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Tweak says, "did you get my fax?"

Leanne MacFusty (ex_flitterbl615) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-09-24 19:22:00

Who: Leanne and Roger
When: Tonight, around 7pm
Where: Roger's house
What: Surprise Food Delivery

Leanne made mac and cheese from scratch, and put little cut pieces of hot dogs in it. It looked delicious, actually, which surprised her immensely. She wasn't really used to succeeding in her cooking. But this was for an adorable little boy--and apparently was his favorite. She packed the meal up; the mac and cheese dish, a tossed salad, some apple juice, store-bought cookies and a bottle of wine, and headed out the door.

Leanne found Roger's home address in his case file. It was completely against protocol for her to snatch it, but she was cleared for that kind of information. It wasn't like she was stalking him, or anything.

She walked up to his front door and knocked, hoping she wasn't too late for Brighton's bedtime.

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	learnedinthelaw 2009-09-29 11:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, but the hard part is convincing them to see through my charm." He took the bottle when she was done and poured just half a glass for himself. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_flitterbl615 2009-09-29 11:46 pm UTC (link)
	Leanne slipped into a chair to sip at her wine. "Convincing who?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-09-29 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	"The Wizengamot. They're the ones who get to decide." He reminded himself to sip wine, not gulp it. Roger so rarely drank socially. When he did, it was things like whiskey with men. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_flitterbl615 2009-09-30 12:30 am UTC (link)
	"Oh. So they have to look past your charms? To see the truth, of course." She said, sipping again from her glass then setting it down. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-09-30 12:32 am UTC (link)
	"Or maybe my charms help them focus on the truth," he smirked. "You decide. Would this face lie to you?" He made a sad pouty face. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_flitterbl615 2009-09-30 02:15 am UTC (link)
	Leanne raised both eyebrows at the puppy dog face. "I don't know. That face does belong to a lawyer." She said, breaking into her own grin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-09-30 02:31 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah, but despite the unfortunate occupation, it's still a rather pleasant face." If you tooted your own horn with the right amount of playfulness in your voice, it wasn't arrogance, it was jest. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_flitterbl615 2009-09-30 03:08 am UTC (link)
	Suuuure it wasn't. Leanne gave a laugh. "Are you always so full of yourself?" If you said the words with enough of a laugh in your voice and a smile on your face, it wasn't an insult, it was a joke. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-09-30 03:14 am UTC (link)
	"Not full of, sure of." Roger finished off his half glass of wine and found himself pouring more without thinking about it. "Oh come on, we're allowed to be aware of our assets." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_flitterbl615 2009-09-30 03:22 am UTC (link)
	"And those of us who aren't?" Leanne asked, sliding her glass to him for a refill. If they weren't careful, they'd drink the whole bottle. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-09-30 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"Well, you need good friends to point them out. Like you," he took a swig of wine before going on. "You've got the most fantastic eyes I've ever seen. They weren't satisfied being just one colour. Had to achieve two! Ambitious, those eyes of yours." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_flitterbl615 2009-09-30 03:34 am UTC (link)
	Leanne blushed a bit. "Thanks. You know, when I was a little girl, I used to hate my eyes. I had two cousins; Terence and Tyson, who were terrible to me about my eyes. They said since they were only half one color and half the other, that meant I was a half-wit." Was she babbling? The compliment made her feel a little shy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-09-30 03:41 am UTC (link)
	"Or twice as smart." Roger touched his own nose. "See, they're just jealous because they're boys, and we're inherently stupid." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_flitterbl615 2009-09-30 03:50 am UTC (link)
	"See, that's what I shoulda said." Leanne said, giving him a grin. "But they were a lot bigger than me, and able to hold me down and tickle me until I wet myself." Her cheeks flushed. Probably shouldn't have said that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-09-30 03:52 am UTC (link)
	Roger laughed. "I'm sorry. I'm sure that was scarring but--" he held his side, "You have to see that's a little bit funny." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_flitterbl615 2009-09-30 04:11 am UTC (link)
	Leanne was bright red, but she was grinning. "I know, I know. It's funny now." She gave a soft chuckle. "I got 'em back, though. One summer when we were camping on the Isle of Skye, I licked all the powdered sugar off of their donuts and replaced it with corn starch after Auntie Sydney finished making them." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-09-30 04:17 am UTC (link)
	He laughed harder, trying to be quiet so he wouldn't wake Brighton. "That's brilliant. I never would've even thought to do that." He put his hand on her shoulder as if holding onto her might stabilize him, but he couldn't stop laughing. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_flitterbl615
2009-09-30 04:26 am UTC (link)

Leanne gave a laugh, remembering the looks on their faces. "Terence was half-way through his before he realized how awful it tasted! It was priceless. Boy, did that start a prank war." She was grinning softly. Thinking about her family always made her feel better. Not that she was feeling bad. She felt great, actually. The wine must've been making her warm and happy.

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learnedinthelaw
2009-09-30 12:45 pm UTC (link)

"I can't say I ever had any close cousins like that. Nobody near my age." Roger had turned out remarkably social for being very much an only child and grandchild for most of his life. He had an Aunt who had a daughter now, but she was far younger than his mother, but not young enough to be considered Roger's generation and her daughter was too young to be Roger's peer too.

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	ex_flitterbl615 2009-09-30 09:19 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh, I was dead in the middle. Mostly. I have so many cousins and aunts and uncles that I can nearly lose count." She gave a little shrug, then lifted her wine glass for a sip. "Does Brighton have cousins, aunts and uncles?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-01 01:21 am UTC (link)
	"o, not really. Julie and I were only children. He's got his grandmums. That's it." Brighton mostly hung out with Lisa and Roger, so he was a bit wise and sassy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ex_flitterbl615 2009-10-01 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"Does he go to many playgroups?" Leanne asked, curiously. She imagined that if/when she had a child, she'd take him/her on all kinds of playdates. "Or is he in school already?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-01 02:11 am UTC (link)
	"His grandmum takes him to one. She watches him while I'm working." Julie's mom. She was determined to stay in Brighton's life, which Roger was grateful for. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ex_flitterbl615
2009-10-01 02:23 am UTC (link)

"That's really wonderful." Leanne said, grinning softly. The conversation felt like it was getting a bit personal and a bit serious for Roger, and Leanne didn't want to make him feel uncomfortable. She started babbling. "I'm pretty close with my grandmothers, too. Grandma MacFusty has twelve dogs. TWELVE. Can you believe it? I made the mistake of dogsitting for her once. I have no idea how she does it. She feeds them three times each day, and grooms six every other day. She's retired, though. It's all she does."

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	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-01 02:24 am UTC (link)
	"Twelve dogs? I've heard of crazy cat ladies..." Roger scratched the tip of his nose. "But never crazy dog ladies." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)