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Luke's Diner, May 30 (Friday)

Lacey occasionally wished she wasn't so nice (yes, she was in fact nice, thank you very much Oscar Leroy), since they were in France now and she'd agreed to let Ella take the day off to go on the field trip. She might've been pouting a bit as she wandered around the diner needlessly straightening out napkin holders and sugar packet trays.

Okay, let's be honest. She was pouting. She just wouldn't say she was. If you asked her, she was giving Serious Thought to the idea of changing the diner's water pitchers for something in a new and slightly more elegant style.

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Sweet Corn Pancakes

Luke's is open, and the air conditioning is acting up a little bit, which is why it sounds like someone is letting out the ~~frequent~~ ~~occasional~~ frequent wistful sigh.

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Air conditioning? What air conditioning?

Woe is her. Or something.

Lacey's put up an old Dog River Howler front page (http://pics.livejournal.com/laceycantlie/pic/00001efp/) today. Possibly so she can throw darts at it later.

One of my favorite Corner Gas episodes was running on WGN last night and then the station went kaput about halfway through. :(

CHANGE the water pitchers? What's wrong with the way they are NOW omg? *shocked*

DON'T MAKE ME GO OVER THERE AND PUT FLOWERS BY YOUR CASH REGISTER. AND BURN INCENSE IN YOUR STORE.

OMG YOU ARE TURNING IT IN TO A GAY BAR AREN'T YOU!!!!

OMG NUH UH BUT I'MMA CHANGE THE SIGNS ON THE RESTROOM DOORS TO FANCY SYMBOLS.

Ooh, pancakes! Murdock decided he needed some of those. Like now. He hopped onto a stool at the counter, spun a little then grinned at Lacey. "How goes the squirrel campaign?"

Lacey made a noncommittal grunting sort of noise. "Hi, Murdock. It's been quiet lately, but it was --"

[Flash-cut to Lacey with an ice bag on her head and ice packs everywhere.]

"-- fine. It went fine."

That somehow didn't sound terribly convincing. "So they've been leaving you alone since your...victory?" Naw, he wasn't trying to bait her into how it *really* went. Nope.

"Everything else goin' okay? I flew a jet yesterday." He bounced a little in his seat. "Well, okay. It wasn't a real one. Still felt like it though. Totally cool."

"Oh, yeah. They've left me alone." Little bit of a wistful sigh -- no, wait, that was the air conditioning. It was. Really. With a bit of a hard conversational 180, she forced herself to perk up and ask, "A jet, huh? Where'd you do that?"

Uh-huh. He wasn't buying that one bit. "Up at the school. They call it the Danger Shop. It makes things out of thin air. Makes 'em real too."

"Your day been going alright? Seems pretty quiet today. Must be because a lot of folks went on that trip."

"Uh huh. Including my usual Friday employee," Lacey said, then blustered on before she could let on that she was second-guessing agreeing to that. "But it's not like it would have been fair for me to not let her go, I mean, she's just a kid, right? I'll probably have more chances to go to France than she will, and I couldn't say no, and . . ."

She slumped a little. "I wish I was there too. But anyway. What can I get you today?"

"Then why didn't you go?" he asked bluntly. "Would it have been so terrible if the diner wasn't open for a change? And you still have a chance. You can go tomorrow. Or when you get done here today. Or..." he smirked a little, "You can just close up now and head over."

"Oh, I don't know," Lacey said hesitantly. "I couldn't just . . . oh, do you think? I mean, I used to wander away from the Ruby all the time to go talk to Brent and Wanda, but then again Corner Gas was right next door, and France is . . . France!"

"I don't see why not. What's the likelyhood of someone wanderin' in here today anyway?" A pause. "Not counting myself."

"And," he grinned, "France is France. Been over there once myself. You really should go. Don't know when we'll be back." He grinned a bit more. "Go for it. Be a little crazy once in a while." Yes, he really was ~~goading and egging her on~~ trying to convince her.

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"Oh, what the heck," Lacey declared. "You want a little crazy? I can be a little crazy. The kitchen guys can take care of the place for the rest of the day. I wanna go to France!"

"Then whatcha waitin' for? Go, on. Scoot!" He was grinning like a demented fool now.

Lacey set the rag down on the counter and started to undo her hair tie. "I'm going, I'm going, I'm -- what did you want to order again?"

He laughed. "Nothing. I didn't order a thing. And don't worry about it, k?"

"Aw, Murdock." Lacey looked torn between wanting to head for the door and staying. Which, in fact, she was. "I owe you something at least for this."

"You don't owe me a thing. Now go!" He waved his arms at her. "Shoo! Or do I have to chase you out?" he grinned.

"Well, you don't have to," Lacey said. "Oh, gosh. I'll see you soon, okay?"

"Alrighty! Bye!" he waved.

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