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milliways_bar2011-02-09 08:39 pm
someaveragejoe) wrote in milliways_bar2011-02-09 08:39 pm
Happy Hour
He's always just back from Europe, isn't he.
One young veteran, who isn't feeling like himself today (he's looking more gentleman-of-leisure of the 1840s, to be precise), approaches the bar, only to find a note on its surface. He reads it, somewhere between surprised and faintly annoyed at its contents.
Work for a living? He can borrow money from his sister, or he can put it on account like he has done with the fine suit he has on. Why should he sully his hands even for one night, take up the apron and dishrag of a lowly innkeeper and polish the--
But on the other hand, he considers, surely there are few better ways to make the acquaintance of strange ladies when one has no one to make proper introductions. He can explain that it is simply charity, simply helping a friend, and not his rightful place in the world. Ladies like that sort of thing.
Specials:
Claret cup
Rum punch
Cherry brandy
Go on; he'll probably never again be this charming.
[tiny not!Morris Townsend the gold-digger tag: Joe Bonham][imdb flu][open until it scrolls]
One young veteran, who isn't feeling like himself today (he's looking more gentleman-of-leisure of the 1840s, to be precise), approaches the bar, only to find a note on its surface. He reads it, somewhere between surprised and faintly annoyed at its contents.
Work for a living? He can borrow money from his sister, or he can put it on account like he has done with the fine suit he has on. Why should he sully his hands even for one night, take up the apron and dishrag of a lowly innkeeper and polish the--
But on the other hand, he considers, surely there are few better ways to make the acquaintance of strange ladies when one has no one to make proper introductions. He can explain that it is simply charity, simply helping a friend, and not his rightful place in the world. Ladies like that sort of thing.
Claret cup
Rum punch
Cherry brandy
Go on; he'll probably never again be this charming.
[tiny not!Morris Townsend the gold-digger tag: Joe Bonham][imdb flu][open until it scrolls]