Ching Tai, Thursday evening

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He'd managed to survive class, so that was good. Also good was Peter's mood.

So it wasn't as though he needed cheering up, per se.

On the other hand - time spent with a nice, cute, blonde.

Twist his arm.

Peter waited outside the restaurant for his date.

[ooc: Peter is here for said date. Feel free to use for your other Chinese food needs.]

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Melody had gone home after her day at the store and quickly changed into a low-cut pink dress and heels. But her mind was going a thousand places as she walked up to the restaurant; the guy in her store today really made her think.

She reminded herself to keep it together, that not focusing was rude, as she greeted Peter, aiming for a quick, light hug. "Hi!"

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"Hi!" Peter said, giving her a hug back. "You look great."

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"Thank you," Melody said. "You too." In a whisper, she added, "I hope the clothes we're wearing don't get conceited because we said that."

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"We won't tell the others," Peter promised, giving her a sage look.

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"Good idea," Melody nodded. "Want to go in and order?"

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Peter went to get the door. "After you?"

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Melody grinned. "You're such a gentleman!" she said, head high as she stepped through the door.

Inside, she darted over to the fish tank. "Ooh, look, koi. The big one looks lonely."

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Peter peered at the tank. "How can you tell?"

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"Look how it's swimming all slow," Melody said. "And the lobster's walking away from it." She shook her head slowly. "Jealous."

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"You'd think it'd be the other way around," Peter said. "Since the lobster has legs."

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"You might be right," Melody said. "The koi's prettier, so - " distracted, she glanced at a stage across the restaurant. "Do they have live music here?"

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"I've always gotten delivery, so I don't know." Peter motioned towards a place for them to sit. "Think they might hire you if they did?"

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Melody screwed up her face as she took the seat. "Probably they would, but I wouldn't work here unless I knew the musicians," she said. "You don't want to end up working with somebody really weird or mean or zombies. No offense to the zombies at Caritas. Do you go there a lot?"

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"Haven't had much chance," Peter admitted. "I've got friends who like it though."

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"Friends are so, so important," Melody said, flipping through her menu. "I really miss my best friends, but it was time to head out on my own, you know?"

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"Where are your friends?" Peter asked.

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"Home in Riverdale," Melody pouted. "Val went back to college and Josie's making a folk record with Alan M. That's her boyfriend."

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"Must be kinda lonely for you?" Peter guessed.

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"A little. But town is always interesting," Melody said. "Like, a few days ago I saw this groovy Partridge Fanmily cover band. Do you like Partridge family?"

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"Haven't heard too much of them," Peter admitted. "Bit before my time."

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Melody narrowed her eyes. "How old are you?" she asked. "I'm almost 22. Capricorn."

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"Not yet 22," Peter said, bravely keeping on top of his oh shit moment.

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"Me either!" Melody exclaimed, as if she hadn't just said that and it was a great coincidence. "But it'll be cool to have an age that's a palindrome."

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"Imagine the lucky person who makes it to 123," Peter pointed out.

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"If I did that I would just never get any older," Melody said, rapt. "I'd have too much fun saying how old I was."

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"Be way more fun than people who lie and say they're 29 all the time," Peter said.

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Melody giggled. "Maybe I could pass for 123 now," she said. "I look young because I'm young at heart."

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"Age is nothing but a number?" Peter said.

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"Mmm-hmm," Melody agreed emphatically.

And drummed a little rhythm of the rim of her water glass with her chopsticks.

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"Been a drummer long?" Peter asked.

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"About five, six years," Melody said. "What about you, do you play music at all?"

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"Depends on who I'm standing next to?" Peter said, teasing.

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"Point," Melody allowed, summoning the waiter to order. "So if you stood next to the fish tank, would you be able to swim underwater? Because that would rock."

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"It would," Peter agreed. "But it looks like I don't copy - being, I guess? Like one of my cabinmates was a turtle and I never turned into that."

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"You'd look silly with a shell," Melody decided.

And then she was back over at the fishtank, watching a snail creep up the back wall. "You can do it, snail!" she encouraged.

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Peter smiled to himself. She was a nice g - uh, person, but he had a feeling they were going to stay strictly friends.