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Tweak says, "Oh My God... OMG"

Audrey Parker (lookslikelucy) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2019-12-27 10:15:00

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!log/thread, audrey parker, duke crocker

Who: Audrey Parker and Duke Crocker
When: Friday Dec 27
What: Duke finds out Audrey's here
Where: The Grey Gull (Duke's new present)
Rating: Low

Audrey Parker was no stranger to weirdness. Ever since she had gotten to Haven there had been a daily occurrence of weirdness in her life, even if it was just trying to have a normal conversation with Vince and Dave. Being sucked into a completely different dimension after going to bed knowing Duke's father wanted her dead. As much as she wanted to dismiss showing up as some sort of dream, she knew better than to think anything was impossible now. So Audrey listened to what the people at the Bureau had to say, thanked them for their time, and when she was handed her keys to her apartment above the Grey Gull, she almost laughed out loud. Of course the Grey Gull was here too.

She thanked the taxi driver for the lift, paying him before turning to the familiar sight in an unfamiliar place. She had always wanted to go to Texas. Or had she? The real Audrey Parker had, but the truth was she had no real idea what any of her life dreams were. The thought made her press her lips together in a thin line of frustration. Taking a breath, Audrey put that thought aside and headed up the outside stairs to her apartment.

The key worked - a part of her had been worried it wouldn't - and she stepped in to a familiar sight. "If I didn't know better, I'd like I was still in Haven." She decided the best thing to do at the moment was to do an inventory of what was still in her apartment and what wasn't.

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lookslikelucy
2020-01-04 01:30 am UTC (link)

She stared at him with a small smile like she knew he was leaving something out, but then she let it go with a slightly amused. "Okay." Audrey didn't really mind if he broke the law through smuggling as long as smuggling wasn't anything terrible like people and she didn't think Duke would do that unless it was smuggling people out of a bad situation.

"Well, I'll take you up on the offer sometime, then." She finished off her drink and tilted her head. "There's nothing wrong with me coming off as a cop, bu the way." Though she was still smiling. "I happen to think it suits me just well, thank you very much. Besides, if we're stuck here together, we need to compliment one another. You, the bad boy, me the fun police." Her smile widened to an almost-laugh.

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leaveatrail
2020-01-04 02:11 am UTC (link)

Duke was a strict 'no people' smuggler, so Audrey had nothing to worry about.

"I'm just telling you. Being a normal person once in a while makes you more relatable." He liked her either way, but he was loathe to admit it, so he absolutely refused. On principle. "The fun police? I hate to tell you this, but there's nothing fun about cops, Audrey. Not even the ones I like."

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lookslikelucy
2020-01-04 03:05 am UTC (link)

Audrey sent him a small challenging look of amusement. "Hey, police have flashing likes and loud sirens. Both of those can be fun." Unless those things were being used to pursue you, which probably Duke had more experience with than she did.

"Alright, fine. But it'd not exactly like I can see myself doing anything else. I mean, what should I do instead? Bartend?" She gestured to the alcohol. "Not that I actually know, but from what I do know, I've never mixed a drink outside of a college dorm before."

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leaveatrail
2020-01-04 03:43 am UTC (link)

"Maybe if you're in a club, yeah." He hadn't really been to a club in a while, though. He'd been to a few places in Mexico and he had a plan to go to New Orleans before with Audrey, but they'd never gotten there.

He arched an eyebrow. "Audrey hasn't. Who knows what the other yous have done." But he intended to handle the bartending in this instance. "Plus, you have me for all your drink mixing needs. So you'll be fine even if you are sadly inept." He didn't mention he had a feeling a version of her had done the bartending thing. That was after his time.

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lookslikelucy
2020-01-04 03:53 am UTC (link)

"I guess I have to be inept at something." She joked, looking at him and then suddenly sighing. Audrey ran a hand through hair. "I can't tell you how this -" she gestured between the two of them "- feels way better than it did when I came from. It honestly sucked. A lot." And it sometimes kept her up at night trying to figure out if Duke had truly chosen to do things she couldn't forgive. The fact Duke hadn't been able to say whether or not he would have stopped the Rev from killing that girl had cut deep, but this Duke - she didn't feel like he'd let it happen at all.

"I missed this."

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leaveatrail
2020-01-04 04:03 am UTC (link)

"Don't get too sentimental." He'd missed Audrey. He missed Nathan. He even missed Sasquatch. Hell, even Vince and Dave. It was something to have a shadow version of them around and not the real version. "Well, that's just cause I was still looking for answers." And she hadn't yet asked him to use his Trouble. That was a whole other thing.

"Now the Rev isn't the one lording information over me, which works out better for me anyway."

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lookslikelucy
2020-01-04 04:18 am UTC (link)

She still felt her chest seize a little when thinking of the Rev, though she'd do what she did again in a heartbeat. Could she had shot at his leg or his shoulder? Yes. But the Rev was going to continue to hurt people who were Troubled and she couldn't let him do that. He might have thought he was fighting monsters, but Audrey thought he was the monster instead.

Audrey pushed the empty glass a little toward Duke. "I should probably go up and keep doing inventory of what's there... then probably take a shower because I feel like I have no idea how long portal travel takes." She was admittedly a little fuzzy on how she ended up in the Bureau.

"Can't take up all of Duke Crocker's precious time." She grinned.

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	leaveatrail 2020-01-04 04:29 am UTC (link)
	Duke studied her for a moment before motioning to the door. "You know where to find me. I'll be here for a while, but I'll text you my address in case you need me later." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	lookslikelucy 2020-01-04 04:32 am UTC (link)
	"Thanks." She paused. Had there not been a counter between them, she might have given him a hug. She knew for him it had been longer than for her who had seen him recently. Instead, she settled on a nod as she stood up. "Promise not to be a stranger." She gave him a wink and then headed out toward her apartment. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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