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This had been another week spent grappling various house-related issues, not to mention trying to come to grips with the special nature of the island, but Mike made it to work for his first ever shift this week. Being the polite man that he was, he went to introduce himself to Tino, but the guy just sulked and muttered something about 'unfair arms', which may have had something to do with Mike's choice of black tank top for work attire. He didn't let that deter him, and just went over to the stage to greet the band.

"Hey, I'm Mike, the new bartender. Isn't it a bit early for you guys to be wearing costumes, or is the town just really big on Halloween?"

The zombies gave him a collective blank look.

"... You're not dressed up, are you?" Yeah, they weren't. "Oh-kay, I'll just be over here at the bar, then."

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Where there are zombies.

Where there is a Mike. Trying not to look at the stage too much.

Max -- well, Max would have liked to be able to say that he was here to scope out whether the cute bartender bat for his team or Laurie's? But the truth was that he just pretty much wanted a drink.

"Hey," he said with a nod to Mike. "I'm Max. Beer me?"

"Can do, man," Mike replied with a nod of his own. There was only a brief moment of heisitation from not yet having memorized where everything was kept behind the bar, before a beer materialized in front of Max. "I'm Mike. Hey."

Max took a swig from his beer before doing a double-take back to the corner of the bar he'd barely noticed upon first walking in.

"Dude," he said, "are you aware there are zombies with instruments over there?"

"I," Mike sighed, "am aware of it, yes." Still trying not to look there too much. "I might have offended them by assuming they were costumes, earlier."

"Wait, you mean they're not?" Cue another double-take. A triple-take? "Oh. Oh, yeah, now the smell's hitting me, that's gotta be legit." Max tsked, then turned back around to face Mike. "This town is weird."

"Yes, yes it is." There would be no protests from Mike against that proclamation, although he chose to convery this through a wry kind of amusement. "You new to town, too?"

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Laurie might have been just down the bar? But whatever. She was passing notes like they were in junior high.

And so a text came in on Max's phone just then. ~~Because I modded that Laurie had his number. YOU WILL TAKE MY MODDING AND LIKE IT.~~

MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~~DIRTY MODDER.~~

Max emitted a somewhat scandalized noise upon reading that. His texted response, however, was totally eloquent. Really.

Dude! No fairsies!!!

Okay, only moderately eloquent.

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i just don't get a gay vibe from him, Laurie admitted, sending her reply back rapid-fire. but I totes met one who might be yours on Weds!!!!!!!

Oooh, that was a solid distraction if there ever was one.

You did? Tell me tell me tell me!

One-track mind. Seriously.

named derek. he's your coworker!!!! supercute, v. broody, MYSTERIOUS, looks like he belongs in a boy band!

Sorry, Derek.

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Sometimes Laurie liked to switch up which bar she went to, okay? It was allowed. Both places served alcohol!

"Oh hi," she said, grinning as she sat down. Two cute bartenders two days in a row? Best week ever. "Holy arms. They're like as big around as my waist!"

Laurie had no filter. In case Mike had not noticed.

Mike noticed, yes. But he was used to reactions like that (moreso than he was to the zombie band, for one thing). He let out a laugh. "Why thank you, ma'am. That's very kind."

"That's what I shoot for. Kind." Lies. Laurie leaned on the bar a little, smiling at him. "Are you new here? Or like, bartender of old who I haven't met yet?"

She'd only been here a week. Totally possible it was either.

"You're actually catching me on my first night," Mike shared with an easy smile. "Working at the bar, I mean. But I've also only been around the island since last week, so yeah. New."

Was--was Derek attempting to be a good housemate and showing up at Mike's work? Well, it was either that or being a creeper. Hey, who is to say it wasn't both?

"Hi." Look, this was better than suddenly appearing out if nowhere.

Mike was still going to look ever so slightly dubious at him showing up at all. Still, he nodded in greeting.

"Hey, man."

This was effort! Effort!

"Water?"

Of course it was. What else would go into normal human interaction?

"Uh sure," Mike said, as he went to get Derek just that. "What brings you here? Apart from how the house still doesn't have running water."

Derek shrugged as running water was the least of his current annoyances. "It's your first night at work."

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For lounge things.

For back room things.

Friiiiday.

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