Charlene Pearl (fiercetide) wrote in light_of_may, @ 2009-11-19 21:33:00 |
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Entry tags: | 2009-06-22, charlene |
You Would Not Believe Your Eyes
Who: Charlene and Dex
When: Late afternoon/early evening
Where: The Mudhouse
Her sister's arrival had set Charlene on such edge that she had overlooked her customary habits of dress and pulled on a sweater and a pair of leather pants she had for one reason and one reason only - going out in the rain -, not minding the fact that she had also needed to pull out an umbrella that looked like it was older than her to keep most of her body dry. It made walking a little more difficult, having that distinct separation between her legs but she was hardly aware at all of any strange looks she might have drawn for how she moved. She was used to getting looked at like she was something different - because I am, she felt amused at her own thought, shaking her head as she walked the streets of Scarlet Oak. This day would've been so much easier if I just stayed in the river.
Glancing around to see where she was, she found that the nearest building that actually looked appealing was something called 'The Mudhouse'. Peering through the window she saw that it was a coffeehouse and her eyes lit up. Maybe it would be nice to stop there, not to mention getting in out of the rain before she forced herself to return to the river and her sister. As inferior as humans must be, they still seemed to have good ideas occasionally.
Ducking inside, Charlene shook out her umbrella before closing it, drying her hands on a napkin when she reached the counter. In response to the person behind the counter's questioning she picked the pen off of the register and scribbled on a different napkin 'Cappuccino'. The mermaid had never had that before, but she had heard several people order it the last time she was in a coffeehouse so it had to be good, right? She dug some crumpled bills out of her bag to pay and accepted the steaming mug, turning to survey the room for a likely place to sit while she drank.