Luke's, Monday

[vdistinctive]

"Stop messin' with my specials board, man!"

Unsurprisingly to anyone who'd seen the two of them interact before, Eliot and the busboy were Having Words.

"You have to be more specific!"

"I don't have to do anything! That's what the dish is called!"

"But people will get confused!" the busboy insisted. "Then they'll yell at the waitstaff and throw things!" He lowered his voice. "People take their potatoes extremely seriously."

Eliot sighed. "Anyone throws anything at my staff and I'll drag their asses out of here by their hair."

The busboy's lower lip wobbled, and before Eliot could figure out why, he was being very firmly hugged. "You do love us," the busboy sniffed.

Today's specials
Fish and chips
British chips. We mean big chunky french fries
Or regular chips we have those two too
Mushy peas
Bread pudding

"If you don't let go of me, I'm going to drag you out of here by your hair," Eliot said.

"Mmhm," the busboy said happily. And continued to hug him.

Luke's was open.

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[vdistinctive]

Most of the waitstaff isn't trying to goad you into throwing things at them to see if Eliot really will drag you out by your hair.

Really.

Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

He may be regretting being quite so specific in his thread. Mostly because the kitchen staff is greasing their hairnets.

RE: Talk to Eliot

[geniuswithasmartphone]

Hardison came down just in time to see the busboy clinging to Eliot like a baby opossum or something. "Should I be jealous?" he asked, amused. "If y'all are havin' a moment, I can come down later."

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

"Get 'im off me," Eliot growled.

He'd literally just promised to defend him. His own threats were rather undermined at the moment.

RE: Re: Talk to Eliot

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"I dunno, man," Hardison said innocently. "Who'm I to interfere with the course of true love?"

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

Eliot's expression very eloquently said that if Hardison ever wanted to have sex with him again, he was going to help remove the human octopus from Eliot's person immediately.

RE: Re: Talk to Eliot

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"A'ight, a'ight!" Hardison said, moving with alacrity. Because he liked sex with Eliot, dammit. "C'mere you little spider-monkey. Time to get off the boyfriend before I gotta call Parker outta the ducts. With her taser."

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

The busboy pouted, but let go. Parker and her taser were way scarier than Eliot.

After all, the kitchen staff had already seen which of them would win in a fight!

"Thank you," Eliot grumbled, straightening his shirt. "Startin' to think I need to post a rule against hugging around here."

RE: Re: Talk to Eliot

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"But baaaaaaaaaaaaabe!" Hardison said, taking that opportunity to wrap his own octopus-like limbs around Eliot. "I like hugs!"

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

Somehow, Eliot had not seen this coming. He shut his eyes, holding very still, and growled under his breath.

If he couldn't get the busboy to stop hugging him, he definitely wasn't going to manage it with Hardison.

RE: Re: Talk to Eliot

[geniuswithasmartphone]

How, Eliot? How had you not foreseen this? It had started happening even before Plan E had gone into full swing!

Hardison just snuggled closer, rubbing his face on Eliot's shoulder like a cat. "Nuzzle nuzzle," he said, trying not to laugh out loud.

Look, he'd managed to cuddle and annoy Eliot at the same time. Banner day!

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

Clearly he was off his game, today. He'd lost an argument with the busboy -- he still said that even Americans could figure out what "fish and chips" meant -- didn't manage to stop the damn kid from hugging him, and was now being nuzzled in front of his employees.

"Seriously?" It was barely even a question. Eliot was resigned to all the things.

Maybe he could blame it all on a Fandom thing?

RE: Re: Talk to Eliot

[geniuswithasmartphone]

"Aww, poor Eliot, gettin' hugged," Hardison teased. "All this affection an' he don't know what to do with it."

Re: Talk to Eliot

[whoisalicewhite.livejournal.com]

"Why was there hugging?" Parker asked a little while later, giving the dishwasher a suspicious look. And fingering one of the big forks.

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

"Because I said I'd kick out the nasty customers." He didn't sound too pleased about that. He eyed the fingering of the fork and raised an eyebrow at her.

Re: Talk to Eliot

[whoisalicewhite.livejournal.com]

Parker frowned, then tried for innocent. Then went back to frowning. "That's your job, you like doing that. And you don't like hugging if you're not warned." Did she need to fork someone?

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

"Yeah, but I don't stab people if I'm not warned, so they figure it's okay," Eliot said.

So, no. No forking. The staff would pout when Eliot picked Parker over them.

Re: Talk to Eliot

[whoisalicewhite.livejournal.com]

That would not be fair. Parker would pick Eliot over them too. And they'd pick Eliot over her, so. Deal with it, people.

Parker grumbled and said, "I could tell them it's not. And illustrate it. Do some knife-throwing." She leaned into Eliot and glared toward the kitchen. "Also, I am trying to train them on Fridays now."

Train them to fear her, yup.

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

"Train them to what?" Admittedly, he could guess. But Parker still frequently surprised him, so.

Re: Talk to Eliot

[whoisalicewhite.livejournal.com]

"Be better. At things." Their real jobs, and anything that it occurred to her they should know in order to back up Eliot and Hardison, really. "They need discipline. I might get them treats if they impress me. As long as they don't hug me."

That happened, and there'd be taser-victims everywhere.

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

"Pretty sure even these guys aren't that stupid," Eliot said. "Do you actually know anything about runnin' a diner kitchen?"

Re: Talk to Eliot

[whoisalicewhite.livejournal.com]

"I have been watching you guys since we got here, you know." Parker made a face. "None of them are as good as Amy."

Initiative, people! Observation! You all needed it! Also: "Maybe I'll call Sophie for tips on bossing people without looking like it."

Re: Talk to Eliot

[vdistinctive]

"Well, you're a little biased. Ain't every restaurant employee who'll stop their own kidnapping with ya."

Re: Talk to Eliot

[whoisalicewhite.livejournal.com]

"Which is why they need work. On this island? It'll happen again, eventually." And what if they had other things to fight right then? "They'll thank me later."

Amy would tell them they would, but also add something about 'it'll take a while.'

OOC

[vdistinctive]

I rather like mushy peas.