Aside from the freak blizzard earlier that month (and with it panicked baby muggleborn accidentally casting all sorts of chaotic magic) Dorian had had a relatively quiet March. A fact he was grateful for after the emotional turmoil and physical exhaustion the events of February had caused. He liked to believe the unnatural desires he faced for those few short weeks — for he most definitely didn't still think about the handsome man who rightfully rejected him — was caused by the heightened stress of his profession and lack of other sexual release. A quiet month of visiting brothels and flirting with every woman he saw was exactly what was ordered.
Which was why Dory had to stifle an audible groan when Greengrass approached the same muggle house he was loitering outside of. He knew that he was to be partnering with someone from the spirits department as the building had had some sort of incident last week, but that it had to be him was just so intensely uncomfortable.
After all, Greengrass had rejected any further communication between them. And given that he'd been trying to leave when Dory entered the break room that day, it was safe to assume the two men were on an avoidance path.
Briefly, he considered taking Greengrass at his word and dismissing him. It would make his afternoon unbearable, Dory thought, to work in close proximity to someone he imagined in such vivid detail. (The scent of his aftershave was one Dory sought to find for a week before realizing how insane he'd become and abandoned all thoughts.) However, should the building not be cleared as Greengrass claimed it to be then Dory would be in for a hell of an afternoon. It wasn't that he didn't like ghosts — they were fine in theory — but he didn't particularly relish the thought of being alone with them. (Largely due to a lingering fear born from a horror novel he read at an impressionable age.) Besides, if the issue was resolved as Greengrass claimed it to be then why were they here again? Someone had to have messed up and Dory refused to accept it was himself, yet.
"Mind walking me through it, then?" He asked with a shrug. Last year, a seven year old had turned her jack o' lanterns into haunted ones that followed and harassed the unsuspecting muggle family. But, those pumpkins were dealt with and the issue was seemingly put to rest. "The house has been quiet for almost a year now, not sure why they seem to think it's related to my case."
Which was why Dory had to stifle an audible groan when Greengrass approached the same muggle house he was loitering outside of. He knew that he was to be partnering with someone from the spirits department as the building had had some sort of incident last week, but that it had to be him was just so intensely uncomfortable.
After all, Greengrass had rejected any further communication between them. And given that he'd been trying to leave when Dory entered the break room that day, it was safe to assume the two men were on an avoidance path.
Briefly, he considered taking Greengrass at his word and dismissing him. It would make his afternoon unbearable, Dory thought, to work in close proximity to someone he imagined in such vivid detail. (The scent of his aftershave was one Dory sought to find for a week before realizing how insane he'd become and abandoned all thoughts.) However, should the building not be cleared as Greengrass claimed it to be then Dory would be in for a hell of an afternoon. It wasn't that he didn't like ghosts — they were fine in theory — but he didn't particularly relish the thought of being alone with them. (Largely due to a lingering fear born from a horror novel he read at an impressionable age.) Besides, if the issue was resolved as Greengrass claimed it to be then why were they here again? Someone had to have messed up and Dory refused to accept it was himself, yet.
"Mind walking me through it, then?" He asked with a shrug. Last year, a seven year old had turned her jack o' lanterns into haunted ones that followed and harassed the unsuspecting muggle family. But, those pumpkins were dealt with and the issue was seemingly put to rest. "The house has been quiet for almost a year now, not sure why they seem to think it's related to my case."