Daria was still going over career opportunities with the former Nathan Brown. Nathan, for his part, was acclimating to his new role both physically and mentally. His body was now slender and lithe, his hair long and dark and his face marked by a distinctly feminine beauty. His mannerisms were now playful and sensuous, as if he hew used to toying with people.
Daria had a sense that Nathan's past life was likely of a quite questionable nature, but didn't want to pry. Nathan was obviously quite talented, and it would be foolish to look a gift horse in the mouth.
Daria was just getting around to the matter of contract when the phone rang. Excusing herself, she stepped out of the room and answered it. "Hello?" she asked.
"We have a problem," Mandy's voice on the other end said. "Death Pew's in town."
"Is that so?" Daria asked, unaffected by the news. "They're a rock band, yes? They're playing at an entirely different venue, and will likely attract an entirely different demographic. You needn't worry about it."
"I don't care about that. What I care about is our previous... dealings with those jerks."
"Oh, so this is that band you have that childish rivalry with."
"It's not childish; I want something done about this."
"You're looking to show them up? How is this not childish?"
"I don't know, but you're our agent. Do something."
"You want me to do something? Okay. I'll hang up the phone now," Daria said before doing just that. She set the phone down, sighing and rubbing the sides of her head. Tom, Mandy, and the rest of the band was one of her most successful clients, but with success came a degree of ego, and the members of the band had already started off rather eccentric to begin with. Daria knew that Mandy wouldn't be happy about the terminated call, but she also knew that the band knew better than to fire her. They needed her, especially during this rough patch in their careers.
Deciding to put that matter out of her mind for now, she headed back over to where Nathan was waiting, returning to the conversation as if nothing had happened.
