Happy Hour!

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There are many things Ned has yet to check off his proverbial Things To Do Before I Die list, and bartending at any sort of bar is one of them.

(But why not add a couple of extra points for uniqueness? Throw in a bar at the end of the universe, too.)

The Happy Hour specials are written in very precise, neat handwriting and reflect his day-job. It's hard to stray too far away from pie-making, it seems.


Tonight's Specials

Apple Pie in a Glass
American Pie
Mud Pie


He quickly gives the bartop a wipe-down, then turns to the bar space at large.

"Okay. What'll it be?"


[ooc: And the brains have officially decided they've had enough. Slowtimes for all, please! And thanks for tagging!]

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He really doesn't mean to do it, but he all but yanks his hand out from her grasp.

It's habit, really.

Terrible, scary, habit.

And he waits in fear during the second it usually takes for the dead to come back to life.

"U-um. Oh, God. I'm sorry," he says hastily, when he can be sure she isn't one of the dead.

[wheatencrown]

Demeter frowns at him when he pulls back his hand and for a moment the air smells of the end of Summer with a chill in the air,

"What's wrong, child?"

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"Nothing," he says, clearing his throat. "Nothing. I just - don't usually touch people here. For their own good."

[wheatencrown]

"That doesn't make any sense."

[piesordeath.livejournal.com]

"It would if you could ... do what I do," he says slowly.

Well, if he flipped out on her, he supposes he owes her a bit of an explanation, right?

[wheatencrown]

(OOC: I feel like they might have met before but I can't remember. *handwaves* its Milliways, they can meet again.)

"And what is that, young man?"

[piesordeath.livejournal.com]

"I can sort of ... alive-again the dead," he says starting out slow, but quickening his words by the end. "I never asked for it and I don't know how it happened."

[wheatencrown]

"You're not a child of Hades, are you?"

[piesordeath.livejournal.com]

"No?"

There is some major frowning going on here.

[wheatencrown]

"Or cursed? You don't feel like you've been cursed by anyone in my family."

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He shakes his head a little helplessly.

Cursed? Maybe.

But it's given him a couple of things he knows he could never live without. (Namely Chuck and Digby.)


"Like I said, I have no idea how I got this ability," he explains.

It's actually a bit frustrating sometimes.

[wheatencrown]

"I'm sorry. I wish I knew how to help. You clearly are made to create and live fully."

She wants to hug him but that will make him uncomfortable.

[piesordeath.livejournal.com]

It probably would.

He would appreciate it, though! Really!

It's just - touching is still difficult, even if he's made a whole lot of progress, considering.

He shakes his head, offering her a reassuring smile.

"It's all right," he says kindly. "It just makes me a little ... twitchy sometimes. I can't say for sure who is dead or alive here. The dead look just as lively as the living."

[wheatencrown]

"My name is Demeter and I promise you that I'm quite alive. I help things grow for that matter."

[piesordeath.livejournal.com]

"Help things grow? That's great."

Okay, that already wins points in Ned's book. And he's pretty sure Chuck would love that too. And now that he thinks of it ...

"- Demeter."

He's pretty sure he knows that name from somewhere. Possibly from his very brief interest in Greek mythology.

But as he's thinking, he remembers not to forget his manners. "Oh. I'm Ned," he adds hastily.

[wheatencrown]

"Its nice to meet you, Ned. Yes, in many ways. Does your ability make it hard for you to have a good love life since it would be a shame if a handsome man like you wasn't properly loved."

She sips her drink and grins at him.

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" - um."

Ned turns a brilliant shade of red at that sort of very random remark.

"I've got a girlfriend," he manages to utter. Does that sortakinda answer her question?

[wheatencrown]

"Good. I'm glad to hear it. This is quite tasty."

[piesordeath.livejournal.com]

"I'm glad you enjoy it," he says, recovering slightly.

[wheatencrown]

"Did you invent it?"

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He shakes his head.

"Actually, it's my first time bartending."

So it's nice to know he hasn't messed up yet!

"I found a few recipes from this book in the back."

[wheatencrown]

"Oh, I've done that before. Its always so fascinating who you meet here."

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"Yeah," he agrees. "And I've definitely met my fair share of interesting people."

And most of them, he likes! Which is always a plus.

[wheatencrown]

"It can be quite a wonderful place."

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He nods.

"Wonderful is right."

It does fill him with wonder most of the time. And the occasional blessings it gives him (such as Cubefall, for example) is never anything to complain about either.

"So, you've bartended before?"