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Tweak says, "Bartlet for President"

Sam Merlotte (turnsonadime) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-16 09:52:00

Current mood:

hopeful

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:mingle, aidan reilly, bonnie bennett, buffy summers, calliope-caliborn, damon salvatore, dawn summers, dirk strider, duo maxwell, elena gilbert, hei, helen magnus, helix wamtani, kitty pryde (evolution), lacus clyne, laura kinney, miranda lotto, nikola tesla, penelope garcia, rose, roxy lalonde, sam merlotte, sougo okita, spike, stefan salvatore, yuuki kuran, zatanna zatara, zelgadis greywars, zero kiryuu

Day 219 [video-->Action] Merlotte's Mingle - Open to All!
[What better way to kick off a mingle than to broadcast the invitation to the entire dome?]

Hey ya'll. I know it's kinda outta place t'say Welcome to Marina cause no one really wants t'be here, but it ain't all bad. In any case, I've got a bar an grill here in Sector 4 called Merlotte's, figure th' new arrivals may want to come on down and have a drink or two after a trip like that.

Anyone's welcome of course, we're open from mornin' to night. Come on in an' have a bite to eat or somethin' to ease your troubles.

((ooc: This is an open mingle. Feel free to thread everywhere with anyone. As always, before threadjacking make sure it's okay by the player but otherwise have fun! Sam is available to chat with either by Video or in person and his thread is right Here. There is a full menu of down-home diner/grill sort of foods, so hamburgers, french fries, salads, soups, breakfast items or whatever other comfort food you can think of and a few other things from other worlds. There is a full bar, wine, liquor, beer and even blood or synthetic blood. He also has a pool table and there's plenty of room in booths or tables to play cards or whatever else.))

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	matter 2013-05-16 05:07 pm UTC (link)
	[ that's a good question. elena's standing by a table at the moment, a beer in front of her. she takes a moment to think about her answer, obviously. ] It... wouldn't be that lame. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-05-16 05:13 pm UTC (link)
	[A soft chuckle, and instead of holding out the deck, she places it neatly on the bar before taking a seat right next to Elena] Don't tell me you're here by yourself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	matter 2013-05-16 05:17 pm UTC (link)
	[ elena smiles, lets out a soft laugh too. her brows furrow. ] Why, would that be lame? [ har, har. ] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-05-16 05:23 pm UTC (link)
	If it were, I'd be calling myself lame...and we can't be having that. [Though she's not alone for any particular reason other than that's just how she arrived. The smile is still there, and despite the fact that she looks somewhat out of place at a bar, she doesn't seem to particularly mind.] Just a little surprising, is all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	matter 2013-05-16 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	Well, it wouldn't be true. [ she has to agree they can't have that. anyhow, that's kind of how elena is alone at the moment too: she arrived that way. she knows caroline's coming or here; maybe bonnie too. for now elena slides up onto the stool next to zatanna. although the 'surprising' comment does makes her curious. ] Am I usually with people? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notbabymagic
2013-05-16 05:31 pm UTC (link)

At parties? Only unless your date for the evening is getting you a drink.

[Thinking back to the luau, how she'd run into Sam.]

[Of course, it was necessary to specify the party condition. Which, technically, this event qualified as. Had they been taking about going to the gym or a more intimate routine, that would be another story. And not so unheard of as sitting by yourself, devouring french fries like they were your only source of entertainment for the evening.]

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matter
2013-05-16 05:36 pm UTC (link)

[ hey, she wanted french fries.

but she understands what zatanna's getting at; her look lingers on the other girl. ] I'm here because Jessica's gone, and I wanted to see how Sookie and Sam were doing. [ which is the truth. she pulls in a breath and sighs it out. ] And maybe I thought a night out wouldn't hurt. [ after losing ric and jenna to the dimensional stabilizer herself. ]

So why are you here? [ she takes a sip of her drink. ]

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	notbabymagic 2013-05-16 05:41 pm UTC (link)
	[And there goes the smile. Shoot. She actually liked Jessica; one of the few vampires in this place she could not only stand, but actually liked talking to.] I'm sorry, Elena. I was wondering why I hadn't seen her around for a while. In hindsight, I should've guessed.... (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	matter 2013-05-16 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	[ she didn't know zatanna hadn't heard, or that she was close to jess. her face falls too, seeing the realization take hold. she smiles some, out of reassurance and comfort, and reaches across the table to place her hand of zatanna's. ] It's okay. You were friends with her too? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-05-16 06:02 pm UTC (link)
	[She tries to shrug it off with a weak smile] Yeah. Sort of. We talked sometimes. She was pretty cool for a vampire. [/partially joking. She had nothing against vampires in general. Only 90% of the ones she had ever met.] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	matter 2013-05-16 06:22 pm UTC (link)
	[ elena understand the joke and smiles a little bit at it, squeezes zatanna's hand gently before pulling away. ] Yeah, she was. [ she's quiet a moment, and then decides (an albeit transparent) topic change is in order. ] Hey, did you want to show me that card trick? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-05-16 06:25 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, sure. [Silently grateful for the change in topic, she picks up the deck once more and purposely shuffles it twice, before squaring the corners properly in one palm and holding it out for Elena, tucking the other hand behind her back.] Okay, cut the deck, and take a look at whichever card ends up on the bottom of your half. But don't show me. [Obviously] (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	matter 2013-05-16 06:31 pm UTC (link)
	[ she's glad for the topic change too, mostly because it seems zatanna is glad for it. elena cuts the deck with a smile on her face, takes a look (ace of spades) and puts it back. ] Okay. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

notbabymagic
2013-05-16 06:33 pm UTC (link)

[~~Why do people always end up with that card whenever she does this trick?~~]

[Without pulling the hand from behind her back free, she counts softly in her head before throwing the cards up into the air, allowing them to rain down on the two of them like a paper shower. In the midst of the unexpected storm, she snaps her fingers mid-air...and a card suddenly appears in-hand.]

[The Ace of Spades.]

This your card?

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	matter 2013-05-16 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	[ ~~it's probably just the first one muns think of whoops~~ elena wasn't expecting that. color her impressed. ] Nice. So how'd you do it? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	notbabymagic 2013-05-16 06:52 pm UTC (link)
	[She grins triumphantly, curling the card into a ball in her hand. When she opened her palm again, the card was gone. A repeat of the motion, and it returned between her fingers once more.] That would be telling. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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