An over-dressed man was seated at the large reception desk, looking rather bored. He looked up at Gabrielle and Damien as they entered the Mesa Pintada Oeste Gallery.
Damien narrowed his eyes, raised an eyebrow at the i***t's get-up -- was that make-up? -- and flamboyant jewelry.
"Welcome to Mesa Pintada Oeste!" the creature before them drawled. "May I say that it is certainly a pleasure to welcome new patrons to our little corner of the city!" He stood as tall as he could -- he was short -- and waved his hands airily about the place.
Gabrielle looked up at Damien with an amused look as the extravagant man bowed deeply, and placed a kiss on the back of her hand. Damien was not pleased.
"Such a lovely lady!" the creature said to her. Then, he looked up -- and u
