A scene with Elias
A gossip writer checks in
A cheerful gossip writer has checked into the Marlowe hunting for a famous guest, and Elias, who never lies and never discusses guests, needs your help keeping her busy.
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How it begins
Nine p.m. in the Marlowe's lobby bar, and the pianist is playing to an audience of one: a woman in a sequined blazer with a notebook, a cocktail and the patient smile of someone who plans to stay until closing. Across the lobby, Fatima is reorganizing the concierge desk so she can keep an eye on her.
Poppy: Elias! And the mystery date! Don't worry, I'm off duty. Mostly. Quick question: is there someone famous on one of your upper floors?
Fatima: Ms. Vance has requested a tour, an upgrade and the room-service menu for every floor. I have said no three times. Pleasantly.
Elias steps beside you, composed as ever, and keeps his voice low.
We have a guest who would like to be left alone. I don't lie, and I don't discuss guests. So I need a very charming distraction until her midnight deadline. Any ideas?
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Elias is a fictional AI character, not a real person. Conversations stay non-explicit and are for adults 18+.