The Perk, Friday afternoon (6/2)

[hasaknightjob]

Lana had handwavily sent a message that she wanted to meet up and talk. It was Lana so Marc had no problem saying yes. Though given another message he'd gotten that day, Marc had a suspicion about what the topic of conversation might be.

Either way, there was Marc at the Perk. He got himself a cup of coffee with real milk, thank you very much, grabbed a seat at the table by the window, and waited.

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[unusual_sith]

Lana showed up promptly and waved at him as she went to get an iced latte, then came back and sat. "Hello. How have you been?"

She'd make her own assessment, but she was interested in what his might be.

[hasaknightjob]

Marc gave a casual shrug. "All right, you?"

[unusual_sith]

"I'm well, thank you." Lana sipped her coffee. "Think you'll be up for a spar any time soon? I was helping Detective Watts with the holosuite, and it made me think it's been a while."

[hasaknightjob]

"Wouldn't hate it," Marc said. "Guessing Watts wasn't asking for the same program I use."

Marc already knew about the bikes. Marc and humor, you know how it is.

[unusual_sith]

"Not exactly, no," Lana agreed. "But he's a quick study for a man so far out of his element. It was good to see."

[hasaknightjob]

"Good for him," Marc said. After all, not like he'd bothered playing around with the holosuite beyond the one setup Lana had shown him. "You doing okay? At some point I'll hit up one of those trips of yours."

So far the class trips had either bad timing as far as Steven and Watts things were concerned, or had been locations that Marc was not ideally suited for. Places that required manners, for instance.

[unusual_sith]

"I'd like that," Lana said, nodding. "You're not entirely averse to getting out on occasion, then?"

[hasaknightjob]

"I get out," Marc said. He gestured to where they currently were as one such example. Though he was now wondering if Lana had talked to Irene recently.

[unusual_sith]

She hadn't; should she?

"Occasionally," Lana said. "Very occasionally."

[hasaknightjob]

It was definitely starting to remind him of the Irene conversation at the very least. "I'm fine. I get out when I need to, I'm not lacking or some shit."

[unusual_sith]

"Of course not." Lana raised an eyebrow. "You ever consider we might be?"

[hasaknightjob]

Marc let that roll over in his thoughts for a few moments as he tried to shake out meaning. Then he said, "I gotta be honest with you, Lana, I don't think about your social life much."

She'd never given the impression of someone who needed people thinking about it. And god help anybody who needed Marc worrying about that for them in particular.

[unusual_sith]

Lana sighed. "I can't decide if you're being genuinely obtuse, or you simply can't grasp that people enjoy spending time with you. When you're not out spending time in the world, no-one is able to spend time with you, either. Some of us might want to. Me, for one. Steven's lovely, but he doesn't appreciate a good whisky. Or a spar."

[hasaknightjob]

"I'm out," Marc said. "Tuesdays usually I'm around town. Lotta times Wednesdays before Steven hits Caritas. Thursday I'm at Devil's Nest when Steven gets off work. assuming various relevant places have posts those days or haven't been under renovations thanks to werecreatures. And if you wanted to meet up besides that let me know."

Again Marc indicated their current situation to mean "case in point."

[unusual_sith]

"And if I had wanted to see you Tuesday night?" Lana asked. "Would you have had other plans?"

[hasaknightjob]

"You wanna see me this Tuesday I'm free," Marc replied. He knew Lana meant him not showing up to Nell's so he figured might as well get out of the past tense.

[unusual_sith]

"And this past Tuesday?" Lana asked, because she was having none of it.

[hasaknightjob]

"I was busy," Marc said.

[unusual_sith]

"Too busy to let Nell know you weren't coming?"

It was actually a genuine question; these kinds of things happened.

[hasaknightjob]

"Heard about that on the news," Marc said, since the squirrels had kind of done him a solid there. "Big deal I wasn't there. Which is fascinating since I never said I would be."

[unusual_sith]

"So you had no idea you were expected, then?" Lana asked.

[hasaknightjob]

"I know Gladio asked me about it at the gym," Marc said. "Told him I wasn't coming since he brought it up. But no, never said I'd be there."

Marc took a sip of his coffee then added, "I did the first time."

[unusual_sith]

"Were you aware that Nell was expecting you?" Lana asked.

[hasaknightjob]

"Not a mind reader so no," Marc said. He quirked an eyebrow. "Made it to radio so I take it this was a big deal?"

[unusual_sith]

"She thinks you're avoiding her," Lana said bluntly. "Is she right?"