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[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

The Doctor, outfitted in a grey suit, squints against the glare of the setting sun as he waits outside Nolita. He is ridiculously happy, but also appears a bit nervous and shaky.

((OOC: CJ--we didn't agree on a pickup, so is this OK?))

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[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

[CJ settles on a green halter dress (http://pics.livejournal.com/frogmajick/pic/0001pzap/s320x320) with a black shawl-wrap. She walks in to Nolita to meet the Doctor. She is glowing with anticipation, and after her wonderful day in class, she is thrilled with the prospects of the night.

She enters the restaurant and looks around for the Doctor, and walks confidently over to where he is waiting.]

Hello, Doctor. *Smiles brightly* It's wonderful to see you.

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[looks her over, is very impressed] CJ! Likewise. You look...stunning.

((Mun: [sucks at life]))

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Shall we get a table?

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes. Of course. [flags down the hostess] The Doctor, for two, non-smoking, at 8?

[pulls out the chair for CJ to sit]

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

[to waitress: I'd like a whiskey sour, two cherries and an orange wedge please]

So, it's been all of a day since I saw you...how are you?

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[to the waitress] I'll have the same...without the fruit, easy on the ice. And the wine list, please.

I'm all right. My class today...I don't know, it seems as though some of the students don't quite comprehend some of the subject. Not like I blame them--it's difficult. But it's still frustrating. Don't know if I'm cut out for teaching more than one or two people at a time.

How about you? [hopes she doesn't say 'we're seeing each other too much']

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

My class was amazing! They were involved, and some of them had some really great insights. Of course, it helps we were talking about using sex as a persuasive tool, and I get the feeling that it happens more than I thought in the dorms. *laughs lightly* It wasn't really an issue for the girls at Our Lady of Mercy...

Oh you should have heard them. It was invigorating. I love days like this.

*Clearly on a high from the lesson*

What were you teaching today?

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[blushes brightly--he hasn't really thought about sex as persuasion recently, being...well...the Doctor, and sort of immune to that. sort of.]

[then smiles, because CJ is lovely when she is excited] Schroedinger's Cat and the concept of being neither in a binary system.

...Our Lady of Mercy?

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Oh! Schroedinger's cat! I know that one! That's where the cat isn't a cat anymore when it's in the box...um, *closes her eyes* the cat neither exists not does it not exist, but the perception of the cat has changed therefore the actuality of the cat has changed.

How did I do? *Smiles*

*Sips her drink, pulls out a cherry by the stem and sucks on it*

Our Lady...*sigh* Catholic high school. It came up because we were talking about fear and pain as persuasive tools...some of them understood the power of the nun with a ruler. *laughs lightly*

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[applauds quietly] Not bad. [has some of his drink, scans the wine list, then looks up]

You went to Catholic high school? [sly grin, hands the wine list to her] Oh, and any suggestions? I think the Pinot Noir looks good.

((Mun: [is a foodie wannabe]))

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

*Takes the list*

Hmm, I like sweet myself. The Syrah might be good.

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

((Mun: [is a Syrah/Shiraz whore--has some she was going to finish this evening]))

What were you thinking for an entree? I was going to go with the steak frites...simple is best at times. I like Syrah with that.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

That sounds wonderful.

((Mun:Syrah is my favorite next to this fab late harvest reisling from Gold Digger wineries...very sweet and very potent, but delcious!))

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

Then by all means. [nods to the waitress] I'll have the crepes Suzette and a coffee.

[leans forward, elbows on the table, face on top of his fists...a slightly feminine gesture, but whatever] So, about that planet--we didn't visit it all too long ago. Rose and Jack were there.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

*to the waitress* White chocolate tart and coffee as well.

*plucks the cherry from her watered down whiskey sour and sucks on it some more, listening intently*

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[watches her and almost forgets to speak, then clears his throat and continues] Well, I'd been there before. But neither Rose or Jack had, and it was glorious. Like...have you been to Chartres? Like that, a cathedral, but all in the curves and shapes of nature. Glorious.

like your lips

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

*Sucks the cherry off the stem and chews it*

That sounds amazing. Was it all white and frozen, like a glacier, or what?

*takes a sip of coffee, black, and begins to eat her tart, licking white chocolate off her lips with each bite*

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[almost winces with the first bite, keeps watching her throughout, even while eating]

Well, it was frozen, but not all white--greyish blue, moreso. The thinner parts were clear. Looking out to the horizone, it was very...very Homer, the 'wine dark sea' and all.

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

That sounds absolutely lovely.

*polishes off her dessert completely, whereas she had left some of her entree and side. Puts both elbows on the table and drinks her coffee, watching his mouth the entire time.*

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

Perhaps I could take you to see it sometime. [finishes his dessert, licks off his fork once, and begins to sip his coffee, slowly]

[smiles at her with his eyes]

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Really? You'd take me? *is flattered and frightened at the same time...but then he starts licking the fork prays to be turned into a fork and she is distracted*

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[keeps smiling] If you wanted to see it, certainly. But it's cold, you'd have to wear something a bit more substantial. [looks her up and down, smiles more]

[signals for the check]

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

*Looks down at her dress*

Another night then, when I'm more prepared for it.

So, Doctor, what shall we do now?

[ten-and-chips.livejournal.com]

[pays with cash--he's still a touch old-fashioned]

We can go anywhere...do anything. As long as it's morally and ethically responsible. [grin]

[prof-cregg.livejournal.com]

Pfffftttt, what fun are you? *She laughs*

Do you feel like drinks? Or we could...walk...