The Perk, Tuesday, after classes

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie held the door for Bart, sniffing the air happily as they walked into the Perk. "Oh, lovely, they just made a fresh pot! Hmm, perhaps some espresso to start...."


[Evie's here with fastestkidalive to get a java fix. All are welcome to witness the caffienation and participate.]

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[fastestkidalive.livejournal.com]

It kinda smelled like... wood? Was that woody? Bart gave a mental shrug and peered up at the wall of options.

"Just an espresso? No soy something or other?"

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"I've never managed to like it," Evie said, making a face. "Cream, now, that's lovely, but not in espresso. Whipped cream on top is wonderful! Oo, with chocolate sprinkles." She leaned against the counter, and said, "Two espressos, with whipped cream, and chocolate sprinkles, and a chocolate-chip muffin." She turned to Bart. "Hmm. Perhaps just a regular coffee, with cream and sugar, to sweeten it? It may be that you *won't* like it, after all."

[fastestkidalive.livejournal.com]

He would so like it! Unless it tasted really bad. Then he wouldn't.

Bart shrugged in response. "If you think it's good..."

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Right! And a regular tall coffee for my friend, with just a drop of cream," Evie told the barista. She took her own espresso when it was ready, and looked about for a booth nearby. "Ahh. Close enough to get more, but still with a nice view of the room," she said, pointing to one table.

[fastestkidalive.livejournal.com]

Bart followed, his cup of coffee in hand. "I don't think distance is going to be a problem," He said, examining the cup closely. Was there something magic about it maybe? Oo! Like those potions in Last Legacy! That would be so cool. "Do they have one to recharge my HP?"

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Your HP?" Evie asked, puzzled, and taking a sip of her espresso. "Ahhhh. Yum. I'm afraid I don't know what that is," she admitted. "I'm from about a hundred years ago, and current slang still befuddles me on occasion."

[fastestkidalive.livejournal.com]

"I don't get the slang either sometimes," He assured her. "Maybe that pink haired girl from Pie class was right. We should have a club for people not from this time frame."

Bart sipped his coffee, finishing it before the taste could register. "Bleck! That's bitter!" He started to wipe his tongue off with a napkin. "Gross."

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

In bounced a little green ball of fuzzy amphibian. He'd never had coffee. He thought this sounded like fun.

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"It is an acquired taste," Evie admitted, taking several more sips of her espresso, and starting to vibrate a little. "I grew up with it, so perhaps you won't ever like it... And yes! What a good idea! That way, we can compare notes on the things that we *do* understand. I rather like television a great deal, but I don't understand most of it."

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Hullo?" Evie waved to the frog, certain she'd seen him around. "Have some coffee! Join us!"

[fastestkidalive.livejournal.com]

"I wanna try what you got." Bart disappeared to place his order and was back in his seat before the wind could knock it over.

"Have you tried video games yet?"

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie blinked, and then blinked again, then said, "No, I haven't. What kind of games are those? Are they entertaining?" She finished her first espresso and hummed a little. "What do you think of you drink?"

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Hi! I'm Robin, in case we haven't already met."

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"I don't think so, but I believe I've seen you around," Evie said, smiling happily. That first espresso was starting to kick in. "Join us! Have a mocha! Or a coffee!"

[fastestkidalive.livejournal.com]

They're awesome!" Bart said, bouncing a bit himself. He left again to grab the drink now that it was done. "Andrew has, like, every game available. You can learn a lot from them."

He sipped the espresso with a bit more hesitancy. "Hey, this is a lot better!"

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Oh, good!" Evie started in on her espresso, dancing a little in her chair. "They have mochas and lattes and other flavored coffee drinks, and chai? Which is tea. I like tea. But I like coffee *much* better. And Caff-Pow is lovely too. The future has splendid drinks in it, doesn't it?" She beamed at him. "Andrew? Did I meet- yes I did! We talked in accents at each other!"

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"Well I've never had coffee, but mocha's sounding more tempting cause I think that's related to chocolate is it not?" Bounce.

[fastestkidalive.livejournal.com]

"He's really cool, isn't he?" Bart asked, finishing his espresso. The bouncing was taking on a machine gun rattle now. "AndactuallyI'mfromfurtherinthefuturenotthepast."

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie bounced back at him, giggling. "Yes! Cocoa and coffee. It's a good way to ease yourself into the coffee, and it tastes sweeter, and you should get it with whipped cream. Mmmmm."

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie didn't quite get that, but the general gist sunk in with the word 'future', and she squee'd. "Yay! From when? Where? How?" She drank the rest of her second espresso, and then started to rip the wrapping off her muffin. "Mmm, chocoate chips, yay, and yes he is, Andrew, cool, I mean, and are video games hard? Easy? Difficult to learn?"

[fastestkidalive.livejournal.com]

Managing to calm down the speaking, Bart still seemed to twitch as if in a strobe light every once and a while. "30th century, Central City. And they're reeeeally easy when you get used to them! We should see if Andrew will help teach you to play and also bring him coffee."

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

"Oooo, yes! Capital plan! More coffee, and the video games, and more people!" Evie waved her arms, and if she hadn't finished her espresso, knocking over the cup would've been a problem. "Oops. Oh, time for more!"

[robinthefrog.livejournal.com]

"I love whipped cream!" Robin squeed. And he even had some money! He was so glad he'd gotten a job. He went up to the counter and ordered an iced mocha with whipped cream.

[fastestkidalive.livejournal.com]

"In one of the common rooms? Maybe people will bring food! I like that." He was gone and then back. "What kind can we try now? What kind?"

[bookyeve.livejournal.com]

Evie stared at the coffee cup, thinking aloud. "That's almost as tall as your head. I wonder if I could drink a cup of coffee as big as my head? Maybe if it was a latte. I wonder if it'll make you jump?" She blinked. "I'm sorry, that was a bit rude, wasn't it?"