Turtle & Canary; Thursday [ 08/02 ]

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Turtle yawned a little as she came into the store, but quickly remedied that by grabbing a cup off coffee that she only clutched to; she didn't drink it, but it was feeling like she didn't necessarily have to. Just clutching it made her seem businessy and adult and that was the whole point of coffee. She had her clipboard and was more often in the shelves doing inventory (yay!) than behind the counter today.

The glittery "Help Wanted" sign remained extra glittery and continued to be mostly useless.

Today's Squishy Flavors: Inventory, Purple, Red.

Turtle & Canary is open.

Comments

Mod Apu -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Because that's what he's there for.

Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

You know you want to.

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely wandered into the store and leant against the counter, smiling. "Turtle."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle straightened, grinning right back. "Seely. Or should I call you Peter now? Hm?"

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

Seely kept grinning. "Depends on who you're calling me it in front of," he said.

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Ah, yes, about that..." Turtle dropped her head a little as she looked over at Seely skeptically. "You didn't honestly expect to do something like that and not have at least one person want to blackmail you over it, did you? I don't know you well, but I know you're not that naive."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"Of course not," Seely said, still smiling. "But on the other hand, I have no intention of letting myself be blackmailed, either."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle's smile remained steady and cool as well. "Is that so? How do you intend to manage that, Mister Booth?"

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[socksofcool.livejournal.com]

"You really think our less than esteemed substitute is going to stop at the radio?" Seely asked. "Especially not if you just buckle under of your own free will."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Well, I know she hasn't stopped at radio, with the room decree, but, y'know, I could also argue a sense of self-preservation here. I turn you in, I get brownie points, I avoid the heavy gavel. I mean, really. All she's done is ask that we clean up radio a little and you heard my opinion about the single-sex rooms last night. It's not going to do anything."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

Jeff ran into the store per his custom, saw Turtle, paused, and began to back towards the door again, terrified. Hopefully she wasn't going to notice him before he made his exit.

...

He really should reconsider his entrances.

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle thunked her head on her clipboard. "Jeff..." She did know if he was out the door yet, but it was the most she would allow herself as a way of flagging him down. Certainly wasn't going to go running after him.

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

"I'm sorry," Jeff stammered, "I didn't know you were here! I mean, I'm sorry if I'm bringing in the wrong end - or any end, really, I mean, you know how it is with ends... They're hard to navigate."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

"Actually, uh, no I don't know how it is with ends," Turtle admitted, giving Jeff an odd look. "I'm not entirely sure I know what you're talking about. But how could you not know I'm here? I'm here every Thursday..."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

"It's not like I internalise timetables!" Jeff said, eyes big and in full-on stress mode, "That's just for television and doctor's visits! I just wanted to pick up some flowers for the new principal and I sort of... misplaced myself at the wrong time. I would've come in afterwards if I'd know you'd be... er, about."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle frowned. "So you're avoiding me, then?"

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[scary-jeff.livejournal.com]

"You were on a date," Jeff said, desperate face still on, "And I was naked for a bit. I felt it might seem provocative."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

Charlie came in at lunch, as usual, with a determined look. "Purple Squishy. It's a purple day. And I want details. Date! And Jeff! Keeping!"

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle should have expected this. She looked at Charlie with slightly narrowed eyes for a second, to show that she could be just as determined to not spill, before commenting only on one part of what she said. "You always get Red."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"I do," Charlie admitted, "But, there's potential melodrama on the horizon. And kitten plates that were smashed this morning. Purple kind of matches. Wait, you just distracted me. Oo! Please tell? Please?" She bit her lip. "The date part's important. I have to ask you a question if it went well. The Jeff part is just me wanting to know."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Turtle should know better than to try to dissuade Charlie from the topic. "The Jeff Situation," she said, matter of factly, "is and probably always will be impossible. But, if you have to know, yes, it went well." She drew in a breath. "....Really well. Why? What question do you have to ask?"

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Hunh. Okay." Charlie nodded with the Jeff part, then winced. "Are you calling dibs on John Sheppard? Or off-sides? Or hands-off or, well, anything? I met him at Caritas, and we're supposed to go on a date tonight. But if you don't want me to, I won't."

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

Turtle's eyes widened a little. "You...you do? Uh, I mean," she shook her head. "Of course I'm not calling dibs. That wouldn't be very fair; I mean, this whole dating thing right now is just...like, testing grounds, right? And I mean, wouldn't be fair, considering I have something with Jeff tomorrow, and then Jim on Sunday, so it's like...y'know. And it's not like anything happened last night," because she freaked out again and wouldn't let it, stupid, stupid idiot, "and we're not, like, y'know, so you, of course I'd want you to, Charlie..."

Yeah, that sounded convincing.

Re: Talk to Turtle -- 08/02

[girlzippo.livejournal.com]

"Are you sure?" Charlie said, dubiously. "I mean, I went on a date with Rodney last night, and I'm going on a kind-of-one with A.J. tomorrow. So I can pass this up, tell him it's too weird, if it's too weird. It's not too weird?"

OOC -- 08/02

[stocksgrrl.livejournal.com]

*suffers deja vu*

"Take me down to the bridge
Where you know that I've always loved you.
And I'll go there
Without stopping~."