The Perk, Saturday Morning

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Mohinder hadn't slept well. At least, that seemed the most reasonable explanation when he woke up, cold and exhausted, early on Saturday morning. A short time later saw him wrapped around a hot, black coffee, feeling considerably more comfortable and awake. He was scanning through a local newspaper when he heard the announcement.

"Oh," he told his mug of coffee dubiously, as he gave a reflexive glance at his wristwatch. "That can't be good."

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After his run-in (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/2890921.html?thread=124008873#t124008873), Murdock was definitely in need of some coffee. The run away from the minotaur hadn't helped his sore knee at all, so he was limping a fair bit as he made his way into the coffee shop.

"One heck of a mornin', ain't it?" he commented casually to the other man.

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"Not what I expected when I woke," replied Mohinder. He eyed Murdock. "You look a little harried, yourself."

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"Eh, nothin' I can't get over," he replied, hobbling his way to a chair. He looked relieved just to sit. "I've had worse." He looked Mohinder over. "Have we met? I can't recall. HM Murdock, just in case we ain't."

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"Mohinder Suresh," he said, offering a hand. "And I don't think we have. I take it you haven't chosen to heed our thirty minute warning?" Mohinder waved a hand, pointing vaguely upward. Now would not be a good time to discover he was the only one who'd started hearing voices.

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Murdock shook the hand Mohinder held out. "Shoot," he waved absently, "I didn't come all the way out here just to get kicked out by some dude who thinks he's got a god complex." Little did he know that Hades actually was a god. Oops.

"Wish our meetin' was under better circumstances."

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"It certainly looks as if whoever's tried to hasn't managed it," said Mohinder, holding up his mug and inhaling. "Have you met Hades?"

He gave Murdock a whimsical grin. "I could certainly pretend they were otherwise, but I can't find a situation with coffee to be all bad."

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"Not directly, no. Ain't he supposed to be the vice principal?" Sometimes Murdock didn't pay much attention to things unless they were directly in front of him.

He grinned back, "Coffee does seem to help with a lot of things." He shifted a bit in his seat, resulting in a slight wince. "Too bad it don't do much for messed up knees."

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"Vice principal. Ancient Greek god of the dead. A stark warning of the perils of hair gel." Mohinder shrugged. Maybe Fandom was making him cynical. May be not.

"Perhaps you haven't drunk enough of it," he suggested, lightly. "Or is it bad enough for a clinic visit?"

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"Hair gel," he chuckled, then frowned. "Wait a sec. Greek god of the dead? I thought Hades was just a nickname or somethin'. You mean he's the actual god? Like that mythical dude you hear about in history class?" That changed things a bit. Also explained the odd creatures running around.

"I could use a bit more, sure," he smirked. "It should be alright. Maybe just an ice pack and a couple of aspirin. Giant dudes with axes are kinda hard to dodge."

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"That seems quite accurate," nodded Mohinder, before feeling he had to qualify that. "Even if he isn't his delusions are dangerous enough."

Mohinder gestured for one of the Perk's staff to bring over more coffee, ordering tea for himself. "I haven't tried," he said with a shrug, then asking, "How badly injured was the other guy?"

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"Delusions can be pretty powerful, sure." Murdock happened to know a thing or two about that particular subject. "Still ain't gonna stop him gettin' a royal butt kickin'. I got a feelin' folks ain't gonna take too kindly to bein' told to get lost."

Murdock snorted a little. "Try not at all. Put several rounds in him, dude hardly even twitched. You know," he thought for a moment, "speaking of ancient Greek mythology, I do think that thing was a minotaur. Half human, half bull. Ugly sucker."

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"Probably not," replied Mohinder. "I've grown fond of this place myself."

"No maze or thread to help?" Mohinder offered in commiseration, fingers twitching as his conscious mind over-rode the urge to see, to figure out how something like that might work. "Then I guess you're lucky to hae managed a retreat."

['kay. Hope your weather holds out.]

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"Yah. I like it too. And a lot of the folks as well." And damned if he was going to let anything happen to his new friends.

"Nope," he shook his head. "Nothin' like that. Took one step out of the hotel, and next thing I know, dude's comin' straight at me." He shrugged, "No clue why he was out there neither. Don't know if he was lookin' for someone or something." He rolled his eyes a little, "Real lucky, sure." It had been close, too close. And lucky only because he ran his butt off. Next time...have a better plan B.