Meeting Drake.
Running a little later than intended but at least she is doing the task, the dress she wears has a hood attached to it so she can hide how unwell she looks to the newest employee also.
She parks in the box reserved for her car before getting out and locking it behind her, she owns a purple volkswagen beetle that Shanks gifted to her when she passed her driving test, apparently he had come into possession of it through his mechanic friend; Ben Beckman.
According to Shanks, the guy fixed it up for fun but had no further need for it once it was completed so Shanks saw an opportunity to gift it to Kyo - which Ben was happy about since he now knows for a fact it'll be looked after.
It also relieved her from having to save up for her own car.
Mihawk does not buy her anything other than essentials, if she wants luxuries then she must get them herself, it's his way of teaching her to be responsible.
So he naturally wasn't impressed with Shanks for giving her a car.
Upon entering the museum she spots an unfamiliar man stood behind the front desk; tall, gingery brown hair, blue eyes, sideburns...and a scar on his chin. She remembered Drake apparently having a scar, it was the thing that stuck out to her the most when her father was explaining the new worker to her.
Must be him.
"Diez Drake." She decides to murmur as she approaches the male, just to be sure.
To which he glances at her with his brows raised and mouth ajar, the expression of a man who has just been called for sure, although he confirms it himself with a simple; "Yes?"
One thing she does take note of especially is how she has to tilt her head back slightly in order to look at his face, Kyo is short in comparison to most men but this one must be at least 7ft, making this even more of a chore.
Oh good, I'll be leaving with a cramp in my neck.
"I'm Dracule Kyo, I'll be assistant curator in the future, pa sent me in to check on you." Her voice is colder than usual but that is often the case with new acquaintances, never show people what you're interested in nor what your weakness is, they'll surely use it against you.
Although, she can't quite help but blink when the boy avoids her gaze, instead looking off to the side as he stampers over himself. "R-Right! I'm Drake...obviously. Uh, e-everything is fine!" It's only now that she notices the pale blush on his face, something that only baffles her even more.
Everything is fine, he says? Seems quite the opposite to me.
"Has anybody asked you any questions yet?" She was always being asked historical questions when she was on the front desk, she was only 16 when she had to cover that job for the first time so she didn't know much and therefore was scolded by Mihawk since instead of asking for help, she tried to guess the answers and essentially lied through her teeth.
Which was highly unprofessional and could have given the museum a bad reputation.
But these days she is good at giving real facts and more often than not; impressing the guests.
"A few..." Her brows slowly begin to furrow when he looks into her eyes briefly, only to avoid her gaze once again and instead stare past her head. "All were answered properly, I assure you."
"Are you assuring me or the wall?" She doesn't miss how his entire face goes red at that question, his teeth gritting and embarrassment filling his eyes as he tries to hold her stare, his hand instinctively raising in attempts to cover one of his flushed cheeks.
"S-Sorry!" She had notice somebody approaching during this time but she doesn't care much for them, her attention still solely focused on the male stood before her.
"What on earth is the matter with you?" Her question might seem somewhat cold but still draws a chuckle from the new presence, drawing her gaze toward a certain green-haired male, Roronoa Zoro if she remembers rightly.
He's a year younger than her and decided against going to college, luckily for him he's a strong guy and Mihawk is aware of that so he was hired to take over night-time security after Drake's promotion.
The redhead instinctively glancing up at the clock behind the front desk to see that it's 9pm so Zoro isn't necessarily wrong for being here, this is after all when his shift starts.
Though she doesn't much care for having her conversations interrupted.
"It's probably your height." Zoro not at all mincing his words and causing the redhead's frown to deepen.
"I-I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to look at your cleavage!" Drake's sentence being the one to slap the frown off of her face as she instinctively looks down at her chest and yes, this dress is loose around that area, especially when the hood is up. And yes, her cleavage is very much on display, from Drake's perceptive he can likely see her bra, hence why he kept trying to respectfully look elsewhere.
What a first impression.
The redhead remains nonchalant as possible, still taking a couple of steps back to at least subtly try to protect her modesty, her head ducked under her hood and her cheeks burning with humiliation but she still does well to sound confident despite this. "So you are a palaeontologist, yes? What is the most interesting dinosaur?"
"Most say velociraptors," He still has a blush on his face but at least now he can speak more clearly, even more so now that she has asked him about something he is genuinely interested in. "But I personally like the Allosaurus, they were believed to have been stealthy hunters and they had long arms so they could hold their prey in place while they feast."
"They sound awful," The girl simply murmurs, not even noticing how the boy's expression falls at her words. "But I cannot argue with your knowledge on the matter. That's quite impressive, Diez."
"Thank...you?"
"Mhm, your next asset was your knowledge of astrophysics, yes?" The boy nods at her question, urging her to continue as she plucks her phone from her pocket, looking down at the diagram she has displayed on her screen and making sure the new employee can't see it as she continues. "Name each planet in our solar system, in order."
It's probably a harsh lesson but she was put through it too, although one could argue that her stakes are higher, she wants to be a curator whereas this poor man just wants to delve into his passion in peace.
Although he does not complain, which interests her somewhat.
"Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune." He barely hesitated with them, even considering that he might have a passion for space, she had expected him to slip up. Even if just a little.
"Why didn't you mention Pluto?" She isn't necessarily scolding him but she's rather curious, with how informed he is, she had expected him to--
"W-Well, it's a dwarf planet." His voice starting to tremble ever slightly, as if his nerves are finally getting the best of him, a single drop of sweat rolling down his temple as he forces himself to continue. "It was also only recently reinstated as a planet so a lot of people are at odds whether to still class it as such or not, I thought it was best to just assume you don't."
She can't quite help but smile at his answer, he may not realize it but he has just shown her that he is open-minded as well as smart, something that should prove to be another asset.
"Interesting..."
"You done testing him now?" Zoro playfully scoffs, causing the redhead's brow to raise and for Drake to send him a look that seems to just scream 'shut up' since he's new here and still rather worried about his position.
Not that Kyo could fire him even if she wanted to, she doesn't yet hold much authority over him, she can only inform Mihawk of his mistakes and from there - Papahawk will be making the decision himself whether to keep him employed or not.
"Hmph. You're still here? I thought you had a shift to attend to." She simply mumbles, making her way past the male and heading toward her future office, she doesn't miss how Drake breathes a sigh of relief as she takes her leave either. "It was nice to meet you, Diez."
"L-Likewise, madam Dracule!"
What she doesn't notice however is Zoro smirking at the poor guy, waiting until she's out of earshot before he decides to tease further.
"Been employed for only a day and you're already ogling the boss's daughter, huh?"
"N-Not purpose!"
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