Spike's Pub is Open 11/27

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The brothers were back. Not necessarily ready to work but they went anyway. It was more important to do for Spike than it was to be responsible at that point.

At least the jukebox wasn't possessed anymore and was actually playing decent music.

Getting the bar ready, the doors were unlocked and the sign flickered to OPEN.

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Tex was still out of armour and still in a foul mood as she entered the pub. If the fact that Yazoo was back changed anything to that, she didn't let it show as she sat down at the bar.

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Yazoo saw Tex come in and had a whiskey waiting on her when she sat down.

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Tex gratefully picked up the glass and took a long drink. "I'm skipping town with Christmas," she declared solemnly.

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"I take it things were quite here for the weekend," Yazoo asked. He leaned on the bar and watched her drink.

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"It was cheerful," she grimaced. She had been cheerful. She took another gulp from her glass.

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His eyebrow rose and he tilted his head. "Cheerful?" That didn't sound good.

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"Cheerful and sparkly," Tex nodded and tried to not remember the pink sign.

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That didn't sound good. "What happened? Someone get cheerful on you?"

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She winced and finished her glass before replying. "Other way around."

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Okay. That wasn't good. It certainly wasn't the Tex he knew. Yazoo refilled her glass. "What? Were you sick or something?"

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Tex shook her head. "I don't know. Something bit me."

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"Bit you?" Yazoo started to laugh. With a shake of his head, he filled her glass much fuller. "Sounds like it sucked. I guess you're better now?"

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Tex scowled. "I killed it," she said simply.

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"What bit you? You know?" Yazoo poured himself a drink and sipped at t.

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"Something ugly and green. Never seen anything like it before," Tex picked up her glass and sipped from it.

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"This town has all kinds of weird shit in it," he agreed. Yazoo wondered what it was that had bitten her. "A mutant duck or something?"

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"No, didn't look like a duck at all." Tex frowned in thought. "But those ducks are working on my nerves."

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"An escaped experiment from the school, maybe?"

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"Possibly," Tex looked away, as if she could see the school through the walls. "That school is as weird as this town."

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"A matched set," Yazoo declared. He filled their glasses again. Tex looked like she needed it.

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"Yes," Tex agreed. She took another drink, then set the glass down. Her fingers moved to the back of her neck, skimming the bandage. "One we're stuck with for a while."

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He saw the movement, sutble or not (not that Yazoo could really tell) and inclined his head. He figured it to be personal and just nodded his head.

Pointing to the gunblade, "have you had a chance to fire it?"

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"Yes," Tex grinned. She'd used her on a mission before things had gone to hell. "Very smooth action, even if she hasn't told me her name yet. I've got patience."

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Grinning proudly, Yazoo took a sip. "We'll have to shoot together some time."

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Tex looked up at Yazoo and grinned. "I hope you're not talking about duck season."

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"Oh. A hunting trip? I've never hunted before." He leaned on the bar and braced on his elbows. "Not animals."

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"No," Tex agreed softly, tilting her head as she watched Yazoo. "Doesn't pay as well."

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"There's getting paid," Yazoo took another larger sip of his whiskey. "And there's fun. If you can do both at the same time, that's good. If not," he shrugged.

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"It's a matter of finding the right job," Tex acknowledged. "Some of us are lucky like that."

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Yazoo nodded. "Very. Are you one of the lucky ones?"

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"Usually," Tex laughed, but it was a short and depreciative sound. The bruises on her body and the ache in her chest where she cracked a rib reminding her just how close she had been.

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"Mmm," Yazoo hummed pleasantly. "That's appropriately vague. Haven't had a run of luck lately?"

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"I try," Tex took another sip from her glass. "Depends on how you look at it."

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[ooc- totally not getting LJ notifies.]

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[ooc- Sleep? What's that?]

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