Second floor common room- Sunday night

[thatwaslucky]

After work which she had totally gone to even it wasn't posted, Rey came back and didn't feel like hiding out in her room tonight. Instead, she'd gone to the common room to see if there was anything that looked good on TV

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[halfaclink]

Frank walked into the common room, clearly looking for something.

"You haven't happened to see a bottle of whiskey, have you?" Frank checked while he looked under the table. He rose to a knee and mimed with his hands, "About yay tall, looks eager to be poured into a glass?"

[thatwaslucky]

"No. Did you drink it already?" Rey asked.

That was not a slam, by the way. She just assumed that it was possible that he'd already downed it.

[halfaclink]

Frank looked thoughtful for a moment. "I can't say for sure, but I may have. It certainly sounds like something I would have done sooner than later, and the only thing sooner than right now than the recent past."

[thatwaslucky]

"What are you going to do if you did drink it?" she asked out of curiosity.

[halfaclink]

"The Boy Scouts have a saying: Always be prepared with a flask," Frank said, reaching into his jacket pocket. "It's not a direct quote."

[thatwaslucky]

Rey frowned. "Boy Scouts?"

She was still new.

[halfaclink]

"Ah. Not from around here," Frank said, vaguely remembering. "They're young boys who tie knots for badges. Probably do other things as well. Big fans of preparation."

[thatwaslucky]

"Preparation with flasks," Rey said, shaking her head. "This planet is strange."

[halfaclink]

"Oh, no, the flask is my own innovation. I'm pretty sure they just carry pocket knives," Frank suggested. It was possible that Frank was painting a much more sinister picture of the Boy Scouts than was wholly deserved.

Although on his world, they probably were terribly sinister, so he wouldn't feel that bad about it.

[thatwaslucky]

"I can see pocket knives being more useful than a flask," Rey said. "No offense."

[halfaclink]

"None taken as it means more flasks for me," Frank said. "Everyone has their priorities."

[thatwaslucky]

"Can I ask you a personal question?" Rey asked.

[halfaclink]

"Of course. But I make no promises about answering the question," Frank said.

[thatwaslucky]

"Have you ever had water?" she asked.

[halfaclink]

"Mostly in iced form," Frank answered. Occasionally things were on the rocks. Very occasionally.

[thatwaslucky]

"All right, at least you're getting that," said Rey, who was apparently worried about his actual hydration.