Devil's Nest, Monday, 05/05

[bitten_notshy]

In honor of Cinco de Mayo, Tiny was dressed in a serape and a sombrero while the DJ played mariachi music. Jack tried to tell them that was offensive stereotyping, but only got an eyeroll and a sombrero dropped on his head for his troubles.

He glowered from under the sombrero for the rest of the night. The sign outside the club read:

Feliz Cinco de Mayo!
Special: Bottomless Margaritas
(as long as you don't annoy us.)

Jack felt that final comment added a nice touch.

[OOC: Open club, no OCD!]

Comments

[vanillajello]

"Margaritas!" Kate gasped by way of greeting, as she bounced into the club. "I love margaritas, especially bottomless ones." A beat. "Eeeeexcept I still can't drink here without Eric around for another month."

Another beat.

"Also I can't be hungover in class tomorrow morning."

And ––

"Did somone force you to wear that?"

[bitten_notshy]

"Blame Tiny," Jack said, dropping the thing on the bar as he went around to give Kate a hug. "He keeps making me put it back on every time I try to take it off. I got tired of arguing."

"Also, hi and how are you, and I wish Eric didn't know you so I could pretend I served you by accident."

[vanillajello]

He was getting such a tight, clingy hug. Kate was maybe a touch hyper with waiting for her first workshop session tomorrow. Maybe just a little.

"It's okay, I'll come badger him some other day about it," she promised. "Also, yes, hi! I'm good."

[bitten_notshy]

The hug was tight enough that Jack oofed out a little breath before squeezing her again.

"Fantastic," he said. "And so you're really teaching? I'm impressed."

[vanillajello]

"Well, yeah," she confirmed. "I mean, if they'll actually let me because I'm kind of weirded out by the idea that anyone's gonna let me teach teenagers."

Despite that one time she'd been absolutely convinced she could go to Japan and teach English.

"Even in Fandom."

[bitten_notshy]

"I've never heard of them kicking anyone out once they were accepted to teach," Jack pointed out. "'Fraid you're stuck with it, at least until July."

[vanillajello]

"I don't know, they could make an example out of me," Kate argued, but considering it came out with a laugh, it probably wasn't all that serious. "Of course, my teaching buddy's a pony who shot a cannon full of confetti at me..."

[bitten_notshy]

"Pinkie Pie?" Jack said, with a laugh of his own. "Oh, she's fantastic. Terrifying, but fantastic. Always ropes my friend Derek into teaching with her."

[vanillajello]

"Can't imagine." If she'd actually known Derek, she'd have been able to imagine it even less. "It was... quite something. Very Fandom. Very, very Fandom. Nothing like a talking pony and party hats to remind you what home feels like here."

[bitten_notshy]

"But we were robbed as students," Jack said wistfully. "No talking ponies. Oddest thing we had was that little frog fellow."

[vanillajello]

"Well, we had a hundred year old hipster," Kate retorted. "So, I think we still did okay in the odd department."

[bitten_notshy]

"Fair point, but he'd say hipsters stole it from him," Jack said, not without fondness.

[vanillajello]

"Probably," she agreed. With her own dose of fondness. (It was a pretty large dose, actually.) "Oh well, he's not here to argue about it right now, so I get to say what I want."

[bitten_notshy]

"Exactly," Jack nodded. "If he doesn't want us making fun of him, he'd come back to the island. Until then he's fair game."

[vanillajello]

"Exactly," Kate replied with an emphatic nod. Then she quirked a wry little smile. "Actually, wanna hear a secret?"

It was neither dark nor terrible.

[bitten_notshy]

"Always," said Jack, who knew Kate well enough to figure it was unlikely to be dark or terrible but liked secrets nonetheless. "What's up?"

[vanillajello]

"I... totally snagged Mitchell's old office for myself."

Because she was a sentimental fool.

[bitten_notshy]

Jack made a noise that was half-snicker, half "awwwwww."

"That's adorable," he said. "Find any copies of Casablanca or fingerless gloves in the desk drawers yet?"

[vanillajello]

Kate chuckled and shook her head. "Didn't actually have time to check yet, but I'll keep you posted," she said. "I'm also now taking bets on how long it'll take me to get used to actually sitting behind the desk."

[bitten_notshy]

"I say you'll manage it around the third of August and immediately give it up," Jack suggested. "What do you need to be behind the desk for, anyhow?"

[vanillajello]

"Because otherwise I'll be sitting with my back towards whoever comes into my office?"

She was going to do that anyway, probably.

[bitten_notshy]

"Details," Jack sighed, waving it away. "Though there is something to be said for making it harder for people to sneak up on you."