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[oliverplus]

Who: Oliver Day (oliverplus) and Sebastian Flyte (fruitbrandy)
Where: Oliver's favourite pub in Gondolla and presumably a bar in Oxford
When: Sometime after their first conversation
What: Oliver and Sebastian have a surprise (and accidental) meeting off the Plane
Warnings: Alcohol and male bonding

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[oliverplus]

It took Oliver a moment to notice Sebastian, but when he did, he couldn't help doing a double-take. What was he doing--no how was he here? He almost called something to him, but then he realised that Sebastian was engaged in some sort of conversation with...well, the empty seat next to him. Something was very clearly wrong here--an idea that was only made more obvious as Oliver took another glance around the pub. Sebastian couldn't have looked more out-of-place here if he'd tried, with his upper-class appearance and his clothing made of materials that were no longer produced. And yet, not a single person was even glancing in his direction. What was going on here

[oliverplus]

Luckily for Sebastian, Oliver didn't ask for an explanation as he was already too busy being confused by everything else he'd said. "But what do you mean? I mean...how...what..." He gestured vaguely, struggling for words

[oliverplus]

"Yeah...I'm definitely getting odd looks." Oliver glanced around again, then put his hand back to his ear and raised his voice for his audience's benefit. "Just a sec, I'm gonna try to get a better connection. How's that? Good? Good." At least two of his observers seemed to lose interest at that, which was reassuring. He turned back to Sebastian. "Sorry about that. So, I take it you've run into somebody like this before? How does it work?" He idly grabbed his pint and took a drink. He had a feeling he was going to need it more than ever now.

[oliverplus]

Oliver shook his head. "No, I haven't met Dorian." He grabbed a chip while he listened to Sebastian's explanation, trying to catch any significant details. He also didn't like to worry too much about life, but his curiosity tended to get the better of him about most things anyway. He wanted to know how this worked. Not to mention he was worried about the opinions of the people around him--he didn't have much of a social network on Gondovan as it was--so he figured the more he knew about this phenomenon, the easier it would be to deal with it without looking mad

[oliverplus]

"Well, yeah, I guess so. Then again, I don't know if it'd be much weirder than us both being in a different pub but being in the same one!"

Oliver grabbed another chip, but he paused with it halfway to his mouth, suddenly wondering how strange it must look to Sebastian that he was eating chips from an invisible basket. But really, following that train of thought was just going to bring them in circles, so he ate the chip anyway and set the thoughts aside.

Instead, he raised an eyebrow at Sebastian's offer. A new drink, being sent to him across space and time? How could he refuse? "Assuming it doesn't disappear when you let go of it? Sure! I'll give it a go."

[oliverplus]

The thought did occur to Oliver, but really, Sebastian's constant references to the drink had him curious, so why worry about thinking of something else timing-appropriate?

"Yeah, I'll try one! But I'm taking your word for it that it's good." He grinned, starting to feel more relaxed with Sebastian. It helped that some new patrons had distracted the bartender and those already there seemed to slowly be losing interest in him. They were easier to ignore when he couldn't feel their eyes boring into his back.

He also had a feeling this Brandy Alexander would make them even easier to tune out, which sounded like a good idea to him. Not to mention he could blame all this on drunkenness in the end. This situation was sounding better by the moment. He took another drink from his pint. It wouldn't do to get another drink without finishing the first!

[oliverplus]

"What, you haven't tried it yet?" Oliver asked incredulously. After all, Sebastian had arrived here first, hadn't he? But trying something new was often more fun when you were all in it together, so he couldn't complain. "Well, guess we'll take your friend's word for it, then!"

When Sebastian turned toward the bar, Oliver watched curiously, following his gaze, but all he could see was a bartender preparing drinks for other patrons. He focused on downing the rest of his first drink as he waited for an invisible glass to appear in Sebastian's hand. He wanted to be ready to properly appreciate whatever a Brandy Alexander was like.

He couldn't help his look of surprise when two glasses did appear seemingly out of nowhere, but he quickly shifted it to a grin, accepting one of the drinks. "To luck!"

[oliverplus]

"I'm not picky! But it does look awful fancy," Oliver admitted, wondering if he was even going to taste the brandy around all that creme.

But he grinned at Sebastian, tilting back his drink and giving it a try. He swallowed, enjoying the taste of it for a moment before he lowered his glass. "It's not very strong, but it's got good flavour. Not bad," he said with a smile.