The Perk, Thursday Morning

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Having a whole day ahead of him with nothing planned until evening, Aziraphale decided it would be a good time to catch up on some reading and perhaps a little people-watching. So he wandered down to the Perk, found himself a quiet table in the corner, and settled in with a pot of tea and a copy of A House of Pomegranates.

[ooc: Poke at the angel or use the post for your own Perk-related needs.]

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[dr-jwilsonmd.livejournal.com]

The idea had come to Wilson sometime around the fourth time he'd had to dodge his office chair chasing after him.

As it had formed completely, he'd grinned to himself and plotted it out, very careful to keep any hint of his plotting away from the angel. Because every so often, he liked to surprise his lover.

Ultimately it had taken him some serious negotiation and a promise for a window view but he'd gotten his wish. So, perhaps a couple of hours after Phale had settled himself into the Perk, the angel might have noticed a strange, tink, tink, tink sound.

If the sound had caught his attention -which Wilson was fairly certain it would- and he looked up, he would notice a very handsome cobalt blue, porcelin vase making it's way across the Perk floor. Cradled in it's mouth, a single deep velvety red rose.

Tink, tink, tinktinktink.

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Aziraphale just stared at the vase as it hopped its way across the floor. His own office furniture had made a half-hearted attempt at rebellion on Tuesday, but a calm discussion had resulted in the agreement that so long as everything was put back where it belonged, he didn't much mind what things got up to while he wasn't actually using the space.

Obviously, however, the vase made some kind of escape. At least, that was the assumption he made, up until the point where it stopped at the angel's foot and sat with a surprisingly expectant air.

"You're...looking for me?" Aziraphale asked hesitantly. The vase vibrated a bit, which he took to be a yes, and then his face broke into a bright smile as he realized what was going on. "What a lovely thing to do," he murmured, carefully picking up the vase and setting it safely on the table. "What a really lovely thing to do."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair was walking through town when he saw who was in the Perk. He came in, grabbed a tea and muffin from the counter and walked over to the table in the corner to sit down.

He didn't really figure that the occupant of said table would care if he invited himself to sit. "Hey, man."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"Good morning, my dear," Aziraphale said, looking up from his contemplation of the rose and vase. "How are you?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Better than last week, man." Blair nodded and pointed to the vase. "Nice flower."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

Smiling, Aziraphale nodded his agreement. "James sent it," he said, as the vase turned itself around in a circle, as if showing itself off.

"But what's been happening, that this week is so much better than last week?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair laughed at the vase as it turned on the table. "That's sweet, man."

He took a sip of his tea and wondered just how to jump into telling Phale what happened last week. There was probably a way to ease into the subject but Blair wasn't really sure what that was. "Well, this week I'm not possessed."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"Well, that's good to hear," Aziraphale answered brightly, before the implications of Blair's words sank in. Then he frowned.

"You...were possessed last week?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, and not the fun kind of 'hey, I'm looking to find Dr. Wilson so I can get my body back' sort either." Blair said, his tone quiet. It was obvious that he wasn't quite back to his bouncy self, especially when talking about this subject. "It was the Source."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

The angel had noticed that Blair was subdued, but he hadn't thought much on it until now. With a grim expression, he asked softly, "What happened?"

There were quite a few other questions racing through his head, the foremost being 'Where is he now?' But Blair's well-being came first.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Bel called me last week, said he needed my help. I read Parker's email and stuff, but...it was Bel. I wasn't going to ignore my friend asking for help." Blair drew his legs up to sit sideways on the chair and he stared out the window. "Turns out it was the Source. He did this weird turning-into-smoke thing and then...I don't remember much of last week. It's hazy and I wasn't in control and.." He trailed off, shrugging.

"Sam and Dean figured it out." Blair didn't mention the visions because of the promise he made to Dean about not telling John. "They told their dad involved and Saturday night they did an exorcism, which isn't a lot of fun by the way. Professor Winchester said it got sent to hell."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"Bloody hell," the angel hissed, clenching his hand into a fist where it rested on the table. "I didn't know, Blair. I never got an email from Miss Parker, and I've been working so hard to convince people that it isn't really Belthazor who's doing all of this that...I never imagined it would try to jump hosts. Are you all right? And...if the demon's been banished...where is Belthazor?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair blinked in shock at Aziraphale, it wasn't normal to see him angry. Watching him warily, he shook his head. "I don't know, man. I don't really know how the whole thing works, this only being my first possession and all. Well second if I count yours."

"I'm...fine. It was weird and scary." Blair swallowed nervously. "Dean is pretty sure that I didn't hurt anyone. He thinks that the Source was lying low."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"That makes sense. No one would be likely to suspect you being involved, so it was a perfect way for him to hide."

Aziraphale scowled, slowly starting to put the pieces together into a puzzle that he very much disliked the look of. "Phoebe hasn't been in class the last two weeks. And it may be that the Source was only looking for a place to lie low, as you say. But it seems suspicious that it would choose you, when it would have to know that you're Belthazor's friend." He shook his head. "Is anyone working on trying to find him. Belthazor, I mean."

[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

Rose entered the Perk, her room, since yesterday had gone a bit strange -- it had started moving on its own for one and just this morning she thought she heard her chair speak.

She decided a nice morning out away from her flat was necessary.

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

After Blair's departure, Aziraphale had gone back to gazing at the flower, although this time with a much more pensive expression. When he noticed Rose enter the cafe, he nodded and gave her a little smile.

[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

Rose looked back and saw Aziraphale. "Hello! Long time no see!"

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"Good morning, Miss Tyler," Aziraphale replied. "Are you out enjoying the cold weather?"

[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

"As much as you can enjoy anything." Rose said with a smile, "But I just had to leave my flat for a while, the furniture's getting strange on me."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"Oh dear." Aziraphale eyes the vase on his table, which gave a little thump as if in expression of solidarity. "Yes, I had to have a good talk with the things in my office the other day. If they haven't settled down by the time you get home, let me know and I'll if I can help."

[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

"I'll keep that in mind." Rose said, "But they're fairly well behave, though a bit mischiveous. Keeps moving my things, is all."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"Well, these things don't usually last much more than a week, so perhaps everything will go back to normal soon," Aziraphale suggested. "Or, at least as normal as Fandom can ever claim to be."

[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

Rose laughed, "And to think before coming to Fandom I thought my life was strange enough."

[a-phale.livejournal.com]

"I doubt that, whatever happens to us after this, we'll ever run across anything as strange as what happens in Fandom," Aziraphale agreed with a smile.

[rose-bad-wolf.livejournal.com]

"That's true," Rose said with a nod, "But then again, life always has a way of surprising me so I won't be surprised if this place is the strangest I've been in."