The Perkolator - Early afternoon (before 4PM)

[mycanonhatesme]

Chloe heads into the Perkolator, still wearing Krycek's fez, and holds the door open for him after she gets inside. "Looks like we're in for a fun storm. I feel kind of sorry for the Safe Walkers working tonight." She leads them up to the counter, and gives Krycek a glance. "What are you going to have?"

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[krycek-rat.livejournal.com]

Taking a last glance at the storm clouds, Krycek walks inside and up to the counter with Chloe. He gives her a smirk, hands in the pockets of his leather jacket for the moment. "I like actual coffee, thanks," he says, not unkindly.

[mycanonhatesme]

"You're very strange. You know that, right?" Chloe snickers, ignoring the fact that she's the one with the silly headgear at the moment. She orders a mocha for herself, and plain coffee for Krycek.

[krycek-rat.livejournal.com]

He snickers, picking up the cup that he's give just a moment later. "Takes less time and isn't pointlessly sweet or fattening?" Shrugging, he waits for her to pick up her drink and then leads the way to a table. "So, I meant to tell you I was sorry." Sitting down, he grimaced faintly at Chloe, also somewhat sheepish. "I meant to get you a gift, something nice, and I realized I had no idea what you'd actually appreciate."

[mycanonhatesme]

"Mocha is not pointlessly sweet, thank you very much." Chloe makes a face at him and sits down, smiling sympathetically at the sheepish look on his face. "What, you don't think I appreciated the sight of you in those leather pants? I've never had anyone come to me to sing 'Happy Birthday' either. I really did appreciate what you and Jake did."

[krycek-rat.livejournal.com]

Krycek laughs a bit, lifting his shoulders in a half-shrug. "I'm glad of that, but... Still. I was thinking about something a bit more personal and realized that I hadn't actually seen you much outside of newspaper related things." He smirks, ducking his head slightly - almost shyly. "The pants I think are for everyone's benefit but mine. They're pretty damn tight."

[mycanonhatesme]

Chloe smiles. This is definitely a side of Krycek she hasn't gotten to see before. "They're supposed to be tight, otherwise they wouldn't accentuate...all the lovely areas that they do," she says, covering up her smirk with a sip of coffee. "And Angela keeps teasing me about how I live in the journalism classroom, so I guess you're not the only one who rarely sees me elsewhere."

[krycek-rat.livejournal.com]

He coughs, glancing out the window distractedly - though he's smirking somewhat as well. "Right." Krycek gives Chloe a sly, sideways look. "I guess I can't complain, really. I never seem to have them on long enough to make a difference."

Krycek picks up his own coffee, looking at Chloe full on once more. "I'm employed by Spider and I'm still not in there that often," he says, amused. "Is there anything else you like to do?"

[mycanonhatesme]

"If you never wear the pants for long, then they're doing their job," Chloe says sagely, smirking at him openly this time. "Those were definitely as much of a present for Jake as they were for you."

She gives Krycek a little shrug, thinking as she takes another long sip. "I really do enjoy working on the newspaper. Aside from that...I'm from Kansas. There's not a whole lot to do besides drink beer, tip cows, and make fake crop circles."