Ching Tai (Friday evening)

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh didn't believe in curses, which was why he was waiting for Tex at Ching Tai.

Okay, he might've believed in curses.

Maybe he was hoping just a little bit to be stood up.

But he certainly wasn't going to admit to that. For all he knew, Tex could read minds.

[OOC: Josh is here for what could become a truly disasterous trainwreck of a date. Ching Tai is here for any wonton-related cravings you might be having.]

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[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex definitely didn't believe in curses, but she did believe in free food which was probably why she showed up at all.

"Still petrified?" she asked as matter of greeting as she took the seat opposite of Josh.

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Eep," Josh absolutely didn't say.

He smiled and tried to recover. "Not at all," he lied. "I'm glad you could make it."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex absolutely didn't look satisfied that the whole scare tactic was still working.

"I never turn down free food," she informed him. That way it was perfectly clear who would be picking up the bill.

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh blinked, then turned his attention to his menu. "So, what looks good?"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Picking up her own menu, Tex studied it for a moment. She grinned. "Duck is always good." She might have unresolved issues with ducks.

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Ducks sounds good," he agreed, waving a waiter over. "And I'll have a beer, please," he added.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Same," Tex said, handing her menu over to the waiter who for some reason seemed eager to scurry back to the kitchen.

"So how's... teaching?" she asked in an attempt to be conversational.

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Good," Josh said with a smile. "We had student council elections on Wednesday. Nice to see democracy in action, even if it includes the occasion student painted blue."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex scoffed a bit at the mention of democracy. "This island makes it easy to forget how naive this time is."

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh raised an eyebrow. "Naive?"

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

She shrugged. "You believe in democracy, don't you?"

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"I teach American government and politics," Josh said. "I used to work for the President of the United States. Before that, I worked in the House and the Senate." He took a sip from the beer when it arrived. "Yes, I believe in democracy. Wonder about the voters on more than a few occasions, but I believe in the system."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Figured," Tex nodded and wondered when the duck would be ready.

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

Josh took another, longer, drink from his beer and frowned. "You think this makes me naive?"

Please, oh, please, let the duck arrive soon.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure the girls find it cute," she assured him, sounding a little bit patronising.

Yep, first time in Fandom that she wished there was a duck.

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"There are websites out there devoted to my cuteness," Josh said a bit sullenly.

The waiter arrived with their duck.

"Oh, thank God," Josh said.

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

Tex' sentiment exactly.

She waited until the waiter was gone again before replying. "I'm sure there's a fanclub too," she said dryly and picked up her beer.

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Yep," Josh said, spearing some of the duck with slightly more vehemence than would be strictly considered necessary. "They'd cheer me on at events."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"With or without pompons?" Why yes, she was mocking.

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Without," Josh said, rolling his eyes. "But sometimes there are signs."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"Oh yeah," Tex nodded and took a bite from the duck. "That's much better. With or without glitter?"

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Depends on their age," Josh said, trying to eat faster. "Mostly without. Glitter isn't as exciting away from Fandom."

[freelancerchick.livejournal.com]

"I wasn't aware it was exciting anywhere," she remarked, taking her sweet time with eating.

[professor-lyman.livejournal.com]

"Some of the students are pretty obsessed with it," Josh commented.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter, oblivious to the disastrous date that was continuing Ching Tai's reputation, stopped in for take-out, going extra-spicy on a couple of the choices.