Eevee was ecstatic that Luna had agreed to join her in London over break. She had informed her parents and the staff ahead of time so that they were prepared. It was a shame that her mother wouldn't be home though. It was one of the rare times that she had to restock on ingredients. Because Mordred insisted on gathering them herself she was left with her father. He was currently reading the news in one of their foremost rooms. The same one she was in. It was a living space for both Oni the snake and them. A large terrarium lined every wall and going up to the twelve foot ceiling, it gave plenty of space for the snake to slither around when he wasn't with her father Daemon. But she was to busy worrying to pay much attention to the lavish estate. Evelyn was rambling to herself over everything that could go wrong.

"What if we don't have the right size house slippers? What kind of hostess would I be then? Would she have to wear ones to big for her? God, it would be so embarrassing if she tripped because of me. What if the guest room isn't big enough? What if-"

He flipped the page before looking up over his reading glasses. "Please sit down dear. Mr. Wilson won't appreciate you wearing your footprints into the carpet. He also will be the one to provide the slippers. Don't doubt his knowledge."

"Of course, of course." She stopped muttering and ambled over to the terrarium were Oni was lazily tangled between bamboo stalks. Evelyn undid one of the many latched doors that were cut into the glass and extracted Oni.

She slid him around her shoulders much like she would do with her scarf. He didn't move much, instead he settled down were he found himself most comfortable and just watched her. Still, it made her feel better until the alarm on the gates sounded. Bunny was here! She nearly made to bolt out of the door, but a disapproving look from her father made her stop.

He wasn't an intimidating man, despite his six foot something stature and lean muscles there was an air of a scholar about him that many underestimated. His dusty blonde hair was pulled back into a ponytail, giving him much more the appearance of someone who would much rather hold a debate over the ethics of Azkaban then have a throw down with somebody. They hadn't experienced him threatening to make her clean the estate though so she couldn't really blame them.

It didn't take long for Mr. Wilson to arrive with their guest. The soft shuffling of house slippers down the well lit hallways gave it away. She peeked out from the large double oak doors. Oni tightened around her neck to retain grip but she didn't mind. Evelyn waved at Bunny once she was in line of sight. She would finally have somebody to spend break with!

The house itself wasn't hard to miss. Luna looked down at the note bearing the address of Eevee's house. She had given it to Luna just before school had finished for the break. Luna could remember how excited Eevee was when Luna had accepted her invitation, she was so joyful. Luna was excited to see London and spend some quality time with her best friend. She hadn't been sure she'd be able to find the place considering she didn't know London very well at all. But it had been easy enough to find and Luna found herself before what seemed like towering gates.

She had approached the gate, dressed in the best outfit she could put together. A white dress with royal blue accents, a pair of black leggings, and a simple pair of black flats. Luna had never been comfortable with dresses, but it seemed appropriate for such class. She glanced around and noticed the buzzer to the gate. One simple press, a few minutes of waiting, and a ton of anxiety found a sophisticated man arriving to let her in. He had said his name was Mr. Wilson. Luna tried to politely introduce herself as well. 

As they approached the house, estate(?), Mr. Wilson informed her that she would need to remove her flats and switch to house slippers. Luna wasn't sure to make of this. Why did it matter? Was it a cleanliness thing? Why not just wear socks? But Luna wasn't used to this world and didn't want to make a fuss over such a simple thing. She switched her flats out without saying a word. They felt nice on her feet. They fit perfectly, so Luna didn't have to worry about tripping.  Eevee had been constantly picking Luna up from tripping on her own robe and Luna didn't want to make her have to do that in her own home. At least Luna didn't have to wear a robe here, so that was an upside, and with these slippers, a trip free vacation was all but guaranteed.   

Luna found herself in awe as Mr. Wilson led her down the hallway to where Eevee and her father were waiting. Beautiful carpets and elaborate paintings. It was all so overwhelming. But soon that was all drowned out as Luna saw Eevee waving excitedly at her, a snake resting on her shoulders. Luna timidly waved back, not at all intimidated by Oni. In fact, she was happy to meet him. But best of all she would get to experience time with a friend. What a luxury.

"Hello! Welcome welcome." She bounced on her toes. Eevee normally went barefoot around the house but today she wore slippers because she didn't want Bunny to feel left out.

The slippers themselves were put into place because they kept loosing people's shoes whenever they were taken off. Nobody's been able to figure out what had happened so everyone in the Estate chose to stick with the easy to replace slippers. Silently she always contemplated why there seemed to be an abundance of mythical creatures on the estate, especially with most of them being rather vicious. She thought back to the Kelipe that stilled resided in the lake.

Eevee would of went to cuddle with her father and forget about it if she didn't have guests. So instead she slid the snake over to Mr. Wilson and instead chose to address Bunny.

"You didn't have any trouble getting here right? The pixies didn't give you any trouble did they? Sometimes they drag people away to sacrifice to the Hippogriff. It's rather worrying but we can't do anything about it because that'd be creature abuse."

Eevee shrugged it off, the Estate was old and they didn't think it would be fair to risk charges for removing somebody that was already there before they moved in.

Luna shrugged. 

"I didn't see any pixies on my way in, no. I would like to see a Hippogriff though. Along with any other creatures. I mean we haven't got to take Care for Magical Creatures yet. Also, I'm kinda surprised the Ministry hasn't done anything about that. "

Luna bit her lip. It was break and here she was talking about school. She was here for Eevee and London, not school. Yet everything here was so much to take in still. Her mind swam with all the things that they might do. She shifted her weight.

"So what's the plan for break? I'm kinda tired."

Luna didn't want to sound rude, but the trip over had taken a while. Scotland was rather far away after all. Besides that, she had been harassed on the train over. While that was ordinary for Luna she had hoped to have an uneventful trip. Normally this wouldn't bug her, but Luna found herself concerned with the adventures she and Eevee would have. What if some people harassed them while they were visiting something. Luna didn't want to drag Eevee into anything like that. Regardless, all she could do was to stay reactionary and be prepared for anything.

Eevee hummed in consideration. It would be a good idea now to show her to the guest room. Because Bunny only had a bag there was always the option of a sleepover. So she decided it would be a good thing to propose.

"If you want we can set you up in a guest room. Or you could have a sleepover in my room. They're adjacent anyway so it's really up to you. I wouldn't want to make you uncomfortable! The guest room has a walk in closet an attached bathroom. I double checked to make sure it was one of them with both a bathtub and a shower because I don't know which one you like better. And as to why there always isn't that's because Bathtubs are terrifying! You seem brave though."

She clapped her hands together, the tips of her fingers pointed downwards like the backwards steeple position. "If you're hungry I can get snacks delivered to wherever you want. Of course it's understandable if you would like to freshen up first. London has a lot of pollution and some people-" She gestured to herself "- can't really relax when their dirty like that. It really just depends on the person though. So do you have any preferences on what you want to do first?"

There was the entire thing about the hippogriff still though "You mentioned the hippogriff yeah? We can always go feed him if you want. Don't worry about the entire sacrifice thing, Shriek is tamed like the Kelpie. It's always something we can keep in mind for later." She would've offered to swim with the Kelpie but today had been one of those nightmare days so she didn't trust herself not to seize up immediately.

"You room is ok. I'm here for you after all, so it'd make more sense." 

Luna didn't want to say how she hated being alone. It was one of the reasons she liked the dorms back at school.

"Why are bathtubs terrifying? And as for me, I have no preference because I've never used a bathtub." 

Luna's eyes wandered up as she gave thought to the fact that she had still so much to learn.

"I'm not hungry, but thank you for the offer. I really appreciate all this. I doubt I'd ever get a chance at something like this on my own. I'm set to go do something, despite being tired. I promise." Luna stopped and reconsidered. She had brought clothes for inside and touring. If they were going anywhere today she was set, but for just staying here she wanted out of the dress. 

"Um, well, I don't know. I'm only familiar with known London landmarks and the such. I figure you'd have a better idea of things to do than I would. Y'know? I suppose if I had to choose something, I'd like to start with a museum perhaps? Do you know any good ones nearby?"

Eevee hummed happily, hopefully her room would make Luna comfortable. There were bookcases lining her east wall. They were each filled with books as a given, but also tiny statues of various materials. Most of them were surreal, like her favorite, which happened to be a steel millipede with a pair of scissors for a head. She kept them all meticulously polished and free of dust.

The family crest was painted proudly on her only empty wall, the west one. Her bed had an all the blankets tucked against the baseboard. Sometimes she'd pull them up but for the past few days they'd been relegated to the ends. Just like the silky green curtains that she normally pulled around to cover the sides of the bed. Sometimes certain things just brought the memories back, like said curtains and the dreaded bathtubs.

"Drowning in a bathtub has happened before. They lived though so everything's fine. Mostly it's just the idea of being submerged in shallow water. Did you know the Megladon preferred shallow waters? They're extinct now but still." She shrugged and chose to start dragging her along the hallways as she talked.

Eevee resided in the west wing, it was mostly empty and the least lit of all the mansion. She had asked to have the electricity cut off and instead was lead by candle and moonlight. Still there should be no trouble seeing for her guest as long as she was okay with walking around in the dark if she had to get up late at night.

"I know a couple of museums but most probably wouldn't interest you. There is one on Historic wands and other magical if you want to check out that. If you want to see something else though there should also be a few muggle museums nearby."

She reached her room. It was a single door, her family crest was carved into the wood. A two piece consisting of a white python curling around an inkwell in the right section and a pheonix tangled in devil's snare in left. Eevee was proud of her families' heritage and grinned at it momentarily before unlocking and pushing open the door. She always kept her door locked when she wasn't inside. Just to be sure.

One of Luna's favorite things about Eevee was her ability to bounce from subject to subject rapidly getting from one point to the next. Luna certainly didn't think like that, and the contrast in thought process really helped Luna see things from a different perspective. It all worked too, as Luna's personality demanded that she answer every question or point presented. 

"So they only partially drowned? That sounds horrible. As for Megalodons, I don't even know what those are, so that is news.",was all Luna managed to get out as Eevee tugged on her, moving down the hall of the mansion. At the mention of a wand museum, Luna perked up, listening more intently than before. Wands were her thing as always. But before she could say anything they were at Eevee's room. The symbolism seemed interesting enough, but it was lost on Luna. There were far too many things the crest could mean. It made Luna wonder if her own family had a crest. Her lack of knowledge about her own family was astonishing. It made Luna admire Eevee even more so. 

As the door opened Luna took it all in. She was naturally drawn to the books lining the shelves in Eevee's room. The books were joined by various statues. The crest reappeared again, this time on the wall opposing the books. If Luna didn't know any better, she'd assume Eevee was a Slytherin instead of a Hufflepuff.  Regardless it was an amazing sight to behold, far outstripping any room Luna had ever known in her entire life. 

"Do you want the bed? It's probably big enough for the both of us but I have-" She thought about what to say, problems? That made it sound worse then it should be. So she settled on changing it. "-troubles sleeping with other presences on the bed. You know, the shifting and all that." It was more complicated then that but it would work for now.

She pulled Luna to the bed and perched on the corner. There was a pull out couch on the west wall that she could sleep on if she did decide to take the bed. It didn't matter much to her. "There's pajamas in the drawers under the bed. If you didn't bring any or want to wear different ones i'm sure they're some your size in there, feel free to look around. I'm going to take a shower, because really, I should've taken one before you arrived. Oh well."

Eevee pulled a pair of silky gray pajamas from their place under her bed and bid adue before heading to the bathroom to wash off and get ready for the night. Whatever that would entail with Luna. She trusted her not to break anything well she was gone. Hopefully she wasn't being rude by disappearing for a bit.