Bar Italia, March 10

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:00 pm

Janice was a bit nervous as she made her way into the Bar Italia, looking around to see if Andre was there yet.

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:05 pm

From a booth, Andre waved her over.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:09 pm

"Hey," she said as she made her way over.

"Right on time, huh?"

She took a seat opposite him in the booth.

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:26 pm

"Right on time," he nodded with a smile.

Good thing I wrote it down.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:29 pm

"Figured you didn't know London, so I'm glad the directions I gave were good."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:40 pm

"Very good. Found it right away."

I certainly didn't get lost... twice.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:41 pm

"Soho just has this atmosphere, I think."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:51 pm

"It does seem rather fashionable. I saw a couple of art galleries too."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:52 pm

"London's one of the oldest cities on Earth. There's really something for everyone here."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 5:59 pm

"You should write travel brochures," he teased.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:02 pm

"Oh, bah. I have to make some pitch in favor of 'How are you going to keep them down on the utopian island nation when they've seen the big city?'"

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:20 pm

He chuckled. "Not quite a utopia yet, unfortunately."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:21 pm

"Well, I've seen the brochures, you know?"

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:48 pm

"Everywhere is perfect in the brochure. But the dirty little secret is that Genosha," he said, leaning in conspiratorially, "... has it's problems and divisive political issues like any other nation. Not so different really."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:01 pm

"Yeah, I kind of guessed."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:14 pm

"But we came for coffee, not politics. So let's order."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:17 pm

"The sandwiches here are pretty good, too."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:35 pm

He waved over the barista so they could order. After she left, he turned back to Janice.

"Okay, new topic..." he thought aloud.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:37 pm

"Something wrong?"

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:52 pm

"Just wondering what to talk about is all... Ah, got one. Music. I'm partial to Simon & Garfunkel myself."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 7:53 pm

"Mott the Hoople."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:11 pm

"A good one. Who else?"

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:13 pm

"Well obviously from there it's only a short hop to Bowie and Iggy Pop."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:20 pm

"A fan of Glam Rock I see. What about Neo-Soul?"

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:23 pm

"I can enjoy some of it, but it can be a little too busy."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:26 pm

"That it can. Have to be in the right mood for it I guess."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:22 pm

"And I guess Glam's kind of a guilty pleasure for me."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:31 pm

"Well you can hardly go wrong with Bowie."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 12:32 pm

"This is true. If you don't like a Bowie album, he'll reinvent himself by the next one."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:01 pm

"And let's hope he was wrong about the Spiders from Mars."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:09 pm

"As in the band, or as in you have an irrational fear of interstellar arachnids?"

by **Andre Jacquard** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:45 pm

"Is it really that irrational? We were recently invaded by mechanical space crustaceans," he pointed out. "But I guess something has to eat the Moths from Venus."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 1:46 pm

"But we've seen Mars. Or a lot of it, at least."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:04 pm

"Maybe they're underground," he shrugged.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:31 pm

"There are enough freaky things out there already without glam-rock prophecies, if you ask me."

by **Andre Jacquard** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:36 pm

"Couldn't agree more," he nodded knowingly.

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:47 pm

"So what have you been up to?"

by **Andre Jacquard** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:52 pm

"Mostly just getting my apartment in shape."

by **Janice Gilbertson** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:53 pm

"You guys staying on campus or off?"

by **Andre Jacquard** » Wed Jun 30, 2010 2:56 pm

"Some are in the dorms, but I need the space."

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