Completely Non-Alcoholic Happy Hour

[doesntsaymuch]

Teller's just as surprised as most people tend to be when he receives the napkin from the Bar. He's a little confused, because he's not really at all the drinking sort. And he's pretty sure whatever proper magic controls this place should have picked up on this

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[gorgonfondness]

Teller put up the most interesting Happy Hour conditions Mia has ever seen. And she wants to test both of them to their limits.

Even though she only knows one language, she thinks she has more chance at the non-English language offer than the magic trick offer. He likely can't learn her magic and she hasn't had a need to develop skills in prestidigitation.

Her approach is simple. She sits down at the bar, smiles at Teller, and gives him a display of the sort of magic she can do. Her hands come together on the bar and she moves them up. Beneath them, a drinking glass made of ice is taking shape. Once it's done, she puts a single ice cube in it.

Now what's she ordering, Teller?

[doesntsaymuch]

Teller watches all this with fascination. No, he can't do that sort of magic at all. It doesn't even exist in his universe (far as he knows).

Back home, though, that drinking glasses with ice mean soda. So he finds a can of cola and slides it across the bar with a smile.

[gorgonfondness]

She shakes her head. Close but not quite.

She takes the ice cube out again, as it's redundant to have in a glass made of ice anyway, and holds it in her thumb and forefinger. She fans her other fingers out so that now she's holding four ice cubes. She drops them one at a time, letting them disappear into the ether, and she shakes her head until she has one ice cube once again.

Is that clearer?

[doesntsaymuch]

This is some sort of a riddle or something. Teller takes a moment to contemplate it.

Water feels like the obvious answer, but if she could produce ice, then logically...

Okay, so maybe he's just being a brat, but he gives her a diet soda, instead.

[makesthings]

Sameth only ever seen some of the things on the list and smiles at Teller,

"I'm not sure if what I does counts as magic tricks. What's a chocolate yoo-hoo?"

[doesntsaymuch]

It's delicious caffeine-free chocolate drink in a bright yellow can, is what it is!

Teller hands him one of the cans, slightly chilled, but not exactly cold.

[makesthings]

The can makes Sameth grin,

"Thanks. How are your projects going?"

[doesntsaymuch]

He rolls his eyes, in a way that suggests 'not at all.'

The good news, though, is that his mandatory vacation is nearly over. He's just been avoiding having a conversation with Penn that he just knows will end badly.