when it's one of those days

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[Ford's part of this post is open; Gilderoy's is closed to Luna, but feel free to have your character notice him!]

Rutherford Briggs is at The Coffee Shop

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[uponthewires]

Anne sometimes hangs out at the Coffee Shop. She'd always been somewhat hesitant to do so, what with it exploding on a regular basis, but that hasn't happened in a while, and she wants to be supportive of Millie. There was a time when working here was almost something she was going to do, but she decided she wasn't that risky.

She is in the process of sipping on her very large latte when the man--fellow demon--approaches her.

The laptop is momentarily forgotten and she shakes her head. "Not at all," she says, motioning to the chair across from her. "It's usually not so crowded."

Hopefully, there aren't any imminent explosions in its future.

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That is a lot of coffee. Even he doesn't need that much.

Kids these days.

"Thanks," he says, setting his stuff down before sitting and glancing at her. "I guess it's one of those days where no one wants to be conscious."

He would much rather be asleep right now, thank you very much.

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She always needs more coffee, Ford.

Always.

"Especially if it's raining," Anne says in agreement, looking outside. "It's the kind of day where it'd be nice to burrow under the covers. A blanket fort, if you will."

She sticks out a hand, not quite meeting his gaze. "I'm Anne."

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Well, he is nobody's father, so she can have all the coffee she likes.

"I've heard those are the best kind of forts," he replies, reaching for his business card. When he takes her hand and shakes it, it's with the card pressed against his palm.

"I'm Ford."

And she's... shy, he guesses.

Though she doesn't actually seem shy.

Hm.

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Anne used to be very shy.

However, you cannot have Kenzie Douglas as a best friend and remain shy. Or have the friends she has and remain that way.

They've helped her come out of her shell.

"Very nice to meet you, Ford," she says with a decisive nod, shaking his hand and upturning her palm to see the business card.

"Oh, wow! A lawyer. That's really cool. Is law school as daunting as people make it out to be?"

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"Likewise, Anne."

It's not every day he makes friends with teenagers, but it's just that kind of day.

He snickers at her question and takes a sip from his cup before answering. "Law school is an expensive pain in the ass. Dishing out seventy grand a year to spend your days and nights in a constant state of caffeine-fueled panic is not something I'd recommend to anyone unless you really want to do it."

Or if you have to do it. Ford didn't really have a choice.

"And if you're also a little bit crazy. I think that helps."

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Anne snorts softly. "Sounds like a charming three years. Though I bet there are a lot of perks now that you are a lawyer," she says.

Just being able to say you're a lawyer is fancy, in her opinion.

"I think that helps for living in the city, in general," Anne quips, resting her chin on her hand thoughtfully.

"What's the absolute most bizarre case you've ever handled? In case you don't mind the questions. If you do you can just tell me I'm being an annoying teenager and that'd be cool."

Well, not cool, but certainly something she'd respect.

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"Duh."

So many perks, Anne.

The next sip he takes is considerably longer as he turns her question over in his head. "Well... my firm-er, my dad's firm-deals with a lot of supernatural law, which is kind of a useless phrase since there really isn't such a thing. So a lot of our cases are focused on people who didn't mean to do things, like... okay, like a fire elemental who accidentally burned down a house because he was lighting a cigarette and sneezed. Things like that