Duke Crocker (
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The Perk, Monday morning
Duke's boat was . . . uncomfortable right now. Lucifer had been avoiding it, clearly (Duke was pretty sure it was because he hadn't wanted to open up about everything on queue, which he got, but also resented), and he and Octavia were in kind of a quiet detente after the whole Ilian thing (which Duke knew was totally his own fault, and was determined to work out in his own head rather than spill onto Octavia, who didn't deserve it). And there was only so much fishing even Duke could do.
And sometimes, in his experience, the best way to spend time alone was to do so around people. So he was in town. At the coffee shop, which had a tendency to get a bit crowded on occasion. Just hanging out, drinking an un-Irish coffee, watching the baristas go about their barista-y business.
Missing Audrey, who at least was always happy to daydrink with him, even when they probably shouldn't.
[moody boy is moody, but ACTUALLY IN PUBLIC! *gasp* Open!]
And sometimes, in his experience, the best way to spend time alone was to do so around people. So he was in town. At the coffee shop, which had a tendency to get a bit crowded on occasion. Just hanging out, drinking an un-Irish coffee, watching the baristas go about their barista-y business.
Missing Audrey, who at least was always happy to daydrink with him, even when they probably shouldn't.
[moody boy is moody, but ACTUALLY IN PUBLIC! *gasp* Open!]

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And so here he was, wandering into the Perk to purchase himself an Extreme Shake as to help smother the raging fires of insecurity within himself, and... well.
Shit, as the humans said.
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So he just kind of. Ended up staring. Sorry, Luce.
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"Ahem," said the barista. "Your order?"
"Right."
He put in the order for the bloody shake.
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Because of Duke.
Duke bit back a sigh and sank a little lower in his seat.
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He waited patiently by the counter for the shake to be completed. No rush, after all.
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"That, uh. Sounds good."
Small talk, Duke? Really?
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That thought was very clearly written on Lucifer's face as he looked at him. "The doughnuts really give it that finishing touch."
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Ish.
"You know, I always forget to add those when I make shakes at the diner. I should probably work on that."
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Should he go to Duke?
Well, it would be rather a Thing if he didn't.
So he turned, and walked towards Duke's seat.
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"Right up your alley, then," he said. "Nice."
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He plucked the doughnut off the top of the shake as he sat down, and took a bite of it.
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Wondered how the hell he was going to finish bridging the gap between them when he still didn't want to talk about what had happened back in Haven.
"You haven't been around in a bit. Been having fun?"
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"Spent some time on the mainland, helping people and bringing the party vibe with me wherever I went," he said. "Of course Octavia insisted I was 'running random mortals ragged', so I reluctantly slowed my roll."
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He spotted Duke when he came in and gave him a nod. "Hey."
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"Okay," Marc said. He gave Duke a once over, "You? Look better than last time I saw you."
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"Take the days we don't look like shit as a rare bonus?" he offered instead.
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"I appreciate that. I do try to keep my hair nice."
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Marc, of course, gave every impression of being the kind of guy who gave a shit about conditioner.
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He was living with that type. He had no idea how Octavia's hair stayed as nice as it did.
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