Taki's Diner, New York, Saturday Morning

The Silent Brothers were not at the beck and call of ordinary mortals, nor was the their domain a place you could just waltz into at will. This meant they'd had to wait until early this morning until Jace had been able to take Clary down to the Silent City so that they could find out things that were perhaps hiding inside her brain, locked away. Simon had showed up at the Institute while Jace and Clary were gone, so once Jace called the Lightwoods to meet them for breakfast at Taki's, he tagged along. Even waited for Isabelle to get ready when Alec already headed out. Kind of like a puppy. Guess that was the type she attracted.

When they arrived at the diner, Jace and Alec and Clary were already in a booth, where the latter was perusing the perfectly ordinary menu selections with a look of stupefaction. It was all too much. "They have smoothies here?"

( There's this apricot-plum smoothie with wildflower honey that's simply divine. )

[ooc: NFB, NFI, OOC-okay. Taken with minor tweakage from City of Bones. More to follow later.]

Magnus Bane's Loft, New York, Saturday Evening

Isabelle had spent most of the day with Simon around Central Park. It was late when they returned to the Institute to get ready for the party, and even later still when they left for it again. The directions on the invitation took them to a largely industrial neighborhood in Brooklyn whose streets were lined with factories and warehouses. Some had been converted into lofts and galleries, but there was still something forbidding about their looming square shapes, boasting only a few windows covered in iron grilles. They made their way from the subway station, Isabelle navigating their way with the Sensor. Simon was absolutely fascinated, either with the Sensor or her. (Probably her, because she looked fabulous. She wore her clothes better than Clary, although Isabelle felt she'd done a pretty good job of dressing the other girl up.)

( Wheeeee Magnus! )

[ooc: NFB, to be continued in the comments with he who knows who he is! City of Bones with editing, yadda yadda.]