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[latino_menace]

Ramon is lounging in a booth, dressed casually in jeans and a white shirt. There's a bottle in front of him and he has an air of general satisfaction with life.

Which isn't to say that if you're one of two certain people, his mood won't flick like a switch. But it does mean that anyone else is reasonably assured of civility at the least.

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[weplayparts]

"Long time, no talk."

Saffron (or so she thinks, at least) isn't one of those two people.

She leans over the other end of the booth, grinning at him.

[latino_menace]

He grins easily and immediately pours another drink, pushing it towards her.

'How's life treating you?'

[weplayparts]

She accepts the drink without any difficulty whatsoever.

"No complaints here. You?"

[latino_menace]

'Apart from a couple of assholes around the place, not bad at all.'

But in Ramon's world, there are always assholes around.

[weplayparts]

"Never going to be any shortage of those around."

She takes a sip of her drink.

[latino_menace]

'There'll be two less by the time I'm done with them,' he growls, his face falling into something darker.

But hey, it's not her fault.

'What've you been doing?'

[weplayparts]

"Couple things, actually. Went home for a while."

She sets the glass down on the table, swirling it around.

"Dealing with some changes."

When she looks up again, there's a different kind of intensity in her gaze.

[latino_menace]

He frowns at the expression.

'What sort of changes?'

[weplayparts]

She hasn't exactly told anyone about the magic - fitting, somehow, or sort of ironic that he would be the first to find out.

A pause, a look of concentration, and when she tucks a few red strands of hair behind her ear, they're different.

A little fuzzy. And slightly pointed.

[latino_menace]

His expression turns confused.

'What did you do?'

[weplayparts]

"Sort of made a deal. This is just one of the occasional side-effects."

Oh, Ramon, she can't wait to tell you about the magic.

[latino_menace]

'A deal with...what? Or...who?'

Jesus.

[weplayparts]

"It's worked out pretty well," she admits, and in a blink's time, the ear's back to normal.

"Has its advantages, at any rate."

[latino_menace]

'Yeah but...what did you give them?'

He made a deal here once. In hindsight, even he can admit it was dumb.

[weplayparts]

"All I had to do was go back to my world, do what I do best."

She takes a sip.

"Let's just say there's another man out there in the 'verse lacking a little in dignity."

[latino_menace]

He stares at her for a looong minute, then knocks a drink back.

'I don't get what you're saying.'