Caritas, Wednesday, 1/21

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Penelope was very glad to find Caritas warm when she came in for her shift. The power was on and she couldn't be more pleased. What she was surprised to find, however, was a wheelbarrow of snow parked next to the counter where Tino was making miniture snowmen. He was lining the bar counter with them and sticking umbrellas in their heads for hats. He decorated the rest with peanuts and pretzels and yellow liquor.

...and they were melting all over the place.

Sighing, Penelope stepped behind the counter and began placing them in small bowls so they wouldn't leak everywhere.

The band was playing Frosty the Snowman to keep with the theme of things.

As soon as she warmed up, she might think all of it cute. But yellow liquor? That's kind of ... ew.

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The Band

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Where Frosty the Snowman was playing over and over and over again.

The Bar

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Where Penelope was eating pretzels and thinking about spending the night here.

Re: The Bar

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Hoshi raised an eyebrow at the choice of music, but at least the place was warm.

"Could I get a hot chocolate with a shot of Kahlua, please?" She figured that would really take away the chill from being outdoors.

Re: The Bar

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"Of course you can," she replied and immediately set about preparing her drink.

When finished, she set the hot mug on a napkin before Hoshi. "There you go."

Re: The Bar

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"Thanks," said Hoshi, giving the other girl what she hoped was a friendly smile. "That weather is certainly something else. I don't think I've ever seen that much snow for real."

Re: The Bar

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"I haven't," she said, smiling. "Ever. I think it's beautiful, but cold. I'm very thankful Caritas has kept its power."

Still smiling, she paused a moment before adding, "I'm Penelope by the way."

Re: The Bar

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"I'm Hoshi, a friend of Hurley's. It's good to finally meet you. I've heard so much about you," said Hoshi, still smiling. She went to take a sip of her hot chocolate and realized that she could have phrased that a little better.

"I mean, Hurley's told me a lot about you. Not that I heard about you from anyone else," she quickly added.

Re: The Bar

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Penelope's smile grew. "He's spoken of me? That's very nice," she said, not imagining that Hurley would ever say anything bad about her. "He's my best friend."

Re: The Bar

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"Yeah, Hurley is really fond of you. He's my little sibling, you see, so I've been keeping an eye out for him," said Hoshi.

Re: The Bar

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"Oh, your sibling," she said, surprised. "He never mentioned you but it is nice to meet you. I'm thankful to know you look out for him." And to know that he was fond of her.

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She seemed really sweet, Hoshi realized. Definitely not someone she needed to worry about.

"This must be an interesting place to work," she said, glancing over at the stage. "I'm not sure I'd want to hang out with those zombies. Then again, I have to deal with a maniac chef myself."

Re: The Bar

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"It is interesting, not to mention all the people I get to meet. If nothing else they come in for the alcohol, you see. Just to sit, relax, and chit chat if they feel like it. I've learned to really like it," she told Hoshi. "It's fun. And warm." Which was a big plus for her this evening.

Re: The Bar

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"And warm is definitely an advantage right now," said Hoshi. "I'm hoping my boss has a back-up generator, or otherwise that hotel will be awfully cold while I have to be there tomorrow."

Re: The Bar

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Hurley was wearing a big blue cloak lined with fur over his already pretty bundled-up form. He sat at the bar and shivered for a moment.

"Oh dude, it is so not fun out there," he said.

Re: The Bar

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"Hello, Hurley!" Penelope said, possibly more excited to see him than she had a right to be. "You look positively warm in that fur cloak. It's lovely!"

Re: The Bar

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"Liir loaned it to me," Hurley said. "Since I was worried about the cold. It's really not this cold out in Santa Monica." He smiled at her, pleasantly.

Re: The Bar

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"You shouldn't have come tonight. If you get sick, I will blame myself."

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"Dude, it's warmer here than in my dorm," Hurley said.

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"That's because the heat is working," she replied with a grin. "And I think I might be sleeping here tonight."

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"Dude, that is a great idea," Hurley said. "Don't suppose I could too, huh?"

Re: The Bar

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"Sure you could. The lounge is plenty big enough for us and others as well if they feel like taking advantage of the heat."

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"Shucks. And here I was thinking, we could have a little private slumber party," Hurley joked. Sort of.

Re: The Bar

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Penelope blinked, and then promptly blushed. "Well, so far, it's just you and I."

The Lounge

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Where drunk people go, or where people just want to go to get out of the cold and snowy weather.

OOC

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*flops*