(Faye's never been too fond of being stuck here, but the place has its moments. Sometimes.)

[ Upstairs: late-night thoughts ]

"Yeah, that's what I said about your mom last week. And everyone else agreed."

Kiss my ass, Tseng.It isn't like the office girls don't usually know when he's about to walk in the door anyway; he might as well announce it in a big way like he always does. Despite the fact they're all a bunch of horses, he sweet-talks them anyhow: it makes it easier ( Read more... )

(OOM: On Santo, Faye enjoys her first ever trip out of the bar. Having the saxophone player around is just well-deserved icing.

Later, she finds out that Santo's casinos aren't that different from any other casino she's been to: trouble still falls right into her lap.)

The front door to the bar practically flies open; a tall, slender black-haired man with turquoise earrings struts in, entirely unconcerned with appearances, entirely unsurprised to find himself suddenly in a different pub from the one where, moments ago, he excused himself to... what was he doing again? Right, using the facilities. Anyone who knows ( Read more... )

( last night: poetry in motion )

The songs he likes most have no lyrics. Only melodies that tell stories of their own. It's his considered opinion that his life has enough stories to tell, but he doesn't necessarily want to commit them to words. Instead, he commits them to song and as long as he knows what tales they contain, he's perfectly happy ( Read more... )

After over two years of being stuck here, Faye's gotten very good at a couple of things.

Like this, she thinks. Sitting at the bar moodily with her second scotch on the rocks in her hand and a growing collection of lipstick-stained cigarette butts in the ash tray parked on the bar in front of her.

It's been weeks -- it's been a few months now ( Read more... )

(If it's a guilty pleasure, well, sign Faye up.)

[ When you ask the kitchen rats to fix the perfect picnic for two, anything can happen. ]

(Faye spends quality time with Gren in some of the best ways she knows how.)