The Perk, Wednesday Early Afternoon

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Mina sat, feeling highly undignified and rather agitated. Her limited wardrobe was becoming more limited by the day. Today, her restroom required her sing.

That was not something people did. You simply did not sing to the plumbing.

However, she had sung. Needs had dictated it so.

And that was why Mina was brooding in the coffee shop.

[ooc: Highly open!]

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Jack needed something to drink. It was too early for Caritas; maybe he could drown his problems in caffeine. Maybe. He looked around to see if there was anyone he knew.

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Mina watched the young man over the top of her coffee cup. She would not speak, of course. Not unless he came to her. It would not be proper etiquette.

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Someone new? Must be. Grabbing his oversized cup of wake-up juice, he approached her. "Hi! I'm Jack. Are you one of the new teachers?"

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"Good day," Mina replied. "I am alas not associated with the school. I am Mrs. Wilhelmina Harker. I work at the clinic."

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"Oh. I don't get to the clinic often." Or get out on the town much. "I'm Jack. Jack Burton. I go to school here."

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"I see," Mina said. "I am glad to hear your health has few problems." She was curt. She still wasn't in the friendliest of moods.

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"Yeah, we Burtons are healthy like oxes," he replied with a grin. "Well, if I ever need it, I'll ask for Missus Harker," he stated.

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"You might be better off in the hands of Doctors Jones or Tam," Mina said. "They are far more experienced than I."

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"Jones and Tam? I'll try to remember them, too," he said, his face scrunched in thought. "That's good to know."

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"I would not wish you to call upon a nurse when you may require a doctor," Mina said.

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"Well, if I really need to go to the clinic, I'd have to call in the calvary. Takes a lot to take down a Burton."

Or something falling on his noggin.

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"You seem very convinced of your machismo," Mina said. "You are the most American of the Americans I've met."

That wasn't really a compliment.

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"Thanks! You're not from around here?" Jack was not preening, he was just...enjoying what he thought was a compliment.

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In liu of coffee, Tully had taken Mr. Twain out for a ride. That always helped to wake him up. And now he was ready for some hot chocolate.

His clothes were clean. Though he did now have a ring around his bathtub. He'd be glad when this strange strike thing was over, but in the meantime he was glad he didn't have to be reliant on technology.

They weren't ironed though. That was something he'd never actually learned how to do.

"Morning Mrs." he smiled at Mina, tipping his hat. He hadn't gotten around to finding a book on English manners yet.

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Mina nodded curtly. She was still a little grumpy. "Mister Mars," she greeted.

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Now if he remembered correctly, striking up a conversation had been kind of against her customs. But did that still count if they were already acquainted? Maybe he really should go find a book about it. Besides he hadn't seen Millie in a while.

Well, one of the best ways to learn something...

"Since we've met once before is it still too forward for me to strike up a conversation?"

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"We are already acquainted," Mina said. "I hope the day finds you well?"

She was not overly abrupt in her words.

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Tully nodded, filing the information away. "It does. I'm a little bewildered by the deliberately malfunctioning equipment though."

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"It is quite exasperating, yes," Mina said. "It is not a pleasant experience."

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"I've had the benefit of learning how to wash clothes without fancy machines." he said. "But I do miss coffee."

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Mina was hardly going to bring up the matter of the toilet in pleasant company.

"Indeed," Mina said. "They have minds of their own, it seems."

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Tully had thankfully not had any problem with the toilet. It might be because he had a tendency to sing in the shower anyway. But even a savage american like him knew better than to talk about those things in front of a lady.

"Just one of the many things that make Fandom unique I suppose."

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"Indeed. Though this singular peculiarity is not as welcome as some," Mina said.

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"Yeah I hope it gets resolved soon. Not that I have any idea who they should be negotiating with."

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"It is rather confusing," Mina said. "I have no idea, myself."