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RP: Day Off in Diagon Alley

Feb 19, 2009 09:49

Date: Thursday, September 19, 1999
Characters: Wayne Hopkins, Angelina Johnson, Anyone Else
Location: Snell's Food Shop
Status: Public
Summary: Wayne goes shopping
Completion: Complete

( Being productive )

anthony goldstein, wayne hopkins, place: snell's food shop, angelina johnson, september 1999

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rar_angelina February 19 2009, 18:09:30 UTC

Angelina dropped a bag of pasta into her basket, which was already half full. She kept thinking that if anyone needed food--Lee and George, Molly and Arthur, or maybe even Ginny, she could make them something and send it. Angelina figured that Bill had Fleur for comfort, and Charlie had always been rather independent. Ron had Harry and Hermione. And Percy, well Percy was still at home, and Molly was a damn fine caretaker.

Angelina didn't know how else to try to offer her comfort. Baking and cooking relaxed her, and maybe it would lessen the loads of the others if they didn't have to think about cooking.

She'd gone to work, but she felt like she was still in a daze--helpless and disoriented. She was so lost in her own thoughts that she nearly ran into a man.

"Oh!" she said. "I'm sorry. I wasn't paying attention--oh, Wayne," she said. "Hey."

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 18:20:03 UTC

He turned slightly when he heard someone apologizing. He realized that someone had nearly hit him with their basket. When he realized it was Angelina, he smiled. "It's alright. I wasn't paying attention anyway."

"How are you?" he asked, shifting so he could face her. "I heard about the fire. They doing okay?"

rar_angelina February 19 2009, 18:26:36 UTC

"I'm--I'm okay," she answered with a shrug. "How about you? Are you working tonight?" she asked.

Wayne asked about Lee and George--at least that's who Angelina thought he was asking about--and she answered him with another shrug. "Don't really know. I mean, they're safe, so that's a blessing. As for emotionally, I'm sure they're not as okay as they'd wish. I saw Verity yesterday, and she was upset but still holding herself together well. She's smart and capable."

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 18:34:33 UTC

That had been a stupid question. Of course she wasn't alright. But, really, what was someone supposed to say about this sort of thing? He'd never really been good at this, even on a good day.

"Nah, I'm off tonight. Figured I'd get some shopping done." He shrugged. "Doing okay. Working hard. The usual."

"Yeah, it's good they weren't home." He shifted. "I sent Verity an owl earlier. Didn't really know what to say, but she's a friend, so I had to send something to check on her."

rar_angelina February 19 2009, 18:39:58 UTC

Wayne mentioned that he'd taken the day off. "Oh, that's good," she said. "I thought maybe shopping might give me some ideas for cooking, which I think I need to do in order to get my mind off things."

She smiled at Wayne. "That was nice of you," she said. "I'm sure she'll appreciate it." Carmilla and Harvey had told Angelina to try and do what she would normally do; it helped to keep the mind from going insane, they'd said.

"How are your cooking lessons going?"

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 18:54:51 UTC

"Yeah. Kinda nice having a routine. Thursdays and Sundays off unless something comes up and I have to switch," he told her. "Can understand wanting your mind on other things. Cooking is a good distraction."

He considered it. "Think they've gone well both times. Doing them once a month now, I think. Makes it easier for planning, and people can show if they want. Went over how to make pizza last time. Not sure about the next lesson, though. I'll decide on something before class, at least."

rar_angelina February 19 2009, 18:56:19 UTC

"That's great," she said. "I'm glad they're going well. I've heard nothing but good things about them."

She switched her basket to the other hand. "Can't decide what I'd like to make tonight. What's your favorite?"

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 19:00:48 UTC

"Good to hear that, at least." He wasn't sure how people liked the lessons, but he'd had pretty good attendance to both of them, so maybe that was good. Reminded him that he needed to talk to Rosie soon about his other plans, before he started to do anything about them.

He shrugged. "Don't really have a particular favorite. Like too many things to ever choose. Usually make pizza or a fry up if I feel like experimenting. You might want to just do something easy, like the pasta," he said with a nod at the pasta she had in her basket.

rar_angelina February 19 2009, 20:06:38 UTC

"Yeah," Angelina said and smiled, "pasta is easy. I'll probably end up baking biscuits or a cake,too, just to keep my mind busy. Then I'll force the people in my building to eat them," she added.

"I haven't seen you in ages it seems," she said. "How have you been? Still enjoying your chef duties?"

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 20:16:21 UTC

"Yeah, baking is always good. Doubt the people in your building will have to be forced to eat the sweets," he said. "Figure they like sharing a building with someone who makes chocolate for a living."

He shrugged. "Things are fine. Still love the job. Rosie's not fired me yet, so I must be doing okay. Have fun with it, which is always good for a job. How're things with you? Getting a chance to keep up with your friends and all? Not working too hard, I hope."

rar_angelina February 19 2009, 20:35:16 UTC

"They don't complain much," she replied. She'd never actually heard them complain except for the fact that they might need to either start exercising or they would have to tighten their routines.

"I know you're doing well," Angelina said, "when it comes to the food, that is. I know some people who only go when you're working. That's definitely a compliment." Angelina made a note to add broccoli to her basket.

"I'm doing fine," she answered. "My parents are just as they always are, and Nicole seems to be completely readjusted, and definitely a lot less dramatic. I have been able to make sure I spend time with friends, but I still work too much," she added with a grin and shrug. "But I do love it. Your family doing okay?"

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 20:40:26 UTC

"Yeah? Really?" He grinned at that idea, even if he didn't believe it. The food at the 3B had been good before he started working there, and he'd just added a few things to the menu. Still, it was nice to hear that people were enjoying things.

He listened as she talked about her family and life. "That's good about Nicole. I know you were really worried about her and all. Guess working too much isn't that bad so long as you're enjoying the time spent with your friends. Guess I'm sort of lucky there, in that I've never really spent much time with friends, so working a lot doesn't really have a huge impact on my life. Just means every few weeks, I whinge about not being social and try to see friends before going back into the working all the time routine." He nodded. "Family's good."

rar_angelina February 19 2009, 21:08:47 UTC

"You make a stew, yeah? I've heard people going just for that," she said.

"Well, every few weeks, you should send me an owl when you poke your head back out into civilization. We can get together and do something other than cooking." Angelina smiled at him. "Unless, of course, we want to.

"I'm glad your family's good." She adjusted her basket again. "Well, I don't want to keep you from your errands. It's good to see you, Wayne."

rar_wayne February 19 2009, 22:16:21 UTC

He nodded. "Yeah, I do. Good recipe, so I don't add anything to it," he said with a wink.

"Well, owls work both ways. You can owl me sometime, too, just in case I get stuck in the work routine for too long." He smiled. "No cooking is probably good, even if I enjoy doing it for fun."

"Was nice to see you, too," he said. "Take care of yourself, Angelina."

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