Saturday night happy hour

[likesthecoat]

Ianto, as always, is pleased to find himself in Milliways, and takes a seat at the bar, anticipating an endless cup of coffee and a night of good talk.

The napkin that pops up is no surprise, though. He reads it and nods. "Absolutely, I can do that."

He goes behind the bar and thinks for a moment, then writes on the specials board:

Tonight's

Comments

[not_lugosi]

Bela spies the specials board and laughs.

"A friend of mine will be quite pleased to see that special. I, however, will take a dirty martini, extra olives."

[likesthecoat]

Ianto tsks but gets out the shaker and gin anyway.

"Such limited imagination. You can do alcoholic things with coffee, you know."

[not_lugosi]

"I know, I know. It's terribly sad. I'm dying for a martini, though."

[likesthecoat]

"Oh, well, if you're dying . . ." He adds the vermouth and a tipple of olive juice, and shakes up the martini--to a perfect waltz rhythm, of course.

He pours it into a glass and adds two skewers of olives, two olives on each.

"Ma'am."

[not_lugosi]

"Ooh, so formal. I love it."

She sips the drink and grins. "Mmm, very good. Thanks. I'm Bela, by the way. Several years away from 'ma'am', I hope."

[likesthecoat]

"It's the suit," Ianto says, smoothing his tie. "Lends an air of formality to everything.

"I'm Ianto. Pleased to meet you, Bela."

[not_lugosi]

Bela likes the suit. Ianto's a handsome guy.

"The pleasure's all mine. So are you a substitute or do you work here?"

[likesthecoat]

"I am a substitute. Steady hand with an espresso machine."

[not_lugosi]

"Steady hands? I like that in a man."

[likesthecoat]

"Indeed. Well."

Gah, you'd think from all the time he spends with Jack he'd be better at flirting, wouldn't you?

[not_lugosi]

That's okay. Bela is good enough for the both of them. And she finds the flustered look makes Ianto even handsomer.

"I'm not the type who believes in wasting time. Are you?"

This, of course, gives him a graceful out, should he need one. Bela isn't cruel.

Not here, anyway.

[likesthecoat]

"Wasting time? No, indeed. I, just, um. have a boyfriend."

Which should explain everything and then some, he hopes.

[not_lugosi]

"Oh," she pouts. "It's such a bore when the cute ones are taken."

[likesthecoat]

"I'm sorry," he says, and truly is. "I'm just more the monogamous type."

[not_lugosi]

"That's adorable."

What, it is! She is not being snarky at all. She just doesn't know much about monogamy. Maybe one day!

"Well, you can't fault a girl for trying."

[likesthecoat]

"Is it?"

Bluuuuuuuuuuush.

"Um, thanks."