The Perk [Saturday Morning]

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Surprisingly, Veronica did not have a hangover from the Elven wine last night.

Lack of hangover did not mean she didn't need coffee though. And a brownie. Because, mmmm chocolate.

She settled in to a table at the Perk with her treats and realized that next week at this time, she would be back in LA.


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[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

Rose was supposed to be going for a run, but she so wasn't in the mood. It wasn't making any difference anyway, and St Vlad's was hardly going to take her back so why bother?

Even after an excellent day yesterday, she might've been a pale shade of emo.

She wandered into the Perk to order a coffee, noticing the blonde chick out of the corner of her eye. She looked weirdly familiar, but where from?

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica glanced up and frowned. That girl looked an awful lot like other-Logan's girlfriend.

Crap. Hopefully she hadn't been one of the sleepers.

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

She was putting cream in her coffee when she realised how she knew the chick and couldn't help the quick look over her shoulder. Sunlight - check, not so pale - check.

She looked different without the skankiness.

"You're Veronica, huh?" Rose asked as she wandered over towards V's table, coffee in hand.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Great, she did recognize her.

"I am. And you're Rose."

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"At least until this insane place decides I'm Comrade Petroushka or something," Rose said, rolling her eyes.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica smirked. "Fandom is special that way. Have you been here long?"

[guardianborn.livejournal.com]

"Beginning of the summer," she said, giving a shrug. Griff had been evil and skanky as a vampire. Bobby too. This chick probably wasn't any different.
Except for the whole punching and monologuing part.

"What about you? You're a teacher?"

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Just for the summer," Veronica said. "I graduated from here a few years ago. Heading back to LA to finish college next week."

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"And your husband?" Rose asked, nodding towards the ring. "Dude, aren't you like way too young?"

It was something better to say than asking if in this world things had worked out between those two crazy kids.

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Someone didn't take my advice about Vegas." Hello, Veronica. How was your week?

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica had been expecting this.

"Eh, well, you give lousy advice anyway."

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Hey! HEY. Hey. My advice is wonderful."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"So did I miss you being a girl yesterday?" she asked, side-stepping the subject.

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Nah, I kept my manbits." Even if he was a hottie as a chick.

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Veronica nodded. "Well, hey, if you become a girl in the future, we'll have to have a spa day."

Yes, still trying to keep the subject off of Vegas.

[mouthy-merc.livejournal.com]

"Oh hells yeah." A beat. "So, didja wear white?"

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"No, it wasn't exactly planned," she said with a sigh.

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

Elle had plans later, but for now her day consisted of doing absolutely nothing productive. Which... was why she was wandering into the Perk, actually.

She caught sight of Veronica and gave a cautious wave.

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Veronica waved back and offered the girl a smile. "Hey, Elle."

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

"Mind some company?" Elle asked. She'd been meaning to get to know Veronica a little for ages, and now seemed as good a time as any. Plus she felt comfortable around the other woman. That was something Elle wasn't used to and tended to cling to.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Not at all, have a seat," Veronica said. "How are you settling in?"

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

"I'm doing okay, I think," Elle said, taking a sip of the coffee she'd gotten when she first wandered in. She took a seat and frowned thoughtfully. "This place is weird as hell, but... strangely, I'm not that bothered by it. Much, anyway."

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"You dealt with weird things before you came here, right?" Veronica asked.

[tasenburn.livejournal.com]

"Right," Elle said with a nod, leaving out the fact that she herself was one of those weird things.

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica wasn't going to let on that she knew that already. "You planning to stick around for the fall?"