71 Serendipity, Wednesday Morning

Dec 21, 2011 14:19

All right, the holiday season was officially here, so Mitchell couldn't put this off any longer ( Read more... )

when: the holidays, place: 71 serendipity, what: packing up

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furious_maximus December 21 2011, 17:16:36 UTC
Max was feeling oddly nostalgic. And he knew, from experience, that nostalgia wasn't all that fun, and that the best cure was to find someone to go drinking with.

So despite the hour, he was totally at Mitchell's door.

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chose_humanity December 21 2011, 19:03:30 UTC
And look, there was Mitchell himself, opening up the door and squinting at the guy standing there.

"...Max?"

He grinned.

"Hey. Long time no see."

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furious_maximus December 21 2011, 19:05:21 UTC
Max smirked just a bit

"I was thinking the very same thing." He cocked his head slightly. "How've you been, Mitchell?"

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chose_humanity December 21 2011, 19:13:53 UTC
"Me? I've been--" Catastrophic in large amounts, since the last time he'd seen Max, "--fine," he said, stepping aside to let Max through. "What about you, mate? What's been going on?"

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furious_maximus December 21 2011, 19:15:37 UTC
Max wasn't an idiot, despite how he might act some (or most) of the time. But he also didn't pry. It wasn't polite. So he just nodded.

"Oh, you know me. Business as usual."

Except for that whole world disappearing and the soul-searching that had happened over a few hang-over-heavy mornings.

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chose_humanity December 21 2011, 19:21:06 UTC
Mitchell gave that a nod in understanding - not prying welcomed not prying, after all.

"Want a drink?" he asked, wandering into the hallway, towards the kitchen. "I've got beer."

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furious_maximus December 21 2011, 19:22:27 UTC
Eyebrows went up.

"Is this a trick question?" Max asked with a smirk, following Mitchell and letting the door swing shut behind him.

This was Max, after all. Of course he wanted a drink.

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chose_humanity December 21 2011, 19:27:24 UTC
"Hey, it's only polite to ask," Mitchell pointed out. He got to the kitchen, pulling open the fridge door and tossing a bottle at Max.

He figured the guy would catch it. "It's called being a host." He grinned, snatching another beer for himself.

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furious_maximus December 21 2011, 19:41:51 UTC
"A real host," Max corrected as he twisted the top off of his bottle, "would have had the bottle when he came to the door."

Duh.

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chose_humanity December 21 2011, 19:43:45 UTC
"A real host would not have known if he had school girls or a large burly alcoholic knocking on his door," Mitchell said, twisting the top off his own.

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furious_maximus December 21 2011, 19:45:56 UTC
"Waaait." Max paused to eye Mitchell over his beer. "You have school girls? You've been holding out on me?"

Because, as Max had learned from television, school girls were not students, they just wore hot uniforms.

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chose_humanity December 21 2011, 19:51:15 UTC
Mitchell shot him a disturbed look.

"Actual school girls," he said. "Maybe selling stamps, whatever."

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furious_maximus December 21 2011, 19:52:30 UTC
Max frowned. "Since when did anyone go door to door selling stamps?"

Maybe they just knew to avoid Max because he'd come to the door with a beer in his hand.

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chose_humanity December 21 2011, 19:55:53 UTC
"Kid's stamp... things. Or cookies. Thanks for missing the point."

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furious_maximus December 21 2011, 20:05:31 UTC
Max chuckled. "Hey, it's what I do."

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chose_humanity December 21 2011, 20:09:56 UTC
Mitchell rolled his eyes. "You know where the sofa is," he said.

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