The Perk, Friday Evening

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

Addison, a steaming latte and her laptop in front of her, was trying to write an email. Something that could encapsulate her new home without making her sound crazy.

In the end, she sighed in disgust, closed her laptop, and pulled out a trashy romance novel to read instead.

[It's about time I got her out and about. Post is open, of course, for all your Addison and/or Perk-ly needs!]

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[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex wasn't sure if he'd ever been in here despite four months on the island. Griff tended to rave about the place so on his way back to the dorms, he stopped in just to see what they had.

He breezed in, glancing around briefly before heading to the counter to see if they had something that wasn't coffee. Or healthy.

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

Addison couldn't quite say why she looked up at that particular moment. Perhaps it was just that she'd noticed someone else come in, and it grabbed her attention.

Who she saw grabbed her attention even fast. "Karev?" she exclaimed. "What are you doing here?"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Hearing is last name said that loudly was enough to have Alex twisting around and locating the source. He...didn't recognize her but she knew his name.

"Breathing," he said flippantly, making a face. "That okay with you?"

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"Well, yes, but why aren't you at Seattle Grace?"

She looked him, a little closer. "And why do you look younger?"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Seattle what?" he repeated, giving her a look that clearly said he thought she was off her nut. "You been hitting the bottle or something, lady? You're speaking gibberish."

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"Seattle Grace Hospital, where we've just worked together for almost a year?" Addison asked. "Or do you forget the time you spent on my -- how did you put it -- 'gynie squad,' I think it was?"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"I don't work at a goddamn hospital," he said, continuing with the 'you are insane' looks. "Look lady, you're hot and all but I don't even know you."

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

Well. He did look a bit young...

"I'm sorry," Addison said. "I must have confused you with someone else. You do look remarkably like him; maybe he's a relative."

What was with this island?

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"You know my last name," he pointed out, getting back to that know that she wasn't thinking he was some twit in scrubs. "I don't have relatives."

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

Irulan felt a bracing walk around town needed evening coffee to cap it off. She ordered a cup and turned and took the table near the woman. "Good evening."

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"Hello," Addison said, setting aside her novel and smiling across the distance between the tables. "It's... an interesting one."

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

"I would imagine," Irulan answered with a smile of her own. "Fandom excels in making everything interesting."

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"Apparently, there's a younger version of one of my co-workers on the island," Addison said. "At least, that's the best explanation I can come up with. If I hadn't already been here through some of the island's... quirks... I doubt I'd have believed even that much."

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

Irulan chuckled, "Yes, some of the things here are have to be experienced to believe. I'm Princess Irulan Corrino-Atreides, but please call me Irulan."

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"A princess?" Addison asked. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Irulan. What do you do on the island?"

It seemed more polite than, "What is a princess doing here?"

[irulan-atreides.livejournal.com]

"Imperial," she confirmed. "I own the local hat shop, the Imperial Brim. It's something to do on my sabbatical."

Or retirement, she hadn't decided which yet.

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"A hat shop?" Addison asked, intrigued. "What kind of hats?"

[magdaofslovenia.livejournal.com]

Sophie stopped in to get some coffee (before going to Turtle & Canary to buy a new one, blast the little blue somethings) and noted the other woman's reading material with amusement as she waited. "Is the WiFi down, or is the story that engrossing?" she asked idly.

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"I was trying to write an email about this place," Addison said, "but couldn't come up with anything that didn't make me sound crazy or drugged-up." She set the book aside and gestured to the seat across from her. "You're welcome to join me. I'm Dr. Addison Montgomery."

[magdaofslovenia.livejournal.com]

Sophie took her coffee, considered, and said, "Why not?" before sliding into the chair across from Addison. "Sophie Devereaux. I own the art gallery over on 4th. You're new to the Island, I take it?"

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"Close to a month now, I think," Addison said, "but I'm afraid I haven't been terribly social. Just working at the clinic, and catching up on some reading."

It was amazing how much free time you had when you went from working as a surgeon to working one shift a week in a town clinic.

[magdaofslovenia.livejournal.com]

"It's easy to become a hermit here," Sophie said, thinking of Geoffrey. "Especially if you're not connected to the school in any way." She took a sip of her coffee and smiled. "I take it you didn't know how to explain syrup rain, or random attacks of little blue men?"

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"Exactly," Addison agreed. "It's so nice to know that I've not gone completely crazy."

[magdaofslovenia.livejournal.com]

"Sadly, no. One could take innumerable little pills and the tiny men still would've run off with your coffee maker. Hypothetically speaking," Sophie said, lips quirking. "When did you first notice this wasn't exactly a standard place to practice medicine?"

[not-a-shepherd.livejournal.com]

"The zombies," Addison said. "In Caritas. I thought they were in make-up at first."