HOME ISLAND OF MOUNT ORASANI -- HAGARTH'S TAVERN

The next day, the weather is 55 degrees outside with a cool breeze. The customers are sitting around at the benches with their plates of food and Julep cups of drinks.

Christy slowly walks inside, looking around at everyone.

{Christy Outfit}

Teif and Christy exchange small polite smiles at each other.

"Hello, Christiana." Teif greeted her with a small polite smile.

"Hi, Teif." Christy greeted her with a small smile.

Teif then, looks at Hagarth. "Hagarth? Your favorite customer is here."

From the kitchen, Hagarth looks at Christy and small smiles and waves at her.

"Hello, Christiana." Hagarth greeted her from the kitchen counter.

"Hi, Hagarth." Christy greeted him back with a small smile and a small wave.

"You can sit anywhere yer like, I'll be with yer in a minute." Hagarth said.

"Take your time, buddy." Christy said.

"Will do." Hagarth said.

Christy walks over to a bench table and sits down at it. She takes out her phone and plays a game.

Teif walks over to Christy with a copper Julep mug and a coffee pot. "Would you like some fresh coffee, Christiana?"

"Yes, thanks." Christy said.

Teif pours some freshly brewed Meiji coffee into a copper Julep mug and gently sets it down on the table.

"Are you meeting with someone?" Teif asked.

"Not really no, I'm just here to eat something." Christy said.

"Alright." Teif said, gently hands her a breakfast menu. "I'll come back in a minute."

"Okay." Christy said.

And Teif walks away.

Hagarth walks over wearing an apron. "Christiana."

"Hagarth." Christy said.

Hagarth sits down at the bench table across from Christiana.

"How yer doing?" Hagarth asked.

"I'm fine. Just getting something to eat." Christy said.

Teif walks back over to Christy with a notepad and pencil. "What would you like, Christiana?"

Christy looks up at Teif. "Um, three cinnamon waffles with --" she started to say.

And Hagarth finishes the rest. "-- with blueberries."

Christy looks at Hagarth and he small smiles at her.

"Your usual breakfast order." said Hagarth with a small smile.

"Yeah, it is." Christy said with a small smile.

"Alright, I'll be right back." Teif said.

"I'll be back as well, I have to cook it." Hagarth said, getting up and walks away.

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After awhile, Christy is eating her plate of breakfast food; three cinnamon waffles with a side of blueberries with her copper Julep mug of Meiji coffee.

Christy's phone buzzes on the bench table. She looks at it.

Bassea

Christy small smiles and answers her phone. "Hey, B. How are you?"

"I'm okay." Bassea tells her on the telephone. "Are you occupied with anything?"

"No, I'm not." Christy told her. "Why? What's wrong?"

"I have a ballerina performance this afternoon at the theatre. Vek and Arian will be there." Bassea said. "Will you be there?"

"I'll be there, Bassea." Christy said.

"Okay." Bassea said. "Love you."

"Love you too, B." Christy said.

And Bassea hangs up her phone.

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CITY STREET -- PLAZA

That afternoon, Christy takes a stroll throughout the marketplace, looking around at the market vendors as they sell things to customers.

Agatha and Christy exchange small waves at each other.

Christy walks up to Agatha's vendor.

"Hello, Christiana." Agatha greeted her with a small polite smile.

"Hi, Agatha." Christy said. "Do you have anything good?"

"Of course, I do, Deary." Agatha said. "Pick your sweet treat?"

"I'll take four of your fruit cakes, please?" Christy said.

Agatha puts four fruit cakes in a plastic container. "It costs $100 euro."

Christy takes a $100 euro from her pants pocket and hands it to Agatha.

Agatha puts the $100 euro in her cash register and hands Christy the plastic container.

"Thanks, Agatha. I'll come by to check on you later." Christy said.

"Alright." Agatha said.

Christy walks away and slowly walks over to Koah's vendor. "Hey, Koah."

"Hello, Christiana." Koah greeted her with a small smile.

"Do you have any sesame noodles with garlic shrimp?" Christy asked him.

"Of course." Koah said, gently handing her a two takeout boxes of sesame noodles with garlic shrimp. "Here you go."

"Thanks, Koah." Christy thanked him with a small smile.

"You're welcome." Koah said.

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ZHANG'S TATTOO SHOP

Christy slowly walks inside the dimly-lit tattoo room where Zhang has finished up her last customer and is cleaning up her tattoo station.

"Zhang?" Christy said.

Zhang looks at Christy and small smiles at her. "Hi, Christiana."

"Would you like to share my food and fruit cakes with me?" Christy asked.

"Sure." Zhang replied.

                     Afterwards . . .

Zhang and Christy are sitting at a round table with their takeout food of sesame noodles with garlic shrimp and fruit cakes.

"This is very thoughtful of you." Zhang said to her.

"Thanks." Christy thanked her with a small smile. "You rarely leave your tattoo shop."

"I know, but I've changed that." Zhang said to her.

"Bassea's ballerina performance is in a few minutes, so, how would you like to come with me?" Christy asked.

Zhang looks at Christy. "Yeah, I'd like to."

Zhang and Christy exchange small smiles at each other and they continue eating their food and fruit cakes.

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THEATRE

Later that afternoon, everyone had gathered in the theatre for Bassea's ballerina performance.

Christy and Zhang sits next to Vek and Little Baby Arian, who's in her stroller, gently fiddling with her plush teddy bear.

"Is Bassea nervous?" Christy asked Vek.

"Not really no." Vek tells her. "She's been practicing since this morning."

Vek and Christy exchange small smiles at each other.

The lights dim and the stage curtains opens, revealing Bassea in the middle of the stage, wearing her ballerina outfit.

The musicians plays their instruments, playing a soothing instrumental.

Bassea performs her ballerina around the stage, performing gracefully. She finishes her ballerina performance with a curtsy just as the soothing instrumental music finishes.

Everyone gets up and applauds, happily. Vek, Christy and Zhang applauds happily. And Bassea smiles.

shortly after . . .

Everyone is in the hallway, talking good about Bassea's ballerina performance.

The Elder Gods and Goddess congratulates Bassea on her ballerina performance.

Bassea walks over to Vek, Christy, and Zhang. "Hey, you guys."

"Hey, Bassea. Great performance." Zhang said.

"Thanks, Zhang." Bassea thanked her with a small smile.

"I have to go, but I'll see you guys around." Zhang said, and slowly walks away.

Vek, Bassea and Christy exchange small smiles at each other. Little Baby Arian is asleep in her stroller.

"I'm so proud of you, Bassea. You did a great job with your ballerina dance." Vek said to his fiancée.

"Thanks, Vek." Bassea thanked her fiancé with a small smile.

"Aww, you guys are so cute." Christy said.

Vek and Bassea exchange small smiles at each other.

And Christy's wrist comm buzzes in her pants pocket. She takes out her wrist comm and looks at it.

I need to see you at the hologram computer generator.
- Theseus is on the wrist comm screen.

"Vek? Bassea? I have to go meet with Theseus." Christy said.

"Okay. We'll see you around." Vek said.

Christy shares a hug with both Vek and Bassea. And Christy crouches down and pecks a kiss on Little Baby Arian's forehead.

Christy gets up and walks away.

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HOLOGRAM GENERATOR ROOM

That evening, Christy walks inside the room where Theseus is.

"Theseus?" Christy said to the majordomo.

"Milady Christiana?" Theseus said. "We are to report our treasury to the Elders tomorrow morning."

"Is the treasury report good or not good?" Christy asked.

"It is good." said Theseus, turning on the hologram generator. "The treasury remains the same."

"Something is bothering you, Theseus." Christy said. "What is it?"

Theseus looks at Christy. "I appreciate your concern, Milady Advisor, but I do not want to burden you."

"Theseus? I've known you for a long time. You helped me settle into my position as Chief Advisor. So, if I can help you in any way I can, let me help you." Christy said.

Theseus small smiles at her. "You are very thoughtful, generous and kind. But I can assume that you already know that your legendary status has gotten attention from our enemies."

"Yeah, I already know. I've figured it out." said Christy. "You're worried about me."

"Of course I am." Theseus said, turns off the hologram generator and slowly walks up to Christy. "Like you said, Christiana, you and I have known each other for a long time. You would make a great leader, you just have to want it."

Theseus and Christy exchange small smiles at each other and he walks away.

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LOUNGE ROOM

Later that night, in the indoor lounge room, Christy is gently relaxing on the hammock, reading a book.

Christy's phone buzzes in her pants pocket. She takes out her phone and looks at it.

Video chat: Klaus Mikaelson

Christy answers her phone and Klaus's face appears on the video chat screen.

"Hi, Klaus." Christy greeted her husband with a small smile.

"Hello, how's everything going there?" Klaus asked.

"Everything's good. Theseus and I have to do a treasury report to the Elders tomorrow morning." Christy tells him.

"Well, knowing you, you are going to do good." Klaus said with a small smile.

"Why did you really phone call me?" Christy asked.

"Because I missed my wife and I wanted to see your pretty little face." Klaus tells her.

Klaus and Christy exchange chuckles with each other.

"I miss you too, Hon. And I'm sorry that I can't be there right now." Christy said.

"No need to apologize, Love. I understand. And besides, you always make up for family time." Klaus said.

"Yeah." Christy said. "Where's Luna and Trinity?"

"Asleep in their rooms." Klaus tells her.

"Tell them I'll video chat them in the morning after my report." Christy said.

"Of course." Klaus said.

"I gotta go. I'll call you whenever I can." Christy said.

"Alright, love you." Klaus said.

"Love you too, Honey." Christy said.

And Klaus hangs up his phone.

And Christy resumes reading her book.

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