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i_didntdoit (i_didntdoit) wrote in we_coexist,
@ 2011-07-20 19:34:00

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logan echolls, lorne, veronica mars

My boss is a demon? (Lorne)
Yet another night at Caritas was winding down. Logan still hadn't quite gotten used to the elaborate make-up and prosthetics worn by about half the clientele, and by his boss. He really wasn't sure what to make of the posted rules referring to vampires with souls and trans-dimensional ejection for not tipping, except to conclude that Lorne had a strange sense of humor.

For that matter, Lorne himself was a little strange. Nice and a lot of fun to work with, but not exactly like anyone Logan had ever met.

He absentmindedly wiped down the counter with a bar rag as he waited for the last of the patrons to finish their songs and drinks and shuffle out. He did his best not to wince at the particularly bad rendition of 'I Will Survive' currently being... well, performed was too kind a word for what it was really.

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i_didntdoit
2011-07-28 10:19 pm UTC (link)

Logan frowned, still trying to process everything that had been revealed to him recently.

"I... think I need to sit down," he repeated, before realizing that he was already sitting.

"Or tequila. Lots of tequila. That might help," he said. "So, to recap, there are demons and vampires, but not all of them are bad? And a pretty girl named Buffy is responsible for slaying them?"

Nope. Didn't sound any less ridiculous when he summed it up like that.

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i_host
2011-07-29 03:53 am UTC (link)

Lorne got a glass of water, first, and set it in front of Logan. No one wanted a hangover, even though the kid was likely going to get one. He double checked the number under the bar. Veronica, that was her name. Okay. Then he got the Patron from the shelf behind him.

"That's the general gist, yeah. It's a little more complicated than that but you, uh, you look a little frazzled by just that. So let's wait on that stuff. It's all similar, anyway."

He took another drink of his own Sea Breeze.

"D'ya have anything you need to ask? Do I need to start puttin' the Buffy Signal out at night? I'm guessing you don't remember much about the..." Lorne gestured to Logan's neck.

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i_didntdoit
2011-07-29 04:34 am UTC (link)

Logan accepted the water and took a healthy drink of that as well.

"I-I think that I've probably asked enough questions for tonight," Logan mumbled.

He reached out a hand for the bottle, not really wanting to bother with the formality of a shot glass at the moment. Lorne already knew he could take any alcohol that Logan drank out of his paycheck. And he definitely planned to make a very large dent in the bottle.

"The only thing I remember about that night was going to the bar. I don't remember how I got home. Just that the next thing I knew, I was waking up covered in my own blood, with what looked like some sort of wild animal bite on my neck."

He tried not to retch at the memory.

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	i_host 2011-07-29 06:04 pm UTC (link)
	Lorne was going to have to keep the water coming, he could see. And maybe grab him one of the plates of fries in the back. "The bar?" Lorne was interested, now. For a few reasons. Competition, for one. Was this that vampire place he'd seen advertisements for? He sort of hoped not. Biting the patrons was not a good business strategy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_didntdoit 2011-07-29 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	Logan waved his hand dismissively. "Just some dive bar right off campus. At least, it was off campus when I went to it. I'm pretty sure it had moved by the time I tried to go home." He took another swig from the bottle. "Have I mentioned how much I hate this City sometimes?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

i_host
2011-08-02 12:04 am UTC (link)

The demon disappeared and came back with a plate full of fries and onion rings, which he set down in front of Logan.

"Get something in your stomach if you wanna keep drinking, okay? I don't mind if you want to have tee many martoonis, but your insides will thank you later if you nosh a little."

Dive bar? There were a lot of those in this place. Lorne frowned. He'd have to put feelers out about this one.

"Do me a favor, will ya. Hum something."

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i_didntdoit
2011-08-02 01:55 am UTC (link)

By now, Logan was almost used to Lorne's strange musical requests. He'd certainly seen the demon ask enough people to sing or hum.

All the same, the request caught him off guard. He took a moment, trying to think of something to hum.

Finally, he hummed a few bars of the first song that popped into his head-the Indiana Jones theme song. It was slightly off-beat in his now happily tipsy state, but he was sure it would do the trick for Lorne all the same.

He found that he was starting to be a bit more okay with the whole idea of demons being real. The tequila was certainly helping with that.

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i_host
2011-08-03 02:30 am UTC (link)

Lorne grinned. He had it on good authority from a guy who came in all the time that Dr. Henry Jones Jr. used to teach at the college, but no one had seen him in a while.

"You don't hate the City," he said, raising both eyebrows. "You hate what it's doing. The City gave you a better shake than where you were, that's for sure."

He didn't see anything in what Logan had hummed to let him know that being back at this bar was in the kid's future. He saw a whole lot of Veronica, though.

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i_didntdoit
2011-08-03 03:14 am UTC (link)

Logan frowned at Lorne's assertion that the City had given him a better 'shake' than Neptune, but then he realized that at least here, his dad and Lily's death, and his Mom's death, weren't famous. And he'd gotten a second-or make that fourth (was that right?) chance with Veronica.

"Maybe it's not all bad," he agreed, a small goofy smile spreading across his face. "I mean, besides the evil things wanting to attack and starting out broke. there is Veronica. I love her."

His words were slurred and the tequila had definitely started to kick in. Logan rested his head on his hand.

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	i_host 2011-08-05 04:16 am UTC (link)
	"You don't say. I couldn't tell," the demon teased. Lorne hadn't heard Veronica sing, so he couldn't say for sure if she was as over the mooon for Logan as he was for her. He hoped so, for the kid's sake. Everyone deserved a little bit of happy. He'd have to call her soon. Logan looked about ready to fall off his barstool. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

i_didntdoit
2011-08-05 04:21 am UTC (link)

Logan smiled contentedly.

"Yeah, well you don't have a love that survives ruined lives, bloodshed, and all that without it being epic," he said.

His smile faded and he frowned then.

"Though I didn't think epic would have to cover ending up in some strange afterlife or bizarre alternate dimension together. I wonder if Veronica knows about the vampires and demons."

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	i_host 2011-08-05 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	Lorne shrugged. "If she's as smart a cookie as you say she is, I bet she's figurin' it out." Lorne ate one of the fries he'd set in front of Logan. He took out his City-provided phone and sent Veronica a text message: Hi there sugar. :) Logan's a bit in the bag, do you think you can pick him up, or do I need to call him a taxi? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

i_didntdoit
2011-08-06 01:54 am UTC (link)

"Oh she is," Logan assured Lorne. "You wouldn't believe how many times she's been almost killed just for digging up things that people would rather stay hidden."

He frowned then. That urge to protect Veronica was always there, and had always caused a wedge with them. He never truly expected her to stop investigating things, but he would have preferred if it was something a little less volatile than murder. But Veronica was Veronica, after all.

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	i_host 2011-08-08 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	Lorne smiled. He thought of Angel and all the trouble he often got in. "Oh, I might believe it," he said. He frowned when Logan frowned. "No frowny face! How can you be sad when you have all the liquor?" Lorne's phone vibrated. Veronica answered his text: I can be there in about 15. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_didntdoit 2011-08-08 07:28 pm UTC (link)
	Logan chuckled and raised his glass to Lorne. "Lorne, I like your style." He gestured to Lorne's-as per usual-vividly colored outfit. "Well, maybe I wouldn't wear your clothing, but I still like your style." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

i_host
2011-08-09 06:47 pm UTC (link)

Lorne grinned. "Well, thank you! I'll drink to that."

He took a sip of his most recent Sea Breeze and waved his hand, waving off Logan's second comment.

"Most people wouldn't. It takes work to be this amazing. Now, your lady friend is coming to pick you up, so I need to ask-- you don't feel like you're going to lose your tequilas in her car or anything, do you?"

His phone buzzed. Veronica was outside with the car.

"Ah! That'd be her now. Let's get you to your chariot, sir."

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i_didntdoit
2011-08-09 07:03 pm UTC (link)

Logan laughed and finished off the rest of his drink.

"I did go to Neptune High. Drinking is kind of an unofficial sport there. So, no losing my tequilas. Scout's honor."

He set the glass down and got to his feet, then looked at Lorne.

"Let's go."

He wasn't quite sure how Veronica was going to react to Lorne, or if she'd believe him when he told her that the green wasn't make-up. But he needed at least someone to talk to about all of this. Make that, someone who didn't take it for granted that demons and vampires were real.

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i_chase
2011-08-10 08:58 pm UTC (link)

Veronica was waiting outside. The car in question wasn't hers, but a taxi she'd called. It idled in the alley next to Caritas.

She was mildly annoyed that she'd had to come out here, but only mildly. Logan's boss seemed like a good guy, after all. If the boys needed a little drinkin' time to blow off steam, she could get behind that. This place wasn't exactly stress-free.

When she saw Logan come out the door, he was clearly drunk and walking next to/falling down next to the guy she guessed must be Lorne.

Lorne was green. Lorne was green and had horns.

Hokay.

"Hi," she said brightly.

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i_didntdoit
2011-08-10 10:20 pm UTC (link)

"Hi," Logan said, putting his arm around Veronica and leaning over to give her a small kiss on the forehead. He grimaced slightly, knowing that he was probably a drunken ass at the moment. "Sorry."

He gestured vaguely in Lorne's direction.

"Veronica, this is Lorne. Lorne, Veronica."

He knew there was no way Veronica would miss the green skin. At least maybe she'd believe him when he told her it wasn't make-up.

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	i_chase 2011-08-10 10:52 pm UTC (link)
	Veronica half smiled, half glared at Logan. When Lorne waved, Veronica smiled. "Hi. It's nice to green you." She sighed. "Meet. Meet you. Oh my God." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_didntdoit 2011-08-10 11:24 pm UTC (link)
	Logan was torn between laughter and worrying that Lorne would be offended. Instead, he went with shooting Lorne what he hoped to be an apologetic look and tugging Veronica toward the cab. "Thanks Lorne. I'll see you tomorrow night, okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_host 2011-08-11 02:13 am UTC (link)
	"You're right. It IS nice to green me!" Lorne responded. He waved both at Veronica and his drunken employee as he headed back toward the doorway to Caritas. "See you crazy kids later!" The door was shut. The night was over. And Lorne spent the rest of it giggling to himself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	i_didntdoit 2011-08-11 02:27 am UTC (link)
	Once the door was closed, Logan looked over at Veronica. "That's my boss. Would you believe that's not make-up?" He was glad that she was here now. Veronica would make sense of it. Or at least, she would share with him in the what-the-fuckery of it all. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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