Bartending!

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

Claire steps behind the bar and immediately sets about wiping her down and then straightening the rows of liquor and garnishes. She's in a good mood today and hums to herself as she works.

When she's finally done, she turns to the patrons around the bar and smiles.


"Can I get anybody anything?"



[[summary: Tony tell Claire about his fight with Jack and Michelle. She promises to talk to Michelle if she sees her around. She meets fellow Aussie Adam/Felicia/Sparkles for much yay. She and Guppy agree to forget about their hellfly grievances. She apologizes to Barry for her behavior last week and then explains her love for Sawyer. She meets Jack and Teddy and they set up plans for a picnic. She and Penny discuss the logistics of being wed to a war god and Asar-Suti comes by to apologize for not keeping a better eye on the hellfly.]]

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[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She laughs in spite of herself. "You have no idea."

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

"So how'd you end up here?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"Well, let's see. My best friend died trying to protect me and his boyfriend-- who's an angel by the way, or well, was-- brought me here so I could help bury him. But then my friend came back from the dead and now we all live in a suite together."


She smiles. She thinks that particularly story pretty much says everything you need to know about her.

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

Adam blinks a lot.

"...you win on interesting."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She laughs. "Nonsense. I haven't heard your story yet."

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

"I drove from Sydney to Alice Springs in a bus", he offers. "Which... maybe wasn't the smartest idea I ever had."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She giggles. "Why, what happened?"

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

"Oh, what didn't happen? Engine failure in the middle of the outback, mad Vietnamese women..."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"Mad as in angry or mad as in crazy?"

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

"Crazy. Completely."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"You know I have to hear this whole story now, right?"

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

He grins. "How long've you got?"

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She glances around. "It's a slow day.and I still have another hour or so. . .so. . .shoot."

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

"Well. We're driving on the back roads, right? 'Cause someone thought it'd be a shortcut. And there's all this crud coming off the road and getting into the engine. So it just... dies. In the middle of nowhere."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She leans against the bar, propping her chin on her hand. "Do you know where?"

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

"The nearest town was called Coober Pedy. Which we found out when this Aborigine guy called Alan turned up in the middle of a rehearsal and took us to a mechanic."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She blinks, trying to think up a response. Having none, she merely nods and says, "And then. . .?"

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

"And this is where the mad Vietnamese woman comes in. She was the mechanic's wife."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She grins. "What'd she do?"

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

"She used to be a stripper, or something, before he married her. And he had all her... stuff locked in a cupboard, but the night we were there she broke the lock and crashed the performance Bob made us put on."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

Claire blinks and then starts giggling. "Oh, my God. She started stripping?"

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

Adam gives her an expressive look and says, struggling not to laugh, "Ping-pong balls."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

"What, ping pong ba--" she stops and blushes bright red.


"Oh. Well. It's always good to have a talent."

[callmefelicia.livejournal.com]

"Poor Bob ended up hauling her offstage over his shoulder, kicking and screaming. And then she packed up and left."

[sendpeanutbtr.livejournal.com]

She laughs. "Oh, that really is the best story I've heard so far."