Demon Marcus, Sunday

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Sparkle was a little late getting to work today. Why? Because none-of-your-damn-business, that was why. Because he knew where all the free but still enjoyable dirty stuff was on the internet, and quality entertainment was important to take in, in this day and age.

At least he'd remembered to do his make-up before coming to work. And he'd grabbed his Valentine's gifts for his employees on the way out the door (a stuffed animal for Alluka and a bottle of booze for Ada, both of which would be left behind the counter for them to find during their respective shifts, and nobody could tell him he wasn't an awesome boss). And he was wearing clothes. It was too cold out there to not wear clothes.

And, you know. At least he'd decided to show up in the first place. Maybe he'd even like, put clothes on the racks or something. That was a thing that people did at work, wasn't it?

Presumably, anyway.

Was it hot in here?

[OOC: Hi I just got home from the symphony I AM SO CLASSY. Open post, OCD-free!]

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After her brunch, Kathy made her way over to Demon Marcus, a final gift basket in her hand. Her present from Sparkle had been a surprise, that had her both laughing and fuming--which made it a perfectly Sparkle gift.

"Happy Valentine's Day!" she called out, hoisting her basket of mini strawberry tarts high in the air. "Anyone here with a sweet tooth?"

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"You know, I might know a guy?" Sparkle grinned as he peered up from stocking shoes. So many damn shoes. Why? Because shoes, that was why. "I mean, like, if you've got too much of something good, I could probably be persuaded to take that something off your hands. I'm here to help, Mouse."

It was his cross to bear. Clearly.

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"Hmm," Kathy said, looking at the basket in her hands. "I don't know if I'd call it too much. More like...a perfectly Sparkle-sized amount. But if that guy you know fits that description, he's welcome to them."

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Sparkle gave a gasp at that, putting a hand to his chest and flapping the other in the air excitedly.

"Why, as a matter of fact, I happen to be perfectly Sparkle-sized!"

What a wild coincidence!

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"You are?" Kathy asked, covering her mouth in shock. "Well, as I live and breathe! Then this basket simply MUST be for you!"

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"Well, I never! Isn't that just the most serendipitous thing?" Sparkle bounced, and clapped his hands a few times, and then made his way over to investigate the sugary prize. "Oooh my god, strawberries."

Kathy, you were now his favourite.

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"Who was I to go against the traditional holiday fruit of choice?" Kathy asked, grinning at him. "Happy Valentine's Day, Sparkle. How's it treating you?"

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"So far?" Sparkle paused, thoughtfully. "More flowers than I thought there'd be, so that's a good thing, I think. Quiet, otherwise."

Because no, Sparkle was not mentioning his morning activities to Kathy for love or money.

... Maybe for love or money.

"How about you?"

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That was just fine with Kathy! She did not want to know about his morning activities enough to offer love or money for more information about them!

"Oooh, that's exciting!" Kathy said. "I got a few, but three of them were Bloomin' Onions from Dante, so you can guess how long they lasted."

What? They got gross when they were cold. Kathy had just saved them from becoming inedible and had a good breakfast while she finished up her baskets.

"Flowers from anybody interesting?" she teased.

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Sparkle had himself a good laugh at that. Yeah, three onions were basically the best sort of bouquet for somebody with a metabolism like Kathy's, weren't they?

"You mean interesting with an elbow jab and a few winks for good measure?" Sparkle smirked a little. "Lessee. The anonymous random person, Jess to celebrate being members of the past-president Atton roomie club, Ada to apologize for drinking all my booze, and then one from Ezra," wink, "and Tony Stark. Who is an excellent kisser."

For the record.

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"I'll have to take your word for it," Kathy said. "But very nice! I go the anonymous one, a rainbow rose from Anders, the onions from Dante, and an orange rose from Ezra. But none from a wealthy older man, so you clearly made out better than I did."

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"Wait, roses come in rainbow? I only kissed Tony the one time, and that was when everyone was being weird at Caritas last weekend. I didn't get any rainbows!"

SHAME ON ANYONE WHO SENT HIM A THING. DISHONOUR.

... Okay, Ada got points for glitter.

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"Ugh, Caritas, don't remind me," Kathy groaned. "I thought I was in love with--wait for it--Dante and Ezra."

Of all the guys to think she had deep and romantic feelings for, it was the two of them, oh god.

"So that was fun."

Not really. But the apology turned out to be.

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Okay, don't mind Sparkle, but he still had to raise one eyebrow, grin, and make a 'rrrrowr' sound at the mention of Dante and Ezra. Because hello.

"There are totally worse people to want to fall into bed with, let me tell you."

Okay, maybe don't actually let him tell you, Kathy. Because Sparkle would. In detail.

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Kathy tried to fight down a smile and failed. "At the same time, even," she mumbled, mostly to the floor.

It would be okay if you didn't catch that, Sparkle. Kathy wasn't used to bragging. But at the same time...damn.

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"Daaaaamn," Sparkle completely agreed with that narrative. Lucky, girl. Lucky. "Okay, there is a story full of gossip that I'm gonna need to hear, right there."

Sparkle. Sparkle, don't ask Kathy about her sex life, what is wrong with you?

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"You know," Kathy mused, "there's really only one way to properly dish about stuff like this, right? Eating strawberry tarts, drinking mimosas, and playing Uno. I think if we can get something like that going, you can get all the gossip you want."

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"You know, it just so happens that a certain somebody keeps an uno deck in his backpack in case of emergencies?"

Sparkle was making his way back to the counter to set the tarts down, reaching behind and pulling out his backpack entire. It had far fewer stolen goods in it these days than it used to. It did have a cute black plush cat peering out from one of the pockets, though.

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"And I know exactly where to get some mimosas," Kathy said. "Be right back!"

She dashed over to Luke's and then sped back, the entire trip taking only a fraction of the time it should because of her speed. Honestly, the longest part of it was waiting for the mimosa to be poured into a travel-safe container so it didn't spill all over the ground when she flew back.

"Back!" Kathy announced, holding the thermos up in triumph. "Champagne and orange juice--look, we're classy."

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"Well, damn, girl," Sparkle laughed. "That's way more classy than what I was going to drink today. Ada and Dante drank all my good booze here, so I was stuck with the mixers."

Woo, rum and Coke, just Coke.

"How'd you get so fancy, huh?"

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"There was a Valentine's Day brunch at Luke's," Kathy said, beaming. "That's where I came from, actually. Just had to return Eliot to Parker and Hardison after he turned into a wolverine."

Typical Fandom holiday shenanigans.

"There's plenty of stuff left over if you wanted to stop by afterwards and snack. But for now..." Her grin grew even wider. "...Now you have something to soothe your wounded feelings while I kick your ass at Uno."

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".... Fandom."

Seriously, who turned into a wolverine on Valentine's Day anywhere else?

"And I was thinking they'd be more like, you know, celebration drinks, for after I completely waste you in the field of coloured-card-combat."

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"You wish," Kathy snorted. She raised her eyebrows at him and started quoting Missy, as was right and proper. "I'mma work it. I put my card down, skip it and reverse it!"