Empire Records and Bidet: 6/27

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Jamie's in a mellow kind of mood so he's just has some Jazz playing in the background. Man that Bleeding Gums Murphy sure knows how to play a saxophone.

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Nadia came in between workshops. "Hey Jamie!"

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"Hey Roomie," Jamie said with a wave. "What's going on?"

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"Not much. Came to see if I could get my hands on some brownies."

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"They have some really good ones over at J'GOB's" Jamie mentioned totally oblivious to the brownie situation at Empire.

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Nadia giggled. "I'm sure they do. But the ones I'm looking for are 'special'. Lucas' friend makes them."

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"Do they have nuts in them?" Jamie asked. "Because that's what my friend Alex put in his brownies, but honestly I didn't think it added anything."

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"No. No they don't."

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"Then what makes them special?"

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"The secret ingredient."

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"What's the secret ingredient?" Jamie asked in a hushed tone.

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Nadia looked around and leaned in close. "Pot," she whispered.

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Jamie gasped in shock. "No!"

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"Yes!"

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A tiny bit of Jamie's innocence is lost forever now.

"I... I need a moment."

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Nadia nodded seriously. "Take your time."

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He does.

"Can I have some?"

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"Sure. They're usually under the sales counter, I think."

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Jamie looks under the counter and pulls out a plate of brownies. "I don't know why I haven't looked there before."

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"You're just not curious enough, I guess."

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"I guess so. Well help yourself there."

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Nadia pulled out a handful of brownies and tucked them into a ziplock bag. "Thanks. I'm doing the rooftop ritual with Anders on Wednesday. I think this will be enough."

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"There's a ritual? It doesn't involve goats does it?"

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"No goats. Just brownies and not being emo about breakups and possibly dancing."

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"Did you and Walter break up?" Jamie asked with concern. "I'm sorry to hear that."

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Nadia refrained from thwapping Jamie . . . but only barely. "No. Anders and Cally broke up. Walter and I are fine."

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Jamie's mouth formed a perfect "O" with realization. "I see. Sorry, I hadn't heard about Anders and Cally breaking up. From what I heard they've been together so long I just made an assumption from what you said. Sorry."

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"That's okay. It was on the radio Friday night. Plus, I nearly tripped over Anders when he was trying to sleep in the stairwell."

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"Was he drunk? Because that's a silly place to sleep." Jamie said shaking his head. "Does he need a place to bunk still?"

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"I guess he must have found a place. I made him promise he would, at least a couch."

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"Nadia." Lucas came out from the back room, where he was still working with the books. "I was hoping to run into you. Do you know of any bands on campus?"

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"Not off the top of my head, but some of us were talking about starting one. Why?"

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"No reason, really." Lucas made a mental note. "So, what brings you by? You're not working today."

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"Oh, I know. Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that. Maybe changing my hours, picking up some more?"

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"I don't know about more. We're not getting enough business for me to pay you that much. But you can definitely switch your hours, if you want. Are you available Fridays?"

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"But Fridays are special event days! What about Monday?"

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"We're not open on Mondays."

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"But you could be."

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"In theory, yes." Lucas peered at her for a moment. "Okay, fine. Mondays. But I'm closing shop on Sundays, then."

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"That's up to you. Now, do you have any of Eddie's brownies?"

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"I'm pretty sure that as the responsible adult, I should say no."

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"Oh, Lucas, you're not responsible!"

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Lucas blinked at her. "Right. I'm going to go back into my office. Should you find Eddie's brownies, then fine. If not, also fine. I'll see you Monday."

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Nadia shrugged and found the brownies exactly where they always were.