right? Val wasn't really paying attention to be able to answer that question. Every time a server came up to her she simply refused to speak to them, He must be busy...Well, I can wait, I've got 2 months to kill him anyways, It shouldn't be that hard, right? Valerie was questioning herself But soon decided to distract those questions by recalling the last time she was at a tavern. Val was only 12, and her father had thought it was a good idea for her to tag along on that mission, well, it sure wasn't, she ended up with nightmares for weeks, soon having to visit a special therapist, Good times, Good times, She snickered, Dragging her attention back to her current objective.

Sage finished washing the dishes barely leaving him with enough time to dry them off before people started arriving for lunch. He groaned and shook his head slightly, but grabbed his pen and paper pad from the counter and went to the first few tables, getting their orders down and heading to the kitchen to hand the order off. He went back and forth like that, bringing food out when it was ready. Eventually, he got to the girl ...the one who's helped him earlier. She'd say there for a while, and he definitely didn't trust her, or like her really. But he had to do his job. "Do you want to order something or are you going to ignore me too," he muttered, trying not to let his emotions come into his voice but rather failing. He was starving, and tired, and really didn't have the energy or patience to deal with annoying people. But, he sort of had to. He was waiting on them, and they were all higher than him, so they could do anything they wanted to with really no consequences. And he really couldn't afford to loose this job.

Val was glad when he finally came over to her. "Yes, I would like to order something." She said in a kindly manner, From what she had seen, Sage was only trying to get his job done, Which, was easier said than done, So it seemed he took not much of an interest. "Is it possible to order a day with you? I can tell your boss is giving you trouble, I can change that...You, Me, Tomorrow." A mischievous smirk crossed her face, yet she waited impatiently for his answer, Usually, this could either go good, or bad, She was good with flirting, so why not use this to her advantage? But her biggest worry is that Sage would clearly deny her request because of this job of his, Yet if he accepted, All she had to do was murder his boss, And then the restaurant would shut down that day due to an investigation being held, Simple as that.

Sage gave the girl a rather curious glance when she ordered a day out with him. "I meant food or drink," he huffed after a minute. "I don't have the ability to take days off for someone I don't know," he told the girl. "now do you want to actually order something or not? I have work to do," he informed her. If she didn't answer soon, he'd walk away. He didn't know her, certainly didn't trust her, and he wasn't about to lose valuable money going on some kind of date.

She narrowed her eyes, This wasn't going very well. Valerie was starting to think something had happened to him in his past, He was...very different, Not at all what she expected, It's for the rank, It's for the rank. She told herself. "Oh come on...pleaseee?" She begged, Val had suspected her other tactic wouldn't work, it couldn't have gone any worse. "I'll do anything." She quickly added before quieting down a moment to think, Hes a hard worker, And seems to hate this job, Jobs pay you, money, bingo. Val looked around, "I can pay, Name your price, It will be a lot more than what you get here." She was desperate, Val obviously wanted to move in the ranks, very badly...and Sage wasn't making this easy.

Sage narrowed his eyes at the girl, quite obviously suspicious as to why she wanted this so badly. But....if he was getting more money going with her than working here, he could stand to take a day off. Even if it was just enough to get him and Lizzie a solid meal for once, it would be worth it. He'd just have to stay on guard...he doubted she just thought he was cute and wanted to go out. No, this was...something else. But he could take the risk. He'd end up working himself to death otherwise, which certainly wouldn't help him or Lizzie. "Fine," he finally sighed. "You give me twenty bucks, and I'll meet you here tomorrow morning," he decided. It was risky...but so was working here. His whole life was risky, he lived in the slums for goodness sake. He could fight, and do it well...he'd won plenty of battles, as the scars clearly showed. He wasn't some stupid guy falling for the pretty girl...if she tried anything, he would be the most lethal person she'd ever meet. He didn't play around with life or death. "Now do you want food or not? I do still have a job to do," he told her rather crossly. He was getting way too behind...which he couldn't afford to do.

Only twenty? Thats strange. Well, That's fine. She smiled, "Great." reaching into one of her jacket pockets she handed him two ten-dollar bills. I might keep him alive longer than the rest, I like him, Something different. "Food? Oh- yes of course. Can I get those.. yellow-... rectangular- uh, potato things?" She had observed many humans, and they seemed to all like them, so she was going to try them, Obviously, Valerie knew they were potatoes, but they had a specific name... and she didn't know it, She just hoped that wouldn't be a 'red flag' towards Sage.

Sage grunted, rather unhappily, since the money meant he had to go spend a day with this girl. But, it also meant a good meal for him and Lizzie, so really he shouldn't be complaining. He put it in his pocket and rolled his eyes at the girl not knowing what they were but nodded. "They're french fries," he informed her, taking the menu back from her rather impatiently before whisking off to continue his job. He set her food down next to her in a bit, not really stopping to chat. The rest of the day was similar....rather normal, really. Busy, chaotic, and as night fell, everyone just got drunk, making his job about a hundred times harder to deal with. Still, he prefered it to what he had to do thought the night...taking a room sucked, but it was the only way to support he and Lizzie, so he suffered through it all.