The Perk, Sunday Morning

[thedadalorian]

Whiskey had woken up in a strange place with a strange little green... thing yesterday. But the green thing hadn't stuck around terribly long, which had left him alone in a shop full of weapons. Which made sense to him. And armor, that didn't make any sense to him.

So, now that he'd managed to find a decent set of clothing and, most importantly, a cowboy hat, he was out to investigate.

And that investigation involved getting himself a coffee with a little hat tilt and a, "Ma'am."

[def open! for real this time]

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[flourish_or_perish]

Funny how the little green thing had managed to go find himself a babysitter -- one who, as soon as he turned up, made a point of putting all her spendy Korean skincare bullshit up high in the medicine cabinet. Live and learn, friends.

But now they were here, because Faye certainly didn't know how to feed a child, alien or otherwise, and they had muffins at the Perk. That would do, right?

They were moving pretty slow, though, given that Faye had allowed Grogu to walk, and like, how did Din put up with this all the time? He was so slow. You couldn't even hold his little hand to move him along like a human toddler. Though, on the bright side, that gave her plenty of time to notice the actual cowboy in here, wow.

...maybe a familiar cowboy? "Hey there," she greeted him. Because she was a taken woman (shhhhhhhhhhhh, don't scare that thought away), but she also appreciated certain aesthetics.

[thedadalorian]

Well, the aesthetic was meant to be appreciated! It was both an aesthetic and a lifestyle choice.

"Well, howdy there," he said, turning to look at the very attractive woman and... oh god, was that the weird green pet thing again?

[flourish_or_perish]

"Howdy?" Faye echoed, lifting her brows. Where the hell had this guy been hiding?

Wait a second. Oh, no -- it had been awhile, but she actually knew that face.

"Oh my God, Din? Did something happen to you?" Something hilarious, clearly.

[thedadalorian]

Something super hilarious, yes.

"Din?" Whiskey asked with a confused little grin. "Is that a nickname, sweetheart?"

[stykera]

Stark was not followed by a tiny green thing (because Grogu was following Faye and Rygel was, thankfully, not here). He was following not far behind Faye and Grogu instead.

The cowboy was not someone he recognized, having never seen Din without his helmet, but there seemed to be a lot of that going on this weekend. He could be nearly anyone when he was his usual self. So Stark gave a nod and a quiet hello.

[thedadalorian]

Whiskey tilted his hat at the man greeting him. "Right friendly town, isn't it?"

[stykera]

"It usually is," Stark agreed.

Did he know the cowboy? He was trying to figure that out while also trying not to obviously stare.

[thedadalorian]

Hey, it wasn't Whiskey's fault that he was just so handsome!

"Name's Whiskey, and you are...?"

[flourish_or_perish]

"Stark!" Faye was so excited about this, which he might have been able to tell by how she zipped right over and was grabbing his arm. Dumb, crazy shit never skipped her and moreover, she knew who that cowboy was, so she was totally going to capitalize on this. "Stark, Stark, Stark. Guess who that is."

[stykera]

"I don't know!" But that enthusiasm was adorable and Stark was going to smile very fondly at Faye over it.

"I was trying to figure out if I knew him, usually," he said. "I don't recognize his face but these weekends are stranger than usual."

[flourish_or_perish]

"I know you don't recognize his face, but you know him," Faye assured him, grinning. "Because that right there is the reason Grogu came and found me, it turns out."

And it was hilaaaaaaarious.

[firstofitskind]

Not too far behind Stark (ostensibly accompanying him, but there was a lot to take in and sometimes he'd stop to try and get a really good look at something), there was a small boy who was still very unsure about this whole being-on-Earth thing.

But hey, at least this place was familiar!

[thedadalorian]

"Well, howdy there, son," Whiskey said, tilting his hat at him.

[firstofitskind]

… Howdy?

Liam had never heard that particular expression before, so excuse the way his face went blank for a moment or two before he nodded in response.

Howdy to you too!

[thedadalorian]

Welcome to the cowboy lifestyle, Liam.

"You okay there?"

[stykera]

It was just a long line of space people in here today in search of coffee and breakfast foods.

"You can whatever you like," Stark told him. "Same as yesterday." Just in case he thought the rules had changed overnight.

[firstofitskind]

“Okay,” Liam nodded. “What else is good?”

[flourish_or_perish]

"Hey, buddy, doing okay?" It was a testament to Faye's good mood that she actually waved to the little boy from where she was picking at the crumbs from Grogu's muffin wrapper.

[firstofitskind]

Liam nodded, lips quirking up in a bit of a smile. This was all weird and different, but none of it had been bad so far.

[sith_happened]

Rory had been creeping Anakin right out--the red dress and the "under His eye" and the "blessed be's"--and so yes, here he was, hiding.

"Caf. All the caf," he said to the barista before giving the stranger a small nod.

[thedadalorian]

"Rough night there, stranger?" Whiskey asked, perfectly amiable as he was sorting through all this before he could get back to Statesman HQ.

[sith_happened]

"You have no idea," Anakin sighed. "Hi. Who are you supposed to be?"

[canlendanear]

One thing Alara missed after the Kaylon invasion was coffee so before she continued on with her mission for more resources. She stopped by the perk to get two large mugs of black coffee.

“Morning,” she said as waited.

[thedadalorian]

"Well, howdy there, ma'am," Whiskey said with a tilting off his hat.

[canlendanear]

That was new for Alara but maybe it was a local greeting so she nodded and smiled, “howdy,” she said back.