[ Vesper leaves. ]This is James Bond ( Read more... )

[ Le Chiffre's insinuations rouse Sarah Jane's curiosity. Unfortunately for her, she has a penchant for falling into bad situations. Fortunately for her, she has a boyfriend with a penchant for saving the day. Warnings for torture/violence in the second link. ]There's nothing out of the ordinary about what happens next ( Read more... )

[ In flat 007: on Valentine's Day, James and Vesper discuss the things that are getting in the way of their relationship, while not addressing the elephant in the room.

Days later, Vesper has an announcement that may simplify the situation but complicates things emotionally, and the elephant in the room is finally adressed. ]

The beverage of the day is decaffeinated coffee. The seat of the day is a booth. The entertainment of the day is another game of solitaire. Of these three only the game fails, partially, at its function. James can't stop himself from indulging in occasional people watching. People can be more interesting than cards.

Thusly, there is Vesper Lynd.

Who, rather then drinking away her troubles Like certain people digs deep with her existential literature.

Hence why she is in the bar, hair hanging in her eyes, fingers tapping on the table as she turns a page. All she's missing is a cigarette and she could easily pass for someone gothic, or someone nihilist.

[ Last Saturday, James and Vesper went upstairs to their flat to have a bit of mutual cooking and flirting.

A few days later, room 007 recives a new tenant. ]

In regards to species normally found at Milliways Bar at the end of the universe:

Fig 1 A lone female figure watching the universe end. Distant look suggests contemplative thoughts, loose flowing hair suggests comfort and security. Hands twitching and drumming on the table suggests nervousness or boredom. Copy of "Lord of the Rings" in front of ( Read more... )

When he gets back to the condo after helping Michelle pack up Tony's things, it's obvious that Chris is still at work, the apartment silent, except for Coco's enthusiastic greeting.  It's too silent, really, something he realizes quickly as he wanders around, looking for something to do.  Something to take his mind off the memories packing up Tony' ( Read more... )

(Millitimed to last weekend: OOM: After escaping from HRG, Nathan ends up landing at a diner where he meets Hiro. There's brief intros and convo in the diner, followed by another one on the ride back to Vegas.)Nathan seemed to be of a mixed mood. On the good side, he met an amazing woman. Bad side? She helped set him up to be taped for blackmail ( Read more... )

You miss certain things.

But she's vowing to not be distracted. Except for the fact that the observation window is always distracting ( Read more... )