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Alex has a rucksack full of books and is entirely prepared to spend a few hours at Milliways working on homework so he has plenty of time to play football later. (Yeah, Milliways is weird, but he's not stupid; he's been offered a godsend to his free time, and he'll take it.) But he swings by the bar first to get a snack, and instead receives a note politely requesting that he tend the bar.

He stares at it. "You do know I'm only fourteen?"

Yes, the note informs him, it is aware of that.

Alex sighs and hops behind the bar, getting the idea of the layout before he attacks the specials board.

HAPPY HOUR SPECIALS
Milkshakes
(bartender is not qualified to serve alcohol)

Help the bartender with his coursework and get 2/3 off anything.


With that sorted, Alex settles behind the bar with a bag of crisps and a notebook to get in a little work in between customers.
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hallelujahpilot: (and ain't that a bitch)

[personal profile] hallelujahpilot 2011-07-09 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
She grins. "It's catchier than its official name."
Edited 2011-07-09 01:42 (UTC)
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[personal profile] hallelujahpilot 2011-07-09 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Resources Development Administration Extra-Solar Colony 01, designation RDA ESC 01."

[identity profile] v-accidentprone.livejournal.com 2011-07-09 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
"You're right," he says, after a minute, "Hell's Gate, Pandora is catchier."
hallelujahpilot: (mech in a green world)

[personal profile] hallelujahpilot 2011-07-09 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
"Pandora's the moon, but, yeah." Her grin fades to a half-smile. "And the name fits."

[identity profile] v-accidentprone.livejournal.com 2011-07-09 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
"It's from mythology, right?"

(Alex is better at science and maths, all right.)
hallelujahpilot: (them's the breaks)

[personal profile] hallelujahpilot 2011-07-09 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. Means 'all gifts' in Ancient Greek. She who released all the evils into the world because she was curious."

[identity profile] v-accidentprone.livejournal.com 2011-07-09 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Doesn't sound like a very cheery name for a moon."
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[personal profile] hallelujahpilot 2011-07-09 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
"A lot of planets and moons that actually get names tend to be Greek - they probably didn't think much of it at the time."
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