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[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

Amberite in the bar.

Eating eggs benedict. With roast tomato.

Breakfast IS the first meal of the day, after all. And he didn't bother with that or lunch, so...

But my, doesn't he look cheerful. Come say hello?

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[just-a-soldier.livejournal.com]

"Random!"

She sounded semi-excited and that was something. Despite the lack of shoes and the fancy dress and the depressed look she had been wearing earlier.

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

He takes it in with a quick glance, but grins anyways and with a qucik stride throws his arms round her shoulders.

"Good to see you, Aeryn. It's been too long."

[just-a-soldier.livejournal.com]

Random is one of the few people in the bar who she wouldn't shoot for hugging her. Ignoring the obvious lack of a pulse pistol.

"How have you been?" Her voice was even, but inside she was leaping with joy.

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"Well. Everything went as close to perfect as can be hoped."

He pulls back, and guides her to a bar stool.

"We need to get you something to eat. Share my Benedict?"

[just-a-soldier.livejournal.com]

She followed, grinning all the while.

"I have no idea what it is, but gladly. I've had a hellish day."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"Tell me."

He settles onto the seat next to her, and orders another plate, and another set of cutlery. He cuts off half the food and slides it over to her.

"What went wrong?"

[just-a-soldier.livejournal.com]

She accepted the food gratefully, but is still rather reluctant to tell. She didn't want to ruin the Amberite's holiday glow.

"I slapped him."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

A small snort.

"As a man, if my partner slapped me, it'd tell me I was being an idiot. So long as you truly believe he deserved it, then I wouldn't shed any tears over it. What did you slap him for?"

He takes a bite of the egg.

[just-a-soldier.livejournal.com]

"I was sick of him taking me for granted."

The hands holding the cutlery had begun to shake slightly and she quickly used the implements to disguise it.

"He was always shutting me out. Sometimes I wonder if he just wanted to bed me and be done with it."

She shook her head, sighing loudly.

"But that's just the bitter part of me that says that. He didn't really deserve it, he's been going through a rough time."

And now you've lost him.

[devils-dandy.livejournal.com]

"Bonjour, or rather, good morning?" He eyes the breakfast curiously.

"And here I thought it was later than that."

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"Time is an illusion."

He shrugs.

"And thus ignorable. It passes silently, and I give it none of my attention- for which it returns the favor."

He's feeling philosophical. Can you tell?

[devils-dandy.livejournal.com]

After the ridiculous conversation with Aeryn, he's not sure he's in any mood for philosophy. "I see. Isn't that lucky." He replies dryly.

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"For me? Certainly. For you? Not so much. I'd nearly forgotten about our appointment."

He grins, and stands.

"Shall we? Out by the lake is best."

[devils-dandy.livejournal.com]

*Blink* "Oh, right."

He sighs.

"Is there anything I need?"

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"No. We'll do stance today. For that branches will be fine."

He smirks and sets off at a fast clip, not checking over his shoulder to see if he follows.

[devils-dandy.livejournal.com]

"Right, um- ok."

He rolls his eyes and follows.

This is ridiculous.

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

This is fun.

Random only slows when he reaches the edge of the forrest, before turning to face Parnasse.

"So... what's the longest knife blade you've ever used?"

[gorlim.livejournal.com]

"RANDOM!" He leaps onto a chair beside him, nearly overbalances, but catches himself before ending up in the card caster's lap. Again.

"Random, it is driving me crazy!"

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

A sputter.

A cough.

A fine patina of orange juice covering the counter.

"...'lo Gorlim. What's up?"

[gorlim.livejournal.com]

"How did you sleep under water??"

Yes, this is a Very Important Question.

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"I floated about my room."

He grins, and shakes his head.

"No. There was enough gravity that I simply laid on the bed."

[gorlim.livejournal.com]

"Ah-HAH!"

He sits there looking pleased with the answer, but as it gradually loses its shiny new-information-having quality, he defaults to fidgeting.

"Did you ever... uh... Right, so..."

Quandary!

"Then how did you ever sleep with anyone??"

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

"I didn't."

He shrugs.

"It wasn't like that, when I was there."

[gorlim.livejournal.com]

"Ah."

He sighs.

"I'm going to regret saying this, probably within the next ten minutes, but life is boring when nobody's trying to kill you. Wanna get drunk?"

[underwater-owl.livejournal.com]

He snickers.

"Sorry, Gorlim. But my blood doesn't let me. It just... doesn't work."

A small smile.

"Not good for you, anyways. How about we share french fries instead?"