#29 - [Action Post - blind date. Backdated RIDICULOUSLY to Friday night]

[totallyinaband]

[Stephen sits at the bar, nursing a beer. He's supposed to be meeting someone tonight, but he has no idea who. All he knows is that was a good excuse as any to go get a drink]

[ooc: I think we may win for latest Blind Date post! /is a derp. Stephen is waiting for his date with coyote_walking]

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[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercy had gotten a message saying she needed to stop by the bar to see someone - Hanna, she assumed, since the note had been from him. Still when she got there, Hanna wasn't but this other guy was there.

"Um... hello?"

[totallyinaband]

Hi?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

I was... supposed to meet someone here?

[totallyinaband]

So was I.


...



This isn't some sort of creepy blind-date thing, is it?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Oh geez...

I'd hope Mara had learned to leave well enough alone, but maybe Hanna...

[She rubbed at her face.]

Might just be. If so, I'm really sorry.

[totallyinaband]

Hanna. Jesus, you open up to that guy once...

Uh, yeah. I'm Stephen. I don't think we've met before.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Mercedes Thompson. Mercy. It's nice to meet you.

Even if this is a ridiculous way to meet - no offense intended.

[totallyinaband]

None taken. Seriously.

You want a drink?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

I don't actually drink. Alcohol, that is. At least not usually.

A coke would be good though.

[totallyinaband]

[Stephen gestures for the bartender.]

so how long have you been in The City?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

[She slides onto the barstool next to him, shaking her head.]

Just over two years now. You?

[totallyinaband]

Two years? Jesus.

Uh, five months, I guess? I just got back from being home for a while.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

[She takes a sip from her coke.]

Still waiting to go home even for a short visit.

[totallyinaband]

Two years without going home? That must suck, man.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

You have no idea.

I'm so homesick right now, it's ridiculous.

[totallyinaband]

Do you have anyone from home here in the City?

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

No. My friend Kyle was here when I arrived, but he went home, wow... maybe a year ago or more.

You?

[totallyinaband]

I have two friends from home here. They both showed up after me.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Lucky.

Part of me hopes someone from home will show up and the other part thinks I'm terrible for even prtially hoping someone else would get stuck here like me.

[totallyinaband]

I don't think it's terrible. There are a lot of people I'd kill to see from back home.

[coyote-walking.livejournal.com]

Then you know how I feel. [She smiled at him.]