Trooper Station; Monday [05/14].

[died8yearsago]

Well, Rosa was back on the island after her undercover stint back home to help with the Seamus Murphy case...and she still had the hair to prove it. She'd gone into nearly every other salon and hair place in Brooklyn that weekend to be told essentially the same thing: her hair was so dyed and fried and teased that the only quick comeback would have to come in the form of just shaving it all off. And she'd considered it. She liked to think she could totally rock the bald look, but, ultimately, she came to see the horrifying big ol' perm as a sort of badge of honor. This horrifying big ol' perm saved lives, after all.

So she braced herself for the troopers to heckle her, and was pleasantly surprised that they didn't. And then was thoroughly confused because what they did was kind of the opposite of give her crap: they presented her with a cake, jewel colored and festooned with little peacocks and 6s.

"Congratulations?" Rosa asked, looking at them like they were all crazy, because they clearly were. "For what?"

But they just shrugged and threw a little confetti, twirled some noisemakers, and then dispersed to go about their business, leaving Rosa with a peacock cake, a confused look, and a very swift reminder of why she hated being back here again.


[[my show got picked back up, y'all! This was a very emotional weekend. Open station is open!]]

Community Center Class: Gourmet Foods Around the World

[sharp_man]

"Hello and good evening," Hannibal said to whoever showed up. He was dressed in a light linen jacket and slacks and a button-up shirt, no tie in sight. "I thought we would start simply, in case anybody wasn't familiar with the local food. And by local, I mean Maryland outside of Fandom. That means quite a bit of seafood and meat, for a start. We'll be visiting Nick's Fish House for dinner this evening."

He brought them through to an unassuming shack on the water. Anyone who had still thought this was Hannibal's typical sort of place would hopefully be disabused of that notion now.

"As I said, seafood is extremely important to the local cuisine. As are fried foods. You will find both in abundance here. The seafood is extremely fresh; mussels, oysters, fish, and shrimp are all prevalent, and crab is a signature dish. I understand this place also has a number of very good cocktails."

He led them in and to the table that had been reserved for them. "If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I'll order several things for the table, and you may order anything additional you care for. The primary local language is the same as Fandom's, so you should have few difficulties."