Fast Eddie's, Monday evening

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Charlie held the door for Adam as they walked in, and said, "The only part I don't like about this game is how dorky the shoes make me feel. Oooo. Let's get some nachos!"

[ for im_afrog, but open for your pool-playing and bowling needs ]

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Adam laughed and nodded. "Yeah, I know the feeling. But we can be dorky together." He grinned. "Nachos sound great. My treat?"

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"Sure! I'll grab shoes and then a lane, so we don't have to wait," Charlie said, pleased.

After paying for shoes, she settled in on Lane 3, hoping that stripey socks overshadowed the accountant factor of bowling shoes. And studying the pins at the end of the lane. Hmmm....

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"Okay, sounds good." Adam smiled brightly.

He ordered a large plate of nachos and two waters, bringing them over to Lane 3 once he spotted Charlie. "I wasn't sure what you wanted to drink so I opted for waters." Adam would be glad to get something else if she didn't care for the water.

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"That's good, we're going to need it," Charlie said, and snagged a nacho chip. "Mmmmmm! Oo wan oo go urst?" she asked, then swallowed. "I mean, do you want to go first?" She spun a marble-blue bowling ball on the platform next to her seat, and grinned. "I can wait."

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Adam grinned and nodded. "All right, if you're sure? Usually, ladies first, right?" He glanced at the options and picked out a shocker slightly sparkly black bowling ball.

"Um, yeah, don't laugh at me too much when this goes horribly wrong?" Adam pleaded, with a wink. Though when he sent the ball down the lane, he managed to knock three pins down on the first shot. All in all, it wasn't bad as two were left standing after his second shot.

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Charlie clapped and wrote down his score, then grinned. "Okay, let's see...."

The first shot, she played it straight, and managed to knock down two pins.

The second one, it started heading for the gutter, and Charlie nudged it. Just a little. Enough to take out five more. "Woo!"

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Adam grinned, feeling a tiny bit shy.

"Very nice!" He clapped, jotting down her score. "My turn." Hrm. Adam managed to get a strike, somehow. He laughed. "That? Will never happen again."

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"Oh, you can't be sure!" Charlie grinned, promising herself to make sure it did happen next time, no matter what. "So where did you go to school before this?"

Bowl...... and spare. With a teeny, tiny push. "yay!"

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Adam shrugged, smiling. "Yeah, I guess you're right." Anything was possible, hadn't Tommy told him that? "I went to Angel Grove High, in California. I had transferred there from Stone Canyon."

He grinned. "Nice one." And his turn came and he managed to knock a few pins down on the first run. "What about you?" Okay, second run and hopefully, it wouldn't be a gutter ball.

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Charlie concentrated as Adam's ball rolled down the alley, and aimed it straight at the other pins.

"New York state. Before that, Ohio. Nothing like California, I'm guessing."

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Yeah, Adam might've stared a bit at what just happened, only because he hadn't expected a strike. Maybe luck was on his side?

"Not unless your town was subjected to frequent monster attacks?" He mused. Fandom was sort of like Angel Grove, what with the invasions and random bad guys showing up.

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"Oh, wow. And, uh. No." Charlie shook her head. "What did you guys do when that happened? I'm kind of wondering if we hide, when it happens here."

Although recent actions with the psycho with the knife make her tend to think that's not it.

She rolled the ball and this time, didn't put any spin or nudging on it; she could feel a headache want to start. And hit half the pins with two balls. "Darn."

Happy smile.

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"Well, my friends and I tried to help out when we could, but there were people who knew how to take care of the situation." Adam explained. "From what I've heard, hiding isn't really something people do around here." He chuckled.

Yeah, Adam wasn't one for hiding if he could help out.

"Good shot. Bet you'll do better next time." He smiled. And that would be Adam getting a gutter ball. And laughing at it. Hey, he was having a good time. Even if he was losing.

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Charlie grinned, and decided that maybe she'd tell Adam about tonight's little 'adjusting' later, but leave it for now. "Well. I'm going to just try not to get in the way." Because seriously, how much help could she be? "But I admire everyone who tries to help."

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"Yeah, same here." Adam smiled. He could handle monsters bent on destroying the earth, but crazy psycho killers was a bit different. "As do I."

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Another ball bowled down the lane, and this time it went into the gutter. "Damn... sorry." Charlie laughed, and sat down to eat some nachos. "I'm sitting the next one out. I want a break."

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"No need to apologize." Adam smiled warmly. "Trust me, I'm not usually this good." He winked. "You okay?"

['Tis bedtime for me. Pick up in the AM?]

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"Just fine." Charlie took another bite of nachos. "Just need a break." She grinned back at him. "Take my turn, even!"

[np--- on late tomorrow. but still okay. night!]

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"Okay." Adam smiled, glad to know that. "I can wait for you, if you'd like." He didn't mind one bit, as he took a seat.

[Sounds good.]