An hour is good. I'll even toss something to eat into the deal.
[ Easier to keep drinking that way. But he will make a point of arriving there early because that's how he does things. Punctual, dressed simply but nice, a pouch with his money attached to his hip. Plenty for several drinks and some food. When you need to drink to stop having feelings, you drink a lot.]
( and she's not far behind him, having changed out of her usual leggings and sports bra into jeans and a t-shirt, freshly washed and hair left in loose, unstyled waves that fall over her shoulders in an almost comforting blanket.
truth be told, she doesn't need Louis to pay for any of it, but given that they're both graduates of the "drink to escape your feelings" school of thought, she is more than happy to let her bank account avoid the hit of all the drinking they'll do tonight. )
Hey. ( a wave as she sits down with him. ) What's on the menu?
[ In addition to the old ones they liked before. Louis always was a fan of the fruit-flavored drinks, and that certainly hasn't changed in the time that's passed since he was last here and...whatever happened. It was weird and disjointed in his memory still. ]
And some with a focus on things like herbs or other things they grow. I think it might be a "We have a green mage" flex. I saw something with cucumber in it.
[ Amused, he pulls open the door to step inside so they can grab a seat at the bar. ]
Glad you came, though. It's kind of depressing to drink alone.
[ As he settles into the barstool, he orders himself a drink with strawberry and mint. It's sweet, but he's always liked sweet drinks here. ]
It's my birthday in a few days, and this month has been extra weird.
[ He's not really very good at talking about himself or his experiences. It takes some real effort, but he can keep it pretty vague. He also doesn't really want to emotionally dump, either. He's a lot more in his feelings than he comes off. ]
So a few drinks to check out for a night sounds nice.
[ It sounds decidedly not-dramatic from him. ]
But not check out enough to not appreciate having company of someone I actually enjoy.
( extra weird is an understatement for most given months in Avalon, Kate thinks, but she doesn't push the issue. their friendship is, after all, founded on a mutual understanding of Talking About Shit Sucks. )
You should be flattered. There's not many people I enjoy.
[ True enough, at least. He's always been particular about the company he keeps. If only because he finds it hard to get along with so many. He lifts his glass towards hers. ]
( well, she's certainly going to keep that in mind. she's a Deer Favourite. what an honour. but first, a sip of her drink, and... )
... 's good.
( refreshing, the herbs and cucumber undercutting the sweetness of the mixer and the acidity of the alcohol. you could get drunk on that very easily. she really should come here more often. )
Busy month?
( when he says extra weird, she assumes that means he's had a lot of things going on, anyway. )
[ Understatement, he thinks. It's hard to explain, but he's going to try. Because he doesn't know if there's a good way to explain a sudden year or so's worth of memories making their way to you. And it being so vivid and real -- well, it was a lot. ]
I was out for a few days, and when I got up... I remembered I was at a place like this before I got here, too. Well, not exactly like this.
( that sounds familiar. not all of it, but the conking out for a few days thing. haven't people talked about that on the network? )
... You forgot another one of these worlds?
( even Kate has trouble keeping the undercurrent of alarm out of her tone there. that's not right or normal, is it? how can parts of someone's memory — something as, presumably, important as going through all this shit before — just disappear and reappear like that?
has that shit happened to all of them? even her, perhaps? )
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Date: 2022-03-27 04:36 pm (UTC)sure. sounds good.
( and hopefully they've fixed the tiny font problem since then. the squinting at the ingredients list was easily the worst part of that night. )
meet you there in an hour?
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Date: 2022-03-27 07:34 pm (UTC)[ Easier to keep drinking that way. But he will make a point of arriving there early because that's how he does things. Punctual, dressed simply but nice, a pouch with his money attached to his hip. Plenty for several drinks and some food. When you need to drink to stop having feelings, you drink a lot.]
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Date: 2022-03-27 07:59 pm (UTC)truth be told, she doesn't need Louis to pay for any of it, but given that they're both graduates of the "drink to escape your feelings" school of thought, she is more than happy to let her bank account avoid the hit of all the drinking they'll do tonight. )
Hey. ( a wave as she sits down with him. ) What's on the menu?
( anything good or new? )
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Date: 2022-03-27 08:43 pm (UTC)[ In addition to the old ones they liked before. Louis always was a fan of the fruit-flavored drinks, and that certainly hasn't changed in the time that's passed since he was last here and...whatever happened. It was weird and disjointed in his memory still. ]
And some with a focus on things like herbs or other things they grow. I think it might be a "We have a green mage" flex. I saw something with cucumber in it.
[ Amused, he pulls open the door to step inside so they can grab a seat at the bar. ]
Glad you came, though. It's kind of depressing to drink alone.
[ Especially drinking heavily. ]
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Date: 2022-04-01 10:21 pm (UTC)and the promise of herbs and cucumber... that's a pretty good one. she might just make that her first order. )
Long as they're good at it.
( make it, thank u, bartender-san. but colour her curious... )
Why you drinking?
( like, a random night out? fine. but when you say stuff like that, it sounds like he was intending to get drunk with or without her. )
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Date: 2022-04-07 03:59 am (UTC)It's my birthday in a few days, and this month has been extra weird.
[ He's not really very good at talking about himself or his experiences. It takes some real effort, but he can keep it pretty vague. He also doesn't really want to emotionally dump, either. He's a lot more in his feelings than he comes off. ]
So a few drinks to check out for a night sounds nice.
[ It sounds decidedly not-dramatic from him. ]
But not check out enough to not appreciate having company of someone I actually enjoy.
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Date: 2022-04-07 07:27 pm (UTC)I'm flattered.
( well, with their drinks here... )
Cheers.
( to tomorrow morning's hangover. )
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Date: 2022-04-12 07:21 am (UTC)[ True enough, at least. He's always been particular about the company he keeps. If only because he finds it hard to get along with so many. He lifts his glass towards hers. ]
Cheers to you, too.
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Date: 2022-04-16 10:32 pm (UTC)... 's good.
( refreshing, the herbs and cucumber undercutting the sweetness of the mixer and the acidity of the alcohol. you could get drunk on that very easily. she really should come here more often. )
Busy month?
( when he says extra weird, she assumes that means he's had a lot of things going on, anyway. )
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Date: 2022-04-25 05:05 am (UTC)[ Understatement, he thinks. It's hard to explain, but he's going to try. Because he doesn't know if there's a good way to explain a sudden year or so's worth of memories making their way to you. And it being so vivid and real -- well, it was a lot. ]
I was out for a few days, and when I got up... I remembered I was at a place like this before I got here, too. Well, not exactly like this.
This place is a little friendlier.
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Date: 2022-04-30 07:58 pm (UTC)... You forgot another one of these worlds?
( even Kate has trouble keeping the undercurrent of alarm out of her tone there. that's not right or normal, is it? how can parts of someone's memory — something as, presumably, important as going through all this shit before — just disappear and reappear like that?
has that shit happened to all of them? even her, perhaps? )