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[2020sight]

"Oooh, the weather outside is frightful . . ."

Epimetheus shakes snow out of his hair as he comes through the door and heads for the bar. (Sorry if he catches you with a few flakes.)

"But ba dum dah dum delightful . . . Bar, darlin', Irish coffee if you please, extra whipped cream."

She supplies; he settles onto a stool, still humming, and takes a contented sip.

[tinytag: kali]

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[mnt_donnie]

A stool or two down the bar, Don shows up at the bar as well.

"Could I get a refill on the tea, ma'am? It's very good."

His mug is refreshed, steam rising off the top.

[2020sight]

Now, this is hardly the first time Epimetheus has seen a variation on his designs wandering around the bar. (See also: waitrats; mapoxen.) But this guy is big.

He gives Don a fairly openly curious look.

[mnt_donnie]

If Don knew about the mapox, he would be really interested, even if biology isn't his specialty.

"Evening," Don says. Having someone just be curious is way better than a scream of terror, the way he sees it.

[2020sight]

"Howdy," he replies, with an easy grin. "The tea's not bad for you?"

[mnt_donnie]

"Tea is good for everyone," Don says.

And then adds, a little sheepishly, "Well, anyone with the correct digestive system to process it, anyway."

There are probably people here with different digestive systems. Now he remembers why he comes here.

[2020sight]

"'S what I was wondering. I guess there's nothing in tea that regular-sized turtles can't digest," he muses, "but I've never known them to particularly like it."

[mnt_donnie]

"I can't say I've ever given tea to a turtle," Don says. "Of the Testudines order, anyway. I don't think we really apply."

[2020sight]

"Mind if I ask what order you are?"

[mnt_donnie]

"I...don't think that biologists usually create new orders or even genera for mutations. In this case though, they might have to."

Forgive him if he isn't very eager to pass himself in for study, even if he'd love to know.

[forewarned_is]

There's a woman in a red shirt and black slacks sitting on a barstool nearby, with a tall glass mug of something steaming that smells of spices.

She gives him a faintly curious look as he settles down.

[2020sight]

He catches her eye and toasts her.

"When we finally kiss good niiiiight," he warbles, "how I'll hate to go out in the stooooorm . . ."

The look he's giving her might be an invitation to finish the line. Or it might be plain old flirtation. Or possibly both, with this guy.

[forewarned_is]

She smiles, but it's amusement more than appreciation.

"No."

[2020sight]

He makes puppy-eyes at her.

Uh, metaphorical ones, to be clear.

[forewarned_is]

"Sorry." The amusement shades into something a little kinder. "But no."

A beat.

"I don't think we've met."

[howling_laugh]

"All the way home I'll be warm!"

The line wafts through the air like a stream of smoke, and Coyote promptly appears after it.

And then she sees just who was refusing to sing, and quickly considers vanishing again.

"...Kali! How...nice to see you again."

[2020sight]

". . . Oh goodness is that the time," says Epimetheus, glancing between them, "perhaps I should be going to that thing I have to do."

Morbid curiosity encourages him to stay put for the moment, though.

[howling_laugh]

"What," she mutters to him, "is your grandmother on fire?" And then she snags him by the sleeve.

"I didn't know you two were...acquainted."

[anchor-branded.livejournal.com]

Joris is currently at the bar, with-

Well, nothing even remotely alcoholic. The bottle's lable reads 'Curiousity Cola', and if that ever decides to ferment, well, then you have a problem.

Sadly, that song hasn't made its way across the worlds, though its a bit doubtful that Joris would join in, even if he knew the lyrics.

[2020sight]

"And since we've no place tooo you are one of Helen's friends. Joris, right?"

Hope you don't mind the interruption, Joris.

[anchor-branded.livejournal.com]

If he did, Joris wouldn't be at Milliways.

He glances over, eyes widening for a moment before he focuses on Epimentheus. Then he nods.

"And you're... either Ray or Epimentheus, depending on... depending on whichever you want to be called and if you're avoiding people who call you Epimentheus?"

[2020sight]

"Pretty much," he confirms, cheerfully -- but the look in his eyes is somewhat more serious than his tone. "How're you doing?"

[anchor-branded.livejournal.com]

"I'm doing good. Mostly! Its-" Joris blinks, and is quickly thinking back to the last time- and also the first time- he met Epimentheus.

There's been quick a lot that's happened since then.

"Um. Have you talked to Helen since the last time? Or Jamie? About everything that happened with Them? Since everything is alright now! Just... a lot has happened since then, but if they've told you everything..."

And either one of them could explain things much more concisely than Joris, odds are. But if Epimentheus needs a run-down and reassurance on the demise of Them, Joris can do so.

[2020sight]

"Giant showdown" -- he starts ticking points off on his fingers -- "possibly with laser-eyes, if you believe Jamie, Them defeated, Jamie wandering, Helen more pissed than usual about it with good cause, far as I can tell. Did I miss anything?"

Besides the bit about the being that's not exactly his brother which he intentionally left out?

[anchor-branded.livejournal.com]

"... I don't think there were any laser-eyes, but they probably told you what happened, then." He nods slowly.

"Though they may not have mentioned that Konstam and Vanessa decided to get married, so Vanessa moved back to our world, and she's also training to be a demon hunter as well. And with Them gone, Konstam thinks we can finally start gaining the upper hand against the demons, since They were pitting the demons against us as Their game in our world. But aside from planning and extra missions, and then Vanessa running rampant planning the wedding- which normally she's a really nice person! Just... not so much the weeks before the wedding- and the wedding itself, I really hadn't had a chance to come back here."


(Demons had nothing on Vanessa in a Bridezilla Rampage.)

[2020sight]

". . . Well, no, they didn't mention any of that, since I don't remember anyone mentioning a Vanessa at all."