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[char_he_mcgee]

[Charlie really only has three words regarding yesterdays curse.]

That...was bullshit.

[She's frowning, head on her arms. And she doesn't even know the device is on. If she did, she probably wouldn't have sworn. Or continued swearing, fingers lacing anxiously through her hair. When she's finished with probably the most creative string of swears

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doopdoop pretend this was yesterday

[oneminutemaze]

[ Well, at least it wasn't just her and Jack -- which she knew, of course, from just a quick look at the network. But still... ]

Unfortunately. I held up the back room of a casino with a complete stranger.

*song lyric about doing the time warp again goes here*

[char_he_mcgee]

[Charlie winces, shaking her head.] Ugh. Really? That just adds to the bullshit, doesn't it?

awwwwyeah

[oneminutemaze]

Yeah, definitely. [ Ariadne runs a hand through her hair. ] To make it even worse, one of my housemates works at that casino.

[char_he_mcgee]

Oh, my. That's gone from awkward to flat out torture. [She holds up the bottle of Guinness she has plans for.] I have a lot more if you're interested. Figure it's the only way to recover at the moment.

[oneminutemaze]

I frisked him. [ Oh. Yes please. ]

I'm definitely interested. I can bring some wine, too. [ And a pause. ] ... I'm Ariadne, by the way.

[char_he_mcgee]

[Face. Meet palm.] I ended up not going through with the robbery. At most, I broke a security camera and walked off with a berry iced tea. At the book store.

[She grins.] Charlie. I'm located at [blah blah address blah] Not allergic to cats, are you? If you are, I can put Hypnos in my room.

[oneminutemaze]

The complete stranger I was with shot bees out of his hand. Bees. [ BEES, CHARLIE. ]

I love cats, actually. I'll see if I can bring anything else, too -- the housemates'll be fine without it.

[char_he_mcgee]

[BEES WHAT THE FUCK?!] That sounds horrifying and uncomfortable.

[Jesus god. Okay.] I have mountains of food here. I stress-cook and then feed everyone. I'll see you when you get here and it's a pleasure to meet you.

[oneminutemaze]

Luckily he only did it while I was out of the room.

[ She laughs. ] Not to take advantage of your stress, but that sounds fantastic. It's a pleasure to meet you, too.

[ And she'll be heading over now. ]

[char_he_mcgee]

See you in a bit.

[And that would be Charlie, waiting at the main door of her apartment building, one multicolored calico cat sleeping in the hood of her sweatshirt.]

[oneminutemaze]

[ Ariadne waves once she's close enough, at least one bottle of wine sticking part of the way out of her messenger bag. ]

I just grabbed whatever we had. Hopefully it's decent.

[char_he_mcgee]

Eh. It's alcohol. Not something I typically seek out but I think I'm still pissed at the general uselessness of my partner in crime yesterday. C'mon up.

[Charlie holds the door open, leading Ariadne to her apartment.]

Was yours a mumbling goof for the most part, too?

[oneminutemaze]

Oh yeah. He was an armed mumbling goof, though -- I just sort of grabbed him off the street and he handed me a pistol and a shotgun.

[ Yeah, she doesn't know either. ]

Then he spoke into a wrench the rest of the time.

[char_he_mcgee]

Did he shoot himself in the foot? [Lala this is her apartment. It's neat, organized. There's a PS3 and a stack of video games about a foot high. There's a cat tower in the back of the dining room and Hypnos hops out of Charlie's sweater, heading right to it to disappear inside.]

She's going to come back out in a few seconds with a gray catnip bird and want to play fetch with it. It's her thing.

[oneminutemaze]

I was more worried about the two of us being shot in the chest than him shooting himself in the foot, if we're being honest.

[ Mr. White had been pissed.

Ariadne watches the cat, smiling. ] I'll be more than happy to entertain her.

[char_he_mcgee]

Yeah, that's a huge worry, too. [She'll be in the kitchen, looking for glasses for the wine. Ergh. Will coffee mugs do? She sure hopes so. At least they match, right?]

Go for it. Hypnos is a lazy cat, though. Fair warning.

[And here comes Hypnos with the cat toy. She drops it at Ariadne's feet, looking up at her.]