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From the Docks to the Isle of IKEA, Wednesday Afternoon

Feb 08, 2012 06:22

Long ago in days of yore, it all began with a god named Thor...okay, on Wednesday afternoon, Anna stood on the dock and waited for the arrival of the others who were going (along with anyone else who wanted to show up; this was hardly a private trip) and a shuttle-longboat from the Isle of Ikea. She'd cashed in her first paychecks from the Devil's ( Read more... )

where: the docks, where: not a bodega not a mall

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Meatballs...Tasty dressedinblood February 8 2012, 12:25:01 UTC

Enjoy some meatballs and lingonberry jam in the snack bar.

Re: Meatballs...Tasty life_inshadow February 8 2012, 13:51:51 UTC

Tara got completely overwhelmed somewhere in the kitchen section, so the snack bar was a welcome relief. She got a salad with salmon and found a table to dig in.

Re: Meatballs...Tasty regretiz4suckas February 8 2012, 19:59:07 UTC

Kenzi was talking to one of the guys at the meatballs before wandering over to Tara's table.

"...no, yeah, I was just wondering what you did with the leftovers? Really? Hmmmmm...."

That grin when she sat down with a plate full of food was possibly evil. "So, what's a ligonberry, anyway?"

Re: Meatballs...Tasty life_inshadow February 8 2012, 20:33:58 UTC

"I always thought it was like a raspberry but more Swedish," Tara offered, with a tiny wave and grin. "But I dunno. There might be room for other, um, theories."

Re: Meatballs...Tasty regretiz4suckas February 8 2012, 20:36:39 UTC

"It sounds just a little dirty," Kenzi said, popping half a meatball in her mouth. "Ligon-berry. Some kind of euphemism. How's the fish?"

Re: Meatballs...Tasty life_inshadow February 8 2012, 20:39:37 UTC

Tara swabbed it around in the salad dressing and popped a bite in her mouth. "Pretty good!" she reported. "Way, way better than salad at a furniture store should be. How's the meat?"

Speaking of things that sounded like euphemisms.

Re: Meatballs...Tasty regretiz4suckas February 8 2012, 20:44:18 UTC

Kenzi snickered, thinking the same thing as the narrative. "Meaty! And not Schweddy."

Thank you, meta for Saturday Night Live.

Re: Meatballs...Tasty life_inshadow February 8 2012, 20:45:59 UTC

Tara pinkened. "I so did not mean that as dirty as it sounded. But, um, good. Schweddy balls would be ... disturbing."

She glanced around. "I had never actually been in an Ikea before, had you?"

Re: Meatballs...Tasty regretiz4suckas February 8 2012, 20:50:55 UTC

"Heeee. S'cool. And nuh-unh. My previous budget ran to the dollar store and five-finger discount," Kenzi said, cheerful. "This is still pretty damn affordable, though. And I need to fix up Bart's side of the room, now that he's taken off."

Re: Meatballs...Tasty life_inshadow February 8 2012, 21:03:31 UTC

"I should have done that when I was in between roomies," Tara said wistfully. "I mean, I like Natalie and all, but I didn't take nearly enough advantage of having a single. Probably because I kept expecting it to change."

She speared another piece of lettuce. "Do you have a look in mind?"

Re: Meatballs...Tasty regretiz4suckas February 8 2012, 21:13:24 UTC

"Nope. I mean, they'll probably land me with someone by next term, so I figure, take advantage of it while I have it, you know?" Kenzi looked around, considering. "Something to dress up the bed though. A few more pictures. Maybe some Tiki lights. Do they have Tiki lights?"

Re: Meatballs...Tasty life_inshadow February 8 2012, 21:16:52 UTC

"I dunno," Tara said. "I think I saw some little lamps on the flier but I was starting to get dizzy about all the stuff so I took a break."

Shopping was overwhelming, yo. She smiled. "Want to go check it out together after lunch?"

Re: Meatballs...Tasty regretiz4suckas February 8 2012, 21:20:04 UTC

"Yesss! What are you thinking of getting?" Kenzi asked, taking another huge bite of food. Mmm, IKEA.

Re: Meatballs...Tasty life_inshadow February 8 2012, 21:30:25 UTC

"A new bedspread," Tara said. "Maybe a couple posters. Plants, if I can find any my cat won't eat."

She considered it. "I might get a chair, but I'm going to have to drag whatever I buy across the country in a few months, so ... I kind of want to buy stuff I can pack light."

Re: Meatballs...Tasty regretiz4suckas February 8 2012, 21:34:48 UTC

"Any plants I'd grab would die." Kenzi tilted her head. "Oo, chair. Oh right, you're graduating soon, aren't you? So you're heading for the west coast?"

Re: Meatballs...Tasty life_inshadow February 8 2012, 21:40:54 UTC

Tara nodded. "Uh-huh. I applied to UC-Santa Cruz and UC-Sunnydale, so now it's just the waiting game. I'm from there, you know? Part of me just wants to get home."

She'd thought about staying on the East coast with Kennedy for a while, but that seemed very long in the past.

She shrugged. "It's really hard to kill a philodendron, by the way."

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