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Tweak says, "Bingo!"

cowarrington (cowarrington) wrote in strugglewithin,
@ 2008-12-27 00:05:00

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caleb warrington, janelle dorny, september 1997

RP: Celebratory drinks

Date: 26 September 1997
Characters: Janelle Dorny, Caleb Warington
Location: TBD
Status: Semi-public -- if you're out and about feel free to ping and drop in
Summary: Caleb takes Janelle out to celebrate her new job
Completion: Complete

Caleb tapped on Janelle's door. He was surprised at himself for going out on two separate nights in the same week, but he had promised Janelle drinks. And he did intend to build a private life.

Yep. This was what he needed to keep from going mad chasing after the most incompetent criminals in Britian.

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false_dorny
2008-12-27 12:20 am UTC (link)

It had been a good couple of days on the job and Janelle was looking forward to a night out with Caleb. She wondered if she could persuade him to go dancing, after all the girl did love to dance. Janelle had not gone dancing in what felt like forever, but if it could only be drinks then drinks it would be. She was just putting on some lipgloss when she heard a tap upon her door to the small but comfortable flat.

"Coming!" she called out as she smoothed out her dress and made sure her hair was not out of place. She flicked it over her shoulder as she took one last look in the mirror near her door. Opening the door she smiled, "Hello Caleb, I will just be one second must grab a sweater and put on my shoes."

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cowarrington
2008-12-27 12:27 am UTC (link)

Caleb heard her coming before she got to the door. Once she had flung it open, gave her a smile and an appreciative look. Janelle was a lovely woman. He shook his head. All the women he knew were lovely it seemed.

He followed her into the flat and stood just inside the door while she rushed around finishing getting ready. "Take your time. The alcohol will still be there." He put his hands in his pockets and rocked on his heels. "Do you have a preference for where you want to go? As long as there's firewhiskey, I'm not picky."

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	false_dorny 2008-12-27 12:34 am UTC (link)
	Janelle grabbed her sweater and pulled it around her small frame picking up her bag and slipping her feet into a pair of heels. "Well I would love to go dancing but I really don't mind where we go." Janelle smiled at Caleb as she stood in front of him. "Where do you think would be best?" Janelle was generally just excited to go out and celebrate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 12:40 am UTC (link)
	Dancing? Why did girls all want to go dancing? First it was Verity and now Janelle. Caleb carefully didn't sigh even though he wanted to. "Charybdis?" he offered as that was the only place he knew of that had dancing. At least he knew that the firewhiskey was good there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 12:46 am UTC (link)
	"Sounds good to me," Janelle grinned big as she took his hand leading him outside of her flat. Janelle closed the door behind her. "Thank you for going out with me tonight I definitely need it." Not that work had been hard but she really wanted to celebrate it. She was very glad that she had her job and that was why she wanted to go and celebrate. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 12:00 pm UTC (link)
	"No need to thank me, Janelle," he said as she tugged him along, "it's my pleasure." He was pleased for her and she seemed happy enough about her job at the Prophet. "How are you getting along with the news hounds? Do you have them wrapped around your little finger yet?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

false_dorny
2008-12-27 01:44 pm UTC (link)

"Oh no, not yet, but soon." Janelle said with a wicked smile. "Don't worry I will though, because how could I not?" She asked with an amused tone. Janelle had a smile that just couldn't seem to be shaken from her lips as she tugged him along.

"So how was work Caleb?" She asked looking over at him. She felt really antsy and like she had a lot of energy to burn on the dance floor.

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	cowarrington 2008-12-27 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Busy. I think they're shifting extra duties onto the Hit Wizards from other deparments." He shrugged; it was annoying but everyone had to do their part in this new ministry. "But at least my training period is nearly up." He eyed her. How much coffee had she had today? She was practically vibrating. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 06:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Well that is unfair, but I suppose there is little you can do about it." Janelle shrugged her shoulders, she really didn't know the inner workings of the Ministry worked but if it was like any other job the lowest always got the brunt of it. "Well we shall have to celebrate when your training period is done." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	He nodded. "That would be good. It'll have be after I recover from the official celebration of my graduation. After the old hands are done with me, I don't know if I'll be fit company for anyone." Once they were outside, he wrapped an arm around her waist and Apparated them to just outside the club. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

false_dorny
2008-12-27 07:05 pm UTC (link)

"Well as long as we get to celebrate at least a little," she grinned at him as they went outside and she realized just how cool it was in the evening of late September. She felt his arm around her and she leaned into him, and with that they were gone.

"Warn a girl next time," she laughed jokingly, as she smiled up at him before looking around the outside of the club. Janelle was truly itching to get a drink or two down her and get onto that dance floor.

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cowarrington
2008-12-27 07:12 pm UTC (link)

"What's the fun in that?" Caleb grinned at her and led her through the doors. He looked around. There was little difference to the music or the clientele, which made sense has it had only been a few days since he was in here.

"Drinks first? Or dancing?" There was only the barest wince when he said that dreaded word. However well his last dance had gone, Verity had certainly not cured him of his dislike of the activity.

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false_dorny
2008-12-27 07:17 pm UTC (link)

"Well just don't do it to an old gal you might give her a heart attack," she nudged him but was easily lead through the door hearing the music which definitely just made her want to dance. Caleb was going to be dragged to the dance floor soon enough.

"Drinks first I think," she said with a grin feeling the need to get a little liquored up before she went out on the dance floor.

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	cowarrington 2008-12-27 07:29 pm UTC (link)
	Drinks were good. He could do drinks without potential embarrassment. Once at the bar, he ordered a pint and then looked to Janelle. "What do you want?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	What did she want to drink, "You know I think I will have the same," she decided it would be a nice change from the wine she had been drinking. "Then we are going to go dancing," Janelle said with a sly grin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 07:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Can't we just drink?" he asked mournfully, knowing full well that yet again he would lose this argument. Once they had their pints in hand, he led the way to an empty table. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 07:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Nope, I have wanted to go dancing for weeks," she was quite serious about this statement. She followed behind him to the table sitting down taking a drink from her pint. "Come on I will be fun to dance with I promise." She just hoped she didn't get to drunk in the process. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	"If you say so." He took a deep pull from his pint. If he was going to actually spend an evening dancing, he was going to need liquid fortification. Somehow he doubted this evening would end up like that last one. "Have you seen any of the others? Other than you and Verity, I've not seen any of our yearmates." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 08:01 pm UTC (link)
	"I do say so," she took another drink from her pint. "You now I actually haven't seen many of them. I ran into Adrian Pucey but that is about it, I haven't even seen Verity," it was admittedly a little sad that she had not seen many of the people from school. "I ran into Melinda Bobbin and Roger Davies, of course I did go to her party so I saw a few faces there." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 08:11 pm UTC (link)
	"There was a party?" He was the last to learn anything. "Wait, you went a party thrown by Melly Bobbin? In Merlin's name why?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 08:17 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes there was a good one too," Janelle thought back fondly on the memories. "I spent the evening drinking wine and eventually with lips locked to Roger Davies," Janelle laughed a little at the thought and she had not even seen him since, not that she cared. "I went because I was bored, there is a serious amount of things lacking on the entertainment front." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	He raised an eyebrow at that. "Davies? Doesn't he play pro-quidditch now?" He shook his head. "Oh how the mighty have fallen if you've stooped to raiding Ravenclaw parties to steal their men," he teased. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	"Yes he does play pro-quidditch, and if he hadn't then my lips would have never met his," Janelle smirked before taking a sip of her drink. "I can find me a fella without having to go to a Ravenclaw party, it was just fun watching one get annoyed at the stealing." Janelle shrugged her shoulders. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 08:55 pm UTC (link)
	He pointed a finger at her. "You are an evil woman, Janelle, tormenting those 'claw girls like that." He grinned. "They must get upset at the way you crook your finger and the boys come running." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	"I know, but it is fun," Janelle always enjoyed a good tormenting with her womanly ways. "Well you don't come running," she raised and eyebrow at him as she drank back some pint. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	"I have special immunity developed from many years of being exposed to Slytherin girls with crooking fingers." He gave her his best pious look. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	"Well you might be the only one," she ran her fingers through her hair as she leaned back in the seat. "But I suppose it gives those girls a bit of a challenge now doesn't it." She took one rather large gulp of her drink and put it down. "We need to go dancing now, what do you say?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 09:23 pm UTC (link)
	He made a show of rolling his eyes as he drank the end of his pint. Standing he offered her his hand. "Just remember this is your idea. And be sure to tell the healers at St. Mungo that, too." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Oh you cannot be as bad as all that," Janelle rolled her eyes as she rose to her feet and took his hand. She would drag him out to the dance floor if she had to. Once on the dance floor she started to move to the music definitely enjoying the chance to shake her hips. This was definitely what she needed, "See it isn't all bad." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	"I suppose." He moved in a way that might generously be called dancing, his eyes on hers. He had to admit she looked happy to be doing this. And she did it well. While he lack rhythm, he could appreciate hers as could several other sets of eyes he could see watching her hips swivel. "If nothing else, I can beat off your admirers if necessary." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Well you could beat them off or you could just make them stay way by dancing with me," she chuckled as she turned to look at him and shook her head. "Move your hips," she suggested placing her hands and his hips and moving them for him a bit. "You just need a sense of rhythm or someone to take the lead." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 10:01 pm UTC (link)
	Why did he always let women push him around like this? Judging by the envious looks he was garnering, he should be able to figure it out. "That's me. The born follower." Caleb forced himself to relax and follow her as she danced. It wasn't nearly as easy as it had been with Verity, but still he managed something like a decent showing. He thought, at least. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	"Caleb you just need to relax, but then I am sure you know that." She moved closer to him and draped her arms over his shoulders. She looked at a few people watching them and had to admit she was rather amused. "You know they are looking at you with envy, I suppose it should be flattering." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	"I'd rather just have them look at you." He settled his hands on her hips and faux-glowered at the amused expression on her face. "I am glad you find me entertaining, Miss Dorny." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	false_dorny 2008-12-27 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Well I am sure they are looking at me and at you with envy," Janelle moved a bit closer to him and her eyes locked on his for a second. "Aww I do find your entertaining but not in a bad way." She moved her hips a bit slower as she looked at him. "Thanks for dancing with me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cowarrington 2008-12-27 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	"You're welcome, Janelle." He didn't quite know what else to say, so simply let the music fill the silence between them. (Reply to this) (Parent)