The Perk [Thursday Afternoon/200PM FHT]

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

After his early morning class and some time spent napping, Cedric's wandered into town and arrived at the Perk. He's not quite sure if he's been in this particular establishment yet and decides to go inside.

The smell of coffee hits him immediately. If they had sweets and tea, Cedric would be all right with this place.

[Cedric's here for someone specific but the Perk is open. Posted early for player availability]

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[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

One thing you gotta say about Fandom Island: it doesn't lack for picturesque.

Lonnie smiled at the boy standing at the counter, and draped herself over the register. "Hey."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"Good afternoon," Cedric said brightly. "Taking a trip into town?"

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

"Looks like." Aha. Someone who knew the princess. Time to be careful. "It's been a while, how've you been? You're looking good." She let a little admiration creep into her eyes, and her smile widened.

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"I've been well," he answered. "Spending far too much time indoors and thank you. And yourself? Have you been quite busy?"

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

"Not as busy as I'd like to be." She leaned back, and gave him a flirtatious look. "Think you could help me out with that, sometime soon? You look like you'd know what you were doing. Keeping busy."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

Cedric's smile didn't dim. "You'd like to practice again, you mean? I haven't used my wand in awhile so it would be good for me too."

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

Ooooo. He liked to play. "Practice. Yeaaah." Lonnie's grin widened another fraction, and she ran her fingers through her hair, giving Cedric a onceover from beneath her lashes. "Where were you thinking? Your place? That would work for me."

[chasingsnitches.livejournal.com]

"My...place?" Cedric thought that seemed rather restrictive. "Won't that be a little small?"

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

She leaned forward and brushed a finger down his shoulder. "Well, if you and your wand need more room, I'm thinking the great outdoors is great for me. What did you have in mind? The beach? The woods? Somewhere more private?" Lonnie smiled lazily. "You know I'm up for anything."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn studied the menu with intense concentration, trying to decide whether she wanted a mocha or a raspberry latte or a chai latte or a hot chocolate.

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

After the fun of talking to Cedric, Lonnie was in the mood to make someone's day just that little bit brighter. She studied the girl at the counter, and hid a smirk behind her mocha.

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn finally decided on her drink and turned around to face the rest of the coffee shop while she was waiting for the barista to finish making it.

She spotted Isabel and waved. "Hey! Refilling the caffeine tank, huh?"

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

"Something like that." Lonnie concentrated on keeping her voice like Isabel's, and beckoned the girl over with a lazy wave. "Killing time. Avoiding classwork. You?"

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Avoiding...ooookaaaaay. It didn't seem like Isabel's regular thing, but maybe everyone needed a day off. With a mental shrug, Dawn took a seat across from the other girl. "I'm on my way back from Giles's, then I have to figure out what to pack for the field trip to Vegas. How's Greg?"

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

The boyfriend. Lonnie had figured out that much from watching Isabel around the island, and stuff she'd picked up in her head. "Ah, you know." She got the voice under control again. "He's a guy. You can't expect too much." She started to smirk. "Or you can, but you're going to be disappointed."

[lilpunkinbelly.livejournal.com]

Dawn stared at Isabel, stopping mid-sip. "Disappointed? In Greg? Greg Sanders...you know, the guy with the hair? The guy you were wildly in love with last time I saw you?" She waved her hand over her head, trying to demonstrate Greg's normal look. "Did something happen?"

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

"Nothing much of nothing happened. So you see my problem." Lonnie leaned back, affecting Isabel's coolest look, and shook her head sadly. "I'm thinking I can do better. He's a geek. There's no chemistry there, except in his head. I'm not a girl who wants to work that hard at making things happen, you know?"

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

Having successfully passed herself off as Isabel to two people who knew her, Lonnie lounged in one of the back booths, smiling and looking for another person to mess with.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Wandering down to the Perk after Ethics class, Seely nodded and grinned. "Isabel."

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

Hellooooooo. "Hey, you," Lonnie said flirtily, sucking on her straw.

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"I only rate a 'Hey, you'?" Seely asked, still grinning. "I'm crushed, really."

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

"Awwww, don't be like that," Lonnie said, looking sad and pouty. "Come and talk to me. I need some company, I'm all lonely here by myself."

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Never let it be said I let a girl be lonesome," Seely said as he sat down. "But where's the old Greggerino?"

[reflected-evil.livejournal.com]

"Do I care?" Lonnie rolled her eyes. "So over. Sweet guy, really. But not..." She lifted one shoulder, and shook her head. "Not really it for me, you know?"

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"That's a shame, because the squirrels really seemed to think you guys had something going there."