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[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

It's not too cold out today, but there's quite a bit of cloud cover. Following the success of the shaped pancakes on Tuesday, Dinah's following up with more pancakes, although this time a particaularly sweet variety.

Breakfast Specials
Chocolate Nut Pancakes
German Sausage
Half a grapefruit

"What can I getcha?"

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[jackdriscoll.livejournal.com]

"Chocolate nut pancakes?"

He might be interested. If he can stop staring.

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"Coconuts, cashews and Brazil nuts," Dinah explains, even as she pours him a glass of chilled fresh orange juice, "with plenty of dark chocolate. Can I get you some?"

[jackdriscoll.livejournal.com]

"I think I'll try it. My name is Jack, by the way. Jack Driscoll in case you've met one of the other Jacks."

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"PLeased to meet you, Jack," she says brightly. "I'm Dinah. The only Dinah here that I know of right now. Just you wait right there and I'll fetch your pancakes."

It only takes a few minutes before she wheels back with a hot plate loaded with the things. "There you go."

[jackdriscoll.livejournal.com]

"Thank you." He promptly begins digging in to the pancakes. "How long hvae you been here, Dinah?"

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"Well, I've been here for about six months," she replies. "I couldn't find my way in for a while there, but I'm back now. How about you?"

[jackdriscoll.livejournal.com]

"A little over a week. I'm Bound. Where do you come from?"

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"Tennessee, originally," is the reply, "but I get around. You're an East coast guy, aintcha?"

[jackdriscoll.livejournal.com]

"New York City," he replies cheerfully after washing down that pesky lump of pancake with orange juice.

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"I've never been that far," Dinah admits. "But I've always wanted to see Grand Central."

[jackdriscoll.livejournal.com]

"You should definitely try to go there one time. You won't be disappointed, if it's architecture you're looking for."

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"I sure hope to," she says a trifle wsitfully. "If they extend the tracks out that way."

Shaking herself out a non-existent reverie, she leans on the Bar. "So how about you, Jack? What do you do in the Big Apple?"

[jackdriscoll.livejournal.com]

"I write plays."

[scapepig]

A large pig pauses in front of the bar and reads the sign.

He shudders as he spells out 'S a u s' in his brain and moves onto the next one.

He appears to be having trouble with 'grapefruit'.

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

Dinah doesn't blink at the pig, but pours a dish of juice for him and pushes it to the edge of the bar.

"Well, hi there!"

[scapepig]

"Hello." The pig says cheerfully. "Thank you very much."

He carefully grips the bowl with his teeth and moves it onto the floor.

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"Sure thing!" she replies brightly. "Can I getcha anything else?"

[scapepig]

He puts his trotters back up on the bar.

"Well I can't eat chocolate, and I definitely can't eat the s... second one, and I'm not sure what the third one is so I don't really know."

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"Well, I can do you just about anything you want," Dinah says, leaning on the bar over to him. "What are you in the mood for?"

[scapepig]

Snowball thinks for a moment.

"Comrade Asar-Suti said I should try porridge. Please may I have some of that? What is a g-r-a-p-e-fruit?"

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"Of course you may," Dinah says, and disappears from view for a few seconds before retunring with a hot bowl of porridge. "Would you like some honey on that?

"Oh, a grapefruit is a yellow, slightly bitter citrus fruit. Would you like to try one?"

[scapepig]

"Thank you. Yes please. On both counts."

He puts the bowl on the floor and licks experimentally. He jumps back from it.

"Ith hot!" he says in amazement.

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"Of course it is," Dinah says lightly, as she returns with a squeezy bottle of honey and a grapefruit. "Do you need some milk to cool it?"

[scapepig]

"No thank you. I was just surprised."

He looks at the grapefruit in interest, then finally remembers his manners.

"I am Snowball."

[vanwithaman.livejournal.com]

"Well hi, Snowball," Dinah says. "I'm Dinah."