The Perk [Tuesday, Morning]

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Mac'd spent yesterday off the island, and had earned herself a rare tan, so today was a day for relaxing on island. The best place to do that in this heat, at least in her opinion, was a place where she had iced running coffee at her fingertips.

... Or, y'know, at the counter.

After a brief discussion with the barrista over the source of 'that weird smell', Mac found herself a table and a comfy chair and settled in with her laptop for the morning.

[[Completely open. I'm about pretty much all day. Yay!]]

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Ron looked like he was about to melt as he entered the Perk and ordered something big and cold and didn't care what it was.

And of course he ended up with an ice coffee drink. Seeing Max, he shot her a small grin and a little wave.

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Mac grinned back. "Enjoying your free trip to the tropics?" she asked.

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"I feel like I'm going to burst into flames at any moment," Ron said gulping his drink. "Other than that I have no complaints. "How about you?"

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"I'm beginning to get into it," Mac replied reaching for her own iced latte. "Spent most of yesterday floating around a lagoon."

"You should really try it."

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"Last time I was in a tropical setting I ended up with the worst case of sunburn," Ron smirked. "Even with sunblock, I'm still a little wary of the whole thing."

He paused a second before adding: "Though there's something to be said for lying around all day."

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"Normally, I'm not a big fan of the 'laying around doing nothing' scenario," Mac admitted, removing the beads of ice water on her glass with a finger. "But when you have a view like this..."

She nodded. "It's grown on me."

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"I'm guessing this is much more fun than your California?" Ron asked raising an eyebrow.

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Mac smiled at him, giving a lopsided shrug. "It has better people," she said, finally sipping at her drink.

That probably equated to 'more fun' with her.

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"Anyone in particular?" Ron asked raising an eyebrow.

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"People," Mac said, somewhat evasively from behind her drink.

"I might just be biased from not really liking half of the population of Neptune."

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"And this place makes up for the other half?" Ron joked.

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Mac laughed, and nodded firmly. "Exactly."

[isourking.livejournal.com]

Ron grinned as he leaned back in his chair, catching a nice cool draft from the AC vent.

"That sounds about right," he said. "There are people I certainly don't miss back home. Though I have to admit I feel a bit out of sorts without some of my friends here."

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"You're in a whole different country. I think feeling out of sorts is expected."

"I moved across the country, and had friends here, and still felt weird about it," Mac told him sipping at her drink again.

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"Well there's a lot to feel weird about," Ron replied. "Having one's underwear completely disappear can be a bit ridiculous."

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"Did you end up naked in a common room?" Mac asked. "Because that was pretty weird."

[isourking.livejournal.com]

"Naked in the..."

Ron shook his head vehemently. "No. I wasn't.. Did you?"

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

"Washing machine rebellion."

That'd be a yes.

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Ron's eyes widened a bit. "Er. Was this recently? Because I think I would have remembered that."

[imac-kenzie.livejournal.com]

"Not lately," Mac clarified.

She snickered at his expression. "The more recent bout of that wasn't quite as dramatic in comparison."

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"Figures," Ron said with an overly dramatic sigh. "I'd be the one who gets here after everyone has been naked."

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"You realise it might've involved public nudity on your part too, right?" Mac said with a grin.

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Ron paled a little. "I don't think anyone needs to see that."

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Mac smirked and gave a little shrug.

"Be glad the underwear gnomes at least steal clothes from your drawers, not from you."

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"You know," Ron said smirking back. "Considering where I'm from that's still one of the most bizarre sentences I've ever heard."