Android's Dungeon, Wednesday, 1/21

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There were many things Sarah would say she did not miss about L.A. The traffic. Her Wienerlicious uniform. People trying to kill her even more often than the CIA norm.

But she had to admit, it had been nice to have a whole winter without thinking about snowstorms or power outages. The weather on Fandom this week almost made a girl want to go back west.

She kept her coat on as she opened the store, putting a few battery-powered lanterns out for light. For heat, she was contemplating if it was in the budget to start a fire with back issues.

[OOC: Open. I defy OCD!]

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The snow didn't bother Loki too much but, when the power went out in the apartment building this morning, the cold got a little bothersome. It wasn't supposed to be cold inside the apartment. He wasn't supposed to see his breath inside.

So, after beating on the thermostat for a minute, Loki tromped out into the snow and into the first familiar business.

"What in the fuck happened to the power?" Loki asked, shaking the snow out of his hair.

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"I don't know. A wire went down or something at the plant?" Sarah guessed, before she gave him a curious look. "... and I'm guessing you didn't call me Sunday to curse at me for saying you were too young."

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Loki pulled up short and almost looked embarrassed. He'd wondered where that one had gone.

"Nice and direct this morning," Loki said, brushing the snow off his coat. "No, that was meant for Daisy. I thought she was brushing me off. But her message wasn't meant for me and that day was just fucked up in general."

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"It sucked," Sarah said succinctly. She wondered if he and Daisy were a thing now; he'd sounded awfully mad. "And hey, I'm just glad you don't seem to have gotten the one where I called you back to try to break my lease."

Then she realized that made no sense outside a context that seemed pretty silly now.

"My messages were really confusing."

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"You wanna break your lease?" Loki asked, sounding confused and looking it too. "Because...of that message that wasn't supposed to go to you?"

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Sarah considered him for a moment. "No. No. I'm staying put. It would be easier to explain if you heard my messages," she said, pulling out her phone and setting it to speaker. "I started the day with this (http://saveyoulater.livejournal.com/557.html?thread=39725#t39725). That's Mayor Summers. He's a little unsettling."

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"Well, that's to the point," he said and snickered, hiding it behind his hand. "Wonder who that was supposed to go to. Hopefully, not me. I bet it's really fucking cold there right now."

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"Jamie Madrox. He's a student," Sarah said, shaking her head. "Apparently there's some ... thing with him and the mayor that leads to idle threats. Anyhow, so it took a while for me to figure out it wasn't for me, and once I had I had a couple really annoying messages from students. The best one was this (http://saveyoulater.livejournal.com/557.html?thread=41261#t41261)."

She was pretty sure now that he wasn't behind it, but she wanted to see hsi face anyhow.

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"That makes absolutely no fucking sense but it's cute!" Loki enthused with another chuckle. "That's like what you'd hear teenagers say over those old timey ham radio things so their parents couldn't tell they were planning on meeting each other later under the bleachers."

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"It's cute now, but Sunday I thought you put her up to it," Sarah admitted.

Paranoid, much? Sarah brushed past that.

"Anyhow, so I called you to yell at you, and then I got your message and thought it was you calling me back to yell at me. And then I tried to call you again to yell some more. Which is where moving came into it."

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"You thought I did that?"

Loki stared but realized that, yeah, he might have done that. Maybe.

"That's fucking rhetorical, don't answer that. Let's go through the reasons why I would never fucking do that. One, that sounds like a student. I don't tend to talk to the little children unless they come around and if they did, I wouldn't discuss your...you with them. Two, why would I put a student up to something when I'm fine with just doing it myself? I could do it much fucking better."

Pause. Breath.

"And three." Three. "Three, I'm not going to tell anyone about that. I haven't even written in my fucking diary. I haven't mentioned it to any fucking one."

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And the most surprising thing about that little rant was the image of Loki keeping a diary. Sarah bowed her head forward to hide her expression. "I know. I know you said you wouldn't. I just can't go around trusting people, Loki. Sometimes I jump to the wrong conclusion."

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"I never asked you to trust me," Loki pointed out. "But come on, have the common sense to know that I'd do my own bullshitting and bad jokes. I wouldn't put a kid up to it."

And, he decided to give her a little something just because. "Also, you're not the only one with secrets. With people that are keeping secrets. So I know how it fucking goes."

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"Yeah, there was a little failure of logic on my part," Sarah admitted. "But you said fuck about 10 times in 30 seconds because you thought Daisy didn't want to come out and play." Which, really, didn't make much sense either, in her opinion.

She ran a hand through her hair. She'd figured out he had secrets a long time ago, so ... "And someday you'll tell me yours and we'll be even?"

Hope was a good thing.

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He'd never been in this store, but he figured he'd best get to everyone. As such, he made his way right to the counter, his bag of moddable soup and hot drink swinging just a little.

"Here from the Cafe Fina," he told her with a lift of the bag, "delivery soup and hot chocolate, free of charge considering the weather."

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"Oh, thank you!" Sarah chirped. She didn't usually eat things she didn't know the source of, but there was no reason to let him know that. "I haven't been to that restaurant yet. Are you just bringing warm things to everyone?"

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He nodded.

"Considering the weather and all. And you're very welcome. I hope what I brought has something you'd like."

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"Well, what are my choices?"

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"Anything in this bag, (http://community.livejournal.com/fandomtownies/3556170.html)" he said. They were all helpfully labeled.

"Though if you're really wanting something specific, I can head back and get that. After all, I have to go back and get fresh, warm soup every hour or so anyway."

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"Butternut squash should work," she said, smiling. "And a hot chocolate, too, please. You're really putting a lot of work into this!"

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He bowed his head a little.

"Yes, well, no one likes to be cold. And it's one of my few helpful skills," he provided as he found one of the hot chocolates.

A bowl of butternut squash was put next to it.

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Sarah's eyes flickered over him at the self-deprecation. Did he want a compliment? Well, she could provide one, anyhow. "It's a good one to have," she said. "What's your name, by the way? I'm Sarah."

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Not really looking for a compliment so much as generally low of self confidence.

"Thank you," though he could be polite.

He held out a hand.

"Liir. A pleasure to meet you, miss."

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"Likewise," she said, shaking the hand. "Don't freeze out there, Liir."

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He shook his head.

"It's not that cold," he said. "And at least the wind isn't too terribly bad. Bad enough, but there's worse, especially once you get higher up."