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[allstarchuck]

{OOM: Rule of Milliways # Five: ask to see credentials of prospective sexual partner BEFORE sleeping with them.}

There are a few subtle signs from which you may deduct what Chuck was doing last night.

1) the slightly wrinkled work uniform,
2) the Raktajino
3) the head down in his arms trying v. hard not to hyperventilate.

It's working. Ish.

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[lonelytouristcc]

Chuck enters Milliways with an unmistakable pie box in her hands, the warmth of a freshly baked pie permeating through the wood displaying the Pie Hole's logo and name.

She recognizes a fellow Chuck in distress and immediately hones in, plunking the pie box down next to his elbow.

[allstarchuck]

POCKET-SIZE CHUCK. <3

The smell of pie brings him out of his armhuddle.

There is a wavery smile. "Hey."

[lonelytouristcc]

"Chuck," the girl known as Chuck says, very sympathetically.

She offers a pat to his arm.

"Talk to me."

[allstarchuck]

"You ever do something without really thinking it through and then panic later?"

[lonelytouristcc]

As a girl who grew up under the watchful eye of her aunts, Chuck didn't know a lot about spontaneity. She dreamed about it, read about it.

Everything changed when she met Ned.

"Sometimes," she admits. "But it happens to everyone."

[allstarchuck]

"Yeah, I guess it does."

Slight grin. SEE HE IS BEING OKAY FOR THE POCKET-SIZE CHUCK.

[lonelytouristcc]

She appreciates his efforts!

So much so that she points to the pie box.

"Want some? It's fresh. I helped Ned make it."

[allstarchuck]

:OOOO

"What kind?"

ALREADY OPENING BOX.

[lonelytouristcc]

"Strawberry," Chuck informs him.

Of course, the strawberries were once dead fruit, but they still taste just as good!

[allstarchuck]

He gets a fork from the bar and cuts out a slice.

"Do you want some?"

HE <3S YOU POCKET-CHUCK.

[lonelytouristcc]

Another tenet of the Chuck camaraderie: pie is, without a doubt, one of the best cures for a bad day.

"... okay."

Doesn't take much convincing to get her to eat a slice - especially since she's been appreciating food a lot more these days.

[allstarchuck]

TWO PLATES, THEN.

And v. generous slices for both of them.

"How are you?"

[lonelytouristcc]

She picks up her fork and digs it into the pointy end of the pie slice.

"Since the last time we talked? Good, good."

Chuck pauses and dangles the forkful of pie in front of her face.

"So did this thing you did without thinking involve a girl?"

[allstarchuck]

"It did, yeah."

[lonelytouristcc]

"I knew it!" she exclaims, maybe a little too excitedly.

"I mean, in my experience, most people only get that look after indulging in something of the romantic variety."

[allstarchuck]

Slightly sheepish look.

"You have a lot of experience with it?"