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cutting_edgex23) wrote in
milliways_bar2008-09-13 10:11 pm
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X slips downstairs from her shift at the nightclub, stopping by the Bar to grab dinner.
Then she settles in her usual booth with her laptop, two books, and a glass of milk.
All of this will keep her busy for quite some time.
Then she settles in her usual booth with her laptop, two books, and a glass of milk.
All of this will keep her busy for quite some time.

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"Okay."
Beat.
"I am studying."
At least one of the books is on making bombs.
The other one is probably about meditation.
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X falls silent for a moment.
And then, because people say it to her often enough--
"You can sit. Here."
If he wants.
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X pauses for a moment, studying him carefully.
"You know a lot, too?"
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Beat.
"He asks a lot of questions?"
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When she sees X, she waves and walks over.
"Hi. Are you busy?"
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And after another second of assessing silence--
"No."
Beat.
"You are okay?"
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"I am okay."
Beat.
"The X-men are disbanded."
This next pause is not as long.
"I am staying here. Now. For a while."
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She doesn't sound very okay to her.
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Beat.
"The Institute has been destroyed."
She offers a slight shrug.
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The funny thing is- she kind of is. It must be a Milliways thing. She shrugs it off.
"I'm glad you can stay here."
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Beat.
"I have friends here."
This next pause is slightly longer.
"You are working?"
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He may pop over slowly. "Hello, there. May I ask what you're reading?"
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She's probably been watching his approach, expression blank.
"It is a book on explosives."
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"And one on meditation. It is useful."
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"Yeah, those both sound quite useful. What kind of meditation? I've got a vested interest, if you will."
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"I do not understand."
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Beat.
"I do not think this book works."
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And then, "Have you read any that do?"
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She offers a slight shrug, nudging the book toward him.
"You can look."
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