The Perk | Late Thursday Morning

[long_memory]

Silver had never had pumpkin spiced anything but the constant advertising worked on him because here he was, ordering a latte. He got himself his drink and a muffin and found a table in the corner where his leg and crutch could be hidden away some. Then he took his first sip of the pumpkin spice goodness.

And it was awful. Just...so bad.

He took a flask out of his pocket and poured some liquor in the cup. Still tasted bad, but now he might get some enjoyment out of it.

[I felt bad that I'll be favoring my knife boy this weekend so I'm posting this one now. Open!]

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[thatwaslucky]

Yesterday was a lot, this weekend would be a little rough, and today Rey wanted normal.

Which was why she gave a little wave on her way to order her own pumpkin spice latte.

[long_memory]

Silver gave a little wave back. His week had been pretty normal aside from the usual reasons so he was here out of boredom.

And he figured he probably should hang out in places other than a bar.

[thatwaslucky]

She got her order and paid and then came by with a, "How's it going?"

[long_memory]

"I don't think pumpkin spice is for me." Maybe he was more of a peppermint mocha guy?

[thatwaslucky]

"That bad, huh?"

She said, sipping on hers.

[long_memory]

"It has a very odd taste." The liquor probably didn't help. "How are you?"

[thatwaslucky]

"I'm all right at the moment," Rey said after a little pause.

[long_memory]

"You don't sound very confident about that," he said.

[thatwaslucky]

"It's an odd week," Rey said, "but today is so far normal and I'm taking advantage of it."

Optimism!

[long_memory]

"That's wise considering how quickly normal can change around here," Silver said. "Do you want to talk about it or would you rather be distracted?"

[thatwaslucky]

"It's not really mine to talk about," she said slowly. The whole best-friend-knowing-his-death thing was something she was just firmly not thinking about. "I do like distractions, though."

[long_memory]

"Ah I understand," he said with a nod. "I can do distractions. Are you expecting anybody to visit this weekend?"

[thatwaslucky]

"My teacher, and two of my friends." And then my brain will implode. "It's going to be busy."

She gestured at the other chair in case he minded her sitting.

[long_memory]

"Please," he said, nodding at the chair. "That sounds like an exciting weekend. I won't complain about any excess noise from across the hall."

[thatwaslucky]

"You're fine to complain," she smiled, sitting. "I don't know how loud anyone will actually be. Or that we all won't end up staying on the Falcon, considering I don't know who to make sleep in a racecar bed otherwise."

[long_memory]

"But the racecar bed looks so much fun." Poe might enjoy it!

[thatwaslucky]

"Does it?" Rey asked, smiling.

[long_memory]

"Well, maybe," he said. "If you had any idea what a racecar was."

He did not.

[thatwaslucky]

"Mm hm. You still have a chance to take the racecar bed, you know," she told him.

[long_memory]

"But I like my pretty mermaid furniture," he joked.

[thatwaslucky]

"There is that," she said. "How is the pretty mermaid furniture working out for you?"

[long_memory]

"It's very shiny," he said. "And I now feel like I have a home of my own rather than just someplace I sleep so that's a first for me."

[thatwaslucky]

Aww, Silver.

"Really," Rey said, looking pretty pleased to hear that.

[long_memory]

"Yes, really," he said with a smile. "I've lived a rather transient life before now."

[thatwaslucky]

"Thieving and pirating will do that," she nodded. "Did you ever think you'd end up settling in somewhere with mermaid furniture?"

[long_memory]

"Never. Absolutely not," he said, laughing. "Even on the rare occasion I thought about settling down mermaid furniture had no part of it."

[thatwaslucky]

"Obviously you weren't thinking creatively enough," she said.

[long_memory]

"Did not even know it was an option," he said. "Though I'm sure you never pictured a racecar bed."

[thatwaslucky]

"I didn't even picture a bed," Rey said. "And I've never actually been inside a car so having one I could hypothetically sleep on is very new."

[long_memory]

"I haven't been in a car either," he said. "But you've been in something that flies so that puts you ahead of me."

[thatwaslucky]

"My ship will be here this weekend," Rey pointed out.

[long_memory]

"Are you suggesting that I try to remedy my current flightless status?" he asked.

[thatwaslucky]

"If you'd like," she said. "The option is there."

[long_memory]

"I'll put some thought into it," Silver said. "I managed to get my sea legs quickly enough; maybe I'll take to this just as easily."

[thatwaslucky]

"And don't feel like you have to," she said. "Though this doesn't rock."

Unless it got hit. She wasn't telling him that part.

[long_memory]

"Now that's a relief," he said. "I'd hate to embarrass myself."

[thatwaslucky]

"I don't think you would." Or at least she had a feeling she'd probably find it cute at this point.

[long_memory]

"You have a lot of faith in me," he said. "I at least draw comfort in the fact that if I didn't do well up there you wouldn't hold it against me."

[thatwaslucky]

"I wouldn't," she assured him. "And it's easy enough to come back down. Safely."

Had to add that part.

[long_memory]

Silver chuckled. "You know an unsafe landing hadn't even occurred to me and now it's all I can think about."

[thatwaslucky]

"Oh no," she laughed. "Don't think about that, it's fine."