The Perk, Monday Evening

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

Strange as it may seem, Jake was in fact perfectly aware that there were places in town that were not bars, the Trooper station, or the Arms.

In fact, he was at one such place now, since he felt the need for something to stave off the chill and ahahaha like he owned a coffeemaker. So raspberry mocha from the Perk it was, with a generous splash of rum because Jake that's why. And a red velvet muffin because it was really just a step away from being a cupcake.

And yes, he'd rolled the rim of his paper coffee cup up, purely out of habit, before remembering this was the Perk, not a Tim's.

[ooc: omg open!]

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[allie-vamp.livejournal.com]

Technically the cold didn't affect Allie. But that didn't mean she couldn't appreciate the warm air of the Perk when she came through the door.

She'd been planning on reading for an hour while she enjoyed the scent of her coffee, but her plans changed when she spotted a newly familiar face.

"Sheriff, this is a surprise."

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

Jake looked up and grinned at Allie. "Just Jake is fine, really," he informed her, gesturing for her to come and take the empty seat at his table. "Truth be told there's not a lot to police 'round here. The Troopers take care of most of the day-to-day stuff."

[allie-vamp.livejournal.com]

"I'll keep that in mind," Allie said as she took the offered seat. "The island is a lot quieter then what I'm used. I like it."

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"I think the quiet is compensation for that ten percent or whatever of the time things get really crooked, to be fair," Jake said.

[allie-vamp.livejournal.com]

"I haven't been here long enough to experience it, but I've heard about it," she replied. "I think I'll be able to handle it. I've got a sword and I know how to use it."

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"Well, I know who I'll be seeking out for protection next time the island's invaded by something creepy," Jake joked. He could hold his own in a fistfight, sure, but if there was someone who could swing a sword around...

[allie-vamp.livejournal.com]

"Sure, it wouldn't be the first time I've helped look out for people," Allie said, remembering Caleb and Bethany huddling behind her. "Like I said, home's not so quiet. I've had lots of practice."

[hatesmoststuff.livejournal.com]

April wasn't really a coffee-in-the-evenings sort of person, but there were carrot muffins here and sometimes a girl just needed a vegetable-flavored pastry well into the evening. And hey, there was that one cool new person she'd met at the dumb speed-dating thing. How about that.

"Irish guy," she greeted Jake, muffin in hand.

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"Half-Irish," Jake corrected. "But the accent is all Newfoundland, thank you."

[hatesmoststuff.livejournal.com]

April, being the complete opposite of a world traveler, just arched an eyebrow at that. "Should talk to Irish PR about that," she informed him. "They make it seem like the accent's all theirs."

Also, where the hell was Newfoundland?

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"They can keep the Irish accent," Jake said with a shrug. "Mine's better." Not that he was biased or anything.

[hatesmoststuff.livejournal.com]

"What's the difference between yours and an actual Irish one?" April wanted to know. Demonstrate, Jake! Educate the poor girl who'd never been out of the country.

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"Do I looks like a friggin' language expert t'you, b'y?" Jake rolled his eyes. "Lots of people came to Newfoundland from Ireland, I guess, but after time it just sounds different. And we got our own sayings, too."

[solo_sword]

Once Jaina had class over with and had gotten herself settled (...okay, after a few hours of training) after getting back from her trip, she headed on over to the Perk, because it was going to take some caffeine to stay awake till a normal time.

"I'm not sure I've seen you out in the wild before," she greeted Jake as she waited for her drink.

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"Hey now," Jake put on a wounded expression. "A man has to eat, you know." A man typically ordered delivery, actually. But details. "And sometimes I just need a good cup of coffee." And sometimes he ended up with a raspberry mocha, completely unintentionally.

[solo_sword]

"I can't argue that last part," Jaina said, nodding towards the barista working on her drink. "...Or the first, actually. How've you been?"

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"Not bad," Jake shrugged. "Did the three minute dates thing even if the player failed miserably and didn't end up in the duck pond, so... calling it a success."

[solo_sword]

"Congratulations. I had almost managed to repress that event," she realized. Oh, the benefits of a committed relationship.

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"I was gonna say I couldn't picture you enjoying a thing like that, but I suppose that'd explain the need for repressing," Jake realized.

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

La la la, look at Stephanie coming in for an extra-strength caffeine kick in the pants for absolutely no reason whatsoever really.

So five-shot mocha with cinnamon and whipped cream it was, and she was on her way out when she noticed Jake. Admittedly it was the red velvet muffin that caught her attention first, and then --

"Oh my god, I think your cup is blooming."

. . . that hadn't been her head voice. Again. Oops.

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"...Blooming?" Jake was gonna side-eye you, Steph. SO MUCH SIDE-EYE.

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

WHAT FOR? SHE WASN'T UP TO ANYTHING SNEAKY AT ALL, REALLY.

Stephanie gestured vaguely with her finger, sort of an upward spiraling motion. "The rim?"

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"The- " Jake frowned, glancing down at his paper cup which was not the red kind with a gigantic yellow arrow.

He shrugged. "Huh. Habit, I guess. It's that time of year."

[batwaffles.livejournal.com]

"Coffee cups have a season." Stephanie figured she'd heard weirder after this long in Fandom, and shrugged as best she could with a bookbag over one shoulder and a giant cup of steaming hot caffeinated goodness in her hand. "Come in for the drinks, stay for the random Fandom science lessons, I guess?"

Excellent deductive reasoning there, junior detective Brown. Excellent work.

[shagthis.livejournal.com]

"Well, not all coffee cups," Jake said. "But the ones back home would have this contest thing," he flicked the unrolled rim with his thumb, "going on right about now."