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Luke's Diner; Wednesday [ 03/26 ]

A.J. came into work today with a bit of a nervous energy, mostly out of hoping that it would be overlooked that he ducked out of work on Sunday for the rather impromptu trip home for the holiday. Either way, he was doing a good job of cleaning up in an effort to make up for hte indiscretion.

Today's special was a picture of a pig without legs, but tentacles instead: Squid Pork.

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That's what he's there for.

Even the cool kids are doing it.

I swear, if it weren't for how much I drink while I'm actually there, this job would cure me of my addiction to coffee.

It was Wednesday. River had no place she needed to be today so she had gone for a walk, and as she passed the diner and noticed A.J. she thought she could combine talking to a friend and getting something to eat.

She looked at the picture. "Berthold met a pig?"

Annette wandered in sometime after lunch. She was in a fairly decent mood though she did look askance at today's special. It didn't look too good. Yuck.

"Hi," she said finally.

"I'm sorry?"

It took A.J. a moment to realize that River meant the specials board drawing and he laughed a little, at himself for the delayed response, and grinned. "That's one way of looking at it, yeah. This guy flies, though, I think."

"Hey, you," A.J. said, grinning as Annette came in and maybe a bit of the slightly disapproving look toward the specials board. "Come to claim your promised milkshake, I take it?"

"Yes," she said, returning his grin with a bright one of her own. "Squid pork just doesn't sound too good."

She sat down at the counter. "How are you today?"

"I'd prefer fries with ice cream," she said, looking serious. "And thank you for taking care of Bertie."

"I have to agree with you there," A.J. said, "but hey," he lifted up his hands defensively, "I don't make this shit up."

Yes, he did.

"And I'm good. Really good. I mean, I just came into some easy cash, so I'm pretty pumped." Shooting her a wry smirk, A.J. started getting out all his awesome milkshake making tools. "How about you?"

"Fries with ice cream, it is," A.J. said, nodding, because wasn't that what she mostly got when she came in. "Any kind of ice cream? And you know it was no problem. It was...uh, interesting. Interesting a good word for it."

She raised her brows, clearly not believing him. That stuff had to be made up by someone. And a pig with no legs? Well, the poor piggy.

"Hey, you haven't got that cash yet. I could totally renege and see if I could get another dance out of you," she teased mischievously.

Wednesdays meant dealing with the idiots in Dr. Mizrahi's class, which meant Anemone was in the mood for food by the time class was over. Thinking always made her hungry.

Besides, she had a present for her favorite counter-boy.

"Hey, A.J., busy? Or can I hang out and pester you?"

"Vanilla." River couldn't help chuckling, because A.J.'s comment was so characteristic for him. "Any drawings made? I find Berthold rarely stays unmoving when I try." Not that she had tried much lately.

Hey, he had tentacles. You didn't need legs when you had tentacles and could fly.

"But that's evil, Annette. And I could totally refuse any more dancing unless I get what you already owe me."

"Never too busy for pestering," A.J. said, and, to prove it, gave the towel that he was cleaning stuff with a little toss toward a bucket of sanitizer water, dried off his hands on his pants, and leaned on the counter. "What's up, Anemone?"

A.J. nodded and sent an order for fries over to the kitchen. "What do you mean, though? Drawings with Berthold? I didn't even think of that. I didn't realize he was an artist. He mostly just seemed to like tripping me and dragging me across the floor a little."

Huh. Maybe.

She leaned her arms on the counter. "I have been known to be a touch wicked," she said. "But you earned it, definitely, so you'll get it." Annette paused, then asked as she drew circles on the countertop with the pad of her finger. "So... when do you want to come by?"

"Was referring to drawings of," River replied. "He tends to eat pens." She smiled. "He stops tripping you if you bite him."

"Bored," she complained, taking a seat at the counter. "And? Since I obviously never feed you or anything..." Anemone plopped a lunchbox down and grinned. "Dirty pie."

"I dunno," A.J. shrugged as he started pouring some root beer into the blender with the ice cream, the fancy-pants kind in the cool glass bottles. "What's good for you?"

"Uh, no, no drawings of, either," A.J. admitted. "I'd rather not reinspire the terror. And biting him? Now, why didn't I think of that?" He chuckled a little, rolling his eyes and shaking his head. The french fries came up, and A.J. grabbed a bowl of ice cream and set them both in front of River. "So, did your trip go well?"

"Whenever," Annette said, watching him. "I mean, it's not like I do much, you know? So I'm usually always in."

Hmm.

"I really should get out more."

A.J.'s jaw dropped in an expression of pleased surprise as he eyed the lunchbox. "Awwwwww," he gushed between a few chuckles, "you got me dirty pie! Anemone! You shouldn't have!"

Edited 2008-03-26 18:00 (UTC)

"Hey, you're out today," A.J. pointed out. "And? You were out Monday. Cheerleading practice counts as out, too, right? So, see--"

Tried and true, A.J. started mixing Annette's shake, which meant everything he was saying was completely drowned out.

"--trophy and shit," he concluded, setting the milkshake before Annette with a big dopey grin.

Edited 2008-03-26 18:10 (UTC)

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