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fandomtownies2025-10-02 11:08 am
betterthanaplan) wrote in fandomtownies2025-10-02 11:08 am
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Luke's, Thursday
Duke's staff didn't say anything when he came in. They didn't say anything as he surveyed the kitchen, nodded in approval, and then headed back to his office and the mountain of paperwork that had built up in his absence.
Nothing. No jokes, no well-wishes.
There was a bit of staring, though.
By around nnon, Duke had had enough. "Yes," he said. "I'm back. I was away for months, unceremoniously, again. It's okay. You all can talk about it."
"We thought you were dead," Ali said, shrugging.
"We built you a memorial shrine!" Benji added, pointing to a back corner of the kitchen. A strip of smoked salmon sat on a plate next to a glass of bourbon, in front of the old prom photo of Duke and Octavia wearing onesies.
". . . That's touching," Duke said. "But I'm not dead."
"Are you sure?" Benji asked earnestly. "Only. Since we put the shrine up, things have been going really well."
Duke turned and went back into his office.
Today's specials
Smoked salmon with eggs
Luke's was open.
[OH HEY look who remembered the game exists outside of like. Mondays through Wednesdays!]
Nothing. No jokes, no well-wishes.
There was a bit of staring, though.
By around nnon, Duke had had enough. "Yes," he said. "I'm back. I was away for months, unceremoniously, again. It's okay. You all can talk about it."
"We thought you were dead," Ali said, shrugging.
"We built you a memorial shrine!" Benji added, pointing to a back corner of the kitchen. A strip of smoked salmon sat on a plate next to a glass of bourbon, in front of the old prom photo of Duke and Octavia wearing onesies.
". . . That's touching," Duke said. "But I'm not dead."
"Are you sure?" Benji asked earnestly. "Only. Since we put the shrine up, things have been going really well."
Duke turned and went back into his office.
Smoked salmon with eggs
Luke's was open.
[OH HEY look who remembered the game exists outside of like. Mondays through Wednesdays!]
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He had no idea what she might be up to, today. He was hoping it involved the preserve.