Start of the Day [Seb]

Sebastian firmly closed what would pass as the front door, the lock clicking into place with a flick of his wrist. The little humans that worked in the building kept making attempts to come into the Phantomhive makeshift home. While this wasn't a single small room with no room to walk, this was not a suitable place to raise a child. Children needed space to wander, to grow into. Having strangers trying to invade this small space did not help. No one had seen passed the marbling of the vestibule. No one knew what lay beyond the large mahogany door other than him. As befitting a Phantomhive Butler, each "visitor" was kindly turned away.

Now he could go back to his work and finish tidying the place up before Ciel was supposed to wake for the day. He checked the small pocket watch in his vest and tutted. That brief pause nearly put him behind. Not that anyone would notice. Ciel certainly wouldn't since he was having a harder time adjusting to the perpetual night of this strange place. He didn't know how they ended up here, but they were here none the less and he wasn't going to let his young master fall into bad habits just because of a shift in location.

He would acclimate to the constant darkness eventually, just like Sebastian had oh so long ago in his own demon realm. Coming to England had been a little bit of an adjustment for him, but he refused to let that be seen. Now he was back in something of his element and going to help Ciel acclimate. In fact, it was time for this child to get up. The demon wandered into Ciel's room, tugging the curtain over the floor to ceiling window open just enough to let the neon light filter in.

It wasn't long until Ciel actually woke up from the light hitting him just right. Sebastian didn't have to do anything to actually wake the boy so he couldn't be snapped at that he had interrupted a perfectly good sleep. Not that he would have cared as he had the power of time on his side. He smirked as he heard Ciel stir, watching him wake without a word. He waited for the earl to accept that it was time to be awake and want to mentally prepare himself for his day.

"First, is breakfast. I've prepared a full English for you," Sebastian started, having already stated that the choice in teas here would need to be cultivated over time. They weren't exactly what they were used to, and some of them weren't very good. He would have to make his own once he figured out exactly where to get everything. "Afterward you have several meetings for your day. The first will be with the casino manager over the casino's intake this week. After that, your accountant will be coming in to go over the books." Of course, part of going over the books would, in part, be seeing who had put themselves in debt and find out how best to extract their payment from each person. A small part of him enjoyed that particular part as he often was allowed off on his own to collect.

Knowing that Ciel wanted to get back to England, while he was berating the casino manager, the butler was going to wander out again, looking for more information on this "link" as he had heard it called. He had found little information on how people get here, or returned back home. That wasn't going to stop him though, so he was going to continue his search so they could return back to the manor. Once he had real information, he would bring it to Ciel's attention.

Sebastian gave a small nod as Ciel was nearly accurate in his question. "I will be away for the meeting with the manager, yes," He agreed. Finances were important, and knowing what was coming in was a necessity. However, he trusted the Ciel could handle that on his own. He had given a very hard, rather menacing look from behind Ciel upon their first meeting with him. Since then, the demon believed the man wouldn't harm his ward. If he did, terrible things would befall the man and he doubted that the manager would want that.

However, the accountant would be a meeting he wanted to be present for. He considered what the books would say as he slipped the nightshirt over Ciel's head and started dressing him for the day. He maintained Ciel's typical wardrobe, if a touch updated. They didn't have the typical frills that they had back home, or quite the proper frocks that they were accustomed to. A part of him wished he had known that this would be coming so he could be properly prepared. He didn't like the surprise and he despaired the fact that he couldn't have the right tea or clothes with them.

He knelt down and fastened Ciel's shoes. The look was complete and almost what he wanted. Nexus was not friendly to their style or tastes, but he was making due with what he could. He straightened Ciel's coat as he stood and rose himself. He offered a small bow to his small master. "Yes, my lord." He followed the child out as a fitting place for a butler. He only moved forward to pull out the chair at the table so the Phantomhive heir could sit and he moved off to fetch his breakfast.

Out of Ciel's sight, Sebastian sighed. There was more than just bad tea and poor clothing options. With them here and so very far away from England and Ciel's enemies, the opportunity to get revenge was gone. He would never get to fulfill his end of the deal and receive Ciel's soul in return. He controlled the disappointment and reentered the dining room with his cart. He presented the breakfast he prepared and removed the dome lid. He gave another bow and took a step back, checking his pocket watch. "The manager will arrive in thirty minutes exactly." He had better anyway. That had been the specified time and being a moment late would upset the schedule Sebastian had so carefully made.