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Kestrel is in a booth.

It's hard to say if she's been there all night, or if she went up to her room at some point, and has merely already come downstairs.

At some point, she'll go looking for coffee.

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[macleod_connor]

"You're just using me for the Scotch?" It's not the first time he's been shut-down; won't be the last. He smiles and takes a pull from the bottle.

"So, who is it?"

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Quietly, still watching the sunrise, she answers.

"The one who went crazy, left, came back, tried to kill himself because he thought he might have raped me, and left again; and the one who didn't do any of that, but isn't around very often."

[macleod_connor]

"So, that's two. Sounds like you have your hands full."

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She smiles a little.

"Yeah... you could say that."

[macleod_connor]

He smirks. "Been there."

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"Any luck with that?"

[macleod_connor]

"Sometimes," he says with a wry smile.

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She smiles back, steals the bottle of scotch back for another sip, and returns it to him.

"... I think I'm ready for the coffee now, actually."

[macleod_connor]

Takes the bottle back as she hands it over...

"Go ahead. I'm staying away from the coffee here lately."

He sips the Scotch again.

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She starts to turn, and then gets dragged back by conversation.

Silly conversation.

"... why?"

[macleod_connor]

"Weird conversation with the coffee machine."

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"Conversation with the... no, actually, you know what, I can believe that, here. I was hoping Richard would be in, actually. His coffee tastes better anyway."

She smiles at him, out by the lake.

"I'll see you later, Connor. This was fun, we should do it again sometime."

[macleod_connor]

"That it does. Enjoy."

He returns the smile over his shoulder.

"Yes, we should."

And he's not hitting on her - well, okay, maybe he is a little, but only b/c he's, you know - human.

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And with one last smile, she's gone inside.