Devil's Nest | Thursday Evening

[abakingmetaphor]

Buffy was doing a bit of late spring cleaning at the bar. Some of the cheaper liquor nobody used had gathered quite a bit of dust. It was really gross, actually.

[OCD-free 'cause I'm at work]

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[onyourright]

"Can a guy get a drink around here?" Sam asked, sounding pretty amicable about it.

[abakingmetaphor]

"That's the idea of a bar," Buffy said, shaking off a dusty rag. "What can I get you?"

[onyourright]

"A beer. I'm thinking... something domestic." Yeah, Sam was putting faith in his bartender.

[abakingmetaphor]

"You're better off just telling me a name." 'Cause Buffy still didn't know the difference.

[onyourright]

That got a laugh out of him. Possibly because he thought she was being a funny bartender. God love him.

"Miller is fine."

[abakingmetaphor]

"Oh good, I know what that looks like," she said, going for the bottle. "You got lucky there."

[onyourright]

"You not get many beer orders here?"

It was an oddly fancy bar. With a dance floor. And a VIP area. What was up with that?

[abakingmetaphor]

"We don't get many orders at all here," Buffy said, placing the bottle on the bar. Too bad if you wanted a draft. Too bad. "You're interrupting my magazine reading time."

[onyourright]

"I can go if you want," Sam offered playfully.

[abakingmetaphor]

"Be a waste of a beer," she said with a small smile. "You new here?"

[onyourright]

"New enough," Sam admitted, offering a hand to shake. "Name's Sam."

[abakingmetaphor]

"Buffy," she said, shaking the offered hand. "What brings you to town?"

[onyourright]

"Got a job and an apartment that was basically free." He was beginning to notice the catch, though. Oh, was he ever.

[abakingmetaphor]

"Yeah, I got a house in somewhat the same manner," Buffy said, shaking her head at herself. "Probably should have known better."

[onyourright]

"You too? You'd think people would have warned about this."

[abakingmetaphor]

"No, it was my fault. I should have known I couldn't escape weirdness," Buffy said. "This place is relaxing compared to my old town."