Luke's, Thursday Afternoon

[geniuswithasmartphone]

Hardison was still sneezing up a storm. Ugh. See, this was why the outside was terrible! It was filled with weaponized nature, from pollen to dust mites to germs to big ticket items like lions, tigers, and earthquakes oh my. Either Eliot had spoken to the staff or Hardison looked pathetic enough to warrant pity, because Cook was actually making food to help.

Or maybe they just didn't want him sneezing all over the restaurant. The busboy had already complained about the pile of tissues on the table.

Today's Specials
Tortilla Chicken Soup
Tropical Salad with Pineapple Vinaigrette
Organic Allergy Tonic Tea

[OCD Free]

Comments

[tigerundercover]

Raven had heard Hardison's sneezy grumpy radio performance and decided to stop by and make sure he wasn't experiencing any more dwarves as symptoms check and make sure he was okay.

"Hey," she greeted, sliding into the booth across from him. "You look miserable."

Former TAs didn't need preambles. Raven had just decided.

[geniuswithasmartphone]

Preambles were for people who weren't sneezing their insides out at the booth. "Sup, TA," he said. Because, sure, Raven wasn't his TA right now, but why should that stop him. "I am miserable. Go turn into a monster an' murder every pollen-producin' plant on this damn island, would you? Also in Baltimore, just to be safe."

[tigerundercover]

"That sounds a little bit like it'd make me an evil villain." Raven didn't sound terribly distressed at this idea, admittedly. "Because it'd also kill all the plants."

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Good," Hardison mumbled with his face down on the table. "Them plants have it comin'. All...gettin' it on in my face."

[tigerundercover]

"Well where else are they supposed to do it? Most of them aren't very mobile." Raven grinned, happily borrowing from some of the things Kathy had shown her. "Are you sex-shaming trees now?"

[geniuswithasmartphone]

And look, she had Hardison sputtering. Well-played, Raven!

"I ain't--that's not--I just meant--damn, girl, can't sex-shame a tree."

[tigerundercover]

"Science has shown that they can hear things," Raven said. "Who's to say they aren't hurt by your scorn?"

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Then they can stop making me sneeze all the damn time an' I won't say another word against 'em," Hardison declared. "I only dislike trees when they're makin' it hard for me to breathe."

[tigerundercover]

"Pretty sure it's even harder to breathe when there are no new trees," Raven pointed out.

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Trees can live for hundreds of years," Hardison said. "They can go back to pollinatin' once I'm dead."

Yes, he was being irrational here. Blame it on the pain in his sinus cavities.

[tigerundercover]

"Do I have to go into deforestation and global warning?" Raven asked, giving him a mock scolding look. "I can't believe it's 2015 and science hasn't cured allergies yet."

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Ain't you watched the GOP debates?" he mumbled, reaching for another tissue. "Global warmin's a myth invented by scientists to interfere with big business."