Luke's Diner, Saturday

[what_the_shock]

Miguel showed up to work today to full pots of coffee and industriously working staff.

He immediately didn't trust it.

The busboy skittered past with the specials board, and Miguel gave it a wary look. He kept waiting for the other shoe to drop.

The cook gave him a look. "You okay?"

Miguel gave him that look right back. "I am, are you?"

"You're not complaining about the specials?"

"Why would I?" Miguel asked. They were perfectly reasonable for once.

"No reason!" The cook hurried back to make more waffles.

Miguel shrugged and poured himself a cup of coffee.

Today's Specials:
Toasted coconut waffles with maple cream
Chili cheese cornbread waffles
Coffee waffles


Luke's was open!

[OOC: No OCD!]

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[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan headed to the cafe before causeway shopping adventures began. "Hey, Miguel. How's tricks?"

He read the specials board and blinked. Chili cheese cornbread waffles didn't sound like breakfast but it sure sounded delightful nonetheless.

[what_the_shock]

"Hey, Kaidan." Miguel smiled. "Haven't seen you at the gym lately. How's it going?"

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan lifted a shoulder but smiled back at him, "Blood loss restrictions for another week. I'm bored right out of my brain. Should be back next week, at least for some easy stuff." He gestured at the specials board with his chin, "How are the chili..waffle..things?"

[what_the_shock]

"Surprisingly good," Miguel said. "Lot of food, though. You hungry enough to try??"

[spectre_alenko]

"I probably could use the calories," Kaidan admitted, "I'm heading across the causeway later today for some shopping. Not sure how much walking we'll actually wind up doing."

[what_the_shock]

Miguel nodded and sent the order back. "Anything to drink with that?"

[spectre_alenko]

"Something caffeinated, carbonated, iced and large?" Kaidan asked, "It's too hot for coffee today."

[what_the_shock]

Miguel nodded. "That'd be Coke. Or iced tea with seltzer, I suppose, but I'm going to go with Coke." He went to grab that.

"Blood loss - is that from that giant crap weekend with the fish?" he asked. "Or something extracurricular?"

[spectre_alenko]

"Extracurr..You know what? Don't clue me," Kaidan said, taking the Coke with a murmur of thanks. "From the stupid shadow crap. The fish didn't have much to do with my part of it. You get stuck in it too?"

[what_the_shock]

"Nah, just fought the fish," Miguel said. "That thing was more trouble than it was worth. I had to ask, though - I get into just as much grief off the island as on, with my team. I never know what other people's lives are like."

[spectre_alenko]

"As one of the people the damned fish trapped inside with it, thanks," Kaidan offered.

Then he shook his head and shrugged, "I've been through a portal once, and while I managed to set off a whole heap of trouble - blood loss was no part of it. The day I came back, I suddenly wound up in the forest dealing with fish angst."

[what_the_shock]

"Oh, charming. There's something that'll put you off of fish. Or traveling."

Kaidan's order came up, and Miguel grabbed it and set it in front of him, along with silverware and a napkin. "There you go."

[spectre_alenko]

"Pretty much, yeah," Kaidan agreed. He dug into the waffle for a minute and made a 'yum' noise. "Not sure where my head's going to be at the next time I have to go through a portal. Hopefully it won't be too exciting."

[what_the_shock]

"Good luck." Miguel wasn't sure what else to say about that.

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan grinned, "At least the damn fish is gone?"

[what_the_shock]

"I'll drink to that." Miguel toasted with his coffee. "And may its pumpkin-scented fireworks never be seen again."

[spectre_alenko]

"Iris told me you were responsible for the pumpkin spice and the glitter," Kaidan noted wryly, "The both of you. Just so you're aware."

He ate another bite, "I don't get why there's so much bashing of the pumpkin spice coffee. It doesn't taste a thing like pumpkin but the spices go well with it."

[what_the_shock]

"The pumpkin spice was entirely her idea," Miguel said. "Also I'm still not sure if I'm speaking to her after she signed me up to teach."

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan grinned across at him, "Yeah, she said she got you like she got Jonothan last term. What did you get signed up for?"

[what_the_shock]

"Science," Miguel said. "Mad Science."

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan almost choked on a bite of waffle, trying to restrain the laugh. Swallowing hard, he managed to speak. "She signed the actual scientist up to do Igor shit?"

[what_the_shock]

"Apparently." Miguel sighed. "I'm supposed to go through pop culture, find experiments, and duplicate them. And since most of them are utter crap..."

[spectre_alenko]

"So, like that MythDebunkers show? Only with science instead of just everything?" Kaidan guessed.

[what_the_shock]

"...What show?"

Miguel had never seen it.

[spectre_alenko]

Kaidan had been watching far too much TV lately. "It's a show where they take myths, like whether you'll kill a car engine by pouring sugar in the gas tank, and they test them to prove whether the myth is accurate or not." He lifted a shoulder, "That one wasn't. Gummed up the engine awful, though."

[what_the_shock]

"Maybe like that?" Miguel said dubiously. "I'll have to see if I can find it."

[spectre_alenko]

"At least you're trying to make it productive," Kaidan said encouragingly, "You could've had them making baking soda volcanoes or candy/soda geysers."

[what_the_shock]

"I'm not ruling it out," Miguel said.