"No, it cannot go there. The texture of this mask is different than the others if you put it here it will be quickly deteriorate degrading the surface. There is too much air around. It needs conditioned space, temperature that will be regulated as the one where it was found. That is why it was kept separately from the others in that case. It cannot be expose here."
Bitting her lower lips while moving around to get the angle in which the last discovery of Gator had to be place, Lorelei failed to see the face the designated designer of the exposition did, apparently he was exasperated by her commanding tone.
Seeing the storm coming Mrs Blake tried to held the man arm but he was too far gone. Shaking his head negatively at her in an angry way he shook hand away before turning to look at the young woman way, more infuriated she was not even there anymore it was like she was out in some headspace where only what she was seeking count. His heart beating fast he approached her pointing his finger to his chest.
"You know who I am! I will not receive orders from you young lady!"
Surprised by the outburst, Lorelei mind resettled on her surrounding to see the furious man yelling at her. After hearing what he had to say she pursed her lips shrugging, then turned her head back to the door not far away in a corner, she knew it was a janitor closet. She had already been inside, she knew it was rather big.
"I'm talking to you!!! You don't get to do like I don't exist! No one ignore me!! I am DIMITRIO PLAZZA. You were not even born I was already doing this work! I know this mask will be good here. So we will place it here!"
Astonishment froze the air, everyone breath hung on the woman next move, something made a little noise in Mrs Blake head like a stolen been broken,
rousing an instant headache making her massaged her temple. Things were going to hell quicker than in multiples nightmares. This was a nightmare! She thought blinking the red that was threatening to veil her sight.
Getting tired of his screams, Lorelei bored gaze, looked at him trying to understand what caused his fury. She was being professional, but could remembered Alicia telling her to tone down her mechanic way of working.
It was something that always get her in trouble even in the firm were she had been formed as a lawyer, her abilities to forget herself in a case research then have it resolved lest than three days had the olders associates there hating her guts implying she wanted to take the place they have been working for before she arrived with her 'nerd mind'.
Back then she did not care of their bullies it was just the reflect of who they were inside. In no case who she was. That never hindered, never will it. Noise do not mean force. Human always show how frightened by someone else different they could be.
She just did what worked for her. That was her, she could not stopped the way her mind apprehended a case going straight to the point, analysing the things others could not, seeing right through people like she was reading the angry man before her.
He was afraid, afraid of her shutting his light, taking the lead on things that made who he was. Like the day pushes away the light of the night, the sun shutting off the others stars. Pouring around its life into the world or dismissing the dew of the night. It was a fact two captains could not lead the same ship, he knew it too, but had misread the line of the contract he had signed. Gator Center was her ship.
Squinting her eyes she looked around them to see everyone frozen. One would have thing they were all statues placed there for some Halloween party.
The old mansion transforming to be the new museum that will hold the even was not that old but wider, which had made his voice echoing all over the space. Having everyone attention on them. Alicia upset face was turned to him like she wanted to attack him while Mrs Blake had her hands that was previously massaging her left temple awkwardly up trying to calm the man her eyes going from him to the her.
Mr Boyer who knew how virulent the young woman could be under the calm front she showed, was one of the man moving the things around. Completely still he did not know what to do, he just did that weird movement that seemed to be a way to cope with stress, balancing on his feet like a small child. Not to mention the others members of the crew that was holding theirs breaths.
Sloan and the others bodyguards was never far, his stoic face just waited for one move from her, but she held her hand slightly up at the level of her waist. A simple gesture that most did not understood, Lorelei from her peripheral view saw how it made them moved back, so did Mrs Blake who breathed out in relief.
Looking back at him Lorelei unexpressive gaze held his a moment startling the man by the stillness in them.
"Mr Plazza... I respect who you are and the work you do trust me. therefore I also respect my own work. This place. All the person who are here making their must with family at charge! I respect. Myself I respect. That is why I will not play your game. That said, I will give you an alternative... We will all take a break, and as the professional you kindly remind us you are. With that much experience..."
Closing her eyes saying that for a brief moment she had them reopened meeting the man unsettled eyes.
"We could communicate. Because, I can tell you now that if I do not feel like those masks get the respect they deserve as historical treasure. I, can tell you they will not be expose. No, don't look at her, I AM the one deciding here. If you are okay with that we have a deal."
Her hand up in a " It is up to you" way. She soon lost interest in him. Tilting her head while looking back at the janitor closet, she was internally cringing they had to stop for silly human drama. She hated drama.
After mentally counting to ten she stared back towards him, taking in how out of sort he was looking at her, he was at least intelligent enough to keep his mouth shut.
"Or you can excuse yourself. Like you said a ' Nobody ' can do that work as you do. If you do not mind. Time break for everyone. We will start again in one hour sharp. Not a minute after."
Addressing the last part to everyone, Lorelei eyed the deflated man for a moment before landing her gaze on a furious Alicia beckoning her with her eyes then walked towards the janitor closet not feeling like taking a break.
"Sloan. AL chills please. He is not worth your anger. Smile? It will make it better. Ah see! Everything is good." Rolling her eyes at her still smiling, Alicia shook her head at her bestfriend.
"You are unbelievable. If it was me I would have..."
Speaking with her hands she made hard cut with her hand like she was cutting someone head but before she could voice it Lorelei shook her index to her stopping her anger flow.
"Deal with it like a princess. Or better like the blood of Katiandra Fendrik. Diplomatically. More explosive than a real explosion. Learn from the best my dear, that will make you the best."
"Ugh! You are infuriating, but right. Woah! His face was priceless!" Shaking her head smiling big she remembered how he had take it all, especially when she had dismissed his attempts to call Blake in it. It was worth the show.
"Now stop it. I want you to see this." Moving faster to reach the handle of the door she stopped hearing Sloan voice.
"Ma'am?" Stepping back away from the closet, she let Sloan do his work not saying a word. He was adamant whenever it came to for her to touch
anything.
Soon enough it was showing all the surface, he had removed it from where it hung. Pointing at it from some angles as her brain proceeded like she was explaining them something she already saw from another place.
"See, it is wide enough to be adapt to expose the mask. It is easy to make all the commodities to isolate it from the outside. This door could be replaced by glasses. Plus this will gives more comfortable feeling to all this place. The angle is perfect."
Taking in the big picture as she was painting it to her Alicia nodded enthusiastic placing one of her hand on her shoulder patting it.
"Yeah! Presented like that it will work. You are a genius! That was a fact before you were born. We don't even need him." Murmuring the last part just for her and the bodyguards to hear, Alicia laughed at her own joke while Lorelei shook her head amused by her comment.
"We do need him dear. I cannot do all the work by myself. He may be sensible on the corner but his work is good."
"You are too kind with him." Pushing a strand of her hair away like a diva she mumbled shaking her head.
"Nada, now what happened to ' someone will snaps soon if you don't tone down' ? He was just the one who did I cannot blame him. Now we forget it and go back to work, or ok ok, breakfast!"
Walking towards the elevator that brought them to the last floor of the building where the officials had theirs office meaning her, Alicia, Mrs Blake and two others administrators they barely met.