Trooper Station, Wednesday - 9/10

[hatesparadise]

Things were back to normal this week. Which meant there were the usual phone calls about weird colored deer and raccoons bringing back their pumpkin stout.

None of which was actually normal, but for here... sure. Fine. Danny would take it. Which meant he was adjusted to this place as much as he ever would be. So he was just going to do his paperwork and pretend to be fine with rodent beer.

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[grenadesandohana]

"Heads up!"

You didn't need more warning than that for a sandwich at your head, right, Danny?

[hatesparadise]

The sandwich was caught at the very last moment and in a scramble to keep his face from getting messy with whatever leaked out of the wrapping mid-air. "What the hell, Steven?!"

Awww. Lunch. How sweet.

[grenadesandohana]

"I went out for sandwiches," Steve said, though that was obvious. "Good reflexes."

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"I will get you back for this," Danny warned. "Subs?"

[grenadesandohana]

"Not as good as Jersey because I'm not going to New Jersey for lunch," Steve said, "but turkey and cheese is hard to screw up."

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"I'll be the judge," Danny said as a surly New Jersey native. It was just part of his nature!

[grenadesandohana]

"Turkey and pepperjack," Steve said, "light mayo."

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"...you picked well," Danny replied, peeling it open to take a bite. "It's fine."

Glowing. Praise.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve grinned at the compliment that was and took out his veggie and hummus sandwich on whole grain with slightly less enthusiasm.

[hatesparadise]

Danny leaned back as he ate his sub, tapping Steve's leg with his foot. "Where'd you end up going? Mainland?"

[grenadesandohana]

"Mmm," Steve agreed. "I wanted something different."

Next week they'd be trying out what Gray waffled.

[hatesparadise]

Of course they would.

"It's a repeat," he said around a bite. "I'm not even missing the extra processed meats."

[grenadesandohana]

Steve grinned. "I'll let Grace know," he said. "She worries."

[hatesparadise]

"Do not gang up on me here."

Too late, Daniel!

[grenadesandohana]

"We don't gang up," Steve protested. "We collaborate."

[hatesparadise]

"That is the same thing," Danny insisted.

[grenadesandohana]

"The motivations are different," Steve said.

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"You conspire," Danny shot back because this was a nice, easy bit of bickering.

[grenadesandohana]

"We care about your health," Steve said. "And I love you and know you well enough not to buy two sandwiches on whole grain with sprouts."

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"Because then you will be eating two sandwiches on whole grain, with sprouts," Danny agreed. Then sighed. "But, since I love you so much, I will trade you half of mine."

[grenadesandohana]

Steve beamed at him. "You're the best. Thank you."

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"Yeah, yeah," Danny said, pushing over the promised sandwich half.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve traded his half of the not-as-good veggie thing to Danny, but then took a bite of his own half of it. Because healthiness or something.

[hatesparadise]

Danny took a bite of the new sandwich because like hell was he leaving this for last. He'd finish the good sandwich after to end on a good note.

"This mean I need to start sharing lunches with you from now on?" he joked.

[grenadesandohana]

"Yes," Steve decided, "but only if it's something better than what I have."