JGOB, Monday Morning (5/28)

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Mary has a craving for banana cream pie. She had a rough night and was still a little drowsy so there was also a large cup of coffee. She brought her to-do list with her, but so far the only thing she's accomplished is doodling all over her notepad.

[Open for anyone else needing baked goodies!]

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[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

Stanley wanders in, looking for some cheesecake and coffee. Mmmmmbreakfast.

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Mary recognizes someone else who was at the brunch yesterday that she didn't get a chance to talk to.

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

Once cheesecake'd and coffee'd, Stan looks around for a quiet place to relax and enjoy his nutritious breakfast.

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Mary has plenty of room at her table and she's eager to meet new people.

[OOC: I'm actually about to head off to bed but I'm fine with slow play. With all her issues, it might be a good idea for Mary to meet to local psychiatrist.]

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

Stan smiles and waves his food. "Mind some company?"

[ooc: SlowPlay is good. oh, this will be the crack, yes? I'm unfamiliar with your canon.]
[Stan: Why do I feel I should unlist my phone number?]

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Mary smiled at the newcomer. "Company is good."

[OOC: Here's a cheat sheet to Mary's canon (http://montecito-east.livejournal.com/1144.html)]

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

"I'm still meeting people here, at the town, so forgive me asking. Are you new?" He sits opposite her, ready to dive into the cheesecake.

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"Very much so. I haven't been here for a full week yet," she said. "I'm Mary Connell. I'm going to be running the Arms Hotel."

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

"Stanley Keyworth. Psychiatrist. Haven't even been here a full week? How are you finding Fandom so far?"

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"It's... different from what I expected. It seemed like such a nice charming little town, and then someone told me that aliens blew up the school," said Mary.

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

"Yes. Graduation. It's... a bit unusual around here. I'm still getting used to it. But the people here are friendly, and the food is amazing," he said, hoisting a forkfull of cheesecake as if to toast.

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"Which has me just a tiny bit worried since I'm trying to open a restaurant at the hotel," chuckled Mary. "Every here has been so friendly, though. I think it's going to be a good change for me."

[stanleykeyworth.livejournal.com]

"You're from an unfriendly place?" he asked. "It seems that many here are not from idyllic settings."

[outofbrooklyn.livejournal.com]

Aiden took a break from the office about mid-morning, drawn to JGoB by a craving for coffee and muffins. Couldn't very well deny a craving like that.

She smiled and raised a hand in greeting to the woman she'd seen at the hotel yesterday as she went about ordering.

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Mary smiled and waved back.

[outofbrooklyn.livejournal.com]

"Morning," Aiden greeted, collecting up her food and coffee and giving a nod of thanks to the server. "Nice seein' a new face around here. Least, I assume you're new, an' not just someone I've not met yet, anyway."

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, I'm new to Fandom," she said, reaching over to offer her hand. "I'm Mary Connell, the new manager over at the Arms hotel."

[outofbrooklyn.livejournal.com]

Aiden smiled, finding seemingly sane newcomers was always so refreshing. "Nice t'meetcha," she said shaking the offered hand firmly. "Aiden Burn, I run the islands private detective agency."

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

Mary blinked rapidly as her brain tried to process this. "Now, this is interesting. So far, I've met the sheriff, am FBI agent, and now a private detective. Is there some sort of law enforcement convention going on here in Fandom that I don't know about?" she asked.

At least she kept her cool this time and didn't start babbling like she did when she met the sheriff.

[outofbrooklyn.livejournal.com]

"If there is, I don't know 'bout it," Aiden replied with a shrug. "What I do, not exactly law enforcement anymore," she continued. "Not in the strictest sense anyhow."

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"I see," said Mary, thinking. "What kind of cases do you get here in Fandom?"

[outofbrooklyn.livejournal.com]

"You're obviously new here," Aiden said with a chuckle. "This place is full of so much weird, I wouldn' even know where to start on cases here."

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"Everyone's tried to warn me about that, except for that really odd guy at the bar. He was more interested in his tequila," chuckled Mary. "I'm a Las Vegas native and I thought I had seen the strangest things there. A few days in Fandom and I'm starting to question everything I knew."

[outofbrooklyn.livejournal.com]

Aiden jerked a thumb at herself. "Used to be a CSI in New York," she said. "Everything has a logical explanation when you're dealin' with forensics. All goes out the window around here."

[montecito-east.livejournal.com]

"I had some very good friends who worked in surveillance and security, and I even got to help out once in a while," said Mary. "And given enough cameras, you could always get to the bottom of things."

She paused to sip her coffee. "I used to think in absolutes. People were either good or bad. Something was either right or wrong. That guy at the craps table either took the woman's casino chips or he didn't. And now my logic is all jumbled up. I don't even know if I'm a good person anymore." She stopped talking for a moment, looking down at the slice of pie that she had been eating. "I'm not making any sense, am I?"