Devil's Nest | Thursday Evening

[defenderofdesmoines]

So, something was clearly going on today, considering Annie had been in and out of both of her uniforms at random all day, and had watched Diego go through the same thing. (Had it been nice when he'd randomly had no shirt but added boxing gloves? Yes, but that didn't make it any less weird, thanks for asking, narrative.)

Almost immediately upon getting to work, though, she found herself in her usual I'm Not Famous, Seriously get-up, and irritably pulled her sunglasses down her nose so she could at least write the specials board.

~*Specials*~
Beer?

She could make other things, but right now her confidence that she'd be able to complete a mixed drink before doing something weird and unpredictable was pretty shot.

[flying OCD free because it's that kind of day, and offscreen Diego changes modded with permission!]

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[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie, now showing way too much cleavage to that small child, looked sad. So sad she might have been crying already, in fact, given the state of her mascara. "How about, like, a juice to make it better, little buddy?" she offered with a sniffle.

[grenadesandohana]

"I think I'd rather have a beer," Steve said, looking at her dubiously. "Little buddy."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Well, you were little a second ago," Annie commented irritably, flashing her eyes at him as she got that beer.

At least her boobs were put away now.

[grenadesandohana]

And Steve wouldn't look at them! Because he was a gentleman and also almost 15 years older and that would be gross.

"Today is very frustrating," he said.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"In so many ways," Annie agreed, seeming pretty pleased about it as she set the beer in front of Steve.

And now he couldn't look at her cleavage, anyway, because she was clasping her hands over her chest and looking flattered by the attention of some NPC behind him.

[grenadesandohana]

He was turning his head off to the side anyway! "Well, cheers," he said. "Hopefully this wears off tomorrow."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"It's a weekday," Annie, now thirteen years old, laughed. "Usually that bodes well for it being a one-day thing, right?"

[grenadesandohana]

"If this lasts all weekend, I think Danny's head will explode," he said, turning to where Danny had, apparently, teleported across the bar to stare back at him.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Oh my God, Danny! Hi!" Annie had seen Danny when he'd come in, but apparently this was really exciting. Or maybe she was just excited to be switching uniforms again! "We'll get through this, don't worry. This is random but, like, way less annoying than the hole, right???"

[grenadesandohana]

"Everything is better than the hole," Steve said as he and the rest of Five-O--including Lori who'd been there for like a second--walked dramatically through the bar.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Considering all of these people had just seen Annie's bra -- she was really kind of having a day in the boob department -- maybe it was understandable how shocked she looked?

"Though the total lack of logic on this one might edge it out over the hole," Annie conceded, waving over at Kono.

[grenadesandohana]

"No idea what you're talking about," Steve said. Shirtless. In a bar.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie, now taking a seat behind the bar -- as one does -- replied, "It's apparently Shirtless Thursday, so at least you're on theme, now."

[grenadesandohana]

"Well, I do love a theme," Steve's daemon from that weird weekend said.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie, thirteen years old once more, was delighted. "Is that otter talking???"

Normally she was pretty shy, but, um, talking otter?????

[grenadesandohana]

"Otter?" Steve echoed, looking shocked.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"There was totally an otter," now-twenty-four-year-old Annie told him, grinding the words out in obvious irritation.

[grenadesandohana]

"Look, I don't normally turn into an otter, so forgive me for being confused," Steve said, looking stung.

[defenderofdesmoines]

Annie, now four, looked down shyly. "It was a nice otter," she told him, lisping slightly.

[grenadesandohana]

"Her name was Kailani," Steve said. "It means 'sea and sky' in Hawaiian."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Well, it was very nice to meet Kailani, then," Annie decided, in spite of how she was now flipping Steve off and accompanied by Hughie and MM. And also maybe in a car?