Perkolator: Wednesday, all day

[coffeesmith.livejournal.com]

Outside the door is the chalkboard on an easel. In large letters, it says:

Try our new

Wonka's Chocolate-covered
Espresso Beans!

Only $5 per bag!

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[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

*John and Vala stumble in, only because none of the bars are open yet*

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*sits down nexto Vala*

Sorry about the bars. Caffeine's the next best thing.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

*snorts* Used to hang out with a guy who believed coffee cured everything. Then again, my ex is now infatuated with his ex, so I'm not putting much store in it. *laughs bitterly* Small world, huh?

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*nods*

I don't know if I've ever seen you this upset. I don't know what Cam said to you but if it's on par with what he said to me, then you have every right to be this pissed.

*considers*

Have you see the object du jour? Janet, I mean.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Upset? Me? Why would I be upset? Just because I'm going out with the sweetest guy who's ever looked at me twice for all of a week before he's slavering over someone else?

What he said was that everything with us didn't matter. Maybe it never did. Nothing matters but his precious Janet now!

*sets down cup so hard she splashes coffee on her hand*

Ow!

And no, I haven't seen the bitch in days. And you know? I don't think I want to.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*grabs a napkin and dabs at the coffee spilled on her hand*

*peers closely*

You're not burned are you? I mean, you all right?

*frowns*

There's something going with Janet and the guys at this school. I went to see Lee today and he's mooning over her too. I've heard rumors of the same behavior from Kawalsky and Ash, of all people.

She came to see me yesterday and, who knows what happened, but she ended up pushing me into a wall and spilling Pepsi on my rug.

I'm sorry you're so upset, Thumper. I am.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

No, I'm fine. *wipes hand*

Well, I'm not suprised to hear anything about Coach Ash, but Lee? Kara would kill her. And Kawlaski too?

*becoming more puzzled than mad*

Janet's going after them all? *thinks for a moment* Janet?!?

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*nods*

Yeah, I saw Lee this morning. He was...off his rocker. Tried to lock me in his room until Janet came back. Ash is walking the halls of the school with a picture of Janet!

Could this be zombie related?

*throws his hands out*

Daniel related?

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

*blinks*

You know, you never know with this school...

*thinks* Lee, Kawalski, Ash, Cam... but not you? What is she doing anyway? Collecting a harem...?

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*shakes his head*

*drinks some coffee*

I have absolutely no idea why she only pushed me. It's just...her behavior's really off. And Cam. Cam wasn't this volatile when I was going through the mindfrell.

*smacks head*

Why did I blame this on PMS?

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

PMS? *blinks* You're blaming PMS for anything on the second floor? Out loud? *shakes head* You really do have a death wish, JohnnyBoy, don't you?

*frowns*

So what's this "PMS" like? And how does Janet suddenly become head cheerleader around here? *looks up at him*

She threw you against the wall? Why?

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

Do I look like I know all that much about women?

PMS is...well, Earth women and possibly other alien species have a time of the month where they get...more cranky then usual. Earth women solve it with medications or homeopathic remedies. Men tend to blame PMS on a shift in a woman's mood.

As for her throwing me against a wall, I'm still not sure. She came to my room, I offered her a Pepsi, turned around and she was RIGHT there. She smiled and said something and the WHAM. Into the wall and a nice solid goose egg on the back of my head.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

True, you don't.

And I know what PMS is. *rolls eyes* What's Janet actually been doing that made you think of it?

Smiled and hit you? That really doesn't sound like Janet....

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

I know that Aeryn likes me and I'm okay with the nice words but I got a lot to learn.

Oh, *coughs and blushes* sorry. Um, she borrowed one of Aeryn's shirts. She's very agitated and huffy when I try talking to her, and she didn't take too kindly to me calling her Jan."

*nods*

Yeah, she was smiling, about to drink some Pepsi with me when she yelled 'No!' and pushed me into a wall.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

*pats his hand* You and Aeryn will be fine, John. You're made for each other. Trust me.

Aeryn gave Janet one of her shirts? O...K...

*muses that, otherwise, maybe this is sounding like a really bad case of PMS*

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*smiles* Thanks. I hope so at least.

No, no, no. Not gave. Janet took it. I asked Aeryn and she did not let Janet borrow one of her shirts.

*offhandedly*

And she's speaking really weird too. Like instead of 'I' she uses 'we' and instead of 'me' she uses 'us'. Like she's talking about herself in the third person.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Janet just took it?

*pauses*

"Us"... *chokes, eyes wide* As in "Do what we say or we throw you against a wall?"

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

Yeah, just took it. I mean, it's not that it looks bad on her but it looks better on Aeryn.

*narrows eyes*

Sort of. She didn't actually say that though. One thing I remember her saying if: "we are very fond of you."

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

*looks nauseated, grabs John's hand*

She's calling herself "we", acting like a queen bitch, and guys are inexplicably flocking to her?

*mutters, squeezing eyes shut* Can't be, can't be, can't be...

Have you seen her eyes do anything weird? Any strange new jewelry? Exactly when did this all start?

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*takes Vala's hand*

Um, nothing with the eyes. No jewelry either, but that's just me. I haven't seen much of her since my incident with Dru. It started...it started the day after that! She had a headache and then she just...changed.

And Sam told me, in study hall, to stay away from Janet and to stick to Aeryn's side like glue.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Headache? And Sam *knows*...?

Oh, no. Oh, *lots of muttered imprecations in not-English*

Oh, dammit. Cam. The bitch has got Cam?

*stands up so fast she bumps the coffee over and doesn't even notice*

John, Sam's right. Stick with Aeryn. Don't leave her side. Or me. Or Sam. Whatever you do, don't let Janet get you alone, o.k.?

*grabs his arm*

I've got to go find them. We need to get back to the school. Now!

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*stands and tosses money on the table to pay for the coffee*

All right. I have no idea what's going on but let's go.

*leads Vala out of the coffee shop*

*waves at Hank*

Thanks for the coffee, buddy!

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

::snorts back a laugh from directly behind Chricton::

::jovial tone:: So, can I get any substitute for either of you?

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*smiles*

Hey Hank!

Um, I'd just like some coffee and I believe Vala's having the same. Two sugars for me.

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

Hot and sweet, got it. Your size? ::raises eyebrow::

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

The biggest you got.

*smiles*

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

::raises eyebrow higher, looking almost like a fuzzy blue Professor Spock. That's who he learned it from, after all::

I'm afraid that the biggest I have may be too much for you, John. Are you sure you wouldn't like something more manageable?

::maintaining a carefully composed, blank face. Except for the eyebrow, of course::

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

Huh, maybe you're right.

*furrows brow in thought*

Medium? That's pretty manageable, right?

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

::looks John up and down::

I think you look like a medium kind of guy. I'll be right back.

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*nods and smiles*

Thanks Hank! I appreciate the advice.

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

::comes back a few minutes later, carrying a tray with 2 mediums coffees and what looks like a small soup tureen::

::puts Vala's drink in front of her, John's in front of him, then shows the "tureen" to John::

This, John, is out largest size, the "Caffeine Addict". Feel free to come and tell me when you think you can handle something this big.

::flashes a quick grin, then walks back to the counter::

[whitedeathpod.livejournal.com]

*eyes the tureen*

*toasts Hank*

Thanks for talking me down, man. I think I would've given myself a stroke if I drank that.

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Just a coffee, I guess. I don't know. Whatever.

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

::shakes his head::

::rueful tone::Oh, Vala, "whatever" is a very bad word in this town, as you should know by now. You never know what could show up.

::normal tone, grinning:: But I'll let it slide this time. Would you like any cream or sugar? And what size would you like?

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

Sure. Cream. Sugar. Just a cup of coffee, o.k.? *scowls at him*

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

::registers the tone of her voice and stops being playful::

As you wish, Vala. I'll be right back.

(OOC: *I* know that, but Hank doesn't. Feel free to keep on snarking. :-))

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

[bluemanoncampus.livejournal.com]

::comes back a few minutes later and silently leaves a medium cup of sweetness-and-light on the table in front and slightly to the side of her::

[aka-vala.livejournal.com]

*doesn't even look up*

[medusae-x.livejournal.com]

Duce walks in, looking for a salesbeing. "Hey.. do you guys do gift cards or gift certificates at all? If so.. we'd like to purchase some for tonight."

OOC

[coffeesmith.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I was concentrating on my primary last night and forgot that I hadn't checked this account.