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Tweak says, "LIAR!"

Carson Beckett (firstdonoharm) wrote in madisonvalley,
@ 2016-08-24 21:29:00

Entry tags:

!closed, !log, carson beckett (firstdonoharm), ~2016 august, ~25 points, ~~alex danvers (supersis)

Who: Carson Beckett and Alex Danvers
What: Science geeks unite
When: Wednesday night
Where: Starbucks
Warnings: None
Status: Closed/On-going

Carson was having one of those days where he'd been running since the moment he got up -- he'd been at the clinic at 8am and hadn't left it until after 8pm. It'd been a long, long day for him. Not a bad day by any means, but a very long one nonetheless. One of those days where it felt like you needed caffeine just to stay awake a few more hours because going to bed at 8:45 made you feel far older than you really were.

Which explained why he was standing in line, trying to decide which of the options on the board was the most caffeinated. Or which one he could get them to put the most espresso in. It was really too bad that one adorable bitchy vampire friend of Rodney's wasn't there anymore, he reflected absently. She'd have loaded his drink up far past anything that was probably legal. Sadly, he'd have to settle for something else.

At this time of night there wasn't much of a line, so he was able to place his order quickly enough; once he was standing off to the side he was standing there, just kind of people-watching. He was good at that, actually. Unfortunately not quite good enough, as idly watching a couple sitting off to one side meant he didn't notice one woman until she was right next to him. "Oh, hey," he said with a laugh as he stepped over so he wasn't all up in her personal space. "My apologies."

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supersis
2016-08-25 09:21 pm UTC (link)

Alex was pretty distracted herself. For some reason, she agreed to some blind date tomorrow that Kara set up. She just didn't do this kind of thing usually. She didn't even know who it was. Obviously. That was the point of these things, right?

She ended up standing off to the side, too. She was debating sitting at one of the tables or taking her coffee to go. Either way, she was distracted enough to not notice anyone nearby.

"Oh, no problem," she assured. "I didn't even spill anything, so no harm done."

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firstdonoharm
2016-08-25 09:49 pm UTC (link)

Carson couldn't help but smile. "Too bad, you missed out on a free drink," he joked. "If you'd spilled, I would have felt compelled to replace it."

Nobody ever claimed his conversation starters were the best, okay? He'd always been far better in the infirmary than socializing. It pretty much held true here with the clinic. It was part of why he spent so damn much time there.

But Wanda had gotten him out a little more, at least. It was a work in progress.

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	supersis 2016-08-25 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	Alex actually smiled at that. She needed something silly to think about, and that was pretty good. "Awww, damn. Next time, then." She wasn't at all serious. She really did not expect anyone to willingly pay for her spilled drinks. She nodded toward one of the tables. "I was going to sit. You can join me if you'd like." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

firstdonoharm
2016-08-25 11:40 pm UTC (link)

"I would," Carson said with a nod. "Give me a chance to take my drink and actually not drink it in less than five minutes -- I've gotten terrifyingly good at that." He smiled ruefully. "Between my previous job and working at the clinic now? Unfortunately, not always time to enjoy a decent cup."

That was when his name was called; he snagged his drink and turned to Alex, gesturing for her to lead the way.

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	supersis 2016-08-26 03:21 pm UTC (link)
	"So you're like me, right? A so called refugee?" Alex asked as she made her way toward a table. She'd seen him on the net a few times to figure that part of it out. She probably would not have asked a regular townsperson to join her. She was as wary of them as they were of her. (Reply to this) (Parent)