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RP: Sandwiches and Such

Jan 18, 2008 20:52

Date:18th August 1998.
Characters: Sasha Capper, Daphne Greengrass, Ernie Macmillan
Location: Slugs and Jiggers
Status: Private
Summary: Sasha drops in to visit Daph. Ernie drops by to pick up a few things. Awkward, anyone?
Completion: Complete

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( A turkey, no cheese, mustard on rye with lettuce and tomato for Daphne; and a turkey, cheese, no mustard on wheat with lettuce and tomato for herself. )

place: slugs & jiggers apothecary, august 1998, daphne greengrass, sasha capper, ernie macmillan

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rar_daphne January 19 2008, 02:17:08 UTC

"Sasha!" Daphne grinned when her friend entered the shop. "And you brought lunch!"

She would have hugged her on the spot, but that was completely unprofessional and Daphne wouldn't risk losing the only job she had for a hug, so she grinned widely and asked what was up with her friend.

"Thanks!" Bringing her lunch was completely warranted, but the silly manner in which she'd announced herself was a little out-of-character for Sasha. "What's with you today?"

rar_sasha January 19 2008, 02:27:15 UTC

"I don't know," Sasha answered. She handed Daphne one of the take-out containers. "Just pleased to be out of work for the day, I suppose. Well, until 6, anyway. How are you?"

rar_daphne January 19 2008, 02:41:28 UTC

"Glad to see you, and in such a good mood, as well."

Daphne unpacked her sandwich on the counter. There weren't currently any other customers and she hadn't had anything to eat all day. Both Hester and Pius were in the back working on potions, so Daphne was sure they wouldn't mind.

She took the sandwich out of the wrapper, then checked to make sure there was no cheese. She didn't like cheese on her turkey sandwiches, but Sasha knew that... The perfect sandwich: turkey, lettuce, tomato, and just a little bit of mustard on rye. There was nothing better for lunch.

"How's the internship going so far?" Daphne asked before taking a dainty bite of her sandwich.

rar_sasha January 19 2008, 02:55:38 UTC

Sasha unwrapped her sandwich as well, leaning against the counter slightly. She pondered the question. The internship itself was interesting enough. A lot of fetching coffee and the like, but she was learning things.

Being at work with Ernie everyday, however, was slightly awkward. The two of them weren't really talking and hadn't been since the Quidditch match. But they weren't NOT talking either. They seemed to have reached a mutual, unspoken agreement to avoid each other without actually avoiding each other. Or something.

"It's alright. Not thrilling, but I'm learning some interesting things."

rar_daphne January 19 2008, 03:00:59 UTC

"Aren't you working with Ernie... how's that going?" Daphne asked, taking another bite of her sandwich. Daphne was curious how they were getting along. She hadn't heard much of him recently, though she knew that they were working together.

Daphne pondered how her own internship was going and what kinds of things she was getting experience with. She hadn't expected it to be the most interesting of jobs, but at least it was better than standing around the shop with no customers... or doing inventory. That was the worst. But she hadn't had to do much of that recently as she'd been sure to stock up on lots of supplies the last time.

rar_sasha January 19 2008, 03:17:42 UTC

Sasha swallowed a bite of her sandwich before answering, "Well... it's a bit off, actually. We had this odd... disagreement at the Quidditch Match. And now we're not really speaking to each other. Except we're not NOT speaking to each other. It's... bizarre. And I wish it would go back to the way it had been going."

She sighed.

rar_ernie January 19 2008, 03:22:43 UTC

A customer came to disturb this friendly lunchtime chat. That customer happened to be Ernie.

He was about to make his way straight to the products he wanted when he heard a familiar voice. Surely it couldn't be- he poked his head around a display - ah, but it was. He caught a snatch of conversation, and curiosity getting the better of him, he approached the two girls.

"What's bizarre?" he asked. He smiled politely at Daphne. "Hello, Daphne."

rar_sasha January 19 2008, 03:31:37 UTC

Sasha was shocked. Floor. Flabbergasted.

When you were talking to your best mate about a boy, that BOY was not supposed to pop up out of nowhere.

What the hell was wrong with the universe?

"Uhh," she floundered for a moment before regaining her cool. "Just our supervisor's sudden taste for an obscene amount of sugar in his coffee."

rar_ernie January 19 2008, 03:53:18 UTC

Ernie blinked. "Well...I wouldn't call it bizarre, exactly. I suppose three seems like a lot but it's...not that much, is it? Statistically speaking? I'm sure if you do a survey of the coffee drinkers in the Ministry you'll find three teaspoons of sugar cropping up at least three or four times. I wouldn't go for that much myself but whatever floats your boat, right?"

He paused. "Unless you mean his sudden taste, in which case, I quite agree, it's a little strange. There's probably a good reason for it, though. Should we ask about it next time?"

rar_sasha January 19 2008, 04:22:40 UTC

Sasha stared at him for a moment. She couldn't help it. How did he manage to be so cute and so... Ernieish?!

"I don't know if we should ask, perhaps it's a rather personal question," she teased.

rar_ernie January 19 2008, 04:29:48 UTC

Ernie raised an eyebrow. "Really? I suppose it could be, if it's a result of great upheaval in one's personal life. Maybe we could ask Cho if she knows," he suggested, referring to their only other fellow intern.

He looked at Daphne. "I-" he frowned and turned back to Sasha, "hey, you made me forget what I was here for!"

rar_sasha January 19 2008, 04:41:32 UTC

"I was only joking," Sasha said a bit awkwardly. Apparently trying to get rid of the discomfort in their interactions with humour wasn't going to work. "But Cho might know."

"Sorry," she grinned. That was pretty entertaining, actually.

rar_ernie January 19 2008, 04:53:22 UTC

"It's OK," replied Ernie with a grin. He fished out a notebook from his pocket. "I wrote it down."

"I need: ground scarab beetle, ginger root, and armadillo bile," he directed to Daphne.

rar_daphne January 19 2008, 15:44:00 UTC

Daphne had remained out of the conversation thus far and felt it far better to go fetch Ernie's supplies than try to get involved in their chatter about their internship... or whatever it was they were actually trying to get across to each other.

She nodded at Ernie, then turned away to find the supplies grinning and trying not to laugh at the obvious tension between her best friend and the, she had to admit, rather adorable Hufflepuff boy.

rar_sasha January 19 2008, 23:59:51 UTC

Traitor. Sasha could see that Daphne was finding her discomfort amusing as her friend walked away. She turned back to Ernie.

"What are you making?" She might have recognized the ingredients for Wit Sharpening Potion if she weren't utter crap at Potions.

rar_ernie January 20 2008, 00:03:16 UTC

"Wit Sharpening Potion," replied Ernie without a trace of embarrassment. "I'm surprised I didn't think of it earlier, actually. It might have saved a few bad decisions, or at least stopped me from sitting in this haze of in-action, which isn't really like myself."

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