39 Elite Financial Solutions (1/2)
Ruby woke up late again and found Ash sleeping as stiff as a board next to her. It wasn't nearly as startling this time but she was still slightly annoyed. If he hadn't kept her out so late she wouldn't have overslept.
What had he even talked to the witch for that long anyway? It wasn't any of her business but she was still curious.
She couldn't ask him though; that wasn't the sort of relationship they had. The two of them had come to a comfortable understanding about their mutual secret keeping.
Ruby grabbed her purse and headed out, grabbing herself a sandwich from a café near the atrium on her way to the parking lot. She punched the address the witch gave her into her phone's GPS and turned the volume on high before sticking it in the cup holder. Without her vampire navigator present, she would have to make do with the factory setting.
Elite Financial Solutions was located in a fancy high-rise downtown and took up four floors. She had a suspicion that elves owned this entire building because she knew they had a stronghold here in Las Vegas.
A professionally dressed young woman with a cool and sleek appearance greeted her when she reached the first EFS floor. ”Welcome to Elite Financial Solutions, how may I help you today?”
”I'm looking to set up a secure bank account because the duck howls at the sky,” Ruby said as confidently as she could muster.
The woman smiled, catching onto her meaning immediately. ”I see you're a VIP customer. Please take a seat while I contact one of our bankers for you.”
”Thank you.”
Ruby sat down in the waiting area and only had to play a game on her phone that involved slicing pieces of fruit for about five minutes before someone came out to escort her to their office. He had the appearance of a middle-aged man and wore silver-rimmed glasses and a sharp suit.
He reached out to shake her hand. ”We are always delighted to see a VIP! My name is Cirdan Etchelion and I will be taking care of you today.”
”Ruby Gardner. Nice to meet you.”
The name plaque on his office door read 'Dan Etchelion' so that was probably the name he used to seem more human when non VIP customers came to call. His glamour dropped as soon as the door shut behind them revealing a regal young face, white blonde hair that was as long as Ash's, and pointed ears.
Ruby used her Flora-like glamour to be polite and got straight down to business. ”I need to create a bank account that can hold a lot of money unknown to humans.”
”Absolutely,” Cirdan said demurely. ”We don't take human IDs here so your fingerprint will do to get started. Account security is very important to us. Place your right index finger on the pad, please.”