The Perk; Early Saturday Afternoon

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If Chuck had to guess, he would say that the island never turned him into a child because wee!Chuck had acted almost exactly like adult!Chuck, sans all the sex and booze. It just wouldn't be all that much of a difference if he had turned wee like everybody else, so the island decided to punish him for his lameness by making him babysit all weekend.

At least that was Chuck's guess.

That didn't mean he wasn't going to at least try to escape responsibility so as soon as he realized what was going on he headed to the Perk. One, he figured he'd need the caffeine. Two, he thought kids weren't supposed to have coffee and, therefore, should not be hanging out in there.

Such an optimist.

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While Hannibal wasn't planning on getting anything resembling coffee, that didn't mean he wasn't going to slam his way into the Perk to try and find something to eat.

Maybe this place had donuts! Or candy! Candy donuts!

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Chuck lifted an eyebrow when he saw a kid come in, but couldn't really be surprised that his theory that kids wouldn't come in here was wrong. He didn't have donuts but he did have one of those coffeehouse cookies that were ridiculously over-sized. But he wasn't about to share with anyone.

You try to take the cookie and you die, kid.

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Hannibal's attention wasn't going to be on looking for something long, not when there was someone to annoy talk to sitting right there.

"Hey!" Hannibal greeted, bouncing over. "Whatcha got? Issit chocolate chip?"

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"Yes, it is," Chuck said, pulling the cookie over towards himself. "And you can't have any so don't ask."

Chuck liked kids, he really did, but he liked cookies more.

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"I wasn't gunna," Hannibal said, about as offended as someone can be. "Can you get one for me? From the people over there?"

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

Chuck thought about that for a moment before sighing and getting up from where he was sitting. "What kind do you want?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Chocolate chip peanut butter with M&M's!" That probably wasn't an actual cookie but what did Chuck expect, really?

[bigdamndestiny.livejournal.com]

Oh, look. Some giant ears wandered into the shop, hoping there were sweets he could, you know, just have.

Money wasn't really in the plan so far.

"What's that?" Was it sweet? Could Merlin have it? C'mon, Chuck.

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Chuck looked up from his coffee and very nearly did a spittake when he saw Merlin. "Oh god, I didn't think those ears could get any worse."

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Merlin's eyes went big and he reached up to cover said ears, "What's wrong with them?"

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"Nothing," Chuck said quickly, feeling a little bad for making fun of a kid. Well, making fun of a kid that thus far wasn't annoying like Hannibal. "They're just...impressive."

Yeah. Impressive. That's totally what he meant. Not terrifying at all.

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"My mum says that too!" Hunith was... a kind woman.

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

Well a mother had to say things like that. "Just to be clear--you're Merlin, right?"

It'd be so unfortunate if there were two people with ears like that.

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What if they bred. The world may end in an eary wave of horror.

"Uh huh. Who are you?"

[likethegun]

Sam wasn't planning on getting coffee, but hot chocolate was a different story. First, he had to try to get the person behind the counter to see him though. Being short sucked a lot sometimes.

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There were a few kids Chuck remembered from last time (to be honest, he was a little traumatized to recall everybody) and Sam was one of them. It was kind of sad watching him attempt to get a barista's attention, so Chuck got up to help him out.

Okay, he might have spent a little time watching Sam suffer through being short before getting up. But he did get up eventually.

"Hey, Sam," he said. "Need some help?"

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Sam jumped one last time before looking to Chuck. "I want hot chocolate," he said, giving Chuck a sad look. "Will you help? I don't know if the lady will talk to me." Surely she'd talk to Chuck. Girls liked him and all.

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"Yeah, sure thing. The lady and I are becoming quite good friends." No, the lady thought he was a fat ass for buying like twenty cookies today. She seemed oblivious to any kids around. And now she was going to think he was even more of a pig for ordering a hot chocolate. Oh well, it was worth it.

A few moments later Chuck was handing Sam one very large hot chocolate. He had no fear of hyper kids. "Here you go. Don't burn yourself."

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Sam grinned at Chuck as he took the hot chocolate. "Thanks Chuck, you're the best," he said. Luckily for Chuck, with his hands full, Sam couldn't give Chuck a hug to thank him. "You should come outside and play. It's nice out."

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"I appreciate the offer, but I think I'm probably going to have to pass," he said. "I'm not all that good at playing."

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Jack wanted some coffee; his dad would give him some, mixed with hot cocoa, and his dad wasn't here to say no.

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Chuck had clearly been wrong when he thought the coffee shop equaled no kids. He seemed to forgot that he used to drink coffee as a kid. Probably why he was only five foot nine.

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Chuck was still taller than Jack, at least for this weekend. He made his way up to the counter to order a small coffee please. He waved at Chuck.

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

He gave the kid a slight wave back. You know, right after he glared at the barista for giving a kid coffee. No wonder she worked minimum wage.

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Chuck was just jealous the barista didn't put any marshmallows in his coffee. Totally. Jack sipped his coffee and made a face. Blech. Horrible. He sipped again.