Rose and Crown: First Pint

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:01 am

Claire takes a seat at the bar and orders a beer, tapping on the bar while she waits.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:03 am

"Now now... Good girls know to be patient," Victoria teased as she slid onto the bar stool next to Claire.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:11 am

Claire froze a bit, feeling nice and awkward around Victoria as usual.

"Patient, my ass," Claire says, "I've been working all day and a cold beer sounds absolutely lovely."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:13 am

"And felt like drinking alone, apparently. Couldn't even be bothered to call me," Victoria fake-pouted, nodding to the bartender and telling him to get her her usual.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:15 am

"You know I don't have a cell phone," Claire says, "They tend to get...melted."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:11 am

"I could keep this up for a while, but honestly I don't feel the inclination," Victoria said with a smile. "So how've you been, darling?"

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:13 am

"Oh, wonderful," Claire says, "Smothered in parental affections and paranoia. With the MRA getting passed, I had to spend days talking them into letting me leave."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:16 am

"Mmm... This would be the place where I say 'I know what you mean,' but that would require me to know what you mean. I can't say 'smothered with affection and overprotectiveness' is on my list of experiences," Victoria said appologetically.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:18 am

"Trust me, it's overrated," Claire says.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:21 am

"So hugging you and sobbing and begging you not to go again is a one way ticket to getting retaliatory burns?" Victoria teased.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:38 am

"Or at the very least a good smack," Claire says.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:43 am

"Rewarding me doesn't get me to stop," Victoria joked, taking her beer from the bartender.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:44 am

"You're incorrigible," Claire says, sipping her beer.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:48 am

"See, it's a good thing I know better, because that almost sounded like a complaint," Victoria mused. Her smirk faded a bit into a more genuine smile. "I'm glad you're back."

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:54 am

Claire sighs, smiling a bit, "I'm glad to see you too."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:50 pm

Victoria smiled. "But I knew how irritated you'd be at the thought of me sulking about how I had no more friends, so I was sure you'd be back," she teased.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:54 pm

"Oh, please," Claire says, "You'll sulk plenty even with me here."

"You're such a drama queen."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:55 pm

"Drama empress. The drama comes, and I subdue it and subjugate it and make it my bitch."

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 2:58 pm

"Leave it to you to dominate even abstract concepts," Claire teases.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:03 pm

"I'm a kind and benevolent mistress," Victoria said with a smirk.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:08 pm

"As long as you're lying, why not throw 'fair' in there as well," Claire says, smirking back.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:10 pm

"Mmm, again with the comments that almost sound like a complaint," Victoria smirked.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:24 pm

"Me? Complain? Never," Claire says.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 3:54 pm

"Exactly. You know better," Victoria said with a smirk.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:02 pm

Claire smiles, about to say something when she stops and goes back to sipping her beer.

"So, what have you been up to?"

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 4:49 pm

She sighed. "Honestly I haven't been as productive as I'd like. I finally took enough time away from this place to realize just how strange it feels. I mean, magically. Makes it hard to sleep."

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:40 pm

"Something weird going on?" Claire asks, making a 'sparkly' hand gesture.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:47 pm

"I don't think so. Nothing that wasn't already going on at least. I'm just noticing now is all."

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 8:50 pm

Claire nods, "Well, if you need anything let me know."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:17 pm

"Oh, just you being back is a start," Victoria said with a little smile, taking a long pull from her beer.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:28 pm

"Glad to help," Claire says, smiling at Victoria and giving her a long look.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:44 pm

"You always help," Victoria said with a soft smile, looking thoughtfully ahead before catching herself, glancing over at Claire, and smiling, somewhat glad she couldn't blush.

by **Claire McKenna** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:48 pm

Claire is just silent, enjoying the moment.

"...So, aside from hanging out in bars, what are you doing tonight?"

by **Victoria Valentine** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:04 am

"Well, I didn't have anything planned, but I heard this rumor that my friend was back, so I was hoping that maybe that might change some time here."

by **Claire McKenna** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:09 am

"Then I guess I get you all to myself," Claire says with a grin, "Lucky me."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:16 am

Victoria glanced over at Claire with a coy smile. "Oh? Not feeling like sharing me with anyone?" she teased.

by **Claire McKenna** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 12:07 pm

"I'm the jealous type," Claire says.

by **Victoria Valentine** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:08 pm

"You make possessiveness cute, you know that?" Victoria teased.

by **Claire McKenna** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:29 pm

Claire blushes, "I'm not possessive. I'm just not used to casual...friendships."

by **Victoria Valentine** » Fri Aug 31, 2012 6:35 pm

Victoria grinned, then reached over and gave Claire's hand an affectionate squeeze while the bartender wasn't around. "If that's how you want to put it, yes."

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